Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Acting

January 15, 1929 — April 4, 1968Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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.

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J. Edgar

J. Edgar

2011

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

2009

The Doors

The Doors

1991

Da 5 Bloods

Da 5 Bloods

2020

13th

13th

2016

Capitalism: A Love Story

Capitalism: A Love Story

2009

Bobby

Bobby

2006

Nixon

Nixon

1995

The Corporation

The Corporation

2003

O.J.: Made in America

O.J.: Made in America

2016

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America Who Are You? A History of the American Mindset

America Who Are You? A History of the American Mindset

2026

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream

Martin Luther King Jr.: Enemies of the Dream

2026

Self (archive footage)

Clock - Socialist Burgers Inc.

Clock - Socialist Burgers Inc.

2025

Self (archive footage)

Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley

Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley

2024

Self (archive footage)

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

2024

Self (archive footage)

America's Woman

America's Woman

2024

Self

Hollywood Black

Hollywood Black

2024

Self (archive footage)

The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys

2024

Self (archive footage)

Zeitgeist: Requiem

Zeitgeist: Requiem

2024

Self (archive footage)

Becoming King

Becoming King

2024

Self (archive footage)

Origin

Origin

2023

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Four Died Trying: Prologue

Four Died Trying: Prologue

2023

Self (archive footage)

Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight

Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight

2023

La Californie !

La Californie !

2023

Self (archive footage)

Jim Crow: The History of Africans in America

Jim Crow: The History of Africans in America

2023

Bill Russell: Legend

Bill Russell: Legend

2023

Self (archive footage)

Stand

Stand

2023

Self (archive footage)

The Universe

The Universe

2023

Self (archive footage)

The Century of Icons

The Century of Icons

2022

Self (archive footage)

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

Say Hey, Willie Mays!

2022

Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King: More Than One Dream

Martin Luther King: More Than One Dream

2022

The Janes

The Janes

2022

Self (archive footage)

A History of the World According to Getty Images

A History of the World According to Getty Images

2022

Self (Archive Footage)

A History of Antisemitism

A History of Antisemitism

2022

Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)

Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's

Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's

2022

Self (archive footage)

Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America

Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America

2022

Self (archive footage)

The Art of Dissent

The Art of Dissent

2021

Self - Subject (archive footage)

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

2021

Self (archive footage)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021

Self - Activist (archive footage)

This Is Pop

This Is Pop

2021

Self (archive footage)

Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

2021

Self

The Soul of America

The Soul of America

2020

Self (archive footage)

Ku Klux Klan: An American Story

Ku Klux Klan: An American Story

2020

Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)

First Ladies

First Ladies

2020

Self (archive footage)

MLK/FBI

MLK/FBI

2020

Self (archive footage)

De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade

De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade

2020

Self

Helter Skelter: An American Myth

Helter Skelter: An American Myth

2020

Self (archive footage)

John Lewis: Good Trouble

John Lewis: Good Trouble

2020

Self (archive Footage) / Self (archive footage)

Da 5 Bloods

Da 5 Bloods

2020

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Killing John F. Kennedy

Killing John F. Kennedy

2020

Self (archive footage)

History 101

History 101

2020

Self (archive footage)

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

2020

Self (archive footage)

England 79

England 79

2019

Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

2019

Self (archive footage)

Mike Wallace Is Here

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019

Self (archive footage)

Geek, and You Shall Find

Geek, and You Shall Find

2019

Self (voice)

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

2019

Self

What's My Name | Muhammad Ali

What's My Name | Muhammad Ali

2019

Self (archive footage)

Demokratie unter Druck – Europa vor der Wahl

Demokratie unter Druck – Europa vor der Wahl

2019

Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)

Hesburgh

Hesburgh

2019

Self (archive footage)

Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

2019

Self (archive footage)

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

2019

Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

2018

Self (archive footage)

The Corporate Coup D'État

The Corporate Coup D'État

2018

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Robert Penn Warren: A Vision

Robert Penn Warren: A Vision

2018

Basketball: A Love Story

Basketball: A Love Story

2018

Self (archive footage)

1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

2018

Self (archive footage)

Explained

Explained

2018

Self (archive footage)

Bobby Kennedy for President

Bobby Kennedy for President

2018

Self (archive footage)

Elvis Presley: The Searcher

Elvis Presley: The Searcher

2018

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man

Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man

2018

Self (archive footage)

I Am MLK Jr.

I Am MLK Jr.

2018

Self

Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald

Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald

2018

Self (archive footage)

King in the Wilderness

King in the Wilderness

2018

Self (archive footage)

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

2017

Self (archive footage)

Burn Motherfucker, Burn!

Burn Motherfucker, Burn!

2017

Self (archive footage)

Chasing Trane

Chasing Trane

2017

Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue

2017

Self (archive footage)

13th

13th

2016

Self (archive footage)

O.J.: Made in America

O.J.: Made in America

2016

Self (archive footage)

Great Literary Tour

Great Literary Tour

2016

Self (archive footage)

O.J.: Made in America

O.J.: Made in America

2016

Self (archive footage)

Andrew Cohen on Crisis and Its Outtakes

Andrew Cohen on Crisis and Its Outtakes

2016

Self (archive footage)

Race for the White House

Race for the White House

2016

Self (archive footage)

Året var 1966

Året var 1966

2016

Self (archive footage)

We Have A Dream

We Have A Dream

2016

Self (archive footage)

Leif GW Persson - Min klassresa

Leif GW Persson - Min klassresa

2015

Self (archive footage)

Imminent Threat

Imminent Threat

2015

Self (archive footage)

In Their Own Words

In Their Own Words

2015

Self (archive footage)

Children of the Civil Rights

Children of the Civil Rights

2015

Self (archive footage)

Klansville U.S.A.

