Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1904-04-18
Day of Death
1981-12-13
Place of Birth
Durham, North Carolina, USA
Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
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.
Filmography (12)
⭐ 7.6
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Self
Black Woodstock
1969
⭐ 4.0
Role:
Self
Burlesque in Harlem
1949
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats
1947
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Piggy
Junction 88
1947
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Unknown
House-Rent Party
1946
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Pigmeat Markham
Fight That Ghost
1946No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Pigmeat Throws the Bull
1945
⭐ 5.6
Role:
Pigmeat
That's My Baby!
1944
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Mr. Smith
Mr. Smith Goes Ghost
1940
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Unknown
One Big Mistake
1940
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Unknown