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Mario Van Peebles

Film Director / Television Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Model (person) / Actor | * 01/15/1957 (67) | Mexico City, Distrito Federal (Mexico)
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Mario Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957) is an American film director and actor best known for appearing in Heartbreak Ridge in 1986 and known for directing and starring in New Jack City in 1991 and USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage in 2016. He is the son of actor and filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, whom he portrayed in the 2003 biopic Baadasssss!, which he also co-wrote and directed. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Thriller

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After another deadly shark attack, Ellen Brody decides she has had enough of New England's Amity Island and moves to the Caribbean to join her son, Michael, and his family. But a great white shark has ...

Jaws: The Revenge

PG-13

1987 | 2.0/5 | 1h 29min
Adventure, Thriller, Horror
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Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van Peebles offers an un ...

Baadasssss!

R

2004 | 3.5/5 | 1h 48min
Drama
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Panther is a semi-historic film about the origins of The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The movie spans about 3 years (1966-68) of the Black Panther's history in Oakland. Panther also uses hist ...

Panther

R

1995 | 3.1/5 | 2h 4min
Drama
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A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude. ...

Heartbreak Ridge

R

1986 | 3.4/5 | 2h 10min
War, Action, Comedy, Drama
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Movies with Mario Van Peebles as Actor(76)

as himself2024 Sharksploitation
as Chief2024 Outlaw Posse
2023 Christmas Rescue
as himself2022 Is That Black Enough for You?!?
as himself2022 Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
as Gomez2020 A Clear Shot
as Mzamo2020 Seized
as Pastor Baker2019 Run the Race
as Chief2018 Armed
as Hector2016 Submerged
as Ben Tolan2015 For Justice
as Steve2014 Mantervention
as Mr. Bolton2014 Drumline: A New Beat
as Jason Zimmerman2014 Red Sky
as Sutton2012 We the Party
as Captain Winston2012 American Warships
as Eric2011 All Things Fall Apart
as Narrator2011 Herschel
2011 Tied to a Chair
as Trevor2011 5th & Alameda
as Rocky2010 Multiple Sarcasms
as Agent Hobbs2010 Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
as Norman2009 A Letter to Dad
as Flick2007 Sharpshooter
as Captain Davis2006 Hard Luck
as Earl2005 Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
2005 How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It)
2004 Crown Heights
as Melvin Van Peebles2004 Baadasssss!
as Mohammed Ali Paula Abdul Rahim2003 The Hebrew Hammer
as Jessie Lee2003 Gang of Roses
as Mordecai Green2003 The Street Lawyer
as Henry Jones2003 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out
as himself2002 Jim Brown: All-American
as Ashley Totten2002 10,000 Black Men Named George
as Detective Kross2001 Guardian
as Malcolm X2001 Ali
as James Hemings2000 Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
as Insp. Don Morrell2000 Blowback
as Poe Finklestein1999 Love Kills
as Detective Blair Valdez1999 Raw Nerve
1998 Killers in the House
as Thomas Payne1998 Judgment Day
as Jack Valentine1998 Valentine's Day
as Michael Barnes1997 Stag
as Dirty Mao1997 Crazy Six
as Turner1997 Riot
as himself1997 Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
as Chance1997 Los Locos
as Michael Rhoades1996 Gang in Blue
as Solo1996 Solo
as Stokely Carmichael1995 Panther
as Kane1994 Highlander III: The Sorcerer
as Max Dire1993 Full Eclipse
as Jesse Lee1993 Posse
as Cole Parker1993 Gunmen
as Stone1991 New Jack City
1991 A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story
as Jay Filley1990 Blue Bayou
as Chilly D1989 Identity Crisis
1988 The Child Saver
as Jake1987 Jaws: The Revenge
as himself1987 The Making of Jaws The Revenge
as Winston1987 Hotshot
as David Johnson1987 The Facts of Life Down Under
as Corporal 'Stitch' Jones1986 Heartbreak Ridge
as Pino1986 Last Resort
as Whisperer1986 3:15
as Spider1985 Delivery Boys
as John1985 Rappin
as Tony1985 South Bronx Heroes
as Roy Spanish1985 Children of the Night
as Dancer1984 The Cotton Club
as X1984 Exterminator 2
as Raphael1971 Crosscurrent
as The Young Sweetback1971 Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

