MORGAN FREEMAN

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Morgan Freeman is 6 feet 2.5 inches tall, with an authoritative voice, and calm demeanour.  This ever popular African American actor has grown into one of the most respected figures in modern US cinema. Born in June 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee, the young Freeman attended Los Angeles Community College before serving several years in the US Air Force as a mechanic between 1955 and 1959. His first dramatic arts exposure was on the stage and he appeared in an off Broadway production of "The Nigger Lovers" and also in an all-African American production of the exuberant musical Hello, Dolly! (1969).

Morgan Freeman accepts an Oscar

Freeman first appeared on TV screens as several characters including Easy Reader, Mel Mounds, and Count Dracula on the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) show "The Electric Company" (1971). He then moved into feature film with another children's adventure, Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow? (1971). Next there was a small role in the thriller Blade (1973); then he played Casca in _Julius Caesar (1979/II) (V)_ and the title role in Coriolanus (1979). Regular work was coming in for the talented Freeman and he appeared in the prison dramas Attica (1980) (TV) and Brubaker (1980), the slow-moving Eyewitness (1981), and portrayed the final 24 hours of slain Malcolm X in Death of a Prophet (1981).

For most of the 1980s, Freeman continued to contribute decent enough performances in films that fluctuated in their quality. However, he really stood out, scoring an Oscar nomination as a merciless hoodlum in _Street Smart (1987/I)_ , and then he dazzled audiences and pulled a second Oscar nomination as the patient and dignified chauffeur assisting moody pensioner Jessica Tandy in the delightful Driving Miss Daisy (1989). The same year, Freeman teamed up with youthful Matthew Broderick and fiery Denzel Washington in the epic Civil War drama Glory (1989) about freed slaves being recruited to form the first all-African American fighting brigade.

His star continued to rise, and the 1990s kicked off strongly with roles in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and The Power of One (1992). Freeman's next role was as gunman Ned Logan, wooed out of retirement by friend William Munny to avenge several prostitutes in the wild west town of Big Whiskey in Clint Eastwood's de-mythologized western Unforgiven (1992). The film was a critical and box-office smash and scored an acting Oscar for Gene Hackman, a directing Oscar for Eastwood, and the Oscar for best picture.

Freeman's work did not go unnoticed, more strong scripts came in, and he was back behind bars depicting a knowledgeable inmate (and obtaining his third Oscar nomination), befriending falsely accused banker Tim Robbins in the uplifting The Shawshank Redemption (1994). He was then back out hunting a religious serial killer in Se7en (1995), starred alongside Keanu Reeves in Chain Reaction (1996), and was pursuing another serial murderer in Kiss the Girls (1997).

Further praise followed for his role in the slave tale of Amistad (1997), he was a worried US President facing Armageddon from above in Deep Impact (1998), appeared in the loopy Neil LaBute black comedy Nurse Betty (2000), and reprised his role as "Alex Cross" in Along Came a Spider (2001). Now highly popular, he was much in demand with cinema audiences, and he co-starred in the terrorist drama The Sum of All Fears (2002), was a military officer in the Stephen King-inspired Dreamcatcher (2003), gave divine guidance as God to Jim Carrey in the very funny Bruce Almighty (2003), and played a minor role in the uneven comedy The Big Bounce (2004).

However, 2005 was finally to be Morgan Freeman's year, when again he teamed up with good friend Clint Eastwood to appear in the heart-wrenching drama, Million Dollar Baby (2004). Freeman's on-screen performance is simply world-class as ex-prize fighter Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris, who works in a run-down boxing gym alongside grizzled trainer Frankie Dunn, as the two work together to hone the skills of never-say-die female boxer Hilary Swank. Freeman received his fourth Oscar nomination and, finally, impressed the Academy's judges enough to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance.

