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Morgan Freeman
Born · June 1, 1937 (87 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Bio
Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. Noted for his distinctive deep voice, Freeman is known for his various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman was raised in Mississippi where he began acting in school plays. He studied theatre arts in Los Angeles and appeared in stage productions in his early career. He rose to fame in the 1970s for his role in the children's television series The Electric Company. Freeman then appeared in the Shakespearean plays Coriolanus and Julius Caesar, the former of which earned him an Obie Award. His breakout role was in Street Smart (1987), playing a hustler, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He achieved further stardom in Glory, the biographical drama Lean on Me, and comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy (all 1989), the latter of which garnered him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In 1992, Freeman starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the western revenge film Unforgiven; this would be the first of several collaborations with Eastwood. In 1994, he starred in the prison drama The Shawshank Redemption for which he received another Academy Award nomination. Freeman also starred in David Fincher's crime thriller Se7en (1995), and Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997). Freeman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Clint Eastwood's 2004 sports drama Million Dollar Baby. In 2009, he received his fifth Oscar nomination for playing former South African President Nelson Mandela in Eastwood's Invictus. Freeman is also known for his performance as Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). In addition to acting, Freeman has directed the drama Bopha! (1993). He also founded film production company Revelations Entertainment with business partner Lori McCreary. He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. For his performances in theatrical productions, he has won three Obie Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for recognizing excellence in theatre. Description above from the Wikipedia article Morgan Freeman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Now You See Me 3
Thaddeus Bradley
0.0
2025
Gunner
Kendrick Ryker
5.4
2024
Betty White: A Celebration
Self
8.0
2022
The Dark Knight Rises
Fox
7.8
2012
Dolphin Tale
Dr. McCarthy
6.9
2011
Born to Be Wild
Narrator (voice)
7.0
2011
RED
Joe Matheson
6.7
2010
The People Speak
Self
6.9
2009
Invictus
Nelson Mandela
7.2
2009
The Maiden Heist
Charles Peterson
5.6
2009
Prom Night in Mississippi
Narrator (voice)
6.9
2009
Thick as Thieves
Keith Ripley
6.0
2009
The Dark Knight
Lucius Fox
8.5
2008
Wanted
Sloan
6.5
2008
The Bucket List
Carter Chambers
7.2
2007
Feast of Love
Harry Stevenson
6.2
2007
Gone Baby Gone
Jack Doyle
7.3
2007
Evan Almighty
God
5.6
2007
10 Items or Less
'Him'
6.2
2006
The Contract
Frank Carden
5.7
2006
Lucky Number Slevin
The Boss
7.5
2006
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Neil Armstrong (voice)
6.2
2005
An Unfinished Life
Mitch Bradley
6.8
2005
A Concert for Hurricane Relief
Self
0.0
2005
Edison
Ashford
5.3
2005
War of the Worlds
Narrator (voice)
6.5
2005
Batman Begins
Lucius Fox
7.7
2005
Unleashed
Sam
6.9
2005
Million Dollar Baby
Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris
8.0
2004
The Hunting of the President
Narrator (voice)
5.3
2004
The Big Bounce
Walter Crewes
4.9
2004
Guilty by Association
Lt. Redding
2.9
2003
Bruce Almighty
God
6.7
2003
Dreamcatcher
Col. Abraham Curtis
5.6
2003
Levity
Miles Evans
6.2
2003
The Sum of All Fears
DCI William Cabot
6.3
2002
High Crimes
Charlie Grimes
6.4
2002
Along Came a Spider
Alex Cross
6.3
2001
Nurse Betty
Charlie
6.0
2000
Under Suspicion
Captain Victor Benezet
6.1
2000
Deep Impact
President Tom Beck
6.2
1998
Hard Rain
Jim
5.8
1998
Amistad
Theodore Joadson
7.0
1997
Kiss the Girls
Alex Cross
6.5
1997
Cosmic Voyage
Narrator (voice)
7.1
1996
Chain Reaction
Paul Shannon
5.7
1996
Moll Flanders
Hibble
6.1
1996
Se7en
Somerset
8.4
1995
Outbreak
General Billy Ford
6.6
1995
The Shawshank Redemption
Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
8.7
1994
Unforgiven
Ned Logan
7.9
1992
The Power of One
Geel Piet
7.5
1992
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Azeem
6.9
1991
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Judge Leonard White
5.6
1990
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Narrator (voice)
0.0
1990
Glory
Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
7.5
1989
Driving Miss Daisy
Hoke Colburn
7.2
1989
Johnny Handsome
Lt. A.Z. Drones
