Archie Shepp
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
24 May 1937
Age
89 Years
Born In
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Total Projects
14
Years Active
53 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.2 ★
Overview
Archie Shepp was born in 1937 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was 7 years old when his family moved to Philadelphia, in the black neighborhood of "Brick Yard". He started playing the banjo with his father, then he studied piano and saxophone at the same time as he did his secondary studies at Germantown College. He entered university, got into theatre,...
Known For
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
24 Bars
2007
Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally
1971
The Panafrican Festival in Algiers
1969
Imagine the Sound
1981
Archie Shepp chez les Touaregs
1969
Monk & Pannonica: An American Story
2022
Mystery Mister Ra
1984
Archie Shepp: Je suis jazz... c'est ma vie
1984
Filmography
movie
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
movie
Monk & Pannonica: An American Story
Monk & Pannonica: An American Story
as Self
movie
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Musician
movie
The Sound Before the Fury
The Sound Before the Fury
as Self
movie
Dark Gable
Dark Gable
movie
Archie Shepp Quartet: Live from the Teatro Alfieri - Torino 1977: Part 2
Archie Shepp Quartet: Live from the Teatro Alfieri - Torino 1977: Part 2
as Self
movie
24 Bars
24 Bars
as Marcus
movie
Scala Milan AC
Scala Milan AC
movie
Archie Shepp: Je suis jazz... c'est ma vie
Archie Shepp: Je suis jazz... c'est ma vie
as Self
movie
Mystery Mister Ra
Mystery Mister Ra
as Self
movie
Imagine the Sound
Imagine the Sound
as Self
movie
Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally
Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally
as Self
movie
The Panafrican Festival in Algiers
The Panafrican Festival in Algiers
as Self
movie
Archie Shepp chez les Touaregs
Archie Shepp chez les Touaregs
as Self