​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Ben Vereen (born October 10, 1946) is an American actor, dancer, and singer who has appeared in numerous Broadway theatre shows. Vereen graduated from Manhattan's High School of Performing Arts.

KNOWN FOR

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1972
Grey's Anatomy
2007
NCIS
2013
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2021
The Mike Douglas Show
1974
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2007
The View
2007
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1993
How I Met Your Mother
2010
The Love Boat
1982
The Nanny
1994
Touched by an Angel
1996

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
113
Sound
1
2027
The Auction
as Hector Valdez · unreleased
2026
The Gray House
as Isham Worthy
2025
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
as Self
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2021
The Good Fight
as Frederick Douglass
2021
B Positive
as Peter
2021
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest
2020
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
as Self
2019
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
2019
David Foster: Off the Record
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Bull
as Willie Lambert
2018
Magnum P.I.
as Henry Barr
2018
Star
as Calvin
2017
Making History
as Dr. Cobell
2017
Sneaky Pete
as Porter
2016
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
as Dr. Scott
2015
Time Out of Mind
as Dixon
2015
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
as Self
2014
Top Five
as Carl Allen
2014
Hot in Cleveland
as Mayor Deacon
2013
Khumba
as Mkhulu (voice)
2013
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
as Self
2013
NCIS
as Lamar Addison
2011
Mama, I Want to Sing!
as Horace Payne
2010
How I Met Your Mother
as Sam Gibbs
2009
Tapioca
as Nuts
2008
Accidental Friendship
as Wes
2008
Your Mama Don't Dance
2007
And Then Came Love
as Chuck Cooper
2007
The View
as Self
2007
Grey's Anatomy
as Archie Roche
2007
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Jeremiah Morris
2006
Idlewild
as Percy Senior
2006
Breakfast with the Arts
2002
Fosse
as Performer
2002
Oz
as A.R. Whitworth
2001
Feast of All Saints
as Rudolphe Lermontant
2001
The Painting
as Whistlin' Willie Weston
1999
I'll Take You There
as Mr. Gwin
1999
The Jamie Foxx Show
as Royal
1999
E! True Hollywood Story
1999
Promised Land
1998
Why Do Fools Fall In Love
as Richard Barrett
1997
Vaudeville
as Narrator
1997
Second Noah
1997
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Snake (voice)
1996
Touched by an Angel
as Ulysses Dodd
1995
New York Undercover
as Louie
1994
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Lou Smith
1994
The Nanny
as Ben Vereen
1994
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
as Dr. Andre Novak
1993
Once Upon a Forest
as Phineas (voice)
1993
David Foster's Christmas Album
as Self
1993
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Dr. Edward La Forge
1992
Intruders
as Gene Randall
1991
Silk Stalkings
as Ben Hutchinson
1990
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
as Self
1990
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
as Itsy-Bitsy Spider
1990
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
as Morris
1990
Booker
as Carl McQueen
1989
Buy & Cell
as Shaka
1987
The Saint in Manhattan
as Pianist in Bar
1987
J.J. Starbuck
as Tenspeed Turner
1987
CBS Summer Playhouse
as Pianist in Bar
1986
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)
1986
Zoobilee Zoo
as Mayor Ben
1986
The Magic of David Copperfield
1985
The Zoo Gang
as The Winch
1985
Breakin' Through
1985
Puss in Boots
as Puss in Boots
1985
Lost In London
as Paul Williams
1985
Jacques Cousteau: The First 75 Years
as Self
1985
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
as Self
1985
All Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan
as Self
1985
A.D.
as Ethiopian
1985
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Puss in Boots
1985
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
as Self - Host
1984
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
as Self
1984
The Jesse Owens Story
as Herb Douglas
1984
Lynda Carter: Body and Soul
as Self
1984
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
as Self - Performer
1984
Salute to Lady Liberty
1984
Ellis Island
as Roscoe Haines
1983
The Charmkins
as Dragonweed (voice)
1983
Webster
1982
Sabine
as Stanley
1982
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
The Love Boat
as Dr. John Hanson
1981
Pippin
as Leading Player
1981
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
as Self
1980
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
as E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner
1979
All That Jazz
as O'Connor Flood
1979
The Cheryl Ladd Special
as Self
1978
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
as Self
1978
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1977
Donny & Marie
as Self
1977
Roots
as Chicken George Moore
1977
The Oscars
as Self
1977
The Captain and Tennille
as Self
1977
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1977
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
1976
Mary's Incredible Dream
as Devil / Noah / Man
1976
Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
1976
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
1975
Funny Lady
as Bert Robbins
1975
Ben Vereen... Comin' at Ya
as Host
1975
Dinah!
as Self
1975
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter / Performer
1974
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Guest
1972
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1970
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
as Carlos
1969
Sweet Charity
as Dancer