Klansville U.S.A.

2015

Self (archive Footage)

Emancipation Road

Emancipation Road

2014

Self

Freedom Summer

Freedom Summer

2014

Self (archive footage)

Speeches That Shook the World

Speeches That Shook the World

2013

Self (archive footage)

Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

2013

Self (archive footage)

Året var 1963

Året var 1963

2013

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

2013

Self

The House I Live In

The House I Live In

2012

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Infamous Assassinations

Infamous Assassinations

2012

Self (archive footage)

I Am

2012

Self

MLK: The Assassination Tapes

MLK: The Assassination Tapes

2012

Self (archive footage)

Ethel

Ethel

2012

Self (archive footage)

Picture Me Rollin'

Picture Me Rollin'

2012

Self (voice)

J. Edgar

J. Edgar

2011

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mentiras verdaderas

Mentiras verdaderas

2011

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Invasion

Hollywood Invasion

2011

archive footage

2012: Time for Change

2012: Time for Change

2010

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

COINTELPRO 101

COINTELPRO 101

2010

Self (archive footage)

Roads to Memphis

Roads to Memphis

2010

Self (archive footage)

When You're Strange

When You're Strange

2010

Self (archive footage)

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

2009

Self (archive footage)

Capitalism: A Love Story

Capitalism: A Love Story

2009

Self (archive footage)

Stand

2009

Self (archive footage)

The Day the Troubles Began

The Day the Troubles Began

2008

Self

The Witness from the Balcony of Room 306

The Witness from the Balcony of Room 306

2008

Self

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

2008

Self (archive footage)

Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene

Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene

2008

self - archival footage

L'altra Dallas - Chi ha ucciso RFK?

L'altra Dallas - Chi ha ucciso RFK?

2007

Self (archive footage)

RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy

RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy

2007

Self (archive footage)

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

2007

Self (archive footage)

...So Goes the Nation

...So Goes the Nation

2006

Self (archive footage)

Bobby

Bobby

2006

Self (archive footage)

Folk Britannia

2006

Self (archival footage)

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

2005

Self (archive footage)

Citizen King

2004

Self (archive footage)

Days That Shook the World

Days That Shook the World

2003

Self (archive footage)

The Corporation

The Corporation

2003

Self (archive footage)

Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks

Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks

2002

Self (archive footage)

Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

2002

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

2002

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Year That Trembled

The Year That Trembled

2002

Self (archive footage)

A Huey P. Newton Story

A Huey P. Newton Story

2001

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare

2000

Self

Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games

Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games

1999

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King: Days of Hope

Martin Luther King: Days of Hope

1997

Self

4 Little Girls

4 Little Girls

1997

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Blue Eyed

Blue Eyed

1996

Self (archive footage)

All Power to the People!

All Power to the People!

1996

Self (archive footage)

Assassinations That Changed the World

Assassinations That Changed the World

1996

Nixon

Nixon

1995

(Archive footage)

Kulturzeit

Kulturzeit

1995

Self (archive footage)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective

1994

Self (archive footage)

The Real Malcolm X

The Real Malcolm X

1992

Death Scenes 2

Death Scenes 2

1992

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century

1992

The Doors

The Doors

1991

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

American Experience

American Experience

1988

Himself (archive footage)

Dispatches

Dispatches

1987

In Remembrance of Martin

In Remembrance of Martin

1986

Self

Disasters of the Century

Disasters of the Century

1985

Self (archive footage)

Good Intentions

Good Intentions

1985

Self (Archival Footage)

First Tuesday

1983

The Killing of America

The Killing of America

1981

Self (archive footage)

The War at Home

The War at Home

1979

Self (archive footage)

James Brown Soul Brother No. 1

James Brown Soul Brother No. 1

1978

Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

1973

Self/Cameo (archive footage)

Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)

Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)

1973

Self (archive footage)

Владыки без масок. Гарольд Хант - апостол «ультра»

Владыки без масок. Гарольд Хант - апостол «ультра»

1970

Self (archive footage)

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King, Jr: From Montgomery to Memphis

Martin Luther King, Jr: From Montgomery to Memphis

1969

Self

LBJ

LBJ

1968

Self

Martin Luther King at Newcastle University

Martin Luther King at Newcastle University

1967

Self

13 November 1967: Martin Luther King Interview

13 November 1967: Martin Luther King Interview

1967

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967

Self

After Civil Rights... Black Power

After Civil Rights... Black Power

1967

Self

I Am Curious (Yellow)

I Am Curious (Yellow)

1967

Himself

Anno Domini MCMLXV

Anno Domini MCMLXV

1966

Self (archive footage)

The Bus

The Bus

1965

The March

The March

1964

Self

Wealth of a Nation

Wealth of a Nation

1964

Self

Union and Freedom

Union and Freedom

1964

Himself

I Have a Dream

1963

Self

David Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

David Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

1963

himself

The Negro and the American Promise

The Negro and the American Promise

1963

World in Action

World in Action

1963

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Self

Integration Report 1

Integration Report 1

1960

Self

The David Susskind Show

The David Susskind Show

1959

Self

King vs. the United States of America

King vs. the United States of America

Self (archive footage)

Writing1

Epic Rap Battles of History

Epic Rap Battles of History

2010

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