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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 19
TMDB ID: 1236595
IMDb ID: nm1326945
Known for: Acting
Born: September 16, 1950
Age: 75
Place of birth: Keyser, West Virginia, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1980 - 2026
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 6.59
Wikidata: Q561458
Also known as
Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr. • Skip Gates • Skip Gates, Jr. • Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr
Frequent jobs
Executive Producer (13)Writer (5)Creator (1)
Biography
Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr. is an American historian, literary critic, filmmaker and public intellectual who currently serves as the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Henry Louis Gates, Jr..
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Henry Louis Gates, Jr..
as Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (voice) • 1 eps
The Simpsons
1989 • Series
as Skip Gates • 2 eps
Watchmen
2019 • Series
1 eps
The Colbert Report
2005 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The View
1997 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Henry Louis Gates, Jr..
as Self
13th
2016 • Movie
as Self
The Gettysburg Address
2025 • Movie
as Self
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
2026 • Movie
as Self
Nas: Time Is Illmatic
2014 • Movie
as Self
Birth of a Movement
2017 • Movie
as Self
Color Adjustment
1992 • Movie
Writer
Leaving Cleaver
1999 • Movie
as Self
John Lewis: Good Trouble
2020 • Movie
Executive Producer
Let the Church Say, Amen
2003 • Movie
Executive Producer
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
2022 • Movie
as Self
America's Library
2018 • Movie
Executive Producer
Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)
2021 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Henry Louis Gates, Jr..
as Self • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 • Series
as Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (voice) • 1 eps
The Simpsons
1989 • Series
1 eps
The Colbert Report
2005 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The View
1997 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series
Writer • 3 eps
Finding Your Roots
2012 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019 • Series
as Skip Gates • 2 eps
Watchmen
2019 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
America: The Story of Us
2010 • Series
as Self - Presenter • 1 eps
Great Railway Journeys
1980 • Series
Executive Producer • 6 eps
Who Killed Malcolm X?
2019 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Henry Louis Gates, Jr..
Executive Producer
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
2022 • Movie
Executive Producer
Civil War (Or, Who Do We Think We Are)
2021 • Movie
Executive Producer
Black Art: In the Absence of Light
2021 • Movie
Executive Producer
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
2019 • Movie
Executive Producer
Looking for Lincoln
2009 • Movie
Executive Producer
Let the Church Say, Amen
2003 • Movie
Writer
Leaving Cleaver
1999 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Henry Louis Gates, Jr..
Executive Producer • 4 eps
Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History
2026 • Series
Executive Producer • 4 eps
Great Migrations: A People on the Move
2025 • Series
Executive Producer • 4 eps
Gospel
2024 • Series
Executive Producer • 4 eps
Making Black America
2022 • Series
Executive Producer • 2 eps
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song
2021 • Series
Executive Producer • 6 eps
Who Killed Malcolm X?
2019 • Series
Executive Producer • 4 eps
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
2019 • Series
Writer • 4 eps
Africa's Great Civilizations
2017 • Series
Writer • 4 eps
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
2016 • Series
Creator
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
2013 • Series
Writer • 3 eps
Finding Your Roots
2012 • Series
Writer • 4 eps
America Beyond the Color Line
2004 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Henry Louis Gates, Jr..
as Self
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
2026 • Movie
as Self
The Gettysburg Address
2025 • Movie
as Himself
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. - The Fabric of America
2024 • Movie
as Self
Gospel Live! Presented By Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
2024 • Movie
as Self
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
2022 • Movie
as Self
John Lewis: Good Trouble
2020 • Movie
as Self
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
2019 • Movie
as Self
America's Library
2018 • Movie
as Self
Not Black Enough
2017 • Movie
as Self
Birth of a Movement
2017 • Movie
as Self
13th
2016 • Movie
Black America since MLK: And still I rise
2016 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Henry Louis Gates, Jr..
as Self - Host • 4 eps
Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History
2026 • Series
as Self - Host • 4 eps
Great Migrations: A People on the Move
2025 • Series
as Self • 4 eps
Gospel
2024 • Series
4 eps
Making Black America
2022 • Series
as Self - Host • 2 eps
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song
2021 • Series
as Self (archive footage) (as Henry Louis Gates) • 2 eps
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
2020 • Series
as Skip Gates • 2 eps
Watchmen
2019 • Series
as Self - Host • 4 eps
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019 • Series
as Self - Presenter • 6 eps
Africa's Great Civilizations
2017 • Series
as Self - Presenter • 4 eps
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
2016 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series