6.3
1989
Sniff
Joe Mulwray
0.0
57 Seconds
Anton Burrell
6.2
2023
761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers
Self
6.0
2023
The Minute You Wake Up Dead
Sheriff Thurmond Fowler
5.4
2022
Paradise Highway
Gerick
5.9
2022
Panama Canal in 3D a Land Divided a World United
Self
6.0
2019
Dolphin Tale 2
Dr. Cameron McCarthy
7.0
2014
Lucy
Professor Samuel Norman
6.5
2014
Transcendence
Joseph Tagger
6.0
2014
Island of Lemurs: Madagascar
Narrator (voice)
6.2
2014
The Lego Movie
Vitruvius (voice)
7.4
2014
JFK: A President Betrayed
Narrator (voice)
7.7
2013
Last Vegas
Archibald 'Archie' Clayton
6.4
2013
Now You See Me
Thaddeus Bradley
7.3
2013
Oblivion
Beech
6.6
2013
Olympus Has Fallen
Alan Trumbull
6.4
2013
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Narrator (voice)
6.9
2012
The Magic of Belle Isle
Monte Wildhorn
7.0
2012
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
Self
6.0
2012
Breaking the Taboo
Narrator (voice)
7.1
2011
The Eastwood Factor
Narrator (voice)
6.0
2010
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
Self
6.3
1999
The Long Way Home
Narrator (voice)
7.0
1997
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
Edward G. Robinson
0.0
1996
Inside the White House
Narrator (voice)
7.3
1996
The True Story of Glory Continues
Narrator (voice)
5.7
1991
Clinton and Nadine
Dorsey Pratt
3.7
1988
Resting Place
Luther Johnson
6.2
1986
The Execution of Raymond Graham
Warden Pratt
6.6
1985
Marie: A True Story
Charles Traughber
5.6
1985
Harry & Son
Siemanowski
5.9
1984
The Blues Live On! The Delta Blues Museum
Narrator (voice)
0.0
The Little Bedroom
0.0
My Dead Friend Zoe
Dr. Cole
0.0
2025
SBALKANU
(narrator)
0.0
2024
How to Rob a Bank
Azeem (archive footage)
6.6
2024
Odysseus Returns
Narrator
0.0
2024
A Good Person
Daniel
7.0
2023
The Ritual Killer
Dr. Mackles
5.9
2023
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Self
5.5
2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self
7.4
2021
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
Senior
6.7
2021
Vanquish
Damon
5.3
2021
Coming 2 America
Morgan Freeman
6.4
2021
The Comeback Trail
Reggie Fontaine
5.9
2020
Meeting the Beatles in India
Narrator (voice)
6.5
2020
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Self
8.2
2020
Into Nature's Wild
Narrator (voice)
6.0
2020
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
Self
7.2
2020
Angel Has Fallen
Alan Trumbull
6.6
2019
Brian Banks
Jerome Johnson (uncredited)
7.3
2019
The Poison Rose
Doc
4.6
2019
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Drosselmeyer
6.1
2018
America's Musical Journey
Narrator (voice)
5.6
2018
Just Getting Started
Duke
4.9
2017
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
6.0
2017
The C Word
Narrator (voice)
6.8
2016
JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness
Narrator (voice)
6.0
2015
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
Self (archive footage)
6.9
2013
Ending the Knight
Self
7.2
2012
Conan the Barbarian
Narrator (voice)
5.3
2011
The 16th Man
Narrator (voice)
6.8
2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Self (archive footage)
7.8
2010
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots
Self (voice)
7.0
2010
Where the Water Meets the Sky
6.0
2008
A Raisin in the Sun
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
6.1
2008
All About Us
Self
4.3
2007
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
Self
6.0
2006
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Self
6.5
2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Jaques (segment "As You Like It")
0.0
2006
Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation
6.2
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2003
Declaration of Independence
Self
10.0
2003
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'
Self
7.2
2002
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger
Self
6.0
2002
Partners of the Heart
Narrator (voice)
6.0
2002
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
Self
8.6
2001
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Self
8.0
1998
The View
Self · (2 episodes)
4.4
1997
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
1994
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(1 episode)
5.4
1992
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry
Narrator (voice)
4.3
1991
Rabbit Ears - The Savior is Born
Narrator (voice)
4.0
1990
The Earth Day Special
Walter Samson
8.0
1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(2 episodes)
5.2
1988
The Gospel at Colonus
Messenger
0.0
1985
The Twilight Zone
Tony · (1 episode)
7.7
1985
Hollow Image
Sweet Talk
6.0
1979
Out to Lunch
Self / Croupier
6.0
1974
Blade
Chris
5.2
1973
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!
