Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 15, 1929
Place of Birth:
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Social Media
Martin Luther King Jr.
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Bill Russell: Legend | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | La Californie ! | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | A History of Antisemitism | Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) |
| 2022 | The Century of Icons | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | This Is Pop | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Helter Skelter: An American Myth | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | History 101 | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Ku Klux Klan: An American Story | Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) |
| 2020 | First Ladies | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | What's My Name | Muhammad Ali | Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Basketball: A Love Story | Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Elvis Presley: The Searcher | Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Bobby Kennedy for President | Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Explained | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | O.J.: Made in America | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Great Literary Tour | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Race for the White House | Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Leif GW Persson - Min klassresa | Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | In Their Own Words | Self (archive footage) |
| 2014 | Emancipation Road | Self |
| 2012 | Infamous Assassinations | Self (archive footage) |
| 2011 | Mentiras verdaderas | Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Folk Britannia | Self (archival footage) |
| 2003 | Days That Shook the World | Self (archive footage) |
| 1995 | Kulturzeit | Self (archive footage) |
| 1988 | American Experience | Himself (archive footage) |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | Himself (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) |
| 1967 | Omnibus | Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1959 | The David Susskind Show | Self |