LeVar Burton filmography
Filmography
Filmography
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### Film

| Year | Film | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1976 | *Almos' a Man* | Dave | Alternative title: *Richard Wright's Almos' a Man* |

 1977 |
 *[Looking for Mr. Goodbar](/wiki/Looking_for_Mr._Goodbar_%28film%29 "Looking for Mr. Goodbar (film)")* |
 Cap Jackson |
  || *Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid* | Billy Peoples | Ghetto child |
| 1978 | *[One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story](/wiki/One_in_a_Million:The_Ron_LeFlore_Story "The Ron LeFlore Story")* | Ron LeFlore | Alternative title: *The Man of Passion* |
| *Battered* | Andrew Sinclair |  |
| 1979 | *[Dummy](/wiki/Dummy_%281979_film%29 "Dummy (1979 film)")* | Donald Lang |  |
| 1980 | *[The Hunter](/wiki/The_Hunter_%281980_film%29 "The Hunter (1980 film)")* | Tommy Price |  |
| 1981 | *The Acorn People* | Rodney |  |
| *[Grambling's White Tiger](/wiki/Grambling%27s_White_Tiger "Grambling's White Tiger")* | Charles 'Tank' Smith |  |
| 1983 | *Emergency Room* | Ray Walden |  |
| 1984 | *Booker* | Davis |  |
| 1985 | *And the Children Shall Lead* | Glenn Scott | Alternative title: *PBS Wonderworks: And The Children Shall Lead* |
| *[The Midnight Hour](/wiki/The_Midnight_Hour "The Midnight Hour")* | Vinnie Davis | Alternative title: *In The Midnight Hour* |
| 1986 | *[The Supernaturals](/wiki/The_Supernaturals_%28film%29 "The Supernaturals (film)")* | Private Michael Osgood |  |
| *Liberty* | Robert Johnson |  |
| 1987 | *A Special Friendship* | Ben Summer |  |
| 1988 | *[Roots: The Gift](/wiki/Roots:The_Gift "The Gift")* | Kunta Kinte | Alternative title: *A Roots Christmas: Kunta Kinte's Gift* |
| 1993 | *Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland* | Fire Chief J. Alan Mathers | Alternative title: *Firestorm: A Catastrophe In Oakland* |
| 1994 | *[Parallel Lives](/wiki/Parallel_Lives_%28film%29 "Parallel Lives (film)")* | Dr. Franklin Carter |  |
| *[Star Trek Generations](/wiki/Star_Trek_Generations "Star Trek Generations")* | [Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge](/wiki/Geordi_La_Forge "Geordi La Forge") |  |
| 1996 | *Yesterday's Target* | Winstrom |  |
| *[Star Trek: First Contact](/wiki/Star_Trek:First_Contact "First Contact")* | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge |  |
| 1998 | *[Star Trek: Insurrection](/wiki/Star_Trek:Insurrection "Insurrection")* | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge |  |
| 1999 | *[Our Friend, Martin](/wiki/Our_Friend%2C_Martin "Our Friend, Martin")* | [Martin Luther King Jr.](/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr. "Martin Luther King Jr.") (age 26\) | Voice A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information. |
| 2000 | *[Dancing in September](/wiki/Dancing_in_September "Dancing in September")* | Himself |  |
| 2001 | *[Ali](/wiki/Ali_%28film%29 "Ali (film)")* | Martin Luther King Jr. |  |
| 2002 | *[Star Trek: Nemesis](/wiki/Star_Trek:Nemesis "Nemesis")* | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge |  |
| 2003 | *[Blizzard](/wiki/Blizzard_%282003_film%29 "Blizzard (2003 film)")* | Night Watchman Elf | Also director |
| 2008 | *[Reach for Me](/wiki/Reach_for_Me "Reach for Me")* | Nathaniel |  |
| 2009 | *[Taken in Broad Daylight](/wiki/Taken_in_Broad_Daylight "Taken in Broad Daylight")* | Mike Timbrook |  |
| *[Superman/Batman: Public Enemies](/wiki/Superman/Batman:Public_Enemies "Public Enemies")* | [Jefferson Pierce/Black Lightning](/wiki/Black_Lightning "Black Lightning") | Voice, direct\-to\-video |
| 2011 | *And They're Off* | Himself |  |
| 2015 | *Practice Makes Perfect* | Principal Healy |  |
| 2018 | *[In Saturn's Rings](/wiki/In_Saturn%27s_Rings "In Saturn's Rings")* | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2020 | *[Definition Please](/wiki/Definition_Please "Definition Please")* | Himself |  |
| 2024 | *[The Imaginary](/wiki/The_Imaginary_%28film%29 "The Imaginary (film)")* | The Old Dog | Voice, English dub |
| 2024 | *Butterfly in the Sky* | Himself | Documentary |

