Martin Luther King Jr.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

154

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-01-15

Day of death

1968-04-04 (39 years old)

Place of Birth

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Martin Luther King Jr.

Biography

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia (the Albany Movement), and helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Mentiras verdaderas

    Mentiras verdaderas

  • Explained

    Explained

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Origin

    Origin

  • Kulturzeit

    Kulturzeit

  • Basketball: A Love Story

    Basketball: A Love Story

  • Da 5 Bloods

    Da 5 Bloods

  • History 101

    History 101

  • Bobby

    Bobby

  • The Beach Boys

    The Beach Boys

  • Ethel

    Ethel

  • Hesburgh

    Hesburgh

  • England 79

    England 79

  • Naqoyqatsi

    Naqoyqatsi

  • Race for the White House

    Race for the White House

  • Days That Shook the World

    Days That Shook the World

  • J. Edgar

    J. Edgar

  • Bobby Kennedy for President

    Bobby Kennedy for President

  • O.J.: Made in America

    O.J.: Made in America

  • O.J.: Made in America

    O.J.: Made in America

  • The Doors

    The Doors

  • Helter Skelter: An American Myth

    Helter Skelter: An American Myth

  • The House I Live In

    The House I Live In

  • When You're Strange

    When You're Strange

  • Blue Eyed

    Blue Eyed

  • Geek, and You Shall Find

    Geek, and You Shall Find

  • This Is Pop

    This Is Pop

  • The Universe

    The Universe

  • What's My Name | Muhammad Ali

    What's My Name | Muhammad Ali

  • 13th

    13th

  • Владыки без масок. Гарольд Хант - апостол «ультра»

    Владыки без масок. Гарольд Хант - апостол «ультра»

  • L'altra Dallas - Chi ha ucciso RFK?

    L'altra Dallas - Chi ha ucciso RFK?

  • Citizen King

    Citizen King

  • The David Susskind Show

    The David Susskind Show

  • A History of the World According to Getty Images

    A History of the World According to Getty Images

  • Bill Russell: Legend

    Bill Russell: Legend

  • Stand

    Stand

  • I Am MLK Jr.

    I Am MLK Jr.

  • First Ladies

    First Ladies

  • Elvis Presley: The Searcher

    Elvis Presley: The Searcher

  • Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald

    Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald

  • A History of Antisemitism

    A History of Antisemitism

  • Capitalism: A Love Story

    Capitalism: A Love Story

  • In Their Own Words

    In Their Own Words

  • Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

  • Zeitgeist: Requiem

    Zeitgeist: Requiem

  • No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

    No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

  • Good Intentions

    Good Intentions

  • The Century of Icons

    The Century of Icons

  • Ku Klux Klan: An American Story

    Ku Klux Klan: An American Story

  • Death Scenes 2

    Death Scenes 2

  • Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley

    Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley

  • King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

  • MLK: The Assassination Tapes

    MLK: The Assassination Tapes

  • The Corporation

    The Corporation

  • The Real Malcolm X

    The Real Malcolm X

  • Uncle Tom

    Uncle Tom

  • Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

    Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

  • Infamous Assassinations

    Infamous Assassinations

  • James Brown Soul Brother No. 1

    James Brown Soul Brother No. 1

  • LBJ

    LBJ

  • La Californie !

    La Californie !

  • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

  • Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

    Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

  • Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

    Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

  • Becoming King

    Becoming King

  • Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

    Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

  • The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

    The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

  • The American Nightmare

    The American Nightmare

  • Folk Britannia

    Folk Britannia

  • Say Hey, Willie Mays!

    Say Hey, Willie Mays!

  • I Am

    I Am

  • The Year That Trembled

    The Year That Trembled

  • Emancipation Road

    Emancipation Road

  • I Am Curious (Yellow)

    I Am Curious (Yellow)

  • The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

    The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

  • Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

    Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

  • The Janes

    The Janes

  • Chasing Trane

    Chasing Trane

  • A Huey P. Newton Story

    A Huey P. Newton Story

  • Stand

    Stand

  • ...So Goes the Nation

    ...So Goes the Nation

  • Great Literary Tour

    Great Literary Tour

  • Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

    Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

  • Mike Wallace Is Here

    Mike Wallace Is Here

  • John Lewis: Good Trouble

    John Lewis: Good Trouble

  • John Lewis: Good Trouble

    John Lewis: Good Trouble

  • August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

    August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

  • MLK/FBI

    MLK/FBI

  • Imminent Threat

    Imminent Threat

  • Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America

    Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America

  • The Soul of America

    The Soul of America

  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective

    Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective

  • Leif GW Persson - Min klassresa

    Leif GW Persson - Min klassresa

  • The War at Home

    The War at Home

  • Speeches That Shook the World

    Speeches That Shook the World

  • Wealth of a Nation

    Wealth of a Nation

  • Burn Motherfucker, Burn!

    Burn Motherfucker, Burn!

  • 4 Little Girls

    4 Little Girls

  • 1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

    1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

  • The Bus

    The Bus

  • The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

    The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

  • King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

    King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

  • 2012: Time for Change

    2012: Time for Change

  • Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

    Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

  • Freedom Summer

    Freedom Summer

  • After Civil Rights... Black Power

    After Civil Rights... Black Power

  • Demokratie unter Druck – Europa vor der Wahl

    Demokratie unter Druck – Europa vor der Wahl

  • Martin Luther King: More Than One Dream

    Martin Luther King: More Than One Dream

  • Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

    Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

  • The Corporate Coup D'État

    The Corporate Coup D'État

  • Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks

    Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks

  • COINTELPRO 101

    COINTELPRO 101

  • Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games

    Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games

  • Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene

    Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man

    Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man

  • Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

    Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

  • Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's

    Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's

  • The March

    The March

  • King in the Wilderness

    King in the Wilderness

  • James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

    James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

  • The Art of Dissent

    The Art of Dissent

  • Året var 1966

    Året var 1966

  • All Power to the People!

    All Power to the People!

  • Killing John F. Kennedy

    Killing John F. Kennedy

  • Robert Penn Warren: A Vision

    Robert Penn Warren: A Vision

  • Klansville U.S.A.

    Klansville U.S.A.

  • Andrew Cohen on Crisis and Its Outtakes

    Andrew Cohen on Crisis and Its Outtakes

  • Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

    Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Integration Report 1

    Integration Report 1

  • Clock - Socialist Burgers Inc.

    Clock - Socialist Burgers Inc.

  • America's Woman

    America's Woman

  • In Remembrance of Martin

    In Remembrance of Martin

  • Disasters of the Century

    Disasters of the Century

  • RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy

    RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy

  • Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight

    Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight

  • I Have a Dream

    I Have a Dream

  • Året var 1963

    Året var 1963

  • Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)

    Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective)

  • Martin Luther King at Newcastle University

    Martin Luther King at Newcastle University

  • De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade

    De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade

  • The Negro and the American Promise

    The Negro and the American Promise

  • Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century

    Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century

  • Roads to Memphis

    Roads to Memphis

  • King vs. the United States of America

    King vs. the United States of America

  • Four Died Trying: Prologue

    Four Died Trying: Prologue

  • The Day the Troubles Began

    The Day the Troubles Began

  • Anno Domini MCMLXV

    Anno Domini MCMLXV

  • Picture Me Rollin'

    Picture Me Rollin'

  • Jim Crow: The History of Africans in America

    Jim Crow: The History of Africans in America

  • Martin Luther King, Jr: From Montgomery to Memphis

    Martin Luther King, Jr: From Montgomery to Memphis

  • David Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

    David Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr