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Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
Acting
18 Apr 1904
† 13 Dec 1981
Durham, North Carolina, USA
Biography
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.
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Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham's Movies
76%
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
02 Jul 2021
50%
That's My Baby!
14 Sept 1944
80%
Black Woodstock
31 Jul 1969
10%
Burlesque in Harlem
02 Jan 1949
50%
Junction 88
01 Jan 1947
0%
Fight That Ghost
01 Jan 1946
0%
House-Rent Party
23 Jan 1946
0%
Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats
23 Jan 1947
0%
Mr. Smith Goes Ghost
27 Aug 1940
0%
One Big Mistake
23 Jan 1940
0%
Swanee Showboat
23 Jan 1940
0%
Pigmeat Throws the Bull
24 Dec 1945
