Biography
Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. Noted for his distinctive deep voice, Freeman is known for his various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman was raised in Mississippi where he began acting in school plays. He studied theatre arts in Los Angele...
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Complete Filmography

Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2025
as Thaddeus Bradley
The Four Horsemen return along with a new generation of illusionists performing mind-melding twists, turns, surprises, and magic unlike anything ever ...

Clint Eastwood : la légende
2025
as Himself

SBALKANU
2024
as (narrator)
We have two news📬 good and bad. The bad thing is that there was a holocaust and the good thing is that we will have the second movie in the cinema! 😎

Gunner
2024
as Kendrick Ryker
While on a camping trip in order to reconnect, war veteran Colonel Lee Gunner must save his two sons from a gang of violent bikers when they're kidnap...

In Our Blood
2024
Executive Producer
Emily Wyland teams up with cinematographer Danny to shoot an intimate documentary about reuniting with Emily’s estranged mother after a decade apart. ...

How to Rob a Bank
2024
as Azeem (archive footage)
In this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.

My Dead Friend Zoe
2024
as Dr. Cole
Merit, a U.S. Army veteran suffering from PTSD, is repeatedly tortured by visions of her deceased friend and company buddy Zoe. After her Afghanistan ...

Odysseus Returns
2024
as Narrator
Archaeologists have searched Ithaca for the home of King Odysseus for centuries. So, when politician Makis Metaxas discovers the king's tomb. The stor...

57 Seconds
2023
as Anton Burrell
When a tech blogger lands an interview with a tech guru and stops an attack on him, he finds a mysterious ring that takes him back 57 seconds into the...

761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers
2023
as Self
The riveting story of the first all-Black tank battalion to fight in US military history. Under General George Patten's command, the 761st fought hero...

761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers
2023
Executive Producer
The riveting story of the first all-Black tank battalion to fight in US military history. Under General George Patten's command, the 761st fought hero...

A Good Person
2023
as Daniel
Allison's life falls apart following her involvement in a fatal accident. The unlikely relationship she forms with her would-be father-in-law helps he...

The Ritual Killer
2023
as Dr. Mackles
Unable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Mut...

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The portrait of the last cowboy Hollywood legend dives into the 65 years of an extraordinary career in Hollywood, highlighted iconic films like The Go...

The Minute You Wake Up Dead
2022
as Sheriff Thurmond Fowler
A stockbroker in a small southern town gets embroiled in an insurance scam with a next-door neighbor that leads to multiple murders when a host of oth...

Ogun Óla: War is Coming
2022
Producer
Follow Óla, a teenager who suddenly discovers that he is the reincarnation of a demigod, as he now needs to face his recently found destiny.

Sidney
2022
as Self
This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Wa...

Paradise Highway
2022
as Gerick
A truck driver has been forced to smuggle illicit cargo to save her brother from a deadly prison gang. With FBI operatives hot on her trail, Sally's c...

Betty White: A Celebration
2022
as Self
A documentary focusing on the life of actress and comedian Betty White.

Power of Chi
2022
as Narrator (voice)
The mysterious chi is presented as a force that can be produced by the master and defies all explanation.

The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
2021
Executive Producer
Based on the true story of the events that led to the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., an elderly African American veteran with bipolar disorder, who...

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021
as Self
A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
as Self
Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award...

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021
as Senior
The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicense...

Vanquish
2021
as Damon
Victoria is a young mother trying to put her dark past as a Russian drug courier behind her, but retired cop Damon forces Victoria to do his bidding b...

Coming 2 America
2021
as Morgan Freeman
Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native name...

Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers
2021
as Self
Perhaps it is his distinctive velvet smooth voice and calming demeanor that made Morgan Freeman a household name. World-renowned actor, Freeman has st...

The Comeback Trail
2020
as Reggie Fontaine
Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting ...

Meeting the Beatles in India
2020
as Narrator (voice)
Filmmaker Paul Saltzman retraces his journey of 50 years ago when he spent a life-changing time with the Beatles at the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram...

