Mario Van Peebles - Filmography

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Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
Character: Jake - Leading

The Cotton Club (1984)
Character: Dancer

Highlander: The Final Dimension (1994)
Character: Kane - Leading

Ali (2001)
Character: Malcolm X - Leading

Hard Luck (2006)
Character: Captain Davis
Position: Author, Director

Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
Character: Corporal 'Stitch' Jones - Leading

New Jack City (1991)
Character: Stone - Leading
Position: Director

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005)
Character: Earl - Leading

44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out (2003)
Character: Henry Jones

Sharpshooter (2007)
Character: Flick - Leading

Baadasssss! (2004)
Character: Melvin Van Peebles - Leading
Position: Director, Writer, Producer

Solo (1996)
Character: Solo - Leading

Posse (1993)
Character: Jesse Lee - Leading
Position: Director

Panther (1995)
Character: Stokely Carmichael
Position: Director, Producer

Guardian (2001)
Character: Detective Kross - Leading

Exterminator 2 (1984)
Character: X - Leading

Hotshot (1987)
Character: Winston - Leading

Red Sky (2014)
Character: Jason Zimmerman - Leading
Position: Director

Drumline: A New Beat (2014)
Character: Mr. Bolton

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016)

Position: Director

Seized (2020)
Character: Mzamo - Leading

Sharksploitation (2024)
Character: Self

Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022)
Character: Self

Outlaw Posse (2024)
Character: Chief - Leading
Position: Director, Producer, Writer

Breakdown: 1975 (2025)
Character: Self - Director, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (archive footage)

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