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Stepin Fetchit
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African-American actor (1902-1985)
Film & TV
Key West, Florida, USA
Stepin Fetchit (1902–1985) was an American comedian and actor. His Fetchit persona parlayed into a successful film career, eventually becoming the first black actor to become a millionaire. He was also the first black actor to receive screen credit. Stepin Fetchit typical film persona and stage name have long been controversial, and seen as illustrative of negative stereotypes of Negroes.…
Known for
- Hollywood Black — Self (archive footage)2024
- Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood — Dancing Butler1976
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)1975
- Amazing Grace — Cousin Lincoln1974
- Cutter — Shoeshine Man1972
- a.k.a. Cassius Clay — Self1970
- Inquiring Nuns — Self1968
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar — Self1957
- The Sun Shines Bright — Jeff Poindexter1953
- Bend of the River — Adam1952
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Key West
- Place of death
- Woodland Hills
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Islam
- Record label
- Vee-Jay Records
- Image
- Stepin Fetchit-Chubby Johnson in Bend of the River.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- date of birth
- 1902-05-30
- date of death
- 1985-11-19
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Calvary Cemetery
- Commons category
- Stepin Fetchit
- start of work period
- 1925-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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