Afro
6.0
1971
Caught in the Middle
0.0
1970
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Grand Central Commuter (uncredited)
5.2
1968
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
Grand Central Commuter
5.2
1968
A Man Called Adam
Party Guest (uncredited)
6.3
1966
The Pawnbroker
Man on Street (Uncredited)
7.2
1965
Hate to See You Go
Sonny Bell
0.0
CLINT
Narrator (voice)
0.0
Lioness
Secretary of State Edwin Mullins · (10 episodes)
8.1
2023
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self - Narrator (voice) · (4 episodes)
7.7
2023
The Muppets Mayhem
Morgan Freeman · (1 episode)
6.0
2023
History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman
Self - Host · (16 episodes)
6.0
2021
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Morgan Freeman (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
2019
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman
Self - Host · (15 episodes)
7.5
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (2 episodes)
6.6
2015
Curiosity
Self - Narrator (voice) · (31 episodes)
7.2
2011
Through the Wormhole
Self - Host · (62 episodes)
7.5
2010
30 for 30
(1 episode)
7.5
2009
The Jay Leno Show
Self · (1 episode)
3.6
2009
Live from Studio Five
Self · (1 episode)
3.3
2009
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
7.2
2007
Slavery and the Making of America
Self - Narrator (voice) · (4 episodes)
7.9
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · (2 episodes)
6.8
2005
The Chris Rock Show
(1 episode)
4.4
1997
The Daily Show
Self · (2 episodes)
6.4
1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.1
1993
Pebble Mill
Self · (1 episode)
3.1
1991
The Civil War
Frederick Douglass · (9 episodes)
8.1
1990
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
1979
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · (1 episode)
7.3
1978
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Spidey Super Stories
Police officer · (1 episode)
0.0
1974
Spidey Super Stories
Umpire · (1 episode)
0.0
1974
Spidey Super Stories
Count Dracula · (1 episode)
0.0
1974
Spidey Super Stories
Easy Reader · (2 episodes)
0.0
1974
The Electric Company
Mad Scientist · (780 episodes)
6.9
1971
The Electric Company
Easy Reader · (780 episodes)
6.9
1971
The Electric Company
Count Dracula · (780 episodes)
6.9
1971
The Oscars
Self · (4 episodes)
7.0
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Clarence · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
The Promised Land
Self - Narrator (voice) · (5 episodes)
6.0
Life on Our Planet
Self - Narrator (voice) · (8 episodes)
8.0
2023
Our Universe
Self - Narrator (voice) · (6 episodes)
7.6
2022
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Self (archive footage)
7.4
2022
Sidney
Self
7.7
2022
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Self · (9 episodes)
7.0
2021
Solos
Stuart · (7 episodes)
6.8
2021
Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers
Self
6.2
2021
Die Clint Eastwood Story
Self
6.0
2018
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Self
5.4
2017
The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman
Self - Host · (6 episodes)
6.8
2017
Going in Style
Willie Davis
6.7
2017
Ben-Hur
Sheik Ilderim
5.7
2016
Now You See Me 2
Thaddeus Bradley
6.8
2016
London Has Fallen
Alan Trumbull
6.2
2016
Momentum
Senator
5.7
2015
Ted 2
Patrick Meighan
6.3
2015
Last Knights
Bartok
6.4
2015
5 Flights Up
Alex Carver
6.0
2014
Wish Wizard
Maxwell Omni
3.7
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
5.5
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(1 episode)
5.8
2014
We the People
Narrator (voice)
3.5
2014
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
Self
5.9
2013
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
5.7
2013
The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan
Narrator (voice)
8.2
2013
Le frontiere dell'Astronomia - EP-7 Vite aliene nel cosmo
Narratore
4.0
2012
Echoes 'Cross the Tracks
Self
6.0
2012
Honest Trailers
Lucius Fox (archive footage) · (1 episode)
6.4
2012
Clint Eastwood's West
Self
6.0
2011
The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office
Narrator (voice)
5.8
2010
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Self
6.4
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
7.2
2007
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
4.8
2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self
0.0
2005
Blues Divas
Self
6.0
2005
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Self
7.2
2004
America Beyond the Color Line
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2003
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Narrator (voice)
7.1
2000
Parkinson
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1998
HBO First Look
(1 episode)
4.9
1992
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (Voice) · (1 episode)
10.0
1992
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
Self
6.0
1991
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
4.0
1990
Lean On Me
Principal Joe Clark
7.3
1989
American Experience
Narrator (voice) · (2 episodes)
7.5
1988
Clean and Sober
Craig
6.3
1988
Fight for Life
Dr. Sherard
5.7
1987
Street Smart
Leo "Fast Black" Smalls, Jr.
5.9
1987
American Masters
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
7.1
1986
That Was Then... This Is Now
Charlie Woods
5.8
1985
The Atlanta Child Murders
Ben Shelter · (2 episodes)
5.9
1985
Teachers
Lewis
5.6
1984
The Marva Collins Story
Clarence Collins
7.3
1981
Eyewitness
Lieutenant Black
5.6
1981
Death of a Prophet
Malcolm X
4.3
1981
Brubaker
Walter
7.1
1980
Attica
Hap Richards
5.7
1980
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Uncle Hammer
8.0
1978
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Uncle Hammer · (3 episodes)
5.0
1978
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (2 episodes)
6.3
1973
Great Performances
Messenger · (1 episode)
5.2
1971
60 Minutes
Self · (1 episode)
6.7
1968
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
3.5
1966
Tony Awards
Self - Performer · (2 episodes)
5.0
1956
Today
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Luther · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (2 episodes)
6.8
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (3 episodes)
6.8
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self · (1 episode)
6.8
1944