Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles is credited on 16 movies and 5 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for Jaws: The Revenge, Boomerang and The Shining.
Born August 21, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, USA; died September 21, 2021.
Filmography · 21 titles
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 5, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
Jaws: The Revenge
1987 · Movie
On Netflix and Starz
Boomerang
1992 · Movie
On Paramount+ and Starz
The Shining
1997 · TV show
Free with ads on Hoopla
Terminal Velocity
1994 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
Posse
1993 · Movie
Free with ads on Fawesome
Living Single
1993 · TV show
On Hulu and Philo
Hard Luck
2006 · Movie
On Howdy
Peeples
2013 · Movie
On MovieSphere+
Watermelon Man
1970 · Movie
On fuboTV
Fist of the North Star
1995 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Hebrew Hammer
2003 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Girlfriends
2000 · TV show
Dream On
1990 · TV show
Panther
1995 · Movie
True Identity
1991 · Movie
O.C. and Stiggs
1987 · Movie
Armed
2018 · Movie
Gang in Blue
1996 · Movie
Riot
1997 · Movie
Redemption Road
2011 · Movie
About Melvin Van Peebles
Melvin Van Peebles (born Melvin Peebles; August 21, 1932 – September 21, 2021) was an American actor, filmmaker, writer, and composer. His feature film debut, The Story of a Three-Day Pass (1967), was based on his own French-language novel La Permission and was shot in France, as it was difficult...
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