Acting credits
49
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Stepin Fetchit
Acting
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Movies: 49Series: 0
TMDB ID: 120772
IMDb ID: nm0275297
Known for: Acting
Born: May 30, 1902
Died: November 19, 1985
Age: 83
Place of birth: Key West, Florida, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1927 - 1976
Years active: 50
Average TMDB rating: 6.65
Wikidata: Q1265202
Also known as
Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry
Biography
Stepin Fetchit (1902–1985) was an American comedian and actor. His Fetchit persona parlayed into a successful film career, eventually becoming the first black actor to become a millionaire. He was also the first black actor to receive screen credit. Stepin Fetchit typical film persona and stage name have long been controversial, and seen as illustrative of negative stereotypes of Negroes. However, a newer interpretation of his film persona contends he was ultimately subversive of the status quo.
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Movie credits linked with Stepin Fetchit.
4.1
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Dancing Butler
1976 Movie
6.1
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975 Movie
6.6
Amazing Grace
as Cousin Lincoln
1974 Movie
Cutter
as Shoeshine Man
1972 Movie
7.5
a.k.a. Cassius Clay
as Self
1970 Movie
Inquiring Nuns
as Self
1968 Movie
6.4
The Sun Shines Bright
as Jeff Poindexter
1953 Movie
7.0
Bend of the River
as Adam
1952 Movie
Harlem Follies of 1949
1950 Movie
6.2
Miracle in Harlem
as 'Swifty', the Handyman
1948 Movie
Baby Don't Go Away from Me
1946 Movie
4.3
Big Timers
1945 Movie
Thru Different Eyes
as Janitor
1942 Movie
4.6
Zenobia
as Zero
1939 Movie
Fifty Roads to Town
as Percy
1937 Movie
6.0
Love Is News
as Penrod
1937 Movie
6.7
On the Avenue
as Herman
1937 Movie
6.4
Dimples
as Cicero
1936 Movie
5.3
36 Hours to Kill
as Flash - Pullman Porter
1936 Movie
The Virginia Judge
as Spasm Johnson
1935 Movie
7.5
Steamboat Round the Bend
as Jonah
1935 Movie
5.0
Hot Tip
as Cook
1935 Movie
6.8
Charlie Chan in Egypt
as Snowshoes
1935 Movie
5.8
One More Spring
as Zoo Attendant
1935 Movie