### Television

| Year | Work | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1976–1979 | *[Rebop](/wiki/Rebop_%28TV_series%29 "Rebop (TV series)")* | Host | 52 episodes |
| 1977 | *[Roots](/wiki/Roots_%281977_miniseries%29 "Roots (1977 miniseries)")* | [Kunta Kinte](/wiki/Kunta_Kinte "Kunta Kinte") | TV miniseries |
| 1978 | *[California Jam II](/wiki/California_Jam_II "California Jam II")* | Himself | TV special (interviewed as guest attendee) |
| 1980 | *[Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones](/wiki/Guyana_Tragedy:The_Story_of_Jim_Jones "The Story of Jim Jones")* | Richard Jefferson | TV miniseries |
| 1982 | *[Trapper John, M.D.](/wiki/Trapper_John%2C_M.D. "Trapper John, M.D.")* | Luther Peacock | Episode: "A Piece of the Action" |
| 1983 | *[Fantasy Island](/wiki/Fantasy_Island "Fantasy Island")* | Edward Ross Jr. | Episode: "Edward/The Extraordinary Miss Jones" |
| 1983–2006 | *[Reading Rainbow](/wiki/Reading_Rainbow "Reading Rainbow")* | Host | 155 episodes |
| 1984 | *[The Jesse Owens Story](/wiki/The_Jesse_Owens_Story "The Jesse Owens Story")* | Professor Preston | Television film |
| 1984 | *[The Love Boat](/wiki/The_Love_Boat "The Love Boat")* | Darnell | Episode: "Love is Blind" |
| 1987 | *[Murder, She Wrote](/wiki/Murder%2C_She_Wrote "Murder, She Wrote")* | Reporter Dave Robinson | Episode: "Death Take a Dive" |
| 1987 | *[Houston Knights](/wiki/Houston_Knights "Houston Knights")* | Jason Evans | Episode: "Bad Girl" |
| 1987–1994 | *[Star Trek: The Next Generation](/wiki/Star_Trek:The_Next_Generation "The Next Generation")* | [Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge](/wiki/Geordi_La_Forge "Geordi La Forge") | 178 episodes |
| 1990–1996 | *[Captain Planet and the Planeteers](/wiki/Captain_Planet_and_the_Planeteers "Captain Planet and the Planeteers")* | Kwame | Voice, 113 episodes |
| 1993 | *[Batman: The Animated Series](/wiki/Batman:The_Animated_Series "The Animated Series")* | Hayden Sloane | Voice, episode: "The Worry Men" |
| 1993–1999 | [*PTV*](/wiki/PBS_Kids "PBS Kids") | Pernell | Voice |
| 1995 | *[Christy](/wiki/Christy_%28TV_series%29 "Christy (TV series)")* | Daniel Scott | 7 episodes |
| 1995 | *[Deadly Games](/wiki/Deadly_Games_%28TV_series%29 "Deadly Games (TV series)")* | Mr. Metcalf | Episode: "The Boss" |
| 1995 | *[Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child](/wiki/Happily_Ever_After:Fairy_Tales_for_Every_Child "Fairy Tales for Every Child")* | Monk | Voice, episode: "The Frog Prince" |
| 1996 | *[Gargoyles](/wiki/Gargoyles_%28TV_series%29 "Gargoyles (TV series)")* | [Anansi](/wiki/Anansi "Anansi") | Voice, episode: "Mark of the Panther" |
| 1997 | *[Pinky and the Brain](/wiki/Pinky_and_the_Brain "Pinky and the Brain")* | Murray | Voice, episode: "The Real Life" |
| 1998 | *[Star Trek: Voyager](/wiki/Star_Trek:Voyager "Voyager")* | Captain Geordi LaForge | Episode: "[Timeless](/wiki/Timeless_%28Star_Trek:Voyager%29 "Voyager)")" |
| 1998 | *[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood](/wiki/Mister_Rogers%27_Neighborhood "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood")* | Himself | Episode: "1725 \- Mister Rogers Talks About Giving and Receiving" |
| 2000 | *[Becker](/wiki/Becker_%28TV_series%29 "Becker (TV series)")* | Mr. Haller | Episode: "Beckerethics" |
| 2003 | *[Boomtown](/wiki/Boomtown_%282002_TV_series%29 "Boomtown (2002 TV series)")* | Marvin Lloyd | Episode: "The Hole\-in\-the\-Wall Gang" |
| 2005, 2009 | *[Family Guy](/wiki/Family_Guy "Family Guy")* | Vern, himself | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2009 | *[The Super Hero Squad Show](/wiki/The_Super_Hero_Squad_Show "The Super Hero Squad Show")* | [War Machine](/wiki/War_Machine "War Machine") | Voice, episode: "Tales of Suspense!" |
| 2010 | *[Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!](/wiki/Tim_and_Eric_Awesome_Show%2C_Great_Job%21 "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!")* | Ghost of LeVar Burton | Episode: "Greene Machine" |
| 2010 | *[The Jensen Project](/wiki/The_Jensen_Project "The Jensen Project")* | Kendrick James | [Television film](/wiki/Television_film "Television film") ([brokered programming](/wiki/Brokered_programming "Brokered programming") from [Procter \& Gamble](/wiki/Procter_%26_Gamble "Procter & Gamble")/[Walmart](/wiki/Walmart "Walmart")) |
| 2011, 2014 | *[Community](/wiki/Community_%28TV_series%29 "Community (TV series)")* | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2011, 2012, 2014 | *[The Big Bang Theory](/wiki/The_Big_Bang_Theory "The Big Bang Theory")* | Himself | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | *[Face Off](/wiki/Face_Off_%28American_TV_series%29 "Face Off (American TV series)")* | Himself | Episode: "Alien Interpreters" |
| 2012 | *[Rise of the Zombies](/wiki/Rise_of_the_Zombies "Rise of the Zombies")* | Dr. Dan Halpern | Television film |
| 2012–2016 | *[Transformers: Rescue Bots](/wiki/Transformers:Rescue_Bots "Rescue Bots")* | Doc Greene, additional voices | Voice, 26 episodes |
| 2012–2015 | *[Perception](/wiki/Perception_%28TV_series%29 "Perception (TV series)")* | Paul Haley | 30 episodes |
| 2013 | *[Adventure Time](/wiki/Adventure_Time "Adventure Time")* | Bubble | Voice, episode: "BMO Lost" |
| 2014 | *[Hell's Kitchen](/wiki/Hell%27s_Kitchen_%28U.S._TV_series%29 "Hell's Kitchen (U.S. TV series)")* | Himself | Episode: "5 Chefs Compete" |
| 2016 | *[Roots](/wiki/Roots_%282016_miniseries%29 "Roots (2016 miniseries)")* | Ephraim | Episode: "Part 1" |
| 2016 | *[Miles from Tomorrowland](/wiki/Miles_from_Tomorrowland "Miles from Tomorrowland")* | Dr. Consilium | Voice, episode: "The First Day of Galactic School" |
| 2017 | *[OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes](/wiki/OK_K.O.%21_Let%27s_Be_Heroes "OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes")* | Kwame | Voice, episode: "The Power Is Yours!" |
| 2018 | *[Explained](/wiki/Explained_%28TV_series%29 "Explained (TV series)")* | Himself (narrator) | Episode: "Extraterrestrial Life" |
| 2018 | *[NCIS: New Orleans](/wiki/NCIS:New_Orleans "New Orleans")* | Rufus Nero | Episode: "X" |
| 2019 | *[Weird City](/wiki/Weird_City_%28TV_series%29 "Weird City (TV series)")* | Dr. Negari | Episode: "The One" |
| 2020 | *[The Eric Andre Show](/wiki/The_Eric_Andre_Show "The Eric Andre Show")* | Himself | Episode: "The ASAP Ferg Show" |
| 2021 | *[Jeopardy!](/wiki/Jeopardy%21 "Jeopardy!")* | Himself (guest host) | 5 episodes, Season 37 |
| 2021 | *[Nancy Drew](/wiki/Nancy_Drew_%282019_TV_series%29 "Nancy Drew (2019 TV series)")* | Barclay | Voice, episode: "The Celestial Visitor" |
| 2021 | *[Leverage: Redemption](/wiki/Leverage:Redemption "Redemption")* | Mr. Blanche | Episode: "The Bucket Job" |
| 2022 | *[Tom Swift](/wiki/Tom_Swift_%28TV_series%29 "Tom Swift (TV series)")* | Barclay | Voice, recurring role |
| 2023 | *[Star Trek: Picard](/wiki/Star_Trek:Picard "Picard")* | Commodore Geordi LaForge | 5 episodes |
| 2023 | *[The Ready Room](/wiki/The_Ready_Room "The Ready Room")* | Himself | Episode: "The Bounty" |
| 2024 | *[Clipped](/wiki/Clipped_%28miniseries%29 "Clipped (miniseries)")* | Himself | Episode: "White Party" |
| 2024 | *[Futurama](/wiki/Futurama "Futurama")* | LeVar Burton's Unlicensed Hologram | Episode: "The Futurama Mystery Liberry" |
| 2024 | *[Trivial Pursuit](/wiki/Trivial_Pursuit_%28American_game_show%29 "Trivial Pursuit (American game show)")* | Host |  |

