Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham
Acting
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.
He is also known for his 1968 single "Here Comes the Judge", which is often considered to be the earliest hip hop record.
As actor 16
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
ABC Stage 67
1966
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
Black Woodstock
1969
Junction 88
1947
Mr. Smith Goes Ghost
1940
House-Rent Party
1946
Fight That Ghost
1946
Burlesque in Harlem
1949
That's My Baby!
1944
One Big Mistake
1940
Swanee Showboat
1947
Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats
1947
Pigmeat Throws the Bull
1945