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Biography

The multi-talented Ben Vereen was born Benjamin Augustus Middleton in 1946 in Laurinburg, NC and was raised in Miami, Florida and Brooklyn, NY after…more

Born

10/10/1946, Laurinburg, North Carolina, USA

Birth Name

Benjamin Augustus Middleton

Gender

Male

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Star (7)

Role
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales For Every Child
  Snake
  - S 3: Ep 13 Aesop's Fables
    7/18/00
  - S 3: Ep 12 Robinita Hood
    6/19/00
  - S 3: Ep 10 Snow Queen
    4/18/00
  - S 1: Ep 11 Beauty and the Beast
  - S 1: Ep 3 Hansel and Gretel
    4/1/95
  - + 1 More Credits
- J.J. Starbuck
  E.L. "Tenspeed" Turner
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Rise And Fall Of Joe Piermont
    6/28/88
  - S 1: Ep 15 Rag Doll
    4/19/88
  - S 1: Ep 13 First You've Got To Go To The Picnic
    2/27/88
  - S 1: Ep 6 Permanent Hiatus
    2/27/88
  - S 1: Ep 9 A Song From The Sequel
    2/20/88
  - + 13 More Credits
- CBS Summer Playhouse
  Pianist
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Saint in Manhattan
    6/12/87
- Zoobilee Zoo
  Mayor Ben
  - S 1: Ep 9 Trading Places
    11/10/86
  - S 1: Ep 8 Robot Zoobles
    11/3/86
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Tooth Fairy
    10/27/86
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Genie
    10/20/86
  - S 1: Ep 3 Blue Ribbon Zooble
    10/6/86
  - + 60 More Credits
- Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
  E.L. "Tenspeed" Turner
  - S 1: Ep 14 Diamonds Aren't Forever
    6/27/80
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Treasure of Sierra Madre Street
    6/20/80
  - S 1: Ep 12 Untitled
    6/13/80
  - S 1: Ep 11 This One's Gonna Kill Ya
    6/6/80
  - S 1: Ep 10 Loose Larry's List of Losers
    5/30/80
  - + 9 More Credits
- Roots: The Complete Miniseries
  Chicken George Moore
- Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya
  Host/Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode #4
    8/28/75
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode #3
    8/21/75
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode #2
    8/14/75
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode #1
    8/7/75
Recurring Role (4)

Role
- How I Met Your Mother
  Sam Gibbs
  - S 6: Ep 12 False Positive
    12/13/10
  - S 6: Ep 2 Cleaning House
    9/27/10
- Silk Stalkings
  Capt. Ben Hutchinson
  - S 2: Ep 18 Meat Market
    4/22/93
  - S 2: Ep 14 Was It Good for You Too?
    2/11/93
  - S 1: Ep 18 Lady Luck
    3/12/92
  - S 1: Ep 15 Internal Affair
    2/20/92
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Sock Drawer
    2/13/92
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  Lou Smith
- Webster
  Uncle Phillip
  - S 3: Ep 10 Great Expectations (2)
    11/15/85
  - S 3: Ep 9 Great Expectations (1)
    11/8/85
  - S 2: Ep 20 What is Art?
    2/22/85
  - S 2: Ep 13 It's a Dog's Life
    1/4/85
  - S 2: Ep 9 God Bless the Child
    11/23/84
  - + 5 More Credits
Guest Star (51)