### Video games

| Year | Work | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1995 | *[Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Final Unity](/wiki/Star_Trek:The_Next_Generation_%E2%80%93_A_Final_Unity "The Next Generation – A Final Unity")* | Geordi La Forge |  |
| 2010 | *[Star Trek Online](/wiki/Star_Trek_Online "Star Trek Online")* |

### Other work

| Year | Work | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1986 | "[Word Up!](/wiki/Word_Up%21_%28song%29 "Word Up! (song)")" | Detective | Music video by the funk group [Cameo](/wiki/Cameo_%28band%29 "Cameo (band)") |
| 2014 | "[Rooster Teeth's](/wiki/Rooster_Teeth "Rooster Teeth") [Extra Life](/wiki/Extra_Life_%28fundraiser%29 "Extra Life (fundraiser)") 24 Hour Livestream" | Himself | Read "Get The F\*ck Up" for RT staff and viewers after reaching a donation milestone |

### Director

| Year | Work | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1987–1994 | *[Star Trek: The Next Generation](/wiki/Star_Trek:The_Next_Generation "The Next Generation")* | 2 episodes |
| 1993–1999 | *[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine](/wiki/Star_Trek:Deep_Space_Nine "Deep Space Nine")* | 10 episodes |
| 1995–2001 | *[Star Trek: Voyager](/wiki/Star_Trek:Voyager "Voyager")* | 8 episodes |
| 1998 | *[The Tiger Woods Story](/wiki/The_Tiger_Woods_Story "The Tiger Woods Story")* | Television film; alternative title: *Son, Hero, and Champion* |
| 1998–2006 | *[Charmed](/wiki/Charmed "Charmed")* | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | *[Smart House](/wiki/Smart_House_%28film%29 "Smart House (film)")* | Television film |
| 2000–2004 | *[Soul Food](/wiki/Soul_Food_%28TV_series%29 "Soul Food (TV series)")* | 2 episodes |
| 2001–2005 | *[Star Trek: Enterprise](/wiki/Star_Trek:Enterprise "Enterprise")* | 9 episodes |
| 2003 | *[Blizzard](/wiki/Blizzard_%282003_film%29 "Blizzard (2003 film)")* | Film |
| 2003 | *[JAG](/wiki/JAG_%28TV_series%29 "JAG (TV series)")* | Episode: "Pulse Rate" |
| 2005 | *[Miracle's Boys](/wiki/Miracle%27s_Boys "Miracle's Boys")* | Episode: "Free Day" |
| 2006 | *[Las Vegas](/wiki/Las_Vegas_%28TV_series%29 "Las Vegas (TV series)")* | Episode: "Meatball Montecito" |
| 2008 | *[Reach for Me](/wiki/Reach_for_Me "Reach for Me")* | Film |
| 2014 | *[Perception](/wiki/Perception_%28U.S._TV_series%29 "Perception (U.S. TV series)")* | 2 episodes |
| 2017–2021 | *[NCIS: New Orleans](/wiki/NCIS:New_Orleans "New Orleans")* | 10 episodes |
| 2017 | *[Scorpion](/wiki/Scorpion_%28TV_series%29 "Scorpion (TV series)")* | Episode: "A Christmas Car\-Roll" |
| 2022–2024 | *[NCIS: Hawaii](/wiki/NCIS:Hawaii "Hawaii")* | 5 episodes |


How many episodes of Soul Food are there that Jonathan Frakes worked on?