Dick Gregory
Birthday: 12 October 1932, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Birth Name: Richard Claxton Gregory
Dick Gregory was born on October 12, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA as Richard Claxton Gregory. He is an actor and writer, known for Joe Louis: America's Hero... Betrayed (2008), Long Distance ...Show More
People keep telling me about the white race and the black race - and it really doesn't make sense. I Show more
People keep telling me about the white race and the black race - and it really doesn't make sense. I played Miami, met a fellow two shades darker than me - and his name was Ginsberg! Took my place in two sit-in demonstrations - nobody knew the difference. The he tried for a third lunch counter and blew the whole bit... asked for blintzes. Hide
A Klaner (KKK) is a cat who gets out of bed in the middle of the night and takes his sheet with him.
A Klaner (KKK) is a cat who gets out of bed in the middle of the night and takes his sheet with him.
For a black man, there's no difference between the North and the South. In the South, they don't min Show more
For a black man, there's no difference between the North and the South. In the South, they don't mind how close I get, as long as I don't get too big. In the North, they don't mind how big I get, as long as I don't get too close. Hide
The NAACP is a wonderful organization. Belong to it myself. But do you realize if tomorrow morning w Show more
The NAACP is a wonderful organization. Belong to it myself. But do you realize if tomorrow morning we had complete integration, all them cats would be out of work? Hide
[on Lenny Bruce] This guy is the eighth wonder of the world. You have to go back to Mark Twain to fi Show more
[on Lenny Bruce] This guy is the eighth wonder of the world. You have to go back to Mark Twain to find anything remotely like him. And if they don't kill him or throw him in jail, he's liable to shake up the whole country. Hide
Dick Gregory's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (26)
Dick Gregory'S roles
Bathroom Attendant
