Martin Luther King Jr.
Acting
Biography
Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia (the Albany Movement), and helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Martin Luther King Jr.
Filmography
Acting (140)
2026
Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dreamas Self (archive footage)
4.0
2025
Breakdown: 1975as Self (archive photo)
6.9
2025
Clock - Socialist Burgers Inc.as Self (archive footage)
6.0
2024
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presleyas Self (archive footage)
7.5
2024
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trumpas Self (archive footage)
7.4
2024
America's Womanas Self
2024
The Beach Boysas Self (archive footage)
6.7
2024
Fayeas Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage) (as Martin Luther King)
6.4
2024
Zeitgeist: Requiemas Self (archive footage)
2024
Becoming Kingas Self (archive footage)
1.0
2023
Originas Self (archive voice)
6.1
2023
Four Died Trying: Prologueas Self (archive footage)
2023
Standas Self (archive footage)
3.2
2023
The Universeas Self (archive footage)
7.0
2022
Say Hey, Willie Mays!as Self (archive footage)
6.0
2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Bluesas Self (archive footage)
6.7
2022
The Janesas Self (archive footage)
5.6
2022
A History of the World According to Getty Imagesas Self (Archive Footage)
6.5
2022
Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60'sas Self (archive footage)
2022
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in Americaas Self (archive footage)
7.5
2021
The Art of Dissentas Self - Subject (archive footage)
2021
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horroras Self (archive footage)
7.6
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)as Self - Activist (archive footage)
7.6
2021
2020
The Soul of Americaas Self (archive footage)
6.3
2020
MLK/FBIas Self (archive footage)
6.9
2020
John Lewis: Good Troubleas Self (archive Footage)
4.7
2020
John Lewis: Good Troubleas Self (archive footage)
4.7
2020
Da 5 Bloodsas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.4
2020
Killing John F. Kennedyas Self (archive footage)
6.0
2020
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Showas Self (archive footage)
5.9
2019
2019
Manson: Music from an Unsound Mindas Self (archive footage)
6.8
2019
Mike Wallace Is Hereas Self (archive footage)
6.5
2019
Geek, and You Shall Findas Self (voice)
5.7
7.3
2019
Demokratie unter Druck – Europa vor der Wahlas Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
5.0
2019
Hesburghas Self (archive footage)
7.3
2019
Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbookas Self (archive footage)
8.5
2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedomas Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
7.8
2018
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakeningas Self (archive footage)
7.9
2018
The Corporate Coup D'Étatas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.4
2018
1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyondas Self (archive footage)
8.0
2018
Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Manas Self (archive footage)
8.0
2018
I Am MLK Jr.as Self
8.8
2018
Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonaldas Self (archive footage)
2018
King in the Wildernessas Self (archive footage)
7.0
2017
August 28: A Day in the Life of a Peopleas Self (archive footage)
1.0
2017
Burn Motherfucker, Burn!as Self (archive footage)
6.5
2017
Chasing Traneas Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
7.3
2017
I Am Not Your Negroas Self (archive footage)
7.7
2016
13thas Self (archive footage)
7.8
2016
O.J.: Made in Americaas Self (archive footage)
8.4
2016
Andrew Cohen on Crisis and Its Outtakesas Self (archive footage)
8.0
2016
Året var 1966as Self (archive footage)
2016
We Have A Dreamas Self (archive footage)
10.0
2015
Imminent Threatas Self (archive footage)
6.7
2015
Children of the Civil Rightsas Self (archive footage)
7.0
2015
Klansville U.S.A.as Self (archive Footage)
6.8
2014
Freedom Summeras Self (archive footage)
7.2
2014
An American Ascentas Self (archive footage)
10.0
2013
Speeches That Shook the Worldas Self (archive footage)
2013
High and Hallowed: Everest 1963as Self (archive footage)
10.0
2013
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesiaas Self (archive footage)
7.6
2013
Året var 1963as Self (archive footage)
5.0
10.0
2012
The House I Live Inas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.6
2012
MLK: The Assassination Tapesas Self (archive footage)
7.4
2012
Ethelas Self (archive footage)
6.9
2012
Picture Me Rollin'as Self (voice)
2011
J. Edgaras Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.2
2011
Hollywood Invasionas archive footage
6.0
2010
2012: Time for Changeas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.3
2010
COINTELPRO 101as Self (archive footage)
2010
Roads to Memphisas Self (archive footage)
8.0
2010
When You're Strangeas Self (archive footage)
7.3
2009
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphireas Self (archive footage)
7.3
2009
Capitalism: A Love Storyas Self (archive footage)
7.1
2009
Standas Self (archive footage)
2008
The Day the Troubles Beganas Self
2008
5.5
2008
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Bostonas Self (archive footage)
6.7
2008
Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greeneas self - archival footage
8.4
2007
L'altra Dallas - Chi ha ucciso RFK?as Self (archive footage)
6.3
2007
RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedyas Self (archive footage)
7.0
2007
King: Man of Peace in a Time of Waras Self (archive footage)
8.5
2006
...So Goes the Nationas Self (archive footage)
6.9
2006
Bobbyas Self (archive footage)
6.4
2005
No Direction Home: Bob Dylanas Self (archive footage)
7.8
2004
Citizen Kingas Self (archive footage)
8.0
2003
The Corporationas Self (archive footage)
7.6
2002
Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parksas Self (archive footage)
8.3
2002
Naqoyqatsias Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.2
2002
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Filmas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
8.0
2002
The Year That Trembledas Self (archive footage)
3.7
2001
A Huey P. Newton Storyas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.4
2000
The American Nightmareas Self
6.8
1999
Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Gamesas Self (archive footage)
7.8
1997
1997
4 Little Girlsas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.1
1996
Blue Eyedas Self (archive footage)
6.9
1996
All Power to the People!as Self (archive footage)
6.3
1995
Nixonas (Archive footage)
6.8
1994
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspectiveas Self (archive footage)
7.7
8.0
1992
Death Scenes 2as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.0
1991
The Doorsas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.1
1986
In Remembrance of Martinas Self
8.0
1985
Disasters of the Centuryas Self (archive footage)
8.5
1985
Good Intentionsas Self (Archival Footage)
1981
The Killing of Americaas Self (archive footage)
7.2
1979
The War at Homeas Self (archive footage)
7.4
1973
Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2as Self/Cameo (archive footage)
9.0
1973
Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)as Self (archive footage)
1970
Владыки без масок. Гарольд Хант - апостол «ультра»as Self (archive footage)
8.0
1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphisas Self (archive footage)
7.3
1968
LBJas Self
5.9
1967
1967
1967
I Am Curious (Yellow)as Himself
5.7
1966
Anno Domini MCMLXVas Self (archive footage)
1965
9.0
1964
The Marchas Self
7.0
1964
Wealth of a Nationas Self
1964
Union and Freedomas Himself
1963
I Have a Dreamas Self
1960
Integration Report 1as Self
7.6
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King vs. the United States of Americaas Self (archive footage)