Personal Info
Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.
Harry Belafonte
Acting
Biography
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s. Belafonte is one of the few performers to have received an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT), although he won the Oscar in a non-competitive category. He earned his career breakthrough with the album Calypso (1956), which was the first million-selling LP by a single artist.
Belafonte was best known for his recordings of "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)", "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)", "Jam…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
CIRILO, A Legacy Untold
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
Following Harry
as Self (archive footage)
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
as Self
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
as Self
Sidney
as Self
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
as Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self - Inductee (archive footage)
Harry Belafonte: Between Calypso and Justice
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
TV Shows
Hollywood Black
as Self (archive footage) · 4 ep.
TV Story Superstar
as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep.
Bobby Kennedy for President
as Self · 4 ep.
Jackie Robinson
as Self · 2 ep.
Sternstunde Musik
as Self · 1 ep.
Hamburg Journal
as self · 1 ep.
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
as Self · 4 ep.
The Colbert Report
as Self - Guest · 1 ep.
Kulturplatz
as Self · 1 ep.
Tanner on Tanner
as Self · 2 ep.