In addition to his film work, his commanding yet mellifluous voice has also led Freeman to be cast to narrate or host dozens of first-rate television specials covering topics from the American Civil War, the American Film Institute, blues music, the White House, and many commemorative events involving the US film industry, most recently as the narrator of the American version of Marche de l'empereur, La (2005).

Morgan Freeman after dinner

Actor - filmography

Morgan Freeman (I) has 3 in-development credits available on IMDbPro.com. 

1. Rendezvous with Rama (2009) (announced)

2. Harry and the Butler (2008) (announced)

3. Wanted (2008) (announced) .... Sloan

4. The Last Full Measure (2007) (pre-production) .... Jimmy Burr

5. The Bucket List (2007) (pre-production)

6. Evan Almighty (2007) (post-production) .... God

7. The Feast of Love (2007) (post-production) .... Harry Scott

8. Gone, Baby, Gone (2007) (post-production) .... Jack Doyle
   
   

9. The Contract (2006) .... Frank

10. 10 Items or Less (2006) .... Him

11. Lucky Number Slevin (2006) .... The Boss
    ... aka Lucky # Slevin (USA: DVD box title)
    ... aka Lucky Number S7evin (USA: poster title)
    ... aka The Wrong Man (Australia)

12. Edison (2005) .... Moses Ashford
    ... aka Edison Force (USA: DVD title)

13. An Unfinished Life (2005) .... Mitch Bradley

14. Batman Begins (2005) (VG) (voice) .... Lucius Fox

15. War of the Worlds (2005) (voice) .... Narration

16. Batman Begins (2005) .... Lucius Fox
    ... aka Batman Begins: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)

17. "Slavery and the Making of America" (2005) (mini) TV Series (voice) .... Narrator

18. Danny the Dog (2005) .... Sam
    ... aka Unleashed (Australia) (Philippines: English title) (UK: DVD title) (USA)
    ... aka Danny the Dog (Hong Kong: English title)

19. Million Dollar Baby (2004) .... Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris

20. A Remarkable Promise (2004) .... Narrator

21. The Big Bounce (2004) .... Walter Crewes

22. Guilty by Association (2003) (V) .... Police Lieutenant Redding

23. Bruce Almighty (2003) .... God

24. Dreamcatcher (2003) .... Col. Abraham Curtis
    ... aka Attrapeur de rêves, L' (Canada: French title)

25. Levity (2003) .... Miles Evans

26. The Sum of All Fears (2002) .... DCI William Cabot
    ... aka Anschlag, Der (Germany)

27. High Crimes (2002) .... Charles W. Grimes

28. Along Came a Spider (2001) .... Alex Cross
    ... aka Im Netz der Spinne (Germany)
    ... aka Masque de l'araignée, Le (Canada: French title)

29. Under Suspicion (2000) .... Captain Victor Benezet
    ... aka Suspicion (France)

30. Nurse Betty (2000) .... Charlie
    ... aka Nurse Betty - Gefährliche Träume (Germany)
    
    

31. Deep Impact (1998) .... President Tom Beck

32. Hard Rain (1998) .... Jim
    ... aka Flood (Japan: English title)
    ... aka Pluie d'enfer (France)

33. Amistad (1997) .... Theodore Joadson

34. Kiss the Girls (1997) .... Dr. Alex Cross

35. Chain Reaction (1996) .... Paul Shannon

36. Moll Flanders (1996) .... Hibble

37. Se7en (1995) .... Detective Lt. William Somerset

38. Outbreak (1995) .... Brig. Gen. Billy Ford

39. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) .... Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding

40. Unforgiven (1992) .... Ned Logan

41. The Power of One (1992) .... Geel Piet
    ... aka Puissance de l'ange, La (France)

42. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) .... Azeem

43. A Festival at Ford's (1991) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator

44. The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) .... Judge Leonard White
    
    