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020
as Self
Ryan Seacrest hosts the second Disney Family Singalong featuring celebrities and their families as they take on their favorite Disney tunes from their...

Into Nature's Wild
2020
as Narrator (voice)
From the wilds of Alaska and the lush coastline of Oregon, to the ancient canyons of the Southwest and the rolling hills of the Appalachian Trail, Int...

Angel Has Fallen
2019
as Alan Trumbull
After a treacherous attack, Secret Service agent Mike Banning is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trumbull. Chased by his own colleagu...

Brian Banks
2019
as Jerome Johnson (uncredited)
An All-American football player's dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is falsely accused of rape and sent to prison.

The Poison Rose
2019
as Doc
A down-on-his-luck PI is hired by his old flame to investigate a murder. But while the case at first appears routine, it slowly reveals itself to be a...

Panama Canal in 3D a Land Divided a World United
2019
as Self
Through the magic of 3D and IMAX cameras, audiences everywhere can take a mind-blowing trip through one of the seven wonders of the modern world in PA...

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
2018
as Drosselmeyer
When Clara’s mother leaves her a mysterious gift, she embarks on a journey to four secret realms—where she discovers her greatest strength could chang...

America's Musical Journey
2018
as Narrator (voice)
"AMERICA'S MUSICAL JOURNEY" celebrates the unique diversity of cultures and creative risk-taking that characterize America, as told through the story ...

Die Clint Eastwood Story
2018
as Self
German Documentary on Clint Eastwood

Just Getting Started
2017
as Duke
Duke Diver is living the high life as the freewheeling manager of a luxurious resort in Palm Springs, Calif. He soon faces competition from Leo, a for...

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017
as Self
Profile of the producer and former studio head of 20th Century Fox in the 1970s, Alan Ladd Jr.

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs
2017
as Self
An examination of the Oscar-winning director who brought to life some of cinema's most beloved motion pictures.

The Words That Built America
2017
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join to read the historic documents which laid the foun...

Going in Style
2017
as Willie Davis
Desperate to pay the bills and come through for their loved ones, three lifelong pals risk it all by embarking on a daring bid to knock off the very b...

Ben-Hur
2016
as Sheik Ilderim
A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.

The C Word
2016
as Narrator (voice)
Cancer: Few words are more feared. But in her sharply researched, deftly humorous message of hope, survivor Meghan O’Hara changes the way we think abo...

Now You See Me 2
2016
as Thaddeus Bradley
One year after outwitting the FBI and winning the public’s adulation with their mind-bending spectacles, the Four Horsemen resurface only to find them...

London Has Fallen
2016
as Alan Trumbull
In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.

Momentum
2015
as Senator
When Alex, an infiltration expert with a secret past, accidentally reveals her identity during what should have been a routine heist, she quickly find...

JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness
2015
as Narrator (voice)
How U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson used his political prowess to make the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 happen. The sto...

Ted 2
2015
as Patrick Meighan
Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.

Last Knights
2015
as Bartok
When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks on a journey of vengeance that will not come to a...

Dolphin Tale 2
2014
as Dr. Cameron McCarthy
The team of people who saved Winter's life reassemble in the wake of her surrogate mother's passing in order to find her a companion so she can remain...

Lucy
2014
as Professor Norman
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

5 Flights Up
2014
as Alex Carver
A long-time married couple who've spent their lives together in the same New York apartment become overwhelmed by personal and real estate-related iss...

5 Flights Up
2014
Producer
A long-time married couple who've spent their lives together in the same New York apartment become overwhelmed by personal and real estate-related iss...

Wish Wizard
2014
as Maxwell Omni
When two kids wish for their parents to listen to their dreams, a whole world opens up to them.

Transcendence
2014
as Joseph Tagger
Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them...

Island of Lemurs: Madagascar
2014
as Narrator (voice)
The incredible true story of nature’s greatest explorers—lemurs. Through footage captured with IMAX 3D, audiences go on a spectacular journey to the r...

