Melvin Van Peebles
Birthday: 21 August 1932, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Melvin Van Peebles was born on August 21, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971), Panther (1995) and Last Action Hero (1993)
Don't ask me something if you don't want to know. Because I will tell you...Why not have fun, man? I Show more
Don't ask me something if you don't want to know. Because I will tell you...Why not have fun, man? If I feel like doing something, I just go ahead and do it. Hide
I'm not going to let the accolades come to me when I'm in a wheelchair. 'Get a little more feeble, M Show more
I'm not going to let the accolades come to me when I'm in a wheelchair. 'Get a little more feeble, Melvin, and we'll recognize you.' Right now I'm a little too dangerous. I intend to stay dangerous. Hide
[about his somewhat eccentric taste in antiques] Some people get a sense of being alive by shopping Show more
[about his somewhat eccentric taste in antiques] Some people get a sense of being alive by shopping and spending money. I get that feeling by giving unwanted things a new life. Hide
Melvin Van Peebles'S roles