
Morgan Freeman
Highest Rated: 100% The C Word (2016)
Lowest Rated: 0% The Contract (2006)
Birthday: Jun 01, 1937
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
With a wise, genial presence that made him the perfect fit to play presidents and even gods, Morgan Freeman was a true fan favorite. Born in Tennessee in 1937, Freeman moved often throughout his childhood, living in Mississippi and Indiana before eventually settling in Chicago, Illinois. He began performing in school plays at age nine and by 12, he was performing on a Nashville based radio show. After graduating high school, Freeman served for four years in the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged with the rank of Airman 1st Class. He decided to return to his interest in performing at this point, moving to Los Angeles where he could study acting at the Pasadena Playhouse. His early breaks included a role in a touring production of "The Royal Sea Hunt" and a handful of appearances as an extra in films like "The Pawnbroker" (1964) and "A Man Called Adam" (1966) before he finally began booking on-screen speaking roles, appearing in the TV movie "Caught in the Middle" (1970) and soon joining the cast of the progressive kids program "The Electric Company" (PBS, 1971-77) in 1971. The actor's credits became steadily more prominent after that series wrapped in 1977, with him appearing with Robert Redford in the prison drama "Brubaker" (1980) and with Nick Nolte in the comedy-drama "Teachers" (1984). Freeman made waves in 1987 when he played a fast talking pimp in the drama "Street Smart" (1987), earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. The role put him on Hollywood's radar. In 1989 alone, he played Sergeant Major John Rawlins in the Civil War drama "Glory" (1989), a highly unconventional principal at a disadvantaged school in the drama "Lean on Me" (1989), and a chauffeur who strikes up an unexpected friendship with an elderly woman in "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989), for which he earned his second Academy Award nomination. He followed this banner year with roles in the blockbuster "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" (1991) and the gritty Western "Unforgiven" (1992) before earning a third Oscar nod, this time for his role as the second lead as well as the narrator in the inspiring drama "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994). In 1995, Freeman co-starred with Brad Pitt as a detective investigating a serial killer in the acclaimed crime drama "Se7en" (1995). He went on to play the president of the United States in "Deep Impact" (1998) and God himself in the comedy "Bruce Almighty" (2003), before finally winning an Oscar for his role as a boxing coach in the Clint Eastwood directed drama "Million Dollar Baby" (2004). Freeman continued to appear in several projects per year for the next several years, memorably reprising the role of God in "Evan Almighty" (2007), as well as appearing in "Gone Baby Gone" (2007), "Wanted" (2008), the blockbuster "Dark Knight" (2008) franchise, and the true life soccer drama "Invictus" (2009)-for which he earned yet another Oscar nod. Freeman played the president once again in the action movie "Olympus Has Fallen" (2013) and made an unexpected but memorable appearance as Ilderim in the big-budget remake of "Ben-Hur" (2016). While also appearing in films like "Just Getting Started" (2017) and "The Poison Rose" (2019), Freeman also reprised his role as President Trumbull for the "Olympus Has Fallen" sequels "London Has Fallen" (2016) and "Angel Has Fallen" (2019).
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Hitman's Bodyguard 2 | Unknown (Character) | - | 2021 |
100% | No Score Yet | Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It | Unknown (Character) | - | 2021 |
50% | 38% | The Comeback Trail | Reggie Fontaine (Character) | - | 2020 |
100% | No Score Yet | Meeting the Beatles in India | Narrator | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Into America's Wild | Narrator | - | 2020 |
88% | 97% | Princess of the Row | Executive Producer | - | 2019 |
38% | 93% | Angel Has Fallen | Allan Trumbull (Character) | $69M | 2019 |
0% | 23% | The Poison Rose | Doc (Character) | - | 2019 |
32% | 34% | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | Drosselmeyer (Character) | $54.8M | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 60% | America's Musical Journey | Narrator | - | 2018 |
47% | 57% | Going in Style | Willie Davis (Character) | $45M | 2017 |
4% | 10% | Just Getting Started | Duke (Character) | $5.5M | 2017 |
100% | 85% | March of the Penguins 2: The Call | Narrator | - | 2017 |
25% | 53% | Ben-Hur | Ilderim (Character) | $26.4M | 2016 |
100% | 92% | The C Word | Narrator | - | 2016 |
33% | 53% | Now You See Me 2 | Thaddeus Bradley (Character) | $65M | 2016 |
28% | 51% | London Has Fallen | Speaker Trumbull (Character) | $62.5M | 2016 |
16% | 46% | Last Knights | Bartok (Character) | - | 2015 |
44% | 50% | Ted 2 | Patrick Meighan (Character) | $81.3M | 2015 |
26% | 28% | Momentum | Senator (Character) | - | 2015 |
66% | 72% | Dolphin Tale 2 | Dr. Cameron McCarthy (Character) | $42M | 2014 |
19% | 37% | Transcendence | Joseph Tagger (Character) | $23M | 2014 |
81% | 65% | Island of Lemurs: Madagascar | Narrator | $11.3M | 2014 |