The Lego Movie
2014
as Vitruvius (voice)
An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from ...

We the People
2014
as Narrator (voice)
This powerful giant screen historical documentary is the story of America’s founding documents and the people who wrote, shaped and tested them.

JFK: A President Betrayed
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Narrated by Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, "JFK: A President Betrayed" uncovers new evidence that reveals how JFK embarked on secret back channe...

Last Vegas
2013
as Archibald 'Archie' Clayton
Aging pals Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam have been best friends since childhood. When Billy finally proposes to his much-younger girlfriend, all four ...

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
2013
as Self (archive footage)
This feature-length documentary delves into the trilogy, opening with the inspiration and vision for the new Batman films and inching its way toward t...

Now You See Me
2013
as Thaddeus Bradley
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with...

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
2013
as Self
With a focus on Clint Eastwood's career as a director, this documentary features movie clips, behind-the-scenes footage, interviews with people with w...

Oblivion
2013
as Beech
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war wit...

Olympus Has Fallen
2013
as Alan Trumbull
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former President...

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
as Self
Actors, crew and executives who worked at Warner Bros. Pictures recall their days at the studio.
The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan
2013
as Narrator (voice)
In 1953, Horace Carter earned a Pulitzer Prize for Meritorious Public Service for his reporting on the Ku Klux Klan. Carter persevered in the face of...

Ending the Knight
2012
as Self
A comprehensive look into how Director Christopher Nolan and his production team made "The Dark Knight Rises" the epic conclusion to the Dark Knight l...

B.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012
as Narrator (voice)
Documentary charting the life of blues guitarist B.B. King, with contributions from fellow musicians.

The Dark Knight Rises
2012
as Fox
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is...

The Magic of Belle Isle
2012
as Monte Wildhorn
In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, ...
Le frontiere dell'Astronomia - EP-7 Vite aliene nel cosmo
2012
as Narratore

Echoes 'Cross the Tracks
2012
as Self
A powerful documentary starring Morgan Freeman about the genesis of The Blues in the South and the music spreading around the world. Morgan Freeman sh...
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
2012
as Self
A special Betty White's 90th Birthday Party aired on NBC a day before the star's birthday on January 16, 2012. The show featured appearances of many s...

Dolphin Tale
2011
as Dr. McCarthy
A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap.

Conan the Barbarian
2011
as Narrator (voice)
A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, ...
Clint Eastwood's West
2011
as Self
An entertaining look at Clint Eastwood's storied career as a Western icon and filmmaker, featuring interviews with Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Kev...

Breaking the Taboo
2011
as Narrator (voice)
Narrated by Morgan Freeman, this groundbreaking new documentary uncovers the UN sanctioned war on drugs, charting its origins and its devastating impa...

Born to Be Wild
2011
as Narrator (voice)
Born to Be Wild observes various orphaned jungle animals and their day-to-day behavioural interactions with the individuals who rescue them and raise ...

The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office
2010
as Narrator (voice)
The documentary covers fifty years inside The White House.

RED
2010
as Joe Matheson
After surviving an assault from a squad of hit men, retired CIA black ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team for an all-out war. Frank reunite...

The 16th Man
2010
as Narrator (voice)
Rugby Union has long been viewed in South Africa as a game for the white population, and the country’s success in the sport has been a true source of ...

The 16th Man
2010
Producer
Rugby Union has long been viewed in South Africa as a game for the white population, and the country’s success in the sport has been a true source of ...

The Eastwood Factor
2010
as Self - Narrator (voice)
For 35 years Clint Eastwood has called Warner Bros. home. In The Eastwood Factor, film historian Richard Schickel ventures beyond Eastwood’s tough, ic...

For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
2010
as Self (voice)
This High Definition, PBS miniseries uses letters, diaries, speeches, journalistic accounts, historical text and military records to document and ackn...

The People Speak
2009
as Self
A look at America's struggles with war, class, race and women's rights. based on Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States."

