ACTOR · FROM KEY WEST, USA
Stepin Fetchit
1902–198553 credits since 1925
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ABOUT STEPIN
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born30 May 1902
Died19 November 1985
BirthplaceKey West, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora12 of 53 titles
Known for
The titles people know Stepin from.
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 12
- Average IMDb
- 6.2
- Highest rated
- Bend of the RiverIMDb 7.2
- Working since
- 1925
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1970s
3 titles · IMDb 4.8 on average
Movieas Dancing Butler
as Cousin Lincoln
as Shoeshine Man
The 1950s
3 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average
Movieas Jeff Poindexter
Movieas Adam
The 1940s
6 titles
as 'Swifty', the Handyman
as Richard
Broadway and Main
Not on Cineoraas Janitor
as Janitor
The 1930s
29 titles · IMDb 6.2 on average
Movieas Zero
His Exciting Night
Not on Cineoraas Casper
as Percy
Movieas Penrod
as Herman
Movieas Cicero
as Flash - Pullman Porter
as Spasm Johnson
The 1920s
12 titles
as Eli
as Smoke Screen
as Swifty
as Janitor
as Joe
as Christopher Lee
as Gummy
as Porter