45. Glory (1989) .... Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins

46. Driving Miss Daisy (1989) .... Hoke Colburn

47. Johnny Handsome (1989) .... Lt. A.Z. Drones

48. Lean on Me (1989) .... Principal Joe Clark

49. Clean and Sober (1988) .... Craig

50. Clinton and Nadine (1988) (TV) .... Dorsey Pratt
    ... aka Blood Money: The Story of Clinton and Nadine

51. Fight for Life (1987) (TV) .... Dr. Sherard

52. Street Smart (1987) .... Fast Black

53. Resting Place (1986) (TV) .... Luther Johnson

54. The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985) (TV) .... Warden Pratt

55. "The Twilight Zone" .... Tony (segment "Dealer's Choice") (1 episode, 1985)
        - Act Break/The Burning Man/Dealer's Choice (1985) TV Episode .... Tony (segment "Dealer's Choice")

56. That Was Then... This Is Now (1985) .... Charlie Woods

57. Marie (1985) .... Charles Traughber
    ... aka Marie: A True Story

58. "The Atlanta Child Murders" (1985) (mini) TV Series .... Ben Shelter

59. The Gospel at Colonus (1985) (TV) .... Messenger

60. "Great Performances" .... Narrator / ... (1 episode, 1985)
        - The Gospel at Colonus (1985) TV Episode .... Narrator/Oedipus

61. Teachers (1984) .... Lewis

62. Harry & Son (1984) .... Siemanowski

63. "Another World" (1964) TV Series .... Dr. Roy Bingham (unknown episodes, 1982-1984)
    ... aka Another World: Bay City

64. The Marva Collins Story (1981) (TV) .... Clarence Collins

65. "Ryan's Hope" .... Cicero Murphy (2 episodes, 1981)
        - Episode dated 25 September 1981 (1981) TV Episode .... Cicero Murphy
        - Episode dated 24 September 1981 (1981) TV Episode .... Cicero Murphy

66. Eyewitness (1981) .... Lieutenant Black
    ... aka The Janitor

67. Death of a Prophet (1981) .... Malcolm X

68. Brubaker (1980) .... Walter

69. Attica (1980) (TV) .... Hap Richards
    
    

70. Hollow Image (1979) (TV) .... Ralph 'Sweet Talk' Simmons

71. Julius Caesar (1979) (V) .... Casca

72. Coriolanus (1979) .... Coriolanus

73. "Visions" (1 episode, 1978)
        - Charlie Smith and the Fritter Tree (1978) TV Episode

74. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978) (TV) .... Uncle Hammer

75. "The Electric Company" .... Count Dracula / ... (54 episodes, 1971-1977)
        - 130B (1977) TV Episode .... Mark/Easy Reader/Mel Mounds/Count Dracula/Mad Scientist/The Cop
        - 129B (1977) TV Episode .... Mark/Easy Reader/Mel Mounds/Count Dracula/Mad Scientist/The Cop
        - 128B (1977) TV Episode .... Mark/Easy Reader/Mel Mounds/Count Dracula/Mad Scientist/The Cop
        - 127B (1977) TV Episode .... Mark/Easy Reader/Mel Mounds/Count Dracula/Mad Scientist/The Cop
        - 126B (1977) TV Episode .... Mark/Easy Reader/Mel Mounds/Count Dracula/Mad Scientist/The Cop
          (49 more)

76. Out to Lunch (1974) (TV)

77. Blade (1973) .... Chris

78. Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow? (1971) .... Afro
    ... aka Barney
    
    

79. Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968) (uncredited) .... Grand Central Commuter

80. A Man Called Adam (1966) (uncredited)

81. The Pawnbroker (1964) (uncredited) .... Man on Street
    
    

Morgan Freeman receives yet another award

Filmography as: Actor, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew, Director, Self, Archive Footage

Self - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s)

1. The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits (2006) (TV) (post-production) .... Himself
   
   

2. George Clooney: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2006) (TV) .... Himself

3. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
       - Episode dated 30 November 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Himself
       - Episode dated 11 February 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself

