Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham was an African American entertainer. Though best known as a comedian, Markham was also a singer, dancer, and actor. His nickname came from a stage routine, in which he declared himself to be "Sweet Poppa Pigmeat". He was sometimes credited in films as Pigmeat "Alamo" Markham. He is also known for his 1968 single "Here Comes the Judge", which is often considered to be the earliest hip hop record.

KNOWN FOR

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1968
The Ed Sullivan Show
1953
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
ABC Stage 67
1967
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
Junction 88
1947
Black Woodstock
1969
That's My Baby!
1944
Mr. Smith Goes Ghost
1940
Fight That Ghost
1946
Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats
1947
Burlesque in Harlem
1949

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
16
Directing
1
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage)
1969
Black Woodstock
as Self
1968
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Regular Performer
1967
ABC Stage 67
as Self - Comedian
1953
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1949
Burlesque in Harlem
as Self
1947
Junction 88
as Piggy
1947
Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats
1947
Swanee Showboat
1946
Fight That Ghost
as Pigmeat Markham
1946
House-Rent Party
1945
Pigmeat Throws the Bull
1944
That's My Baby!
as Pigmeat
1940
Mr. Smith Goes Ghost
as Mr. Smith
1940
One Big Mistake