Acting
Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
1904 · Durham, North Carolina, USA
12 films
Bio
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 himself to be "Sweet Poppa Pigmeat". He was sometimes credited in films as Pigmeat "Alamo" Markham.
Filmography
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self (archive footage)
Black Woodstock
Self
One Big Mistake
Junction 88
Piggy
Fight That Ghost
Pigmeat Markham
Mr. Smith Goes Ghost
Mr. Smith
House-Rent Party
Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats
That's My Baby!
Pigmeat
Burlesque in Harlem
Self
Pigmeat Throws the Bull1945
Pigmeat Throws the Bull
Swanee Showboat