Invictus
2009
as Nelson Mandela
Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his...

Invictus
2009
Executive Producer
Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his...

The Maiden Heist
2009
as Charles Peterson
A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are trans...

Prom Night in Mississippi
2009
as Narrator (voice)
A high school in a small-town in Mississippi prepares for its first integrated senior prom.

Thick as Thieves
2009
as Keith Ripley
A master thief recruits a notorious thief to help him steal two famous Faberge eggs from an impenetrable vault in an effort to pull off one final job ...

The Dark Knight
2008
as Lucius Fox
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the rema...

Wanted
2008
as Sloan
Doormat Wesley Gibson is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. He meets an attractive woman named Fox and discovers that his recently murdered...

Where the Water Meets the Sky
2008
Narrated by Academy Award winning actor, Morgan Freeman, Where the Water Meets the Sky tells the inspiring story of a group of women from a remote tow...

A Raisin in the Sun
2008
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads whare the Younger family find themselves whe...

The Bucket List
2007
as Carter Chambers
Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital r...

All About Us
2007
as Self
Two Hollywood filmmakers attempt to find Morgan Freeman in Mississippi and convince him to star in their next movie. When life gets in their way they ...

Feast of Love
2007
as Harry Stevenson
A meditation on love and its various incarnations, set within a community of friends in Oregon. It is described as an exploration of the magical, myst...

Gone Baby Gone
2007
as Jack Doyle
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hi...

AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
2007
as Self
10th Anniversary of the 100 greatest films as chosen by the American Film Institute.

Evan Almighty
2007
as God
God contacts Junior Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.

The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
2006
as Self
When "The Electric Company" made its television debut in October 1971, it was instantly clear that it would fulfill its mission of helping struggling ...

10 Items or Less
2006
as 'Him'
An actor who is considering the role of a supermarket manager arrives at a grocery store on the outskirts of Los Angeles to do some field research. He...

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006
as Self
Hollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happenstance and controlled luck can make movie magic.

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as Jaques (segment "As You Like It")
The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of Broadway's brightest luminaries. Culled from clips fro...

The Contract
2006
as Frank Carden
Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across...

Lucky Number Slevin
2006
as The Boss
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get ...

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
as Neil Armstrong (voice)
Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on the surface of the moon -- are paid homage in this ...

An Unfinished Life
2005
as Mitch Bradley
Stoic and heartbroken, Einar Gilkyson quietly lives in the rugged Wyoming ranchlands alongside his only trusted friend, Mitch Bradley. One day, the wo...

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005
as Self
A one-hour, commercial-free benefit concert television special that aired simulcast worldwide on September 9, 2005, at 8 pm ET/CT live.

Edison
2005
as Ashford
In the troubled city of Edison, a young journalist, his jaded editor, and an honest investigator from the district attorney's office join forces to ga...

War of the Worlds
2005
as Narrator (voice)
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daugh...

Batman Begins
2005
as Lucius Fox
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable t...

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self

Unleashed
2005
as Sam
Raised as a slave, Danny is used to fighting for his survival. In fact, his "master," Bart, thinks of him as a pet and goes as far as leashing him wit...

Blues Divas
2005
as Self
A documentary featuring live performance footage and interviews with eight contemporary female blues' artists including Mavis Staples, Denise LaSalle,...

Million Dollar Baby
2004
as Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggi...

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004
as Self
A meld of legendary performers and contemporary artists of today who have been influenced by Ray's music perform in this concert extravaganza.

The Hunting of the President
2004
as Narrator (voice)
Previously unreleased material outlines the campaign against Bill Clinton's presidency, from his days in Arkansas up to his impeachment trial.

Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation
2004
11 minute introduction to the Visual History Foundation and the work being done to document and archive the first-person histories of the remaining Su...

The Big Bounce
2004
as Walter Crewes
A small-time con artist and a Hawaiian real estate developer's mischievous, enterprising mistress team up for a potential $200,000 score.

