Martin Luther King Jr.
Actor
Biography
Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia (the Albany Movement), and helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history.
Filmography
The Doors
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1991
Da 5 Bloods
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2020
13th
as Self (archive footage) 2016
Capitalism: A Love Story
as Self (archive footage) 2009
Bobby
as Self (archive footage) 2006
The Corporation
as Self (archive footage) 2003
O.J.: Made in America
as Self (archive footage) 2016
When You're Strange
as Self (archive footage) 2010
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self - Activist (archive footage) 2021
Naqoyqatsi
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2002
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
as Self (archive footage) 2005
I Am Curious (Yellow)
as Himself 1967
The House I Live In
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2012
Origin
as Self (archive voice) 2023
Chasing Trane
as Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) 2017
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
as Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) 2019