96% | 87% | The LEGO Movie | Vitruvius (Voice) | $257.8M | 2014 |
67% | 47% | Lucy | Professor Samuel Norman (Character) | $126.5M | 2014 |
46% | 43% | 5 Flights Up |
Alex Carver (Character), Executive Producer |
$1M | 2014 |
46% | 59% | Last Vegas | Archie (Character) | $63.9M | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | We the People | Narrator | - | 2013 |
50% | 70% | Now You See Me | Thaddeus Bradley (Character) | $117.7M | 2013 |
49% | 66% | Olympus Has Fallen | Speaker Trumbull (Character) | $98.9M | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 62% | JFK: A President Betrayed | Narrator | - | 2013 |
53% | 61% | Oblivion | Beech (Character) | $89M | 2013 |
29% | 62% | The Magic of Belle Isle | Monte Wildhorn (Character) | $100.9K | 2012 |
87% | 90% | The Dark Knight Rises | Lucius Fox (Character) | $2 | 2012 |
82% | 80% | Dolphin Tale | Dr. Cameron McCarthy (Character) | $72.3M | 2011 |
25% | 30% | Conan the Barbarian | Narrator | $21.3M | 2011 |
98% | 84% | Born to Be Wild | Narrator | $26M | 2011 |
72% | 72% | Red | Joe Matheson (Character) | $90.4M | 2010 |
76% | 75% | Invictus |
Nelson Mandela (Character), Executive Producer |
$37.5M | 2009 |
20% | 33% | Thick as Thieves | Keith Ripley (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 37% | The Maiden Heist | Charles (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Delta Rising | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
94% | 94% | The Dark Knight | Lucius Fox (Character) | $2M | 2008 |
72% | 69% | Wanted | Sloan (Character) | $134.3M | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Where the Water Meets the Sky | Narrator | - | 2008 |
41% | 77% | The Bucket List | Carter Chambers (Character) | $93.5M | 2007 |
23% | 52% | Evan Almighty | God (Character) | $100.3M | 2007 |
94% | 86% | Gone Baby Gone | Jack Doyle (Character) | $20.3M | 2007 |
39% | 55% | Feast of Love | Harry (Character) | $3.5M | 2007 |
51% | 87% | Lucky Number Slevin | The Boss (Character) | $22.5M | 2006 |
63% | 65% | 10 Items or Less |
Him (Character), Executive Producer |
$81.4K | 2006 |
0% | 26% | The Contract | Major Frank Carden (Character) | - | 2006 |
13% | 36% | Edison | Ashford (Character) | - | 2005 |
66% | 75% | Unleashed | Sam (Character) | $24.5M | 2005 |
84% | 94% | Batman Begins | Lucius Fox (Character) | $206.9M | 2005 |
52% | 67% | An Unfinished Life | Mitch Bradley (Character) | $8.5M | 2005 |
75% | 42% | War of the Worlds | Narrator | $234.3M | 2005 |
94% | 81% | March of the Penguins | Narrator | $77.4M | 2005 |
90% | 90% | Million Dollar Baby | Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris (Character) | $100.4M | 2004 |
16% | 24% | The Big Bounce | Walter Crewes (Character) | $6.5M | 2004 |
74% | 53% | The Hunting of the President | Narrator | $376.6K | 2004 |
28% | 35% | Dreamcatcher | Colonel Curtis (Character) | $33.7M | 2003 |
48% | 57% | Bruce Almighty | God (Character) | $242.6M | 2003 |
34% | 47% | Levity |
Miles Evans (Character), Executive Producer |
$209.2K | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 19% | Guilty by Association | Police Lieutenant Redding (Character) | - | 2003 |
31% | 50% | High Crimes | Grimes (Character) | $41.5M | 2002 |
60% | 49% | The Sum of All Fears | William Cabot (Character) | $118.5M | 2002 |
32% | 53% | Along Came a Spider |
Alex Cross (Character), Executive Producer |
$74.1M | 2001 |
49% | 49% | Under Suspicion |
Capt. Victor Benezet (Character), Executive Producer |
$334.2K | 2000 |
83% | 45% | Nurse Betty | Charlie (Character) | $25.2M | 2000 |
No Score Yet | 27% | Mutiny | Executive Producer | - | 1999 |
45% | 43% | Deep Impact | President Tom Beck (Character) | $140.4M | 1998 |
30% | 34% | Hard Rain | Jim (Character) | $19.9M | 1998 |
77% | 79% | Amistad | Joadson (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 82% | The Long Way Home | Narrator | $13.3K | 1997 |
31% | 62% | Kiss the Girls | Dr. Alex Cross (Character) | $60.5M | 1997 |
18% | 27% | Chain Reaction | Paul Shannon (Character) | $20.6M | 1996 |
43% | 72% | Moll Flanders | Hibble (Character) | $3.4M | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 65% | Cosmic Voyage | Narrator | - | 1996 |
59% | 55% | Outbreak | Brig. Gen. Billy Ford (Character) | $65.9M | 1995 |
83% | 95% | Seven | Detective Lt. William Somerset (Character) | $100.1M | 1995 |
91% | 98% | The Shawshank Redemption | Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding (Character) | $27.3M | 1994 |
82% | 62% | Bopha! | Director | $180K | 1993 |
96% | 93% | Unforgiven | Ned Logan (Character) | $100M | 1992 |
39% | 87% | The Power of One | Geel Piet (Character) | $2.7M | 1992 |
51% | 72% | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Azeem (Character) | $165.1M | 1991 |
16% | 26% | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Judge Leonard White (Character) | - | 1990 |
62% | 46% | Johnny Handsome | Lt. A.Z. Drones (Character) | $6.6M | 1989 |
93% | 93% | Glory | Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins (Character) | $25.5M | 1989 |
82% | 81% | Driving Miss Daisy | Hoke Colburn (Character) | $105.6M | 1989 |
69% | 85% | Lean on Me | Joe Clark (Character) | $28.9M | 1989 |
62% | 62% | Clean and Sober | Craig (Character) | $8.6M | 1988 |
No Score Yet | 12% | Clinton and Nadine | Dorsey Pratt (Character) | - | 1988 |
64% | 44% | Street Smart | Fast Black (Character) | $711K | 1987 |
