PBoxOpening PBox

PBoxLoading your next world

Everything you’re watching, reading and playing.

Explore

Home Discover Movies TV Shows Anime Reels Search Library Calendar

Your space

Collections Rankings Episode Ratings Stats Community Messages Notifications

More

Open the Box Games Trailer Feed Comics Books Providers What's New Settings Help

Find something new

Movies Discover Lists Library Help

Track your stories and discover where to watch. Pandora’s Box does not host movies or episodes. Artwork and catalogue data belong to their respective providers.

Privacy Cookies Terms Contact

© 2026 Pandora’s Box · Data by TMDB, AniList & more

Home Discover Search Library

Gregory Hines

Cast & creator

Gregory Hines

1946-02-14 (died at 57) New York City, New York, USAIMDb

Best known for Law & Order, Saturday Night Live, Great Performances

Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and singer. He is one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time. As an actor, he is best known for Wolfen (1981), The Cotton Club (1984), White Nights (1985), Running Scared (1986), A Rage in Harlem (1991), The Gregory Hines Show (1997–1998), playing Ben on Will & Grace (1999–2000), and for voicing Big Bill on the Nick Jr. animated children's television program Little Bill (1999–2004). Hines starred in more than 40 films and also appeared on Broadway. He received many accolades, including a Daytime Emmy Award, a Drama Desk Award, and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for a Screen Actors Guild Award and four Primetime Emmy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gregory Hines, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also known as: Hines, Hines, and Dad, Gregory Oliver Hines

Movies

57

film credits

Series

21

television credits

Career

75

1953–2019 · acting roles

Credit score

6.6

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Law & Order

Law & Order

Defense Attorney Carl Halpert · 1990

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest · 1975

Great Performances

Great Performances

Self · 1971

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

Ben Doucette · 1998

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self - Host · 1956

Across film & television

Filmography (78)

Search filmography

Showing 78 of 78 credits

Law & Order

Law & Order

Defense Attorney Carl Halpert

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest

Great Performances

Great Performances

Self

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

Ben Doucette

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self - Host

Wogan

Wogan

Self

Omnibus

Omnibus

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

Self - Narrator (voice)

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

Falsworth

The Oscars

The Oscars

Self

Kraft Music Hall

Kraft Music Hall

Self

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

The Beast (voice)

Fridays

Fridays

Self

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

Edgar, Miller's son

Baseball

Baseball

Various (voice)

Baseball

Baseball

(voice)

Little Bill

Little Bill

William "Big Bill" Glover (voice)

The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

Delbert 'Sandman' Williams

The Pearl Bailey Show

Self

A Rage in Harlem

A Rage in Harlem

Goldy

The Gregory Hines Show

Ben Stevenson

Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale

Marvin

The Preacher's Wife

The Preacher's Wife

Joe Hamilton

Renaissance Man

Renaissance Man

Sergeant Cass

The Muppets Take Manhattan

The Muppets Take Manhattan

Rollerskater

Wolfen

Wolfen

Whittington

Frost on Sunday

Self (as Hines, Hines and Dad)

Running Scared

Running Scared

Ray Hughes

Off Limits

Off Limits

Albaby Perkins

White Nights

White Nights

Raymond Greenwood

Deal of the Century

Deal of the Century

Ray Kasternak

The Cherokee Kid

The Cherokee Kid

The Undertaker / Jedediah Turner

Motown Returns to the Apollo

Tap

Tap

Max Washington

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

Once in the Life

Once in the Life

Ruffhouse

Lost at Home

Jordan King

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her

Robert (segment "Fantasies About Rebecca")

Subway Stories

Subway Stories

Jack (segment "Manhattan Miracle")

History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

Josephus

Mad Dog Time

Mad Dog Time

Jules Flamingo

It's Black Entertainment

It's Black Entertainment

Self

An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

T Bone N Weasel

T Bone N Weasel

T Bone

Who Killed Atlanta's Children?

Who Killed Atlanta's Children?

Ron Larson

Eve of Destruction

Eve of Destruction

Colonel Jim McQuade

A Stranger in Town

A Stranger in Town

Barnes

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

Self

Dead Air

Dead Air

Mark Jannek / Jim Sheppard

I Love Liberty

I Love Liberty

Self

The Tic Code

The Tic Code

Tyrone Pike

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

Self / Lionel Foot

About Tap

About Tap

Self

Color of Justice

Color of Justice

Reverend Walton

Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

Falsworth (archive footage)

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

Self (archive footage)

Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World

Making History: Mel Brooks on Creating the World

Self (archive footage)

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

Self (archive footage)

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

Jelly Roll Morton (segment "Jelly's Last Jam")

White Lie

White Lie

Len Madison Jr.

Bleeding Hearts

Bleeding Hearts

Director

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

Self (uncredited)

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration

Self

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

Thanks

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Self

Bojangles

Bojangles

Bojangles

Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway

Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway

Self

Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots

Edgar - Miller's Son

Uncovering Wolfen

Uncovering Wolfen

Self (archive footage)

Kangaroo Court

Kangaroo Court

The Red Sneakers

The Red Sneakers

Zeke

The Red Sneakers

The Red Sneakers

Director

Santa, Baby!

Santa, Baby!

Noel (voice)

Good Luck

Good Luck

Bernard 'Bern' Lemley

American Tap

(archive footage)

Shirley MacLaine... Illusions

Shirley MacLaine... Illusions

Self

Milt & Honi

Milt & Honi

himself

Eubie!

Eubie!