Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

🎂 15th January 1929 (97 yrs) 📍 Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Known For

J. Edgar

Biography

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. King became a civil rights activist early in his career. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott and helped found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in 1957, serving as its first president. With the SCLC, King led an unsuccessful 1962 struggle against segregation in Albany, Georgia (the Albany Movement), and helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama. King also helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Movies Featuring Martin Luther King Jr.

Clock - Socialist Burgers Inc.

Clock - Socialist Burgers Inc. (2025)

as Self (archive footage)
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley

Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley (2024)

as Self (archive footage)
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump (2024)

as Self (archive footage)
America's Woman

America's Woman (2024)

as Self
The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys (2024)

as Self (archive footage)
Zeitgeist: Requiem

Zeitgeist: Requiem (2024)

as Self (archive footage)
Becoming King

Becoming King (2024)

as Self (archive footage)
Origin

Origin (2023)

as Self (archive voice)
Four Died Trying: Prologue

Four Died Trying: Prologue (2023)

as Self (archive footage)
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight

Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight (2023)

Jim Crow: The History of Africans in America

Jim Crow: The History of Africans in America (2023)

Stand

Stand (2023)

as Self (archive footage)
The Universe

The Universe (2023)

as Self (archive footage)
Say Hey, Willie Mays!

Say Hey, Willie Mays! (2022)

as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)

as Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King: More Than One Dream

Martin Luther King: More Than One Dream (2022)

The Janes

The Janes (2022)

as Self (archive footage)
No Image

A History of the World According to Getty Images (2022)

as Self (Archive Footage)
Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's

Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's (2022)

as Self (archive footage)
Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America

Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America (2022)

as Self (archive footage)
The Art of Dissent

The Art of Dissent (2021)

as Self - Subject (archive footage)
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)

as Self (archive footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)

as Self - Activist (archive footage)
Killing Martin Luther King Jr.

Killing Martin Luther King Jr. (2021)

as Self
The Soul of America

The Soul of America (2020)

as Self (archive footage)
MLK/FBI

MLK/FBI (2020)

as Self (archive footage)
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade

De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade (2020)

as Self
John Lewis: Good Trouble

John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)

as Self (archive Footage)
John Lewis: Good Trouble

John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)

as Self (archive footage)
Uncle Tom

Uncle Tom (2020)

as Self (archive footage)
Da 5 Bloods

Da 5 Bloods (2020)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Killing John F. Kennedy

Killing John F. Kennedy (2020)

as Self (archive footage)
The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show

The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts The Tonight Show (2020)

as Self (archive footage)
England 79

England 79 (2019)

Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind (2019)

as Self (archive footage)
Mike Wallace Is Here

Mike Wallace Is Here (2019)

as Self (archive footage)
Geek, and You Shall Find

Geek, and You Shall Find (2019)

as Self (voice)
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019)

as Self
Demokratie unter Druck – Europa vor der Wahl

Demokratie unter Druck – Europa vor der Wahl (2019)

as Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Hesburgh

Hesburgh (2019)

as Self (archive footage)
Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook

Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook (2019)

as Self (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom (2019)

as Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening (2018)

as Self (archive footage)
The Corporate Coup D'État

The Corporate Coup D'État (2018)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert Penn Warren: A Vision

Robert Penn Warren: A Vision (2018)

1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond (2018)

as Self (archive footage)
No Image

Martin Luther King, Jr. : Marked Man (2018)

as Self (archive footage)
I Am MLK Jr.

I Am MLK Jr. (2018)

as Self
Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald

Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald (2018)

as Self (archive footage)
King in the Wilderness

King in the Wilderness (2018)

as Self (archive footage)
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People

August 28: A Day in the Life of a People (2017)

as Self (archive footage)
Burn Motherfucker, Burn!

Burn Motherfucker, Burn! (2017)

as Self (archive footage)
Chasing Trane

Chasing Trane (2017)

as Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)
13th

13th (2016)

as Self (archive footage)
O.J.: Made in America

O.J.: Made in America (2016)

as Self (archive footage)
Andrew Cohen on Crisis and Its Outtakes

Andrew Cohen on Crisis and Its Outtakes (2016)

as Self (archive footage)
Året var 1966

Året var 1966 (2016)

as Self (archive footage)
Imminent Threat

Imminent Threat (2015)

as Self (archive footage)
Klansville U.S.A.

