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Benjamin Augustus Vereen (October 10, 1946) is an American actor, dancer, and singer best known for ''Film/AllThatJazz'' (1979), ''Film/TopFive'' (2014), and ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' (2007).

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Benjamin Augustus Vereen ~~(October~~ (born October 10, ~~1946)~~ 1946 in Laurinburg, North Carolina) is an American actor, dancer, and singer best known for ''Film/AllThatJazz'' (1979), ''Film/TopFive'' (2014), and ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' (2007).

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* 1999: ''Film/IllTakeYouThere'' as Mr. Gwin
* 2001: ''Film/ThePainting'' as Whistlin' Willie Weston
* 2001: ''Film/TheFeastOfAllSaints'' as Rudolphe Lermontant
* 2006: ''Film/{{Idlewild}}'' as Percy Senior
* 2007: ''Film/AndThenCameLove'' as Chuck Cooper
* 2008: ''Film/AccidentalFriendship'' as Wes
* 2009: ''Film/{{Tapioca}}'' as Nuts
* 2009: ''Film/TwentyOneAndAWakeUp'' as Gen. Garner
* 2011: ''Film/MamaIWantToSing'' as Horace Payne
* 2013: ''WesternAnimation/{{Khumba}}'' as Mkhulu
* 2014: ''Film/TopFive'' as Carl
* 2014: ''Film/TimeOutOfMind'' as Dixon
* 2016: ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShowLetsDoTheTimeWarpAgain'' as Dr. Scott

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* 1999: ''Series/PromisedLand1996'' as Lawrence Taggert Sr.

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* 1999: ''Series/PromisedLand1996'' as Lawrence Taggert ~~Sr.~~Sr.
* 2002: ''Series/{{Oz}}'' as [=#02W424=] A.R. Whitworth
* 2007: ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' as Archie Roche
* 2007: ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' as Rev. Jeremiah Morris
* 2010: ''Series/HouseOfPayne'' as Clarence Sanderson
* 2010-2014: ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' as Sam Gibbs
* 2013: ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' as Lamar Addison
* 2014: ''Series/LoveThatGirl'' as Judge
* 2014: ''Series/HotInCleveland'' as Mayor Deacon
* 2017: ''Series/MakingHistory'' as Dr. Theodore Anthony Cobell
* 2017-2018: ''Series/SneakyPete'' as Porter
* 2018: ''Series/MagnumPI2018'' as Henry Barr
* 2018-2019: ''Series/LeeDanielsStar'' as Calvin
* 2019: ''Series/{{Bull}}'' as Willie Lambert
* 2019: ''Series/{{Tales}}'' as Harry
* 2021: ''Series/TheGoodFight'' as Frederick Douglass
* 2021-2022: ''Series/BPositive'' as Peter

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* 1965: ''Theatre/TheProdigalSon'' as Dancer
* 1967-1968: ''Theatre/SweetCharity'' as Dancer
* 1968-1972: ''Theatre/{{Hair}}'' as Hud/Claude
* 1968: ''Theatre/GoldenBoy'' as Understudy
* 1971-1973: ''Theatre/JesusChristSuperstar'' as Judas Iscariot
* 1972-1974: ''Theatre/{{Pippin}}'' as Leading Player
* 1985: ''Theatre/{{Grind}}'' as [=LeRoy=]
* 1992-1993: ''Theatre/JellysLastJam'' as Chimney Man
* 1995-1996: ''Theatre/AChristmasCarol'' as Ghost of Christmas Present
* 1999: ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'' as Billy Flynn
* 2001: ''Theatre/{{Fosse}}'' as Performer
* 2002: ''Theatre/ImNotRappaport'' as Midge
* 2003: ''Theatre/TheExonerated'' as Performer
* 2005-2006: ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'' as The Wizard of Oz

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Benjamin Augustus Vereen (October 10, 1946) is an American actor, dancer, and singer best known for ''Film/AllThatJazz'' (1979), ''Film/TopFive'' (2014), and ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' (2007).

He was married to Andrea Townsley and Nancy Bruner and has five children.

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!Filmography

!!Film Roles
* 1969: ''Film/SweetCharity'' as Dancer
* 1970: ''Film/GasOrItBecameNecessaryToDestroyTheWorldInOrderToSaveIt'' as Carlos
* 1975: ''Film/FunnyLady'' as Bert Robbins
* 1976: ''Film/MarysIncredibleDream'' as Devil/Noah/Man
* 1976: ''Film/LouisArmstrongChicagoStyle'' as Music/LouisArmstrong
* 1979: ''Film/AllThatJazz'' as O'Connor Flood
* 1981: ''Film/PippinHisLifeAndTimes'' as The Leading Player
* 1983: ''WesternAnimation/TheCharmkins'' as Dragonweed (short)
* 1984: ''Film/TheJesseOwensStory'' as Herb Douglas
* 1985: ''Film/TheZooGang'' as The Winch
* 1985: ''Film/LostInLondon'' as Paul Williams
* 1988: ''Film/BuyAndCell'' as Shaka
* 1988: ''Film/JennysSong'' as Joe
* 1990: ''Film/MotherGooseRockNRhyme'' as Itsy Bitsy Spider
* 1990: ''Film/TheKidWhoSavedChristmas'' as Morris
* 1993: ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAForest'' as Phineas
* 1998: ''Film/WhyDoFoolsFallInLove'' as Richard Barrett

!!Television Roles
* 1977: ''Series/{{Roots}}'' as Chicken George Moore
* 1977: ''Series/TheCarolBurnettShow'' as various
* 1980: ''Series/TenspeedAndBrownShoe'' as E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner
** 1988: ''Series/JJStarbuck'' as E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner
* 1982-1984: ''Series/TheLoveBoat'' as Bennett Barton/Dr. John Hanson
* 1983-1989: ''Series/{{Webster}}'' as Uncle Phillip Long/Ben Vereen
* 1984: ''Series/EllisIsland'' as Roscoe Haines
* 1985: ''Series/{{AD}}'' as Ethiopian
* 1985: ''Series/FaerieTaleTheatre'' as Puss in Boots
* 1986: ''Series/ZoobileeZoo'' as Mayor Ben
* 1987: ''Series/CBSSummerPlayhouse'' as Pianist in Bar
* 1990: ''Series/{{Booker}}'' as Carl [=McQueen=]
* 1991: ''Series/{{Bordertown}}'' as Issac West
* 1991-1993: ''Series/SilkStalkings'' as Captain Ben Hutchinson
* 1992: ''Series/{{Intruders}}'' as Gene Randall
* 1993: ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' as Dr. Edward La Forge
* 1994: ''Series/LoisAndClark'' as Dr. Andre Novak
* 1994: ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' as Lou Smith
* 1994: ''Series/TheNanny'' as Ben Vereen
* 1995: ''Series/NewYorkUndercover'' as Louie
* 1996: ''Series/TouchedByAnAngel'' as Ulysses Dodd
* 1997: ''Series/SecondNoah'' as Sweet Billy
* 1997: ''WesternAnimation/HappilyEverAfterFairyTalesForEveryChild'' as Snake
* 1997: ''Series/AmericanMasters'' as Narrator
* 1998: ''Series/SoldierOfFortuneInc'' as Sen. Stanford Parks
* 1999: ''Series/TheJamieFoxxShow'' as Royal
* 1999: ''Series/PromisedLand1996'' as Lawrence Taggert Sr.

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