LeVar Burton
Acting
Born February 16, 1957
From Landstuhl, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
Also known as Levar Burton, Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr.
Biography
Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (born February 16, 1957) is an American actor, director, and television host. He played Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), Kunta Kinte in the ABC miniseries Roots (1977), and was the host of the PBS Kids educational television series Read...
Filmography
One Night Only
2026
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
Self
2024
Butterfly in the Sky
Self
20248.3
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
Commodore Geordi La Forge
20237.7
Secrets of Sacred Architecture
Narrator (voice)
20227.0
Definition Please
LeVar Burton
20203.2
Brentwood
LeVar Burton
20188.0
Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family
201710.0
School of the Future
20167.0
Lennon or McCartney
Self
20145.3
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things...
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
2014
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
Self
20142.0
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
2014
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
20137.2
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
Self
20127.0
Rise of the Zombies
Dr. Dan Halpern
20124.2
—
Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Self
20125.5
And They're Off
Self
20114.1
The Jensen Project
Kendrick
20105.5
Taken in Broad Daylight
Mike Timbrook
20095.2
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Black Lightning (voice)
20097.1
Reach for Me
Nathanial
20082.8
40 Years of Star Trek
Self
20063.8
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Self
20055.9
Blizzard
Night Watchman Elf (uncredited)
20036.0
Star Trek: Nemesis
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
20026.3
Remembering Roots
Self
2002
Ali
Martin Luther King, Jr.
20016.8
Our Friend, Martin
Martin at Age 26 (voice)
19997.1
Star Trek: Insurrection
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
19986.4
Trekkies
Self
19976.3
Star Trek: First Contact
Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
19967.3
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
Self
19965.6
Yesterday's Target
Winstrom
19964.2
Star Trek: Generations
Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
19946.5
Parallel Lives
Dr. Franklin Carter
19945.7
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
Self
19947.0
Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
Fire Chief J. Allan Mather
19935.3
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
Geordi La Forge
19934.0
Star Trek: Federation Science
19921.0
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
19915.9
Central Park
Self
19907.5
Roots: The Gift
Kunta Kinte
19887.3
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Self
19882.5
A Special Friendship
Ben Sumner
19879.0
Liberty
Robert Johnson
19866.0
The Supernaturals
Pvt. Michael Osgood
19864.2
The Midnight Hour
Vinnie Davis
19855.9
And the Children Shall Lead
Glenn Scott
19859.0
—
Booker
Davis
19848.0
The Jesse Owens Story
Professor Preston
19848.1
Emergency Room
Ray Walden
19839.0
I Love Liberty
Self
1982
—
Grambling's White Tiger
Charles 'Tank' Smith
19817.0
The Acorn People
Rodney
19813.7
The Hunter
Tommy Price
19805.9
Dummy
Donald Lang
19798.8
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
19796.2
Mickey's 50
Self
19789.0
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
Ron LeFlore
19786.1
Battered
Andrew Sinclair
19789.0
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Cap Jackson
19776.3
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
Billy Peoples
19778.0
US Against the World
Self
1977
Almos' a Man
Dave
197610.0
—
Make-Up Man: The Michael Westmore Documentary
Self
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