About

Known credits:
47
Birthday:
1950-09-16
Place of birth:
Keyser, West Virginia, USA
Website:
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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

Acting
2025 The Gettysburg Address Actor Self 59
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2024 Gospel Actor Self N/A
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2024 Gospel Live! Presented By Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Actor Self N/A
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2022 Making Black America Actor 69
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2022 Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches Actor Self 59
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2021 The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song Actor Self - Host N/A
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2021 The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song Actor Self - Host 68
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2020 John Lewis: Good Trouble Actor Self 59
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2020 Frontline: America's Great Divide Actor Self (archive footage) (as Henry Louis Gates) 59
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2019 Reconstruction: America After the Civil War Actor Self 59
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2019 Reconstruction: America After the Civil War Actor Self - Host 69
Fair
2018 America's Library Actor Self N/A
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2017 Not Black Enough Actor Self 59
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2017 Africa's Great Civilizations Actor Self - Presenter 70
Good
2017 Birth of a Movement Actor Self 59
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2016 Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise Actor Self - Presenter 70
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2016 13th Actor Self 70
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2016 Black America since MLK: And still I rise Actor N/A
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2014 Nas: Time Is Illmatic Actor Self 60
Fair
2012 Finding Your Roots Actor Self - Host 68
Fair
2010 Faces of America Actor 70
Good
2009 Looking for Lincoln Actor Self - Host N/A
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2004 A Place of Our Own Actor Self (as Henry Louis Gates) N/A
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2004 America Beyond the Color Line Actor Self - Host N/A
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2003 Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property Actor Self 59
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1999 Wonders of the African World Actor Host N/A
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1999 Leaving Cleaver Actor Self N/A
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1992 Color Adjustment Actor Self 59
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Writing
2024 Gospel Writing Writer N/A
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2022 Making Black America Writing Writer 69
Fair
2019 Reconstruction: America After the Civil War Writing Writer 59
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2016 Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise Writing Writer 70
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2009 Looking for Lincoln Writing Writer N/A
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2004 America Beyond the Color Line Writing Writer N/A
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1999 Leaving Cleaver Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2024 Gospel Production Executive Producer N/A
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2022 Making Black America Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
2022 Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches Production Executive Producer 59
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2021 Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are) Production Executive Producer 59
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2021 The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song Production Executive Producer N/A
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2021 The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
2021 Black Art: In the Absence of Light Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2019 Who Killed Malcolm X? Production Executive Producer 70
Good
2019 Reconstruction: America After the Civil War Production Executive Producer 59
Average
2019 Reconstruction: America After the Civil War Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
2009 Looking for Lincoln Production Executive Producer N/A
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2003 Let the Church Say, Amen Production Executive Producer 59
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