John Lewis
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights leader and politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death. He was also the dean of the Georgia congressional delegation. The district he served includes the northern three-fourths of Atlanta.
Lewis, who as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was one of the "Big Six" leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington, played many key roles in the civil rights movement and its actions to end legalized racial segregation in the United States. He became a leader of the Democratic Party in the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from 1991 as a Chief Deputy Whip and from 2003 as Senior Chief Deputy Whip. He received many honorary degrees and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Acting
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
TV
The Colbert Report
2005
TV
Arthur
as John Lewis (voice)
1996
Movie
King in the Wilderness
as Self
2018
TV
Bobby Kennedy for President
as Self
2018
TV
Finding Your Roots
as Self
2012
Movie
The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: The Constitution
2017
Movie
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
1970
Movie
Freedom Riders
as Self - Freedom Rider
2010
TV
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
as Himself
2021
Movie
The State of Marriage
as Self
2015
Movie
John Lewis: Good Trouble
as Self
2020
Movie
The Soul of America
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Movie
The March
as Self
1964
Movie
With Drawn Arms
as Self
2020
TV
Enslaved
as Self
2020
Movie
In Remembrance of Martin
as Self
1986
Movie
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
as Self - Congressman and Civil Rights Advocate
2017
Movie
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
as Self
2016
Movie
Children of the Civil Rights
as Self
2015
Movie
Henry David Thoreau: Surveyor of the Soul
as Self
Movie
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
as Self
2021
Movie
Julian and John January 8, 2013
as Himself
2013
Movie
Mikeyboy
as Steve (IRA Agent)
2013