Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, director, and narrator. Noted for his distinctive deep voice, Freeman is known for his various roles in a wide variety of film genres. Throughout his career spanning over five decades, he has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Freeman was raised in Mississippi where he began acting in school plays. He studied theatre arts in Los Angeles and appeared in stage productions in his early career. He rose to fame in the 1970s for his role in the children's television series The Electric Company. Freeman then appeared in the Shakespearean plays Coriolanus and Julius Caesar, the former of which earned him an Obie Award. His breakout role was in Street Smart (1987), playing a hustler, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He achieved further stardom in Glory, the biographical drama Lean on Me, and comedy-drama Driving Miss Daisy (all 1989), the latter of which garnered him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In 1992, Freeman starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the western revenge film Unforgiven; this would be the first of several collaborations with Eastwood. In 1994, he starred in the prison drama The Shawshank Redemption for which he received another Academy Award nomination. Freeman also starred in David Fincher's crime thriller Se7en (1995), and Steven Spielberg's historical drama Amistad (1997). Freeman won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Clint Eastwood's 2004 sports drama Million Dollar Baby. In 2009, he received his fifth Oscar nomination for playing former South African President Nelson Mandela in Eastwood's Invictus. Freeman is also known for his performance as Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012). In addition to acting, Freeman has directed the drama Bopha! (1993). He also founded film production company Revelations Entertainment with business partner Lori McCreary. He is the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honor, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. For his performances in theatrical productions, he has won three Obie Awards, one of the most prestigious honors for recognizing excellence in theatre. Description above from the Wikipedia article Morgan Freeman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

7.535
The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.741
Today

Today

5.793
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

7.748
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.543
The View

The View

4.363
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.409
The Electric Company

The Electric Company

7.143
The Electric Company

The Electric Company

7.143
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

8
The Electric Company

The Electric Company

7.143
The Jay Leno Show

The Jay Leno Show

3.6
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.281
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.191
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.571
The Civil War

The Civil War

7.958
Pebble Mill

Pebble Mill

3.1
Slavery and the Making of America

Slavery and the Making of America

7.9
The Oscars

The Oscars

7.056
The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors

7.4
Live from Studio Five

Live from Studio Five

3.714
30 for 30

30 for 30

7.4
Through the Wormhole

Through the Wormhole

7.581
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

7
The Promised Land

The Promised Land

6
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

6.378
100 Years of Warner Bros.

100 Years of Warner Bros.

7.8
History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman

History's Greatest Escapes with Morgan Freeman

5.722
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

6.78
Curiosity

Curiosity

7.2
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman

The Story of God with Morgan Freeman

7.455
Spidey Super Stories

Spidey Super Stories

0
Spidey Super Stories

Spidey Super Stories

0
Spidey Super Stories

Spidey Super Stories

0
Spidey Super Stories

Spidey Super Stories

0
The Chris Rock Show

The Chris Rock Show

4.4
Lioness

Lioness

8.041
The Muppets Mayhem

The Muppets Mayhem

6.11
CBS News Sunday Morning

CBS News Sunday Morning

6.9
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.185
The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman

The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman

6.7
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.323
60 Minutes

60 Minutes

6.7
American Experience

American Experience

7.4
America Beyond the Color Line

America Beyond the Color Line

6
The Atlanta Child Murders

The Atlanta Child Murders

6
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.571
The Reichen Show

The Reichen Show

4.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.8
American Masters

American Masters

7.4
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

10
Goldene Kamera Verleihung

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

5.667
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.185
Honest Trailers

Honest Trailers

6.609
Our Universe

Our Universe

7.714
Life on Our Planet

Life on Our Planet

8.025
Solos

Solos

6.748
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy

7
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

3
HBO First Look

HBO First Look

4.9
Great Performances

Great Performances

5.5
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

5.917
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7.2
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.5
Parkinson

Parkinson

0
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7.2
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7.2
The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

6.3
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7.2
The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

