Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/1/1927
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.
Harry Belafonte
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
Bobby
as Nelson
Island in the Sun
as David Boyeur
Carmen Jones
as Joe
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage)
Sidney
as Self
White Man's Burden
as Thaddeus Thomas
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
Mr. SOUL!
as Self
Kansas City
as Seldom Seen
The World of Jim Henson
as Self
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
as Self (voice)
BlacKkKlansman
as Jerome Turner
The World, the Flesh and the Devil
as Ralph Burton
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self - Inductee (archive footage)
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Self
Sing Your Song
as Self
Free to Be… You and Me
as Self
Swing Vote
as Will Dunn
Night of 100 Stars
as Self