Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1902-05-30
Place of Birth
Key West, Florida, USA
Stepin Fetchit
Biography
Stepin Fetchit (1902–1985) was an American comedian and actor. His Fetchit persona parlayed into a successful film career, eventually becoming the first black actor to become a millionaire. He was also the first black actor to receive screen credit. Stepin Fetchit typical film persona and stage name have long been controversial, and seen as illustrative of negative stereotypes of Negroes. However, a newer interpretation of his film persona contends he was ultimately subversive of the status quo.
Known For
as Adam
as Jeff Poindexter
as Self (archive footage)
as Snowshoes
as Eli
as Stepin
as Smoke Screen
as Sylvester
as Cicero
as Self
as 'Swifty', the Handyman
as Richard
as Cousin Lincoln
as Self
as Dixie
as Scipio
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