Portrait of Ben Vereen

Acting

Ben Vereen

Titles
50movies54TV shows
Career

Active from 1970 to 2024, busiest in 1985 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for All That Jazz
All That Jazz
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Ben Vereen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.3
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Adrenaline
    4.2, average 5.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Musical 2
  • Meta-Narrative 2
  • Social Realism 2
  • Nostalgic Appeal 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Animated Adventure 2
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
TypeAllTV shows41Movies34
RoleAnyActing41Appearances13
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1970s31980s101990s142000s52010s72020s2
GenreAnyDrama27Comedy14Crime8Action & Adventure6Family6Sci-Fi & Fantasy5Mystery2Animation1Documentary1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2020s

2 titles · average score 64
GoodWatch64
Poster for B Positive

TV show · as Peter

2010s

7 titles · average score 73
GoodWatch69
Poster for Magnum P.I.

TV show · as Henry Barr

GoodWatch78
Poster for The Good Fight

TV show · as Frederick Douglass

Poster for Making History

TV show · as Dr. Cobell

GoodWatch70
Poster for Bull

TV show · as Willie Lambert

GoodWatch73
Poster for Star

TV show · as Calvin

GoodWatch77
Poster for Sneaky Pete

TV show · as Porter

GoodWatch73
Poster for Hot in Cleveland

TV show · as Mayor Deacon

2000s

5 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch82
Poster for How I Met Your Mother

TV show · as Sam Gibbs

GoodWatch75
Poster for Grey's Anatomy

TV show · as Archie Roche

GoodWatch64
Poster for NCIS

TV show · as Lamar Addison

GoodWatch67
Poster for Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV show · as Jeremiah Morris

1990s

14 titles · average score 70
GoodWatch83
Poster for Oz

TV show · as A.R. Whitworth

GoodWatch68
Poster for The Jamie Foxx Show

TV show · as Royal

GoodWatch66
Poster for Touched by an Angel

TV show · as Ulysses Dodd

GoodWatch75
Poster for New York Undercover

TV show · as Louie

GoodWatch76
Poster for The Nanny

TV show · as Ben Vereen

GoodWatch65
Poster for Intruders

TV show · as Gene Randall

GoodWatch63
Poster for Silk Stalkings

TV show · as Ben Hutchinson

All 14 titles from the 1990s

1980s

10 titles · average score 67
Poster for J.J. Starbuck

TV show · as E.L. "Tenspeed" Turner

GoodWatch85
Poster for Star Trek: The Next Generation

TV show · as Dr. Edward La Forge

Poster for CBS Summer Playhouse

TV show · as Pianist in Bar

GoodWatch60
Poster for Zoobilee Zoo

TV show · as Mayor Ben

GoodWatch61
Poster for A.D.

TV show · as Ethiopian

GoodWatch61
Poster for Ellis Island

TV show · as Roscoe Haines

GoodWatch82
Poster for Faerie Tale Theatre

TV show · as Puss in Boots

1970s

3 titles · average score 78
GoodWatch78
Poster for Roots

TV show · as Chicken George Moore

Poster for The Love Boat

TV show · as Dr. John Hanson

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