Mario VAN Peebles Biography (1957-)

Full name, Mario Cain Van Peebles; born January 15, 1957, in Mexico City, Mexico; son of Melvin Van Peebles (a writer, director, and actor) and Maria Marx(a photographer). Addresses: Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Contact: 853 7th Ave., #3E, New York, NY 10010-5219.

Nationality: Mexican
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, producer, writer
Birth Details: January 15, 1957; Mexico City, Mexico

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(As Mario Peebles) Young Sweetback, Sweet Sweetback's Badasssss Song, Cinemation Industries, 1971
Dancer, The Cotton Club, Orion, 1984
Spider, the gangster wannabe, Delivery Boys, New World, 1984
X, Exterminator 2, Cannon, 1984
Tony, South Bronx Heroes (also known as Revenge of the Innocents and The Runaways), Continental, 1985
John Hood, Rappin,' Cannon, 1985
Whisperer, 3:15, the Moment of Truth (also known as 3:15 and 3:15 a Time to Die), Dakota Entertainment, 1986
Corporal "Stitch" Jones, Heartbreak Ridge, Warner Bros., 1986
Pino, The Last Resort (also known as She Knew No Other Way), Trinity, 1986
Jake, Jaws IV: The Revenge (also known as Jaws 4), Universal, 1987
Hot Shot, International Film Marketing, 1987
The White Girl, 1988
Chilly D, Identity Crisis, Academy Entertainment, 1991
Detective Stone, New Jack City, Warner Bros., 1991
Jesse Lee, Posse (also known as Posse: The Revenge of Jesse Lee), Gramercy, 1993
Cole Parker, Gunmen, Dimension Films, 1994
In the Living Years (also known as Letter to Dad), 1994
Kane the Magician, Highlander: The Final Dimension (also known asHighlander III: The Magician, Highlander 3: The Final Conflict, Highlander III, and Highlander III: The Sorcerer), Dimension Films, 1995
Stokely Carmichael, Panther, Gramercy, 1995
Title role, Solo, Triumph Films, 1996
Dirty Mao, Crazy Six, Weapon of Choice, 1998
Poe Finklestein, Love Kills, Trident, 1998
Detective Blair Valdez, Raw Nerve, York Entertainment, 1999
John Kross, Guardian, 2000
Malcolm X, Ali, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2001
Mohommed, The Hebrew Hammer, ContentFilm, 2002
Also appeared in Juliet (short film), American Film International.
Film Work
(With father, Melvin Van Peebles) Executive producer, Identity Crisis, Academy Entertainment, 1991
Director, New Jack City, Warner Bros., 1991
Director, Posse (also known as Posse: The Revenge of Jesse Lee), Gramercy, 1993
Director and (with Melvin Van Peebles and Preston L. Holmes) producer, Panther, Gramercy, 1995
Director and (with Mark Buntzman) producer, Love Kills, Trident, 1998
Producer and director, Standing Knockdown, 1999
Also director and producer of Juliet (short film), American Film International.
Television Appearances
Series
Doc Gilmore, One Life to Live, ABC, 1982-1983
Title role, Sonny Spoon, NBC, 1987-1988
Marcus Adams, Rude Awakening, Showtime, 2000-2001
Movies
Rafael, The Cable Car Murder (also known as Cross Current),CBS, 1971
Roy Spanish, Children of the Night, CBS, 1985
Dave Johnson, The Facts of Life Down Under, NBC, 1987
Rocket, The Child Saver (also known as The Fierce Dreams of Jackie Watson), NBC, 1988
Title role, A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story, CBS, 1991
Walter, Stompin' at the Savoy, CBS, 1992
Raymond Williamson, In the Line of Duty: Street War (also known asUrban Crossfire and In the Line of Duty: The Two Tonys), NBC,1992
Max Dire, Full Eclipse, HBO, 1993
Michael Rhoades, Gang in Blue, Showtime, 1996
Michael Barnes, Stag, HBO, 1996

