Obba Babatundé
Obba Babatundé
Obba Babatundé has appeared in 41 movies on CringeMDb. 20 contain sex scenes, nudity or sexual violence, and 21 do not.
- Most recent parent-safe movie: Pup Star: Better 2Gether (2017)
- Most recent with adult content: Run (2025)
Born December 1, 1951 · Known for acting
48.8% Featured Movie Cringe Score (41 movies)
Obba Babatundé Movie Credits
Certified Parent-Safe
Material Girls
...as Craig
Life
...as Willie Long
The Eye
...as Dr. Haskins
Undercover Blues
...as Sawyer
The Manchurian Candidate
...as Senator Wells
Soul of the Game
...as Cum Posey
Miss Evers' Boys
...as Willie Johnson
Dolls of Voodoo
...as Iklif
Philadelphia
...as Jerome Green
That Thing You Do!
...as Lamarr
Pup Star: Better 2Gether
...as Big Ears (voice)
Born to Be Wild
...as Interpreter
Necronomicon
...as Paul
The Tomorrow Man
...as Brian Parish
The Visit
...as Tony
All Star Superman
...as Judge / Bibliobot (voice)
The Celestine Prophecy
...as Miguel
John Q
...as Sgt. Moody
Carpool
...as Jeffery
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
...as Boko (voice)
Dead Again
...as Syd
Certified Cringeworthy
After the Sunset
...as Zacharias
How High
...as Dean Carl Cain
Multiplicity
...as Paul
I Do... I Did!
...as Mr. Johnson
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
...as Harold Nicholas
Joy Road
...as Dr. Howard Perkins
Fatal Pursuit
...as Trinidad
Black Dynamite
...as Osiris
The Notebook
...as Band Leader
American Bad Boy
...as Pastor Lovely
The Cherokee Kid
...as Isom Dart
The Trap Door
...as Mesmer
Cover
...as Attorney Miller
Kinky
...as Mr. Bernard
Lap Dance
...as Roscoe
The Apartment Complex
...as Chett
'Til Death Do Us Part
...as John Harris
The Net
...as FBI Agent (uncredited)
Run
...as President
A Reason to Believe
...as Prof. Thurman
About Obba Babatundé
Obba Babatundé (born December 1, 1951) is an American actor of stage and screen, known for his Emmy-nominated performance in the television movie Miss Evers' Boys, a NAACP Image Award-nominated performance in the TV movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, and a Tony Award-nominated role for his performance as C.C. White in the original cast of the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls.
Babatundé was a protege of Sammy Davis, Jr., who said of him, "This is the only cat who can do everything I can do." Babatundé does dance, sing, play instruments, execute impersonations, including his portrayal of Davis, aided by their similarity in energy, size and talent, tap dancing and performing on multiple instruments. In fall 2009, Babatundé played Davis in the title role of "Sammy: Once in a Lifetime," a world premiere musical at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego.
Early in 2000, Babatundé partnered with writer/producer Ruth Adkins Robinson for a series of TV projects including "TV in Black: The First 50 Years," "Oscar's Black Odyssey: From Hattie to Hallie" and "Dorthy Dandridge: An American Beauty". The pair have projects that will take them through 2011.
His TV roles have often portrayed authority figures, such as a recurring guest-starring role as a high school principal on Dawson's Creek, an appearance as a judge in a two-part episode of Any Day Now, and as the father of the main characters on Half & Half. He also played Harvard college Dean Cain in the movie How High, as well as the role of Willie Long in the movie Life, and co-starred as an attorney in Philadelphia and as a senator in the 2004 reprise of The Manchurian Candidate. He also played the director in season 3 of Friends in an episode titled "The One with All the Jealousy". Other TV shows he has had recurring roles on include The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Chicago Hope, Rocket Power, Static Shock, and Karen Sisco. He played a small but pivotal role as a doorman/bellhop in the film That Thing You Do! and also appeared in The Wild Thornberrys Movie as the voice of Boko. He played a famous producer known as Gordy Berry on two episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In the 1998 miniseries, The Temptations, he played the founder of Motown Records Berry Gordy.
Babatundé is adept at American sign language and had used this talent in many roles including on one NYPD Blue.
His recorded work includes a performance with the New York pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs on the 2007 album Sack Full of Dreams. The actor/producer is also an avid horseman and is a highly regarded rider and trainer in the Rodeo Circuit, including the annual Bill Pickett Rodeol.
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