Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
Acting
Born April 18, 1904 — Died December 13, 1981
From Durham, North Carolina, USA
Biography
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)
20217.6
Black Woodstock
Self
19698.0
Burlesque in Harlem
Self
19494.0
Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats
1947
Junction 88
Piggy
19477.0
Swanee Showboat
19477.0
House-Rent Party
19468.0
Fight That Ghost
Pigmeat Markham
19468.0
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Pigmeat Throws the Bull
1945
That's My Baby!
Pigmeat
19445.6
Mr. Smith Goes Ghost
Mr. Smith
19407.0
One Big Mistake
19408.0