LeVar Burton
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. (born February 16, 1957, height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) professionally known as LeVar Burton, is an American actor, director, producer and author who first came to prominence portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC television miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley. He is also well known for his portrayal of Geordi La Forge on the syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation and as the host of the PBS children's program Reading Rainbow.
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- Born:
- Feb 16, 1957 In Landstuhl - Rhineland-Palatinate - Germany
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 47
- First Appeared:
- In the series Roots: The Gift
- Latest Project:
- Movie Butterfly in the Sky 2024-03-17
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Butterfly in the Sky | Self | 2024-03-17 |
| Series | Roots: The Gift | 2021 | |
| Movie | Brentwood | LeVar Burton | 2018-08-02 |
| Movie | Lennon or McCartney | Self | 2014-12-12 |
| Series | Transformers: Rescue Bots | Doc Green (voice) | 2012-02-18 |
| Movie | Rise of the Zombies | Dr. Dan Halpern | 2012-10-27 |
| Series | Perception | Paul Haley | 2012-07-09 |
| Movie | Superman/Batman: Public Enemies | Black Lightning (voice) | 2009-09-29 |
| Movie | Taken in Broad Daylight | Mike Timbrook | 2009-11-10 |
| Movie | Reach for Me | Nathanial | 2008-10-01 |
| Movie | Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool | Self | 2005-06-01 |
| Movie | Blizzard | Night Watchman Elf (uncredited) | 2003-05-15 |
| Movie | Star Trek: Nemesis | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 2002-12-13 |
| Movie | Ali | Martin Luther King, Jr. | 2001-12-10 |
| Movie | Our Friend, Martin | Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton) | 1999-01-12 |
| Movie | Star Trek: Insurrection | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 1998-12-11 |
| Movie | Trekkies | Self | 1997-10-18 |
| Movie | Yesterday's Target | Winstrom | 1996-04-22 |
| Movie | Star Trek: First Contact | Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 1996-11-22 |
| Movie | Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond | Self | 1996-10-06 |
| Series | Deadly Games | Mr. Metcalf | 1995-09-05 |
| Movie | Star Trek The Next Generation - All Good Things | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 1994-05-23 |
| Series | Christy | Daniel Scott | 1994-04-03 |
| Movie | Parallel Lives | Dr. Franklin Carter | 1994-08-04 |
| Movie | Star Trek: Generations | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 1994-11-18 |
| Movie | Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland | Fire Chief J. Allan Mather | 1993-02-07 |
| Movie | Star Trek The Next Generation: Time's Arrow | 1992-09-19 | |
| Movie | Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special | Self | 1991-09-28 |
| Movie | Star Trek The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 1990-06-18 |
| Series | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Kwame | 1990-09-15 |
| Movie | Central Park | Self | 1989-04-01 |
| Series | Houston Knights | Jason Evans | 1987-03-11 |
| Movie | Star Trek The Next Generation: Encounter at Farpoint | 1987-09-26 | |
| Series | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Geordi La Forge | 1987-09-28 |
| Movie | The Supernaturals | Pvt. Michael Osgood | 1986-05-09 |
| Movie | The Midnight Hour | Vinnie Davis | 1985-11-01 |
| Movie | The Jesse Owens Story | Professor Preston | 1984-07-09 |
| Movie | Booker | Davis | 1984-10-01 |
| Series | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | Richard Jefferson | 1980-04-15 |
| Movie | The Hunter | Tommy Price | 1980-08-01 |
| Movie | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | 1979-05-16 |
| Movie | Dummy | Donald Lang | 1979-05-27 |
| Movie | One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story | Ron LeFlore | 1978-09-26 |
| Movie | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Cap Jackson | 1977-10-19 |
| Series | Roots | Kunta Kinte | 1977-01-23 |
| Movie | Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid | Billy Peoples | 1977-09-12 |
| Movie | Almos' a Man | Dave | 1976-04-05 |