Cast & creator
Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Ed Sullivan Show, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham was an African American entertainer. Though best known as a comedian, Markham was also a singer, dancer, and actor. His nickname came from a stage routine, in which he declared himself to be "Sweet Poppa Pigmeat". He was sometimes credited in films as Pigmeat "Alamo" Markham. He is also known for his 1968 single "Here Comes the Judge", which is often considered to be the earliest hip hop record.
13
film credits
4
television credits
16
1940–2021 · acting roles
7.0
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (17)
Showing 17 of 17 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Regular Performer
1968
ABC Stage 67
Self - Comedian
1966
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self (archive footage)
2021
Junction 88
Piggy
1947
Black Woodstock
Self
1969
That's My Baby!
Pigmeat
1944
Mr. Smith Goes Ghost
Mr. Smith
1940Mr. Smith Goes Ghost
Director
1940
Fight That Ghost
Pigmeat Markham
1946
Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats
1947
One Big Mistake
1940
House-Rent Party
1946
Burlesque in Harlem
Self
1949Pigmeat Throws the Bull
1945