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Job Actor, Producer
Years active 1949-present
Top Roles Johnny Ingram, Joe, David Boyeur, Himself, Ralph Burton
Top Genres Drama, Romance, Crime, Film Adaptation, Musical, Thriller/Suspense
Top Topics World War II, Book-Based, Based on Play, Femme Fatale, Heist
Top Collaborators Dorothy Dandridge, Otto Preminger (Director), Robert Wise (Director), Pearl Bailey, Brock Peters, Roy Glenn, Diahann Carroll, Bernie Hamilton
Also Born on March 1
Also Born in 1927
Also Born in New York
Also a Pisces

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Odds Against Tomorrow
Odds Against Tomorrow
Role: Johnny Ingram

1959
Director:
Robert Wise

Odds Against Tomorro...

Fan rating: 7.00
Carmen Jones
Carmen Jones
Role: Joe

1954
Director:
Otto Preminger

Carmen Jones

Fan rating: 6.67
Island in the Sun
Island in the Sun
Role: David Boyeur

1957
Director:
Robert Rossen

Island in the Sun

Fan rating: 6.50
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
Role: Ralph Burton

1959
Director:
Ranald MacDougall

The World, the Flesh...

Fan rating: 0.00
The Player
The Player
Role: Himself

1992
Director:
Robert Altman

The Player

Fan rating: 0.00

Harry Belafonte Overview:

Legendary actor, Harry Belafonte, was born Harold George Belafonte Jr. on Mar 1, 1927 in New York City, NY. As of December 2025, Harry Belafonte was 98 years old.

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Strikingly handsome black American singer/actor with mellifluous light voice who, strangely, didn't do his own singing in his biggest film hit, Carmen Jones. He has remained principally a record star, having several hits with calypso-style ballads, developing later into a portrayer of scruffy types in the occasional film, in contrast to his continuously smooth image as a singer. In 1984, he turned producer with the successful Beat Street. Father of actress Shari Belafonte.

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Recording. Belafonte was never nominated for an Academy Award.

Harry Belafonte BlogHub Articles:

Harry Belafonte and Robert Ryan are up against the “Odds Against Tomorrow”

By Stephen Reginald on Jan 5, 2022 From Classic Movie Man

Harry Belafonte and Robert Ryan are up against the “Odds Against Tomorrow” Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) is an American film noir, produced and directed by Robert Wise and starring Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan, and Shelley Winters. The film features a jazz film score directed by John... Read full article

5 Things You May Not Know about Harry Belafonte

By minooallen on Mar 1, 2017 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

5 Things You May Not Know about Harry Belafonte  Like today is his birthday. Happy 90th Birthday to the legend Harry Belafonte! ….. In the Navy… OK, so this may be a promotional picture of Belafonte from Carmen Jones (1954, director Otto Preminger). Like many young Americans at the on-set of... Read full article

TV Tuesday: Harry Belafonte and Danny Kaye

By KC on Feb 23, 2010 From Classic Movies

</embed> Harry Belafonte and Danny Kaye are good fun as they sing this silly, but skillful rendition of Have Nagila on Kaye's show in the sixties. They had terrific chemistry--it would have been great to see them costar in a musical. Here's another light-hearted duet, the calypso tune, Mama Look... Read full article

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Harry Belafonte Quotes:

Johnny Ingram: Yeah, yeah, I know I got rid of the headache. Now I got cancer.
Benson Thacker: I have nothing against negroes, Ralph.
Ralph Burton: That's white of you.
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Harry Belafonte Facts
An admirer and personal pal of Cuban President Fidel Castro.
His triumphant success as an entertainer in the arts did not protect him from racial discrimination, particularly in the South. As a result, he refused to perform in the southern region of the U.S. from 1954 until 1961.
A best-selling artist on RCA Victor records, his most successful albums with the label have included "Calypso", "Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean", "Belafonte at Carnegie Hall", "Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall", "Jump Up Calypso", "My Lord, What a Mornin'", "Belafonte at the Greek Theater", "The Midnight Special", "Streets I Have Walked", "Belefonte Sings of Love" and "Homeward Bound".
Achieved widespread attention for his political views in 2002 when he began making a series of negative comments about President George W. Bush, his administration and the Iraq War.
His album Midnight Special (1962) featured the first-ever recorded appearance by a then young harmonica player named Bob Dylan.
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