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name: "Martin Luther King Jr."
canonical: "https://film.one/person/martin-luther-king-jr"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 January 1929"
died: "4 April 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-17T06:48:10.808971+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Martin Luther King Jr.

Actor. Born 15 January 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Died 4 April 1968.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 January 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- **Died:** 4 April 1968
- **Also known as:** MLK, Dr. King, Martin Luther King, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 67 (2), 2010s 87 (3), 2020s 87 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 81 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Documentary 5, History 3, Crime 1, Drama 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 17 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $76m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8027, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0455052/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1107983

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*I Am Not Your Negro*](https://film.one/film/i-am-not-your-negro.md) (85)

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## Biography

Martin Luther King Jr. (15 January 1929 – 4 April 1968) was an American Baptist minister and civil rights leader. Archive footage of him appears in numerous films and documentaries.

His appearances include *I Am Not Your Negro* (2017), *13th* (2016), *Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire* (2009) and *J. Edgar* (2011).

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)* (2021), Fi1m 87, as Self - Activist (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/summer-of-soul-or-when-the-revolution-could-not-be-televised.md)
- *I Am Not Your Negro* (2017), Fi1m 85, as Self (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/i-am-not-your-negro.md)
- *13th* (2016), Fi1m 84, as Self (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/13th.md)
- *O.J.: Made in America* (2016), Fi1m 91, as Self (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/o-j-made-in-america.md)
- *Capitalism: A Love Story* (2009), Fi1m 56, as Self (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/capitalism-a-love-story.md)
- *Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire* (2009), Fi1m 78, as Self (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/precious-based-on-the-novel-push-by-sapphire.md)

## Also known for

- *J. Edgar* (2011), Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *The Doors* (1991), Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Da 5 Bloods* (2020), Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *Bobby* (2006), Self (archive footage)
- *Nixon* (1995), (Archive footage)
- *The Corporation* (2003), Self (archive footage)
- *When You're Strange* (2010), Self (archive footage)
- *Naqoyqatsi* (2002), Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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