Klansville U.S.A. (2015)

as Self (archive Footage)
Freedom Summer

Freedom Summer (2014)

as Self (archive footage)
Speeches That Shook the World

Speeches That Shook the World (2013)

as Self (archive footage)
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia

Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2013)

as Self (archive footage)
Året var 1963

Året var 1963 (2013)

as Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington (2013)

as Self
The House I Live In

The House I Live In (2012)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MLK: The Assassination Tapes

MLK: The Assassination Tapes (2012)

as Self (archive footage)
Ethel

Ethel (2012)

as Self (archive footage)
Picture Me Rollin'

Picture Me Rollin' (2012)

as Self (voice)
J. Edgar

J. Edgar (2011)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2012: Time for Change

2012: Time for Change (2010)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
COINTELPRO 101

COINTELPRO 101 (2010)

as Self (archive footage)
Roads to Memphis

Roads to Memphis (2010)

as Self (archive footage)
When You're Strange

When You're Strange (2010)

as Self (archive footage)
Capitalism: A Love Story

Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

as Self (archive footage)
No Image

Stand (2009)

as Self (archive footage)
No Image

The Day the Troubles Began (2008)

as Self
The Witness from the Balcony of Room 306

The Witness from the Balcony of Room 306 (2008)

as Self
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston

James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston (2008)

as Self (archive footage)
Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene

Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene (2008)

as self - archival footage
L'altra Dallas - Chi ha ucciso RFK?

L'altra Dallas - Chi ha ucciso RFK? (2007)

as Self (archive footage)
RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy

RFK Must Die: The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy (2007)

as Self (archive footage)
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War (2007)

as Self (archive footage)
...So Goes the Nation

...So Goes the Nation (2006)

as Self (archive footage)
Bobby

Bobby (2006)

as Self (archive footage)
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)

as Self (archive footage)
No Image

Citizen King (2004)

as Self (archive footage)
The Corporation

The Corporation (2003)

as Self (archive footage)
No Image

Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks (2002)

as Self (archive footage)
Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi (2002)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Image

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Year That Trembled

The Year That Trembled (2002)

as Self (archive footage)
A Huey P. Newton Story

A Huey P. Newton Story (2001)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare (2000)

as Self
Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games

Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games (1999)

as Self (archive footage)
4 Little Girls

4 Little Girls (1997)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Blue Eyed

Blue Eyed (1996)

as Self (archive footage)
All Power to the People!

All Power to the People! (1996)

as Self (archive footage)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective (1994)

as Self (archive footage)
The Real Malcolm X

The Real Malcolm X (1992)

Death Scenes 2

Death Scenes 2 (1992)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century

Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century (1992)

The Doors

The Doors (1991)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
In Remembrance of Martin

In Remembrance of Martin (1986)

as Self
Disasters of the Century

Disasters of the Century (1985)

as Self (archive footage)
No Image

Good Intentions (1985)

as Self (Archival Footage)
The War at Home

The War at Home (1979)

as Self (archive footage)
James Brown Soul Brother No. 1

James Brown Soul Brother No. 1 (1978)

Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2

Contradictory America. Faith, hope, love and hate. Film 2 (1973)

as Self/Cameo (archive footage)
No Image

Today: While You Were Away (1964-1973 Retrospective) (1973)

as Self (archive footage)
Владыки без масок. Гарольд Хант - апостол «ультра»

Владыки без масок. Гарольд Хант - апостол «ультра» (1970)

as Self (archive footage)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)

as Self (archive footage)
No Image

Martin Luther King, Jr: From Montgomery to Memphis (1969)

as Self
LBJ

LBJ (1968)

as Self
Martin Luther King at Newcastle University

Martin Luther King at Newcastle University (1967)

as Self
After Civil Rights... Black Power

After Civil Rights... Black Power (1967)

as Self
I Am Curious (Yellow)

I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967)

as Himself
Anno Domini MCMLXV

Anno Domini MCMLXV (1966)

as Self (archive footage)
The Bus

The Bus (1965)

The March

The March (1964)

as Self
Wealth of a Nation

Wealth of a Nation (1964)

as Self
No Image

I Have a Dream (1963)

as Self
David Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

David Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr (1963)

as himself
The Negro and the American Promise

The Negro and the American Promise (1963)

Integration Report 1

Integration Report 1 (1960)

as Self
No Image

King vs. the United States of America (N/A)

as Self (archive footage)