Andrew Young

Actor · Born March 12, 1932 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Biography

Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr.

Acted in 3

2010s

2018
Backyard Wilderness
Dad

2000s

2000
The American President
Thomas Jefferson · 10 episodes

1990s

1992
The Real Malcolm X
Movie

Produced 1

2020s

2020
Fandango at the Wall
Executive Producer

Other crew 1

2000s

2004
Dawn of the Maya
Cinematography

Appearances29

2020s

2025
Andrew Young: The Dirty Work
Self
The Games in Black & White
Himself
2024
Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove
Self · 1 episode
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
Self (archive footage)
2023
South to Black Power
Self
Move When the Spirit Says Move: The Legacy of Dorothy Foreman Cotton
Self
Rather
Self - Civil Rights Activist & Politician
This World Is Not My Own
Self
2021
Downing of a Flag
self · 2 episodes
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story
Self
2020
MLK/FBI
Self
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
Self
Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story
Self

2010s

2018
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace
Self
Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald
Self
King in the Wilderness
Self
86
2017
Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis
Self
2013
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Self
2011
A Man's Story
Self

2000s

2009
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Self
2008
Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
Self
2005
The Colbert Report
Self · 2 episodes
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