4. "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
   ... aka Live with Regis (USA: new title)
   ... aka Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title)
       - Episode dated 21 November 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Himself
       - Episode dated 7 September 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself

5. "The View" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
       - Episode dated 4 October 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Himself

6. Absolute Power: The Making of Edison Force (2006) (V) .... Himself

7. "Corazón de..." .... Himself (3 episodes, 2005-2006)
       - Episode dated 23 May 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Himself
       - Episode dated 22 May 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Himself
       - Episode dated 8 September 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself

8. Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) .... Himself

9. "In the Mix" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006)
   ... aka In the Cutz (USA: new title)
       - Morgan Freeman, Jack Guzman and 'The Hills Have Eyes' (2006) TV Episode .... Himself
       - Xmas in March.... (2006) TV Episode

10. "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 23 March 2006 (2006) TV Episode .... Himself

11. The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Supporting Actor

12. 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself

13. "Go' aften Danmark" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 22 December 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself - Actor

14. "60 Minutes" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka TV Land Legends: The 60 Minutes Interviews (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 18 December 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself

15. The Black Movie Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter

16. Mississippi Rising (2005) (TV) .... Himself

17. "Magacine" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 30 September 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself

18. Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005) (voice)

19. Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast (2005) (TV) .... Himself

20. "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005)
        - Episode dated 8 September 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 26 January 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself

21. "Today" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005)
    ... aka NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka The Today Show (USA)
        - Episode dated 7 September 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 6 May 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself

22. Born to Fight (2005) (V) .... Himself

23. James Lipton Takes on Three (2005) (V) .... Himself

24. "Getaway" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka United Travel Getaway (Australia: new title)
        - Episode #14.21 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself

25. The 8th Shanghai International Film Festival (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Film

26. Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons (2005) (TV) .... Himself

27. "Good Morning America" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 10 June 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself

28. "HBO First Look" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2003-2005)
        - Batman Begins: An Origin Story (2005) TV Episode .... Himself
        - The Big Bounce (2004) TV Episode .... Himself
        - Dreamcatcher (2003) TV Episode .... Himself

29. "Waratte iitomo" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 26 May 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself

30. "Caiga quien caiga" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 20 May 2005 (2005) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Himself

31. "Dos rombos" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode #1.34 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself

32. "Noche con Fuentes y Cía, La" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 15 May 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself

33. "Lo + plus" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1998-2005)
        - Episode dated 11 May 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 29 January 1998 (1998) TV Episode .... Himself

34. The Challenge of Freedom (2005) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator

35. "The Heaven and Earth Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 27 February 2005 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself

36. The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Supporting Actor

37. "Sunday Morning Shootout" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode #2.19 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself

38. 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

39. Blues Divas (2005) .... Himself

40. Marche de l'empereur, La (2005) (voice: English version) .... Narrator
    ... aka March of the Penguins (USA)
    ... aka The Emperor's Journey (International: English title)

41. The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

42. Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope (2005) (TV) .... Himself

43. "Inside the Actors Studio" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode #11.10 (2005) TV Episode .... Himself

44. "Inside Dish with Rachael Ray" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Episode #1.2 (2004) TV Episode .... Himself

45. Genius: A Night for Ray Charles (2004) (TV) .... Himself

46. "Decisions That Shook the World" (2004) (mini) TV Series (voice) .... Voice Over

47. Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at 'The Shawshank Redemption' (2004) (V) .... Himself

48. Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation (2004) (V) (voice)

49. The Hunting of the President (2004) (voice) .... Narrator

50. "Tinseltown TV" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Episode dated 17 January 2004 (2004) TV Episode .... Himself

51. Delta Blues Museum (2003) (V) .... Himself

52. A Tale of Two Schools (2003) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator

53. The 100 Greatest Movie Stars (2003) (TV) .... Himself

54. "God kveld Norge" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Episode dated 12 April 2003 (2003) TV Episode .... Himself

