Acting credits
6
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Marlon Riggs
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
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Movies: 12Series: 1Crew credits: 10
TMDB ID: 1091914
IMDb ID: nm0726705
Known for: Directing
Born: February 3, 1957
Died: April 5, 1994
Age: 37
Place of birth: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1981 - 1996
Years active: 16
Average TMDB rating: 6.6
Wikidata: Q955077
Also known as
Marlon Troy Riggs • Marlon T. Riggs
Other jobs
Director (10)
Biography
Marlon Troy Riggs (February 3, 1957 – April 5, 1994) was an American filmmaker, educator (professor), poet, and gay rights activist. He produced, wrote, and directed several television documentaries, including Ethnic Notions, Tongues Untied, Color Adjustment, and Black is... Black Ain't. Riggs created aesthetically innovative and socially provocative films that examine past and present representations of race and sexuality in America. The Marlon Riggs Collection is now housed at Stanford University Libraries.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Marlon Riggs.
2.7
I Shall Not Be Removed: The Life of Marlon Riggs
as Self
1996 Movie
5.6
Black Is… Black Ain’t
as Self
1995 Movie
Positive Men
as Self
1995 Movie
2.7
Boys' Shorts
Director
1993 Movie
4.2
Anthem
1993 Movie
4.7
No Regret
Director
1993 Movie
6.9
Color Adjustment
Director
1992 Movie
1.0
Absolutely Positive
as Self
1991 Movie
5.2
Affirmations
Director
1990 Movie
6.6
Tongues Untied
as Self
1990 Movie
7.1
Ethnic Notions
Director
1986 Movie
6.0
Long Train Running: A History of the Oakland Blues
Director
1981 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Marlon Riggs.