Guilty by Association
2003
as Lt. Redding
There is no honor without truth. When gang wars spin out of control in downtown Washington D.C., one man steps onto the battlefirld to hunt down a rut...

Declaration of Independence
2003
as Self
Famous actors and actresses read the Declaration of Independence of the United States.

Bruce Almighty
2003
as God
Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bru...

Dreamcatcher
2003
as Col. Abraham Curtis
Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're o...

Levity
2003
as Miles Evans
Manuel Jordan is a man who is free after serving 23 years for killing a teenager during an attempted robbery. After nearly two decades of staring at h...

Levity
2003
Executive Producer
Manuel Jordan is a man who is free after serving 23 years for killing a teenager during an attempted robbery. After nearly two decades of staring at h...

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
2002
as Self
Behind the scenes of Unforgiven (1992)

All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger
2002
as Self
10th Anniversary documentary looking back at Unforgiven (1992)

Partners of the Heart
2002
as Narrator (voice)
Recounts the extraordinary segregation-era partnership between two surgeons--one black and one white--who defied the medical establishment and changed...

The Sum of All Fears
2002
as DCI William Cabot
When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia a...

High Crimes
2002
as Charlie Grimes
A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador....

Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
2001
as Self
Film critic and presenter Mark Kermode explores the fascination and praise audiences, fans and critics have behind the classic The Shawshank Redemptio...

Along Came a Spider
2001
as Alex Cross
After the harrowing death of his partner, forensic psychologist and best-selling author Alex Cross cannot forgive himself and has retreated to the pea...

Along Came a Spider
2001
Executive Producer
After the harrowing death of his partner, forensic psychologist and best-selling author Alex Cross cannot forgive himself and has retreated to the pea...

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
as Narrator (voice)
Hollywood careers are full of make-or-break moments. For Clint Eastwood, one such moment came when studio powers agreed to let him make his directing ...

Nurse Betty
2000
as Charlie
What happens when a person decides that life is merely a state of mind? If you're Betty, a small-town waitress and soap opera fan from Fair Oaks, Kans...

Under Suspicion
2000
as Captain Victor Benezet
A lawyer is asked to come to the police station to clear up a few loose ends in his witness report of a foul murder. "This will only take ten minutes"...

Under Suspicion
2000
Executive Producer
A lawyer is asked to come to the police station to clear up a few loose ends in his witness report of a foul murder. "This will only take ten minutes"...

Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999
as Self
A documentary looking at the life and work of Stephen King.

Mutiny
1999
Executive Producer
Fact-based story about 300 predominantly black sailors who were killed on July 17, 1944 while loading munitions on a ship in San Francisco. Three week...

Deep Impact
1998
as President Tom Beck
A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to sav...

Hard Rain
1998
as Jim
An armored car driver tries to elude a gang of thieves while a flood ravages the countryside.

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998
as Self
A look at the confluence of the Red Scare, McCarthyism, and blacklists with the post-war activism by African Americans seeking more and better roles o...

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998
Thanks
A look at the confluence of the Red Scare, McCarthyism, and blacklists with the post-war activism by African Americans seeking more and better roles o...

Amistad
1997
as Theodore Joadson
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are th...

Kiss the Girls
1997
as Det. Alex Cross
Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," ...

The Long Way Home
1997
as Narrator (voice)
The story of the post World War II Jewish refugee situation from liberation to the establishment of the modern state of Israel.
The Making of Se7en
1997
as Self
The principal cast and crew members take you behind the scenes hearing from the core three members about there experiences and behind-the-scenes of ho...

Cosmic Voyage
1996
as Narrator (voice)
The Academy Award® nominee Cosmic Voyage combines live action with state-of-the-art computer-generated imagery to pinpoint where humans fit in our eve...

Chain Reaction
1996
as Paul Shannon
At the University of Chicago, a research team that includes brilliant student machinist Eddie Kasalivich experiences a breakthrough: a stable form of ...

Moll Flanders
1996
as Hibble
The daughter of a thief, young Moll is placed in the care of a nunnery after the execution of her mother. However, the actions of an abusive priest le...

Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
1996
as Edward G. Robinson
Documentary following the hearings held by the House Un-American Activities Committee of the '40s and '50s.

Inside the White House
1996
as Narrator (voice)
Featuring behind-the-scenes footage and unprecedented access to its hallowed halls, this program from National Geographic takes viewers on an in-depth...

Se7en
1995
as Somerset
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film t...

Outbreak
1995
as General Billy Ford
A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col. Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus sprea...

The Shawshank Redemption
1994
as Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, wh...

Bopha!
1993
Director
In this story of a black policeman during South African apartheid, Danny Glover plays the cop, who believes he's trying to help his people, even while...

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
1992
as Self
Behind the scenes of the 1992 film Unforgiven.

Unforgiven
1992
as Ned Logan
William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one las...

The Power of One
1992
as Geel Piet
PK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only friend, a kindly world-wise prisoner, Geel Piet. Geel...

The True Story of Glory Continues
1991
as Narrator (voice)
Morgan Freeman narrates this documentary that explores the 54th Massachusetts regiment that is the basis of the motion picture, "Glory".

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1991
as Azeem
Nobleman crusader Robin of Locksley breaks out of a Jerusalem prison with the help of Moorish fellow prisoner Azeem and travels back home to England. ...

Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
1991
as Self
U.S. network TV special surveying the history of Robin Hood in popular culture, emphasizing the 1991 film "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves". Interviews ...

The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
1991
as Narrator (voice)
American Experience

The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
as Judge Leonard White
After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A down-and-out reporter breaks the story and ...

Follow the Drinking Gourd
1990
as Narrator (voice)
Based on the traditional American folksong, this compelling tale recounts the daring adventures of one family's escape from slavery via the Undergroun...
Rabbit Ears - The Savior is Born
1990
as Narrator (voice)
Read by Morgan Freeman

Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.

The Earth Day Special
1990
as Walter Samson
The Earth Day Special is a television special revolving around Earth Day that aired on ABC on April 22, 1990. Sponsored by Time Warner, the two hour s...

Glory
1989
as Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

Driving Miss Daisy
1989
as Hoke Colburn
The story of an old Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and her relationship with her black chauffeur, Hoke. From an initial mere work relationship grew ...

Johnny Handsome
1989
as Lt. A.Z. Drones
A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straig...

Lean On Me
1989
as Principal Joe Clark
When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined...

Clean and Sober
1988
as Craig
Hotshot real estate salesman Daryl has a bad cocaine habit. After embezzling his company's money, he wakes up next to a girl who overdosed. To hide fr...

Clinton and Nadine
1988
as Dorsey Pratt
Eager to find his brother's murderer, Clinton enlists the aid of Nadine, an expensive call girl. Together they get sucked into a plot to smuggle guns ...

Fight for Life
1987
as Dr. Sherard
Jerry Lewis plays an Ohio optometrist who has a six-year old daughter with epilepsy. He fights to get the FDA to approve a drug (at that time only ava...

Street Smart
1987
as Leo "Fast Black" Smalls, Jr.
A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.

Resting Place
1986
as Luther Johnson
A television movie set in Rockville, Georgia, in 1972. Major Kendall Laird, a Survival Assistance Officer, arrives in this sleepy little town with the...

The Execution of Raymond Graham
1985
as Warden Pratt
A young man, convicted of the murder of a clerk, who has been on death row for five years and now awaits his execution while his family desperately se...

That Was Then... This Is Now
1985
as Charlie Woods
A delinquent teenager's only link to society is the attachment he feels towards an older brother-figure. When the older boy starts spending time with ...

The Gospel at Colonus
1985
as Messenger
An African-American musical version of Sophocles's tragedy, Oedipus at Colonus. In 1985 PBS televised the original Brooklyn Academy of Music productio...

Marie: A True Story
1985
as Charles Traughber
In 1978 Tennessee, a single mother and political appointee risks her career and her life to blow the whistle on rampant corruption in the penal system...

