Mario Van Peebles
Mario Van Peebles (b. January 15, 1957 in Mexico City, Mexico) is an American actor and director who has starred in numerous films. He is the son of writer, director, and actor Melvin Van Peebles and German actress Maria Marx.
His 2004 biopic BAADASSSSS! describes the making of his father's influential Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song.
He graduated from Columbia University in 1978 with a Bachelors Degree in Economics.
Partial filmography
Actor (film)
- Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
- South Bronx Heroes (1985)
- Rappin' (1985)
- Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
- Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
- Identity Crisis (1989)
- New Jack City (1991)
- Full Eclipse (1992)
- Posse (1993)
- Highlander III: The Final Dimension (1994)
- Gunmen (1994)
- Solo (1996)
- Gang in Blue (1997)
- Ali (2001)
- The Hebrew Hammer (2003)
- BAADASSSSS! (2003)
- Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005)
Actor (TV)
- Robbery Homicide Division
- One Life to Live (1982–1983)
- Sonny Spoon (1988)
- Rude Awakening (2000–2001)
- 44 Minutes (2004)
- L.A Riots 29/04/1992 (2004)
Director
- New Jack City (1991)
- Posse (1993)
- Panther (1995)
- BAADASSSSS! (2003)