Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham

Acting

Born April 18, 1904 · Durham, North Carolina, USA

1 film as director · Active 1940–1940

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…

Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968

ABC Stage 67

1966

Black Woodstock

1969

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021

Fight That Ghost

1946

Junction 88

1947

Directed(1)

1940Mr. Smith Goes Ghost★ 7.0

Acting(16)

2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Self (archive footage)

Film

1969Black WoodstockSelf

Film

1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InRegular Performer