55. Once Upon a Time in Utah, Sundance (2003) (TV) .... Himself

56. "The American Experience" .... Himself (Narrator) / ... (2 episodes, 1991-2003)
        - Partners of the Heart (2003) TV Episode (voice) .... Himself (Narrator)
        - The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry (1991) TV Episode (voice) .... Narrator

57. "Freedom: A History of Us" .... Frederick Douglass (3 episodes, 2003)
        - A Fatal Contradiction (2003) TV Episode .... Frederick Douglass
        - A War to End Slavery (2003) TV Episode .... Frederick Douglass
        - What Is Freedom? (2003) TV Episode .... Frederick Douglass

58. Declaration of Independence (2003) (V) .... Himself

59. The Living Blues (2003) (TV) .... Himself

60. All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger (2002) (V) .... Himself

61. "Revealed with Jules Asner" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
        - Ashley Judd (2002) TV Episode .... Himself

62. "Leute heute" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
        - Episode dated 4 April 2002 (2002) TV Episode .... Himself

63. "America Beyond the Color Line with Henry Louis Gates Jr." (2002) (mini) TV Series .... Himself

64. The Making of 'Along Came a Spider' (2001) (V) .... Himself

65. Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature (2001) (TV) .... Himself

66. "The Panel" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
        - Episode #4.14 (2001) TV Episode .... Himself

67. "Beckmann" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
        - Episode dated 9 July 2001 (2001) TV Episode .... Himself

68. AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV) .... Himself

69. Essence Awards (2001) (TV) .... Himself

70. The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Presenter: 'Wo hu cang long' Film Clip

71. Cannes: Through the Eyes of the Hunter (2001) .... Himself

72. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2000) (TV) .... Himself

73. "The Howard Stern Radio Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Episode dated 7 October 2000 (2000) TV Episode .... Himself

74. "American Masters" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2000)
        - Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) TV Episode (voice) .... Narrator

75. "The Chris Rock Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Episode dated 25 August 2000 (2000) TV Episode .... Himself

76. "Bravo Profiles" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Gene Hackman (2000) TV Episode .... Himself

77. AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV) .... Himself

78. Acapulco Black Film Festival (2000) (TV) .... Himself
    
    

79. The Making of 'Amistad' (1999) (V) .... Himself

80. "The Directors" .... Himself (2 episodes)
        - The Films of Clint Eastwood (????) TV Episode .... Himself
        - The Films of Steven Spielberg (????) TV Episode .... Himself

81. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars (1999) (TV) .... Himself

82. "Mundo VIP" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
        - Show nº96 (1998) TV Episode .... Himself

83. Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998) .... Host

84. Screening (1998) .... Himself

85. "Mikkelsens & Monbergs U.S." .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 1998)
    ... aka Mikkelsen's & Monberg's U.S. (International: English title)
        - Mikkelsens & Monbergs U.S.03 (1998) TV Episode .... Himself - Actor

86. Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998) (TV) .... Himself

87. The Long Way Home (1997) (voice) .... Narrator

88. 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997) (TV)

89. Cosmic Voyage (1996) (voice) .... Narrator

90. "The Promised Land" (1995) (mini) TV Series (voice) .... Narrator

91. Inside the White House (1995) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator

92. A Century of Cinema (1994) .... Himself

93. The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography

94. Clint Eastwood on Westerns (1992) (TV) .... Himself

95. Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (1992) (TV) .... Himself

96. Neglect Not the Children (1991) (TV) .... Himself - Host

97. The True Story of Glory Continues (1991) (voice) .... Narrator

98. "The Civil War" (1990) (mini) TV Series (voice) .... Frederick Douglass, John Boston, etc
    ... aka The American Civil War (UK)

99. The 44th Annual Tony Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself - Performer

100. The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing

101. 22nd NAACP Image Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself
     
     

102. The 60th Annual Academy Awards (1988) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role

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