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:
- 69
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Captain and Tennille 1976-09-20
- Latest Project:
- Series Tom Swift 2022-05-31
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Tom Swift | Barclay (voice) | 2022-05-31 |
| Series | Weird City | 2019-02-13 | |
| Series | Explained | Narrator - Himself | 2018-05-23 |
| Movie | School of the Future | 2016-09-14 | |
| Movie | Lennon or McCartney | Self | 2014-12-12 |
| Series | Transformers: Rescue Bots | Doc Green (voice) | 2012-02-18 |
| Series | Perception | Paul Haley | 2012-07-09 |
| Movie | Rise of the Zombies | Dr. Dan Halpern | 2012-10-27 |
| Movie | Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation | Self | 2012-11-04 |
| Movie | The Jensen Project | Kendrick | 2010-07-16 |
| Series | Community | Himself | 2009-09-17 |
| 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 |
| Series | The Big Bang Theory | Himself | 2007-09-24 |
| Movie | 40 Years of Star Trek | Self | 2006-01-01 |
| Movie | Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool | Self | 2005-06-01 |
| Movie | Blizzard | Night Watchman Elf (uncredited) | 2003-05-15 |
| Series | Boomtown | Unknown | 2002-09-29 |
| 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 |
| Series | Family Guy | Unknown | 1999-01-31 |
| 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 | Star Trek: Voyager | Captain Geordi La Forge | 1995-01-16 |
| Movie | Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit | Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage) | 1995-05-08 |
| Series | Deadly Games | Mr. Metcalf | 1995-09-05 |
| Series | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
| Movie | Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation | Self | 1994-05-15 |
| 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 |
| Series | Gargoyles | Unknown | 1994-10-24 |
| Movie | Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland | Fire Chief J. Allan Mather | 1993-02-07 |
| Movie | Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special | Self | 1991-09-28 |
| Series | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Kwame (voice) | 1990-09-15 |
| Movie | Central Park | Self | 1989-04-01 |
| Movie | The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next | Self | 1988-10-03 |
| Movie | Roots: The Gift | Kunta Kinte | 1988-12-11 |
| Movie | A Special Friendship | Ben Sumner | 1987-03-31 |
| Series | Houston Knights | Jason Evans | 1987-03-11 |
| Series | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Geordi La Forge | 1987-09-28 |
| Movie | The Supernaturals | Pvt. Michael Osgood | 1986-05-09 |
| Movie | And the Children Shall Lead | Glenn Scott | 1985-01-01 |
| Movie | The Midnight Hour | Vinnie Davis | 1985-11-01 |
| Series | Murder, She Wrote | Unknown | 1984-09-30 |
| Movie | The Jesse Owens Story | Professor Preston | 1984-07-09 |
| Movie | Booker | Davis | 1984-10-01 |
| Series | Reading Rainbow | Self - Host | 1983-06-06 |
| Movie | I Love Liberty | Self | 1982-03-21 |
| Movie | The Acorn People | Rodney | 1981-03-02 |
| Movie | Grambling's White Tiger | Charles 'Tank' Smith | 1981-10-04 |
| Movie | The Hunter | Tommy Price | 1980-08-01 |
| Series | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | Richard Jefferson | 1980-04-15 |
| Movie | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | 1979-05-16 |
| Movie | Dummy | Donald Lang | 1979-05-27 |
| Series | Trapper John, M.D. | Unknown | 1979-09-23 |
| Movie | One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story | Ron LeFlore | 1978-09-26 |
| Movie | Battered | Andrew Sinclair | 1978-09-26 |
| Movie | Mickey's 50 | Self | 1978-11-19 |
| Series | Roots | Kunta Kinte | 1977-01-23 |
| Movie | Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid | Billy Peoples | 1977-09-12 |
| Movie | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Cap Jackson | 1977-10-19 |
| Series | The Love Boat | Darnell Hall | 1977-09-24 |
| Series | The Captain and Tennille | Unknown | 1976-09-20 |