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Martin Luther King Jr.

Acting · Born January 15, 1929 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia (the Albany Movement), and helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history.

Movies with Martin Luther King Jr.

• Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009) — Self (archive footage)
• The Doors (1991) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• J. Edgar (2011) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Da 5 Bloods (2020) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022) — Self (archive footage)
• Nixon (1995) — (Archive footage)
• Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) — Self (archive footage)
• The Beach Boys (2024) — Self (archive footage)
• Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) — Self - Activist (archive footage)
• I Am Not Your Negro (2017) — Self (archive footage)
• O.J.: Made in America (2016) — Self (archive footage)
• When You're Strange (2010) — Self (archive footage)

TV shows with Martin Luther King Jr.

• Emancipation Road (2014) — Self