Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
16 Sep 1950
Age
76 Years
Born In
Keyser, West Virginia, USA
Total Projects
43
Years Active
46 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.0 ★
Overview
Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr. is an American historian, literary critic, filmmaker and public intellectual who currently serves as the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University.
Known For
The Simpsons
1989
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Colbert Report
2005
The View
1997
Watchmen
2019
Finding Your Roots
2012
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
America: The Story of Us
2010
Filmography
tv
Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History
Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History
as Self - Host
movie
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address
as Self
tv
Great Migrations: A People on the Move
Great Migrations: A People on the Move
as Self - Host
movie
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The Fabric of America
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The Fabric of America
as Himself
tv
Gospel
Gospel
as Self
movie
Gospel Live! Presented By Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Gospel Live! Presented By Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
as Self
tv
Making Black America
Making Black America
movie
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
as Self
tv
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song
as Self - Host
movie
John Lewis: Good Trouble
John Lewis: Good Trouble
as Self
tv
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
as Self (archive footage) (as Henry Louis Gates)
tv
Watchmen
Watchmen
as Skip Gates
movie
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
as Self
tv
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
as Self - Host
tv
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
as Self
movie
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
as Self - Professor, Author and Filmmaker
movie
America's Library
America's Library
as Self
movie
Not Black Enough
Not Black Enough
as Self
tv
Africa's Great Civilizations
Africa's Great Civilizations
as Self - Presenter
movie
Birth of a Movement
Birth of a Movement
as Self
tv
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
as Self - Presenter
movie
13th
13th
as Self
movie
Black America since MLK: And still I rise
Black America since MLK: And still I rise
tv
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
movie
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
as Self
tv
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
tv
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
tv
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
as Self
tv
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
tv
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots
as Self - Host
tv
America: The Story of Us
America: The Story of Us
as Self
tv
Faces of America
Faces of America
movie
Looking for Lincoln
Looking for Lincoln
as Self - Host
tv
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report
movie
A Place of Our Own
A Place of Our Own
as Self (as Henry Louis Gates)
tv
America Beyond the Color Line
America Beyond the Color Line
as Self - Host
movie
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
as Self
tv
Wonders of the African World
Wonders of the African World
as Host
movie
Leaving Cleaver
Leaving Cleaver
as Self
tv
The View
The View
as Self - Guest
movie
Color Adjustment
Color Adjustment
as Self
tv
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (voice)
tv
Great Railway Journeys
Great Railway Journeys
as Self - Presenter