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Acting

Mario Van Peebles

Career: Active from 1971 to 2026, with a break from 1972 to 1983, busiest in 2011 with 6 main titles.

Average score: 54/100

Highest rated: Lost
84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 93 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Mario Van Peebles Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Wholesome
2.4, average 3.4
Absurdist Humor
1.1, average 2.0
Wonder
2.5, average 3.4
Fantasy
0.9, average 1.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Moral Ambiguity 8
Social Commentary 7
Action Thriller 5
Historical Drama 5
Fast-Paced 4
Revenge Plot 4
Redemption Arc 4
Episodic Mystery 4
Violent 3
Naval Warfare 3
Underdog Story 3
Crime Thriller 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

96

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

2 titles

Young Blood

as Leonard

The Price for Freedom

as Harry T. Moore

2020s

6 titles · average score 44

Kill Me Now

as Uncle Harold

Outlaw Posse

45

as Chief

Salt-N-Pepa

64

Director

Seized

52

as Mzamo

A Clear Shot

15

as Gomez

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

as (archive footage)

2010s

24 titles · average score 51

Armed

36

as Chief

Superstition

66

TV show · as Isaac Hastings

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

35

Director

Empire

70

TV show · as Uncle Ray

Red Sky

32

as Jason Zimmerman

Mantervention

54

as Steve

American Warships

25

as Captain Winston

We the Party

38

as Sutton

All Things Fall Apart

56

as Eric

Herschel

as Narrator

Redemption Road

45

Director

Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright

43

as Agent Hobbs

2000s

19 titles · average score 59

Damages

83

TV show · as Agent Randall Harrison

Sharpshooter

37

as Flick

Hard Luck

53

as Captain Davis

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power

40

as Earl

Baadasssss!

82

as Melvin Van Peebles

The Street Lawyer

as Mordecai Green

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out

64

as Henry Jones

Robbery Homicide Division

56

TV show · as Alton Davis

10,000 Black Men Named George

62

as Ashley Totten

Ali

67

as Malcolm X

Guardian

47

as Detective Kross

Blowback

36

as Insp. Don Morrell

1990s

26 titles · average score 53

Judgment Day

38

as Thomas Payne

Rude Awakening

66

TV show · as Marcus Adams

Crazy Six

30

as Dirty Mao

Stag

44

as Michael Barnes

Solo

23

as Solo

Panther

47

as Stokely Carmichael

Highlander III: The Sorcerer

31

as Kane

Posse

43

as Jesse Lee

Gunmen

52

as Cole Parker

Full Eclipse

50

as Max Dire

New Jack City

70

as Stone

Law & Order

74

TV show · as Mr. Carsley

1980s

17 titles · average score 47

Identity Crisis

19

as Chilly D

21 Jump Street

42

TV show · as Dana / Dancer

Jaws: The Revenge

18

as Jake

Hotshot

48

as Winston

Heartbreak Ridge

62

as Corporal 'Stitch' Jones

L.A. Law

77

TV show · as Andrew Taylor

Last Resort

29

as Pino

Rappin'

45

as John

South Bronx Heroes

47

as Tony

Children of the Night

57

as Roy Spanish

Exterminator 2

19

as X

The Cosby Show

74

TV show · as Garvin

1970s

2 titles · average score 54

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

54

as Young Sweetback

Crosscurrent

as Raphael