6.2
Number One on the Call Sheet

Number One on the Call Sheet

9
Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary

6.979
Madam Secretary

Madam Secretary

6.979
The Oscars

The Oscars

7.056
Solos

Solos

6.748

Movies

Unforgiven

Unforgiven

7.913
Million Dollar Baby

Million Dollar Baby

8
War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

6.521
The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

8.522
Lucky Number Slevin

Lucky Number Slevin

7.483
Batman Begins

Batman Begins

7.715
The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

8.7
Bruce Almighty

Bruce Almighty

6.722
Driving Miss Daisy

Driving Miss Daisy

7.231
Johnny Handsome

Johnny Handsome

6.3
Sniff

Sniff

0
Along Came a Spider

Along Came a Spider

6.33
The Contract

The Contract

5.722
Brubaker

Brubaker

7.072
Unleashed

Unleashed

6.938
Se7en

Se7en

8.377
Under Suspicion

Under Suspicion

6.096
Edison

Edison

5.326
10 Items or Less

10 Items or Less

6.2
An Unfinished Life

An Unfinished Life

6.81
Evan Almighty

Evan Almighty

5.582
Nurse Betty

Nurse Betty

6.053
The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears

6.359
Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone

7.307
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

5.8
Levity

Levity

6.149
Hard Rain

Hard Rain

5.844
Invictus

Invictus

7.183
High Crimes

High Crimes

6.4
The Bucket List

The Bucket List

7.192
Follow the Drinking Gourd

Follow the Drinking Gourd

0
Dreamcatcher

Dreamcatcher

5.632
Outbreak

Outbreak

6.568
Teachers

Teachers

5.6
The Maiden Heist

The Maiden Heist

5.6
Amistad

Amistad

7.02
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

6.861
Eyewitness

Eyewitness

5.569
Deep Impact

Deep Impact

6.231
Chain Reaction

Chain Reaction

5.761
Wanted

Wanted

6.524
The Hunting of the President

The Hunting of the President

5.75
Kiss the Girls

Kiss the Girls

6.524
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

2
The Big Bounce

The Big Bounce

4.951
The Bonfire of the Vanities

The Bonfire of the Vanities

5.612
Glory

Glory

7.473
The People Speak

The People Speak

7.2
Cosmic Voyage

Cosmic Voyage

7.1
The Power of One

The Power of One

7.5
Death of a Prophet

Death of a Prophet

4.083
Clean and Sober

Clean and Sober

6.34
Feast of Love

Feast of Love

6.165
Lean On Me

Lean On Me

7.297
Thick as Thieves

Thick as Thieves

6
Street Smart

Street Smart

5.962
Gunner

Gunner

5.316
Prom Night in Mississippi

Prom Night in Mississippi

6.9
Dolphin Tale

Dolphin Tale

6.9
Guilty by Association

Guilty by Association

2.9
That Was Then... This Is Now

That Was Then... This Is Now

5.724
RED

RED

6.7
The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

7.786
Betty White: A Celebration

Betty White: A Celebration

8
Moll Flanders

Moll Flanders

6.1
Born to Be Wild

Born to Be Wild

7
Resting Place

Resting Place

6.1
The Minute You Wake Up Dead

The Minute You Wake Up Dead

5.2
Harry & Son

Harry & Son

5.8
The Blues Live On! The Delta Blues Museum

The Blues Live On! The Delta Blues Museum

0
761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers

761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers

6
Oblivion

Oblivion

6.659
Now You See Me

Now You See Me

7.333
57 Seconds

57 Seconds

6.1
Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl

Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl

6
Paradise Highway

Paradise Highway

5.915
Marie: A True Story

Marie: A True Story

5.636
Breaking the Taboo

Breaking the Taboo

7.1
The Magic of Belle Isle

The Magic of Belle Isle

6.978
Panama Canal in 3D a Land Divided a World United

Panama Canal in 3D a Land Divided a World United

6
Clinton and Nadine

Clinton and Nadine

3.6
Inside the White House

Inside the White House

7.3
The True Story of Glory Continues

The True Story of Glory Continues

5.7
The Long Way Home

The Long Way Home

7.1
The Eastwood Factor

The Eastwood Factor

6
The Execution of Raymond Graham

The Execution of Raymond Graham

6.4
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial

Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial

0
Olympus Has Fallen

Olympus Has Fallen

6.4
Transcendence

Transcendence

6.057
The Little Bedroom

The Little Bedroom

0
B.B. King: The Life of Riley

B.B. King: The Life of Riley

6.9
Last Vegas

Last Vegas

6.413
The Lego Movie

The Lego Movie

7.419
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

6.3
The Marva Collins Story

The Marva Collins Story

7.4
JFK: A President Betrayed

JFK: A President Betrayed

7.5
Island of Lemurs: Madagascar

Island of Lemurs: Madagascar

6.2
Lucy

Lucy

6.5
Dolphin Tale 2

Dolphin Tale 2

7
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

5.7
Attica

Attica

5.7
London Has Fallen

London Has Fallen

6.2
Fight for Life

Fight for Life

5.5
5 Flights Up

5 Flights Up

6
We the People

We the People

3.5
Wish Wizard

Wish Wizard

3.7
Blues Divas

Blues Divas

6
Now You See Me 2

Now You See Me 2

6.825
