Herb Jeffries

Biography

Career Overview

Herb Jeffries has 24 screen credits in a career dating back to 1937. Signature works include Calypso Joe, Harlem Rides the Range, The Bronze Buckaroo. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

Known Credits

24

Birth Date

1913-09-24 00:00:00

Known For

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  Calypso Joe
• 

  Harlem Rides the Range
• 

  The Bronze Buckaroo
• 

  Two-Gun Man from Harlem
• 

  Harlem on the Prairie
• 

  In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

Frequent Collaborators

• Spencer Williams (4 collaborations)
• F.E. Miller (3 collaborations)
• Clarence Brooks (3 collaborations)
• Tom Southern (3 collaborations)
• Lucius Brooks (2 collaborations)
• Artie Young (2 collaborations)
• John Thomas (2 collaborations)
• Mantan Moreland (2 collaborations)
• Angie Dickinson (1 collaborations)
• Ed Kemmer (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (21 credits)

  • Tempest Storm

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Awake: The Life of Yogananda

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Keepers of the Frame

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • The Cherokee Kid

    Herb Jeffries

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Midnight Ramble

    Self - Actor

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Portrait of a Hitman

    Charlie Blue

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Twice in a Lifetime

    Hank Davis

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Chrome and Hot Leather

    Ned

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Hawaii Five-O

    - Face Of The Dragon (1969) ... Jardine actor actors
    1969
  • I Dream of Jeannie

    - The Second Greatest Con Artist in the World (1967) ... Copter Pilot actor actors
    1965
  • Calypso Joe

    Calypso Joe

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Rhythm and Blues Revue

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Disc Jockey

    Herb Jeffries, alias H. J. Ball

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Flamingo

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Harlem Rides the Range

    Bob Blake

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Bronze Buckaroo

    Bob Blake

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Rhythm Rodeo

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Two-Gun Man from Harlem

    Bob Blake / The Deacon

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Harlem on the Prairie

    Jeff Kincaid

    actor

    actors
    1937

• directing (1 credits)

  • World of the Depraved

    director

    directing
    1967

• writing (1 credits)

  • World of the Depraved

    writer

    writing
    1967

• sound (1 credits)

  • Calypso Joe

    music

    sound
    1957