From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Melvin "Block" Van Peebles (August 21, 1932 - September 21, 2021) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer. He was most famous for creating the acclaimed film, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, which heralded a new era of African American focused films. He was the father of actor and director Mario Van Peebles. Description above from the Wikipedia article Melvin Van Peebles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Panther
Peeples
Three Pick-Up Men for Herrick
True Identity
Sweet Black Film: The Birth of the Black Hero in Hollywood
Jaws: The Revenge
Wattstax
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
Love Kills
Terminal Velocity
Hard Luck
Last Action Hero
Boomerang
American Swing
The Hebrew Hammer
Fist of the North Star
O.C. and Stiggs
Baadasssss!
Greased Lightning
Identity Crisis