No Score Yet | 50% | Fight for Life | Dr. Sherard (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Resting Place | Luther Johnson (Character) | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet | 29% | Marie: A True Story | Charles Traughber (Character) | $1.9M | 1985 |
0% | 59% | That Was Then... This Is Now | Charlie Woods (Character) | $7M | 1985 |
67% | 45% | Teachers | Lewis (Character) | - | 1984 |
33% | 36% | Harry and Son | Siemanowski (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Marva Collins Story | Clarence Collins (Character) | - | 1981 |
75% | 38% | Eyewitness | Lt. Black (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | 46% | Death of a Prophet | Malcolm X (Character) | - | 1981 |
75% | 73% | Brubaker | Walter (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | 33% | Attica | Unknown (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hollow Image | Ralph `'Sweet Talk'` Simmons (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry | Uncle Hammer (Character) | - | 1978 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 78% | Madam Secretary |
Chief Justice Wilbourne (Guest Star), Director, Executive Producer |
2014-2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dish Nation | Guest | 2019 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entertainment Tonight Canada | Guest | 2019 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Story of God |
Unknown (Character), Executive Producer, Host |
2019 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2018 2016 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Best of Tavis Smiley | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2016-2017 2013-2014 |
No Score Yet | 34% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dr. Oz Show | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CBS This Morning | Guest | 2015-2017 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Megyn Kelly Today | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 35% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2015-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Page | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman |
Executive Producer, Host, Narrator |
2010-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The View | Guest | 2014-2017 |
No Score Yet | 37% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today | Guest | 2011-2017 2008 |
No Score Yet | 49% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2017 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Harry | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | LIVE with Kelly | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entertainment Studios.TV | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Access Hollywood | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | etalk | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shakespeare Uncovered | Host | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live! With Kelly and Michael | Guest | 2013-2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Young Hollywood's Greatest | Unknown (Character) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Colbert Report | Guest | 2014 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Katie | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Queen Latifah Show | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 75% | Late Show With David Letterman | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Insider | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Made in Hollywood | Guest | 2011-2013 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Guest | 2013 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Anderson | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live With Regis and Kelly | Guest | 2009-2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Curiosity | Host | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gayle King Show | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2010-2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | ES.TV | Guest | 2010-2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kickin' It: With Byron Allen | Guest | 2008-2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entertainers: With Byron Allen | Guest | 2008-2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Saturday Night Live | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Urban Style | Guest | 2009-2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Oprah Winfrey Show | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Charlie Rose | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Early Show | Guest | 2010 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2009 |
31% | No Score Yet | The Jay Leno Show | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entertainment Studios.com | Guest | 2007-2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Journey Through American Music | Host | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Conan O'Brien | Guest | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chris Rock Show | Guest | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Civil War | Frederick Douglass (Voice) | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Electric Company | Count Dracula (Character) | 1971-1972 |
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