James Baldwin

James Baldwin

WriterAdditional CrewActor
Born
August 2, 1924
Died
December 1, 1987
Awards
1 wins, 2 nominations

James Baldwin was born on 2 August 1924 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for I Am Not Your Negro (2016), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) and Yao of the Jungle (1972). He died on 1 December 1987 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France.

Biography

James Baldwin was born on August 2, 1924 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for I Am Not Your Negro (2016), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) and Yao of the Jungle (1972). He died on December 1, 1987 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France.

Actor

City Edition(1979)as Premiere (1979)

Self

Voices & Visions(1988)as Self
The Statue of LibertyThe Statue of Liberty(1985)as Self - Writer
EbonyEbony(1982)as Self
Frank Delaney(1982)as Self
BookmarkBookmark(1983)as Self

Archive Footage

Rembob'InaRembob'Ina(2018)as Self
The New Yorker at 100The New Yorker at 100(2025)as Self - Writer
Firing Line with Margaret HooverFiring Line with Margaret Hoover(2018)as Self
Orwell: 2+2=5Orwell: 2+2=5(2025)as Self - Author, Go Tell It on the Mountain
Voices of Hope ~ Words of Wisdom by Marlon BrandoVoices of Hope ~ Words of Wisdom by Marlon Brando(2025)as Self

Known for

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James Baldwin in Avec James Baldwin (1967)James Baldwin in Champ libre (1963)James Baldwin in I Am Not Your Negro (2016)James Baldwin and Medgar Evers in I Am Not Your Negro (2016)James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, and Malcolm X in I Am Not Your Negro (2016)James Baldwin in I Am Not Your Negro (2016)