Teachers
1984
as Lewis
A teacher reconnects with an old student who is now an attorney representing a family who is suing the school for graduating their son who still canno...

Harry & Son
1984
as Siemanowski
Widower Harry Keach is a construction worker who was raised to appreciate the importance of working for a living. He takes a dim view of his sensitive...

The Marva Collins Story
1981
as Clarence Collins
Cicely Tyson was Emmy-nominated as Outstanding Actress for her portrait of a Chicago schoolteacher whose remarkable achievements with black children l...

Eyewitness
1981
as Lieutenant Black
NYC custodian Daryll Deever is a big fan of local news reporter Tony Sokolow, so he is intrigued when she shows up to cover a story at his workplace. ...

Death of a Prophet
1981
as Malcolm X
After breaking ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a man marked for death...and it was just a matter of time before his enemies closed in....

Brubaker
1980
as Walter
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.

Attica
1980
as Hap Richards
Acclaimed dramatization recreating the incidents surrounding the 1971 revolt in New York's Attica State Prison that lasted for 23 days and resulted in...

Hollow Image
1979
as Sweet Talk
A black New York career girl, who has made it big in the fashion world, is torn between her new life "downtown" and her roots in Harlem with an old bo...

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
1978
as Uncle Hammer
1978 movie starring Morgan Freeman. This movie is the shortened version that was released from the original 3 part mini series back in 1978.

Out to Lunch
1974
as Self / Croupier
The Muppets of Sesame Street and the cast of The Electric Company take over the ABC Nightly News when the newsroom staff takes a lunch break.

Blade
1973
as Chris
A homicide detective goes after a woman-hating serial killer, who uses knives to murder his victims.

Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!
1971
as Afro
Barney owns the last working farm in Manhattan. For various reasons, city officials have decided to close it down. A special event is planned to raise...
Caught in the Middle
1970
A Social Worker returns to the urban setting of his childhood with the hopes of making a difference, but must temper his altruism with the realities o...

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968
as Grand Central Commuter (uncredited)
When the Great Northeast Blackout of 1965 hit, millions of people were left in the dark, including Waldo Zane, a New York executive in the process of ...

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968
as Grand Central Commuter
When the Great Northeast Blackout of 1965 hit, millions of people were left in the dark, including Waldo Zane, a New York executive in the process of ...

A Man Called Adam
1966
as Party Guest (uncredited)
A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.

The Pawnbroker
1965
as Man on Street (Uncredited)
A Jewish pawnbroker, a victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions.
Sniff
N/A
as Joe Mulwray
A retired detective is pulled back into the action by his former partner, they uncover a hidden underworld of sex, drugs and murder in the wealthy com...
The Blues Live On! The Delta Blues Museum
N/A
as Narrator (voice)
Located in an old depot in Clarksdale, Mississippi, where Muddy Waters boarded the train to carry the Blues to the world, this small museum tells the ...
The Little Bedroom
N/A
Follows Edmond, a man recovering in a facility after taking a bad fall. He finds out that his son has sold his apartment, so he leaves with a nurse to...
Hate to See You Go
N/A
as Sonny Bell
The story of Sonny Bell (Freeman), an aging Chicago Blues musician, who refuses to retire and defiantly hits the road with his band for one last long-...

CLINT
N/A
as Narrator (voice)
CLINT is the inspirational story of the early life of film legend and icon Clint Eastwood. We follow young Clint from age 20 when he received his draf...
Hate to See You Go
N/A
Producer
The story of Sonny Bell (Freeman), an aging Chicago Blues musician, who refuses to retire and defiantly hits the road with his band for one last long-...

Rendezvous with Rama
N/A
Producer
In the 2130s, a team of astronauts is tasked with intercepting a mysterious 50-by-20-kilometre cylindrical alien starship that enters the solar system...

Last Meals
N/A
Producer
Walter Karat is a former White House Chef whose fall from grace has landed him in the kitchen of a maximum security prison cooking for death row inmat...