Chance, Los Locos (also known as Los Locos: Posse Rides Again), The Movie Channel, 1997
Turner, "Homecoming Day," Riot (also known as Homecoming Day and Riot in the Streets), Showtime, 1997
Jack Valentine, Valentine's Day (also known as Protector),HBO, 1998
Rodney Sawyer, Killers in the House, USA Network, 1998
Payne, Judgment Day, HBO, 1999
Inspector Don Morrell, Blowback, HBO, 2000
Ashley Totten, 10,000 Black Men Named George, Showtime, 2002
Miniseries
Nicholas, The Sophisticated Gents, NBC, 1981
Luke, Mama Flora's Family, CBS, 1998 Hemings, Sally Hemings: AnAmerican Scandal, CBS, 2000
Pilots
Cliff Dickerson, D.C. Cop, CBS, 1986
Andrew Taylor, L.A. Law, NBC, 1986
Jay Filley, Blue Bayou (also known as Orleans), NBC, 1990
Also appeared as Winston Cates, Fiona, Lifetime.
Specials
This Time It's Personal--Jaws: The Revenge, syndicated, 1987
The 20th Annual NAACP Image Awards, NBC, 1988
The 62nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1988
Dr. Thompson, "Malcolm Takes a Shot," CBS Schoolbreak Specials, CBS, 1990
Host, The World's Greatest Stunts II, Fox, 1991
Host, Story of a People: The Black Road to Hollywood, syndicated,1991
Himself, The Real Malcolm X, 1992
Host, Independent Spirit: Close Up, Bravo, 1993
The 26th Annual NAACP Image Awards, NBC, 1994
Host and narrator, The Last Great American Gold Heist, TBS, 1996
Interviewee, Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western, TNT, 1997
Narrator, Melvin Van Peebles' Classified X, 1998
Episodic
"A Glory of Ghosts" (also known as "All God's Chillun" and "Emperor Jones"), American Masters, PBS, 1985
Garvin, "Clair's Sister," The Cosby Show, 1985
Andrew Taylor, "Those Lips, That Eye," L.A. Law, NBC, 1986
Andrew Taylor, "Slum Enchanted Evening," L.A. Law, NBC, 1986
Andrew Taylor, "Raiders of the Last Bark," L.A. Law, NBC, 1986
Shooter Stevens, "Third and Oak: The Pool Hall" (also known as "The PoolHall"), American Playwrights Theatre: The One-Acts, Arts and Entertainment, 1989
"High High," 21 Jump Street, Fox, 1989
Dancer, "Eternal Flame," 21 Jump Street, Fox, 1989
The Late Show with David Letterman, 1995, 1996
Cole Front, "Likes Father, Likes Son," Living Single, 1996
Mac, "Leave," Strangers, HBO, 1996
William Clark, "Bodies of Evidence," The Outer Limits, 1997
Jake Cord, "Deathfist 5: Major Crimes Unit," Martial Law, CBS, 2000
Also appeared in In Living Color; as himself, Teen Summit;himself, The Arsenio Hall Show.
Television Work
Movies
Producer and (with Melvin Van Peebles) director, Gang in Blue, Showtime, 1996
Producer, Los Locos (also known as Los Locos: Posse Rides Again), The Movie Channel, 1997
Executive producer, Judgment Day, HBO, 1999
Television Director
Specials
"Malcolm Takes a Shot," CBS Schoolbreak Specials, CBS, 1990
Episodic
Sonny Spoon, NBC, 1987-1988
Wise Guy, CBS, 1987-1990
21 Jump Street, Fox, 1987-1990
Top of the Hill, 1989
Gabriel's Fire, ABC, 1990
The Big Room (series; also known as Carry a Big Schtick), Ha!, 1990
Stage Appearances
Waltz of the Stork Boogie (musical), New Federal Theatre, New YorkCity, 1984
Take Me Along, Manhattan Community College Theatre, New York City,1984
War Letters, Canon Theatre, Los Angeles, 2002
Also appeared in Champeen; Friday the 13th; The Legend of Deadwood Dick, Lincoln Center Theatre, New York City; Mozart and Salieri; and A Thousand Clowns.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Identity Crisis, Academy Entertainment, 1991
Love Kills, Trident, 1998
Standing Knockdown, 1999
Also wrote Juliet (short film), American Film International.
Film Writing
(With March Shmuger) Additional dialogue, South Bronx Heroes (alsoknown as Revenge of the Innocents and The Runaways), Continental, 1985
Film Songs
Rappin,' Cannon, 1985
"Bionic Marine," "I Love You, But I Ain't Stupid," and "Recon Rap," Heartbreak Ridge, Warner Bros., 1986
Television Movies
Los Locos (also known as Los Locos: Posse Rides Again), TheMovie Channel, 1997
Nonfiction
(With Melvin Van Peebles) No Identity Crisis: A Father and Son's Own Story of Working Together, 1990
(With others) Panther: The Pictorial History of the Black Panthers andthe Story Behind the Film, Newmarket Press, 1995

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 2, Gale Research, 1992

Periodicals

Ebony, May, 1987, p. 80
Entertainment Weekly, December 5, 1997, p. 48
Insight on the News, June 5, 1995, p. 26
Jet, August 7, 1995, p. 62; August 26, 1996, p. 61; September 23,1996, p. 34
People Weekly, March 2, 1987, p. 87
Tikkun, July/August, 1995, p. 20

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