Deceased

How Did Stepin Fetchit Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 83

Also known asLincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew PerryGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn30/05/1902Born in Key West, Florida, USADied19/11/1985 (aged 83)Died inWoodland HillsCausepneumoniaWikidataQ1265202 ↗Buried atCalvary CemeteryTMDb#120772 ↗

Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry, better known by his stage name Stepin Fetchit, was an American vaudevillian, comedian, and film actor of Jamaican and Bahamian descent, considered to be the first black actor to have a successful film career. His highest profile was during the 1930s in films and on stage, when his persona of Stepin Fetchit was billed as the "Laziest Man in the World".

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Filmography37 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2024	Hollywood BlackSeries	Self (archive footage)	122
1976	Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodMovie	Dancing Butler	74
1975	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?Movie	Self (archive footage)	73
1974	Amazing GraceMovie	Cousin Lincoln	72
1972	CutterMovie	Shoeshine Man	70
1970	a.k.a. Cassius ClayMovie	Self	68
1957	Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries	Self	55
1953	The Sun Shines BrightMovie	Jeff Poindexter	51
1952	Bend of the RiverMovie	Adam	50
1946	Broadway and MainMovie	Janitor	44
1938	His Exciting NightMovie	Casper	36
1937	Love Is NewsMovie	Penrod	35
1937	On the AvenueMovie	Herman	35
1936	36 Hours to KillMovie	Flash - Pullman Porter	34
1936	DimplesMovie	Cicero	34
1935	One More SpringMovie	Zoo Attendant	33
1935	Charlie Chan in EgyptMovie	Snowshoes	33
1935	Steamboat Round the BendMovie	Jonah	33
1935	Hot TipMovie	Cook	33
1935	The Virginia JudgeMovie	Spasm Johnson	33
1935	HelldoradoMovie	Ulysses	33
1934	Marie GalanteMovie	Waiter in Pacific Gardens	32
1934	Stand Up and Cheer!Movie	Stepin Fetchit	32
1934	The World Moves OnMovie	Dixie	32
1934	David HarumMovie	Sylvester	32
1934	Judge PriestMovie	Jeff Poindexter	32
1934	CarolinaMovie	Scipio	32
1930	A Tough WinterMovie	Himself	28
1930	Swing HighMovie	Sam	28
1930	Cameo KirbyMovie	Croup	28
1929	Show BoatMovie	Joe	27
1929	The Ghost TalksMovie	Christopher Lee	27
1929	Big TimeMovie	Eli	27
1929	Hearts in DixieMovie	Gummy	27
1928	The Tragedy of YouthMovie	Porter	26
1928	Nameless MenMovie	—	26
1925	The Mysterious StrangerMovie	—	23