Cast & creator
John Lewis
Best known for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report, Face the Nation
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.
Also known as: John Robert Lewis, John R. Lewis, Congressman John Lewis, U.S. Representative John Lewis, Rep. John Lewis
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1954–2021 · acting roles
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Filmography (32)
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
The Colbert Report
2005
Face the Nation
Self
1954
Arthur
John Lewis (voice)
1996
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012
Bobby Kennedy for President
Self
2018
Enslaved
Self
2020
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Himself
2021
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: The Constitution
2017
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
1970
John Lewis: Good Trouble
Self
2020
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
Self
2016
The Soul of America
Self (archive footage)
2020
In Remembrance of Martin
Self
1986
King in the Wilderness
Self
2018
The Obama Years: The Power of Words
Self - Congressman and Civil Rights Advocate
2017Children of the Civil Rights
Self
2015
Never Lose Sight of Freedom
2006
Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis
Himself
2017
Henry David Thoreau: Surveyor of the Soul
Self
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
Self
2021
The March
Self
1964
The State of Marriage
Self
2015Julian and John January 8, 2013
Himself
2013
With Drawn Arms
Self
2020
Freedom Riders
Self - Freedom Rider
2010
America's Library
Self
2018
Mikeyboy
Steve (IRA Agent)
2013
Breath of Freedom
Himself
2014Your vote
Self
1991
Arc of Justice
Himself
2016
Sit-In
Self
1960