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Andrew Young

Andrew Young

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March 12, 1932New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr.

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Known for

The Colbert Reporttv

The Colbert Report

2005

4 Little Girlsmovie

4 Little Girls

1997

MLK/FBImovie

MLK/FBI

2020

King in the Wildernessmovie

King in the Wilderness

2018

I Am Somebodymovie

I Am Somebody

1970

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphismovie

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll Presidentmovie

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

2020

A Man's Storymovie

A Man's Story

2011

Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Toldmovie

Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told

2024

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedymovie

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

2009

Acting32

Andrew Young: The Dirty Workmovie

Andrew Young: The Dirty Work

2025

Self

The Games in Black & Whitemovie

The Games in Black & White

2025

Himself

Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Toldmovie

Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told

2024

Self (archive footage)

South to Black Powermovie

South to Black Power

2023

Self

Move When the Spirit Says Move: The Legacy of Dorothy Foreman Cottonmovie

Move When the Spirit Says Move: The Legacy of Dorothy Foreman Cotton

2023

Self

Rathermovie

Rather

2023

Self - Civil Rights Activist & Politician

This World Is Not My Ownmovie

This World Is Not My Own

2023

Self

Downing of a Flagtv

Downing of a Flag

2021

self

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Storymovie

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

2021

Self

MLK/FBImovie

MLK/FBI

2020

Self

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll Presidentmovie

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

2020

Self

Ali's Comeback: The Untold Storymovie

Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story

2020

Self

Backyard Wildernessmovie

Backyard Wilderness

2018

Dad

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallacemovie

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

2018

Self

Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonaldmovie

Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald

2018

Self

King in the Wildernessmovie

King in the Wilderness

2018

Self

Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewismovie

Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis

2017

Self

Martin Luther King and the March on Washingtonmovie

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

2013

Self

A Man's Storymovie

A Man's Story

2011

Self

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedymovie

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

2009

Self

Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressionsmovie

Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions

2008

Self

The Colbert Reporttv

The Colbert Report

2005

Self

Citizen King
movie

Citizen King

2004

Self

The American Presidenttv

The American President

2000

Thomas Jefferson

I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in Americamovie

I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America

1998

Self

4 Little Girlsmovie

4 Little Girls

1997

Self - SCLC

The Real Malcolm Xmovie

The Real Malcolm X

1992

Traveling Hopefullymovie

Traveling Hopefully

1982

Self - Ambassador

A Decade of Strugglemovie

A Decade of Struggle

1980

Self

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphismovie

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

Self (archive footage)

I Am Somebodymovie

I Am Somebody

1970

Self

Integration Report 1movie

Integration Report 1

1960

Self

Crew1

Dawn of the Mayamovie

Dawn of the Maya

2004

Cinematography

Production1

Fandango at the Wallmovie

Fandango at the Wall

2020

Executive Producer