James Farmer

Biography

James Leonard Farmer Jr. was an American civil rights activist and leader in the Civil Rights Movement.

Career Overview

James Farmer has 10 screen credits in a career dating back to 1961. Signature works include The Good Fight: James Farmer Remembers the Civil Rights Movement, The American Negro, Walk in My Shoes. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

10

Birth Date

1920-01-12 00:00:00

Birth Place

Marshall, Texas, USA

Known For

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  The Good Fight: James Farmer Remembers the Civil Rights Movement
• 

  The American Negro
• Walk in My Shoes
• 

  The Real Malcolm X
• 

  The March

Frequent Collaborators

• Roy Wilkins (2 collaborations)
• Whitney Young (2 collaborations)
• Dick Gregory (2 collaborations)
• Malcolm X (2 collaborations)
• Martin Luther King Jr. (2 collaborations)
• Ralph Metcalfe (1 collaborations)
• Charles Gordone (1 collaborations)
• Percy Sutton (1 collaborations)
• Ernest Washington (1 collaborations)
• Dan Rather (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (10 credits)

  • The KSI Show

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • The Good Fight: James Farmer Remembers the Civil Rights Movement

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • 4 Little Girls

    Self - with Freedom Riders (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Seven Songs for Malcolm X

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • The Real Malcolm X

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • American Experience

    - LBJ (2) (1991) ... Self actor actors
    1988
  • Malcolm X

    Self - Remarks After Death of Malcolm X (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The March

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The American Negro

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Walk in My Shoes

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1961