Henry Louis Gates Jr

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Acting

1950-09-16 (75 age)

Keyser, West Virginia, USA

Total Credits

46

Acting

42

First Credit

1980

Latest Credit

2026

All Roles(46)Acting(42)Directing(0)Producing(14)

America: The Story of Us

America: The Story of Us

Self

2010

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (voice)

1989

13th

13th

Self

2016

Watchmen

Watchmen

Skip Gates

2019

Who Killed Malcolm X?

Who Killed Malcolm X?

Executive Producer

2019

Nas: Time Is Illmatic

Nas: Time Is Illmatic

Self

2014

Color Adjustment

Color Adjustment

Self

1992

Black Art: In the Absence of Light

Black Art: In the Absence of Light

Executive Producer

2021

Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

Self - Host · Writer · Executive Producer

2012

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Self

2003

Gospel

Gospel

Self · Executive Producer · Writer

2024

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self · Actor · Creator

2013

Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise

Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise

Self - Presenter · Writer

2016

A Place of Our Own

A Place of Our Own

Self (as Henry Louis Gates)

2004

Africa's Great Civilizations

Africa's Great Civilizations

Self - Presenter · Writer

2017

Faces of America

Actor

2010

Not Black Enough

Not Black Enough

Self

2017

America Beyond the Color Line

America Beyond the Color Line

Self - Host · Writer

2004

Great Railway Journeys

Great Railway Journeys

Self - Presenter

1980

Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

Self - Host · Executive Producer · Creator

2019

Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

Reconstruction: America After the Civil War

Self · Executive Producer · Writer

2019

Birth of a Movement

Birth of a Movement

Self

2017

Let the Church Say, Amen

Let the Church Say, Amen

Executive Producer

2003

Making Black America

Making Black America

Actor · Executive Producer · Writer

2022

Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History

Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History

Self - Host · Executive Producer

2026

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause

W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause

Self

2026

Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches

Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches

Self · Executive Producer

2022

John Lewis: Good Trouble

John Lewis: Good Trouble

Self

2020

Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)

Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)

Executive Producer

2021

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

Self

2019

The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

Self

2025

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump

Self (archive footage) (as Henry Louis Gates)

2020

Great Migrations: A People on the Move

Great Migrations: A People on the Move

Self - Host · Executive Producer

2025

Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America

Self - Professor, Author and Filmmaker

2019

Wonders of the African World

Host · Writer

1999

The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song

The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song

Self - Host · Executive Producer

2021

America's Library

America's Library

Self

2018

Gospel Live! Presented By Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Gospel Live! Presented By Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Self

2024

Black America since MLK: And still I rise

Black America since MLK: And still I rise

Actor

2016

Leaving Cleaver

Leaving Cleaver

Self · Writer

1999

Looking for Lincoln

Looking for Lincoln

Self - Host · Writer · Executive Producer

2009

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The Fabric of America

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The Fabric of America

Himself

2024