Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
12/1/1951
Place of Birth
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Obba BabatundèObba Babatunde
Obba Babatundé
Biography
Obba Babatundé (born December 1, 1951) is an American actor of stage and screen, known for his Emmy-nominated performance in the television movie Miss Evers' Boys, a NAACP Image Award-nominated performance in the TV movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, and a Tony Award-nominated role for his performance as C.C. White in the original cast of the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls.
Babatundé was a protege of Sammy Davis, Jr., who said of him, "This is the only cat who can do everything I can do." Babatundé does dance, sing, play instruments, execute impersonations, including his portrayal of Davi...
Known For
The Notebook
as Band Leader
If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
as Jonathan Black
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Lane
All Star Superman
as Judge / Bibliobot (voice)
John Q
as Sgt. Moody
Wrong Place, Wrong Time
as Captain Green
Life
as Willie Long
The Net
as FBI Agent
Philadelphia
as Jerome Green
How High
as Dean Carl Cain
Multiplicity
as Paul
The Eye
as Dr. Haskins
Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.!
as Chief Ankamuti (voice)
The Silence of the Lambs
as TV Anchor Man
The Manchurian Candidate
as Senator Wells
Revival!
as Nicodemus
Black Dynamite
as Osiris
City of Lies
as Chief of Police
Run
Unknown Role
The Celestine Prophecy
as Miguel