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

8
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

4
Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers

Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers

6.6
Echoes 'Cross the Tracks

Echoes 'Cross the Tracks

6
Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

5.8
My Dead Friend Zoe

My Dead Friend Zoe

6.4
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

5.4
Last Knights

Last Knights

6.426
The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan

The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights the Klan

8.2
Ted 2

Ted 2

6.3
Momentum

Momentum

5.7
Le frontiere dell'Astronomia - EP-7 Vite aliene nel cosmo

Le frontiere dell'Astronomia - EP-7 Vite aliene nel cosmo

4
The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office

The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office

5.8
Going in Style

Going in Style

6.7
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie

Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie

6
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

7.1
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story

6
Die Clint Eastwood Story

Die Clint Eastwood Story

6
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend

7.4
Clint Eastwood's West

Clint Eastwood's West

6
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

7.313
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

6.688
Sidney

Sidney

7.514
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

10
Now You See Me: Now You Don't

Now You See Me: Now You Don't

0
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

5.2
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots

For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots

7
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

7.7
Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence

10
Just Getting Started

Just Getting Started

4.9
How to Rob a Bank

How to Rob a Bank

6.679
The C Word

The C Word

6.8
The Earth Day Special

The Earth Day Special

6.875
Caught in the Middle

Caught in the Middle

0
The Gospel at Colonus

The Gospel at Colonus

0
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

6.085
Out to Lunch

Out to Lunch

6
Odysseus Returns

Odysseus Returns

0
Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian

5.3
Blade

Blade

5.409
Angel Has Fallen

Angel Has Fallen

6.594
The Words That Built America

The Words That Built America

6
A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

6.086
The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry

The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry

4.3
Where the Water Meets the Sky

Where the Water Meets the Sky

6
The Poison Rose

The Poison Rose

4.7
America's Musical Journey

America's Musical Journey

5.6
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature

Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature

8.344
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

0
Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

6.7
The Pawnbroker

The Pawnbroker

7.1
Partners of the Heart

Partners of the Heart

6
Brian Banks

Brian Banks

7.215
The Comeback Trail

The Comeback Trail

5.888
Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation

Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation

6.2
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

7.2
All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger

6
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

6
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

6.923
Ending the Knight

Ending the Knight

7.2
The 16th Man

The 16th Man

6.8
Into Nature's Wild

Into Nature's Wild

6
Meeting the Beatles in India

Meeting the Beatles in India

6.5
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

5.2
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!

Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!

6
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

7.344
A Man Called Adam

A Man Called Adam

5.962
JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness

JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness

6
A Good Person

A Good Person

7.055
Vanquish

Vanquish

5.3
Coming 2 America

Coming 2 America

6.4
All About Us

All About Us

4.4
Hate to See You Go

Hate to See You Go

0
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

6.25
Hollow Image

Hollow Image

3.5
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

6.5
The Ritual Killer

The Ritual Killer

5.8
Rabbit Ears - The Savior is Born

Rabbit Ears - The Savior is Born

4
CLINT

CLINT

0
SBALKANU

SBALKANU

0
The Making of Se7en

The Making of Se7en

10
Power of Chi

Power of Chi

0
John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs

6.8
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

0
Clint Eastwood : la légende

Clint Eastwood : la légende

0
Energy Crisis

Energy Crisis

0
James Lipton Takes on Three

James Lipton Takes on Three

0
Born to Fight

Born to Fight

0