TV Shows/Series with Mario Van Peebles as Actor(17)

as Detective2019 Sherman's Showcase
2019 Sherman's Showcase
as Frank Davenport2015 Blindspot
as Martin Cooper2014 Z Nation
as Cooper2014 Z Nation
as Agent Randall Harrison2007 Damages
as Man #22007 Damages
as Quentin James2000 Soul Food
as Marcus Adams1998 Rude Awakening
as Luke1998 Mama Flora's Family
1995 The Outer Limits
1993 Living Single
as Mr. Carsley1990 Law & Order
1987 21 Jump Street
as Dana1987 21 Jump Street
as Andrew Taylor1986 L.A. Law
1984 The Cosby Show

Movies with Mario Van Peebles as Crew(29)

Directing/Director2024 Outlaw Posse
Production/Producer2024 Outlaw Posse
Writing/Writer2024 Outlaw Posse
Directing/Director2018 Armed
Writing/Writer2018 Armed
Directing/Director2016 USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
Directing/Director2014 Red Sky
Directing/Director2012 We the Party
Production/Executive Producer2012 We the Party
Directing/Director2011 All Things Fall Apart
Directing/Director2011 Redemption Road
Directing/Director2006 Hard Luck
Writing/Author2006 Hard Luck
Directing/Director2004 Baadasssss!
Production/Producer2004 Baadasssss!
Writing/Writer2004 Baadasssss!
Directing/Director1999 Love Kills
Writing/Writer1999 Love Kills
Production/Executive Producer1998 Judgment Day
Production/Producer1997 Los Locos
Writing/Writer1997 Los Locos
Directing/Director1996 Gang in Blue
Production/Producer1996 Gang in Blue
Directing/Director1995 Panther
Production/Producer1995 Panther
Directing/Director1993 Posse
Directing/Director1991 New Jack City
Writing/Writer1989 Identity Crisis
Crew/Additional Dialogue1985 South Bronx Heroes

TV Shows/Series with Mario Van Peebles as Crew(25)

Directing/Director2021 Power Book III: Raising Kanan
Directing/Director2021 CSI: Vegas
Directing/Director2019 Wu-Tang: An American Saga
Production/Executive Producer2017 Superstition
Creator/Creator2017 Superstition
Directing/Director2016 Roots
Directing/Director2016 Star
Directing/Director2015 Empire
Directing/Director2014 Chicago P.D.
Directing/Director2014 Power
Directing/Director2014 The Last Ship
Directing/Director2013 Zero Hour
Directing/Director2012 Nashville
Directing/Director2011 Boss
Directing/Director2011 Once Upon a Time
Directing/Director2008 Sons of Anarchy
Directing/Director2007 Damages
Directing/Director2004 Lost
Directing/Director2003 NCIS
Directing/Director2002 Robbery Homicide Division
Directing/Director1990 Law & Order
Directing/Director1990 Gabriel's Fire
Directing/Director1989 Top of the Hill
Directing/Director1987 Wiseguy
Directing/Director1987 21 Jump Street

Full Name: Mario Peebles
Born: Tuesday, 01/15 1957 (January) in Mexico City, Distrito Federal (Mexico) (current age: 67 years + 95 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)
Educated at: Columbia University, St. Thomas More School
Other names for Mario Van Peebles (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Mario Peebles"
"Chip"
"Stone"
Mario Van Peebles frequently works together with these people:
Melvin Van Peebles (27x, Actor)
Edward D. Murphy (11x, Actor)
Michael Gaston (10x, Actor)
Dick Wolf (10x, Crew)
Dan Ziskie (9x, Actor)
Mark Casella (9x, Actor)
Mandela Van Peebles (8x, Actor)
Lee Daniels (8x, Crew)
Don S. Davis (8x, Actor)
David Fonteno (8x, Actor)
Glenn Kessler (8x, Actor)
Lucas Rick O'Brien (8x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:8018, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/21/2024