Acting credits
15
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.2
Low visibility
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Movies: 11Series: 4Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 1244600
IMDb ID: nm0548454
Known for: Acting
Born: April 18, 1904
Died: December 13, 1981
Age: 77
Place of birth: Durham, North Carolina, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1940 - 2021
Years active: 82
Average TMDB rating: 7.14
Wikidata: Q3025570
Other jobs
Director (1)
Biography
Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham was an African American entertainer. Though best known as a comedian, Markham was also a singer, dancer, and actor. His nickname came from a stage routine, in which he declared himself to be "Sweet Poppa Pigmeat". He was sometimes credited in films as Pigmeat "Alamo" Markham. He is also known for his 1968 single "Here Comes the Judge", which is often considered to be the earliest hip hop record.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham.
7.6
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
8.0
Black Woodstock
as Self
1969 Movie
1.0
Burlesque in Harlem
as Self
1949 Movie
Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats
1947 Movie
5.0
Junction 88
as Piggy
1947 Movie
House-Rent Party
1946 Movie
Fight That Ghost
as Pigmeat Markham
1946 Movie
5.0
That's My Baby!
as Pigmeat
1944 Movie
Mr. Smith Goes Ghost
as Mr. Smith
1940 Movie
One Big Mistake
1940 Movie
Swanee Showboat
1940 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham.