Role
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 63 Episode #5.063
    11/16/11
  - S 2: Ep 229 Episode #2.229
    6/1/09
  - S 2: Ep 183 Episode #2.183
    4/8/09
- Wonder Pets!
  Sammy
  - S 2: Ep 35 Save The Rat Pack!, Save The Fiddler Crab!
    3/20/09
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  Rev. Jeremiah Morris
  - S 7: Ep 10 Senseless
    12/13/07
- Grey's Anatomy
  Archie Kristler
  - S 4: Ep 2 Love/Addiction
    10/4/07
- The Tony Danza Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 10 Episode 185
    9/23/05
- Martha
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 Inside The Apprentice
    9/22/05
- OZ
  Prisoner #02W424/A.R. Whitworth
  - S 5: Ep 7 Good Intentions
    2/17/02
- Great Performances
  Featured Performer
  - S 30: Ep 8 Dance in America: From Broadway: Fosse
    1/23/02
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 99 Show #911
    1/26/01
- Biography
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 29 Ben Vereen: The Hard Way
    10/10/00
- Promised Land
  Lawrence Taggart Sr.
  - S 3: Ep 13 It's All in the Family
    1/14/99
  - S 3: Ep 12 Wounded Hearts
    1/14/99
  - S 3: Ep 11 The Visitor
    1/7/99
- The Jamie Foxx Show
  Royal
  - S 3: Ep 11 Taps for Royal
    1/14/99
- E! True Hollywood Story
  himself
  - S 3: Ep 1 Bob Fosse
    1/3/99
- Special Ops Force
  Senator Stanford Parks
  - S 2: Ep 4 Party Girl
    10/17/98
- American Masters
  Narrator
  - S 12: Ep 2 Vaudeville
    11/26/97
- Second Noah
  Sweet Billy
  - S 2: Ep 8 Desperately Seeking Mickey
    6/1/97
- Touched By an Angel
  Ulysses Dodd
  - S 3: Ep 6 Secret Service
    10/13/96
- New York Undercover
  Louie
  - S 1: Ep 21 Eliminate the Middleman
    3/30/95
- The Nanny
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 8 Pinske Business
    10/31/94
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
  Lou Smith
  - S 4: Ep 24 Papa's Got a Brand-New Excuse
    5/9/94
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
  Dr. Andre Novak
  - S 1: Ep 15 Illusions of Grandeur
    1/23/94
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
  Commander Edward M. LaForge, M.D.
  - S 7: Ep 3 Interface
    10/4/93
- Good Morning America
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 171 August 31, 1992
    8/31/92
- Silk Stalkings
  Capt. Ben Hutchinson/Jimmy Stick
  - S 1: Ep 20 Powder Burn
    3/26/92
- One On One With John Tesh
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 79 January 10, 1992
    1/10/92
- Bordertown
  Isaac West
  - S 3: Ep 21 Hired Hand
    2/3/91
- The Joan Rivers Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 201 July 31, 1990
    7/31/90
- Booker
  Carl McQueen
  - S 1: Ep 14 The Life and Death of Chick Sterling
    2/11/90
- Circus of the Stars
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 14 Special #14
    11/22/89
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 44 November 2, 1989
    11/2/89
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 118 July 10, 1989
    7/10/89
- Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre
  Puss
  - S 4: Ep 6 Puss 'n Boots
    9/9/85
- Webster
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 That's Entertainment
    11/18/83
- Reading Rainbow
  himself
  - S 1: Ep 15 Ty's One-Man Band
    6/24/83
- SCTV Network 90
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 9 Bobby Bittman's Retirement
    2/18/83
- The Love Boat
  Dr. John Hanson
  - S 5: Ep 28 Pal-I-Mony/Does Father Know Best?/An 'A' for Gopher
    4/10/82
- Parkinson (1971)
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 20 Ben Vereen, James Stewart
    2/13/82
- Disneyland
  Himself
  - S 28: Ep 12 Walt Disney...One Man's Dream
    12/12/81
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 147 April 17, 1980
    4/17/80
  - S 6: Ep 91 January 25, 1980
    1/25/80
  - S 5: Ep 168 May 18, 1979
    5/18/79
  - S 5: Ep 74 January 2, 1979
    1/2/79
  - S 4: Ep 167 May 23, 1978
    5/23/78
  - + 9 More Credits
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 52: Ep 1 The 52nd Annual Academy Awards
    4/14/80
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 117 March 4, 1980
    3/4/80
  - S 17: Ep 151 May 24, 1979
    5/24/79
  - S 16: Ep 26 Week of October 10, 1977
    10/10/77
  - S 16: Ep 6 Week of September 12, 1977
    9/12/77
  - S 14: Ep 167 April 27, 1976
    4/27/76
  - + 13 More Credits
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 18: Ep 50 Show #3150
    1/23/80
  - S 17: Ep 88 Show #3088
    7/9/79
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 17: Ep 139 May 8, 1979
    5/8/79
  - S 17: Ep 138 Week of May 7, 1979
    5/7/79
  - S 16: Ep 212 August 11, 1978
    8/11/78
  - S 16: Ep 211 August 10, 1978
    8/10/78
  - S 16: Ep 210 August 9, 1978
    8/9/78
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Carol Burnett Show
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 9 with Ben Vereen
    11/19/77
  - S 10: Ep 20 with Ben Vereen
    2/26/77
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Performer
  - S 49: Ep 1 The 49th Annual Academy Awards
    3/28/77
- The Captain and Tennille
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 19 Show #7-77
    3/7/77
- Roots: The Complete Miniseries
  Chicken George Moore
  - S 1: Ep 8 Part 8
    1/30/77
  - S 1: Ep 7 Part 7
    1/29/77
  - S 1: Ep 6 Part 6
    1/28/77
  - S 1: Ep 5 Part 5
    1/27/77
- The Muppet Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 17 Ben Vereen
    1/24/77
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 70 December 13, 1976
    12/13/76
  - S 13: Ep 221 August 4, 1976
    8/4/76
  - S 13: Ep 60 November 21, 1975
    11/21/75
  - S 13: Ep 34 October 16, 1975
    10/16/75
  - S 11: Ep 144 April 2, 1974
    4/2/74
- Soul Train
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 24 Jimmy Ruffin / Buddy Miles / The Manhattans
    3/1/75
  - S 4: Ep 21 The Crusaders / The Whispers
    2/8/75
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 193 June 15, 1972
    6/15/72

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- Vereen was born on exactly the same day as fellow actor Sir Charles Dance, of Last Action Hero infamy; both were born just one month (during the same year) after late singer-songwriter Freddie Mercury.
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