Ernest Lee Thomas
Ernest Lee Thomas is credited on 6 movies and 11 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for Malcolm X, Everybody Hates Chris and Funny People.
Born March 26, 1950 in Gary, Indiana, USA.
Filmography · 17 titles
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 6, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
Malcolm X
1992 · Movie
On Starz and YouTube TV
Everybody Hates Chris
2005 · TV show
On Hulu and Paramount+
Funny People
2009 · Movie
On Starz
The Lords of Salem
2013 · Movie
On AMC+ and Philo
Veep
2012 · TV show
On HBO Max
Workaholics
2011 · TV show
On Paramount+ and Prime Video
Roots
1977 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
The Jeffersons
1975 · TV show
On Philo
The Upshaws
2021 · TV show
On Netflix
Mega Shark vs. Kolossus
2015 · Movie
On fuboTV and FlixFling
Baretta
1975 · TV show
Not on a US subscription app
What's Happening!!
1976 · TV show
On Howdy
The Steve Harvey Show
1996 · TV show
Chocolate City: Vegas Strip
2016 · Movie
A Piece of the Action
1977 · Movie
Everybody Still Hates Chris
2024 · TV show
What's Happening Now!!
1985 · TV show
About Ernest Lee Thomas
Ernest Lee Thomas (born March 26, 1949) is an American actor. He was born in Gary, Indiana. He is most famous for his role as aspiring writer Roger "Raj" Thomas on the 1970s ABC sitcom What's Happening!!, and its 1980s syndicated sequel, What's Happening Now!!
Biography from TMDB, written by its community.