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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 30, 1902
Died
November 19, 1985
Place of Birth
Key West, Florida, USA
Also Known As
- Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry
Stepin Fetchit
0.2 Popularity
Biography
Stepin Fetchit (1902–1985) was an American comedian and actor. His Fetchit persona parlayed into a successful film career, eventually becoming the first black actor to become a millionaire. He was also the first black actor to receive screen credit. Stepin Fetchit typical film persona and stage name have long been controversial, and seen as illustrative of negative stereotypes of Negroes. However, a newer interpretation of his film persona contends he was ultimately subversive of the status quo.
Known For
4.1
Dancing Butler
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
5.7
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
6.6
Cousin Lincoln
Amazing Grace
1974
0.0
Shoeshine Man
Cutter
1972
7.5
Himself
a.k.a. Cassius Clay
1970
0.0
Self
Inquiring Nuns
1968
🎬
7.0
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
6.5
Jeff Poindexter
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
6.9
Adam
Bend of the River
1952
0.0
Harlem Follies of 1949
1950
Credits
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Dancing Butler
1976
4.1
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
5.7
Amazing Grace
as Cousin Lincoln
1974
6.6
Cutter
as Shoeshine Man
1972
0.0
a.k.a. Cassius Clay
as Himself
1970
7.5
Inquiring Nuns
as Self
1968
0.0
🎬
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957
7.0
The Sun Shines Bright
as Jeff Poindexter
1953
6.5
Bend of the River
as Adam
1952
6.9
Harlem Follies of 1949
1950
0.0
Miracle in Harlem
as 'Swifty', the Handyman
1948
6.2
🎬
Broadway and Main
as Janitor
1946
0.0
Baby Don't Go Away from Me
1946
0.0
Big Timers
1945
4.3
Thru Different Eyes
as Janitor
1942
0.0
Zenobia
as Zero
1939
4.6
🎬
His Exciting Night
as Casper
1938
3.0
Fifty Roads to Town
as Percy
1937
0.0
Love Is News
as Penrod
1937
6.0
On the Avenue
as Herman
1937
6.7
Dimples
as Cicero
1936
6.4
36 Hours to Kill
as Flash - Pullman Porter
1936
5.3
The Virginia Judge
as Spasm Johnson
1935
0.0
Steamboat Round the Bend
as Jonah
1935
7.6
Hot Tip
as Cook
1935
5.0
Charlie Chan in Egypt
as Snowshoes
1935
6.9
One More Spring
as Zoo Attendant
1935
5.8
Helldorado
as Ulysses
1935
0.0
Marie Galante
as Waiter in Pacific Gardens
1934
4.4
Judge Priest
as Jeff Poindexter
1934
6.3
The World Moves On
as Dixie
1934
5.6
Stand Up and Cheer!
as Stepin Fetchit
1934
4.9
David Harum
as Sylvester
1934
7.0
Carolina
as Scipio
1934
6.0
🎬
Slow Poke
as Stepin
1933
0.0
Neck and Neck
as The Hustler
1931
0.0
The Galloping Ghost
as Baxter College Locker Room Attendant
1931
2.0
Wild Horse
as Stepin
1931
6.5
The Prodigal
as Hokey
1931
3.3
🎬
Face of Desire
1930
0.0
A Tough Winter
as Himself
1930
5.4
Swing High
as Sam
1930
6.5
The Big Fight
as Spot
1930
3.0
Cameo Kirby
as Croup
1930
0.0
Big Time
as Eli
1929
6.0
Salute
as Smoke Screen
1929
4.7
Show Boat
as Joe
1929
5.0
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929
as Swifty
1929
3.0
Thru Different Eyes
as Janitor
1929
0.0
The Ghost Talks
as Christopher Lee
1929
0.0
Hearts in Dixie
as Gummy
1929
3.0
The Tragedy of Youth
as Porter
1928
1.0
The Devil's Skipper
as Slave's Husband
1928
0.0
In Old Kentucky
as Highpockets
1927
0.0
🎬
The Mysterious Stranger
1925
0.0