Dick Gregory American activist
Dick Gregory is a 84 years old American activist from St. Louis, Missouri. Dick Gregory was born on October 12, 1932 (died on August 19, 2017, he was 84 years old) in St. Louis, Missouri as Richard Claxton Gregory.
About
Birth name of Dick Gregory is Richard Claxton Gregory
No, he died on 08/19/2017, 7 years ago. He was 84 years old when he died. Cause of death: heart failure. He died in Washington, D.C.
Dick Gregory net worth
He had a net worth of 8 million dollars.
Works
Dick Gregory Movies (17)
There are 17 movies of Dick Gregory.
His first feature film was What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015, as Himself). He was 82 when he starred in this movie. Since 2015, he has appeared in 17 feature films. The last one is Lewis Black & Friends - A Night to Let Freedom Laugh (Live in Washington D.C.) (2015). In this movie, we watched him as himself .
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Dick Gregory movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Himself | What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015) | 82 |
| Dan Coleman | The Leisure Seeker (2018) | 85 |
| Himself | Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971) | 38 |
| Himself | Mark Twain (2002) | 69 |
| Himself | Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009) | 76 |
| Himself - Comedian / Activist | Shadows of Liberty (2012) | 79 |
| Himself - Comedian | American Revolution 2 (1969) | 36 |
| Shaq's All Star Comedy Roast 2: Emmitt Smith (2003) | 70 | |
| Himself | Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed (2008) | 75 |
| Bill's Hat (1967) | 34 | |
| Richie 'Eagle' Stokes | Sweet Love, Bitter (1967) | 34 |
| Himself | Baldwin's Nigger (1968) | 35 |
| Himself | It’s a Revolution Mother (1969) | 37 |
| Chicago Blues (1972) | 39 | |
| A Decade of Struggle (1980) | 47 | |
| Stand (2009) | 76 | |
| Himself | Lewis Black & Friends - A Night to Let Freedom Laugh (Live in Washington D.C.) (2015) | 82 |
Dick Gregory TV Shows (6)
His first TV Show was The Ed Sullivan Show (1948).
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Awards (1)
Awarded Thomas Merton Award in 1973 .
Education
He graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Sumner High School
What was Dick's zodiac sign?Dick Gregory zodiac sign was libra.
Other facts about Dick Gregory
| Birth name | Richard Claxton Gregory |
|---|---|
| Genre | Satire, Observational comedy, Political satire |
| Nationality | United States |
| Work period (start) | 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Europeana entity | Agent/base/62138 |
| Record | Vee-Jay Records |
| Ethnic group | African Americans |
| Place of death | Washington, D.C. |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Given name | Dick |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Military branch | United States Army |
| Official website | Dick Gregory official website |
| Family name | Gregory. Show people with the surname Gregory |
| On focus list of Wikimedia project | WikiProject African Diaspora |
| Political party | Peace And Freedom Party |
| Cause of death | Heart Failure |
| Date of death | 2017-08-19T00:00:00Z |
| Member of | Alpha Phi Alpha |
| Twitter username | @IAmDickGregory. Dick Gregory official Twitter page , Twitter user numeric ID: 522828682 , number of subscribers: 46169 , has quality: verified account , point in time: 2020-04-25T00:00:00Z , start time: 2012-03-12T00:00:00Z |
