Actor
· Directing
John Singleton
Born 1968-01-06
Died 2019-04-28
📍 Los Angeles, California, USA
John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 - April 28, 2019) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. A native of South Los Angeles, many of his films consider the implications of inner-city violence like the critically acclaimed and popular Boyz n the Hood, Poetic Justice, Higher Learning and Baby Boy. He later branched out into mainstream territory with the blockbuster 2 Fast 2 Furious and Four Brothers.
Filmography 28
Hollywood Black
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
as Self
2021
De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2019
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
as Himself
2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self
2016
Trojan War
as Self
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
as Self
2011
These Amazing Shadows
as Self
2011
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
as Self
2008
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
as Self
2006
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
as Self
2005
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
as Self
2004
Baadasssss!
as Detroit J
2004
America Beyond the Color Line
as Self
2004
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
as Self
2003
Baby Boy
as Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited)
2001
Shaft
as Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)
2000
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
as Self
1997
Your Studio and You
as John Singleton
1995
Beverly Hills Cop III
as Fireman
1994
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
as Self (uncredited)
1993
Poetic Justice
as Colette's Man (uncredited)
1993
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
as Self
1993
Boyz n the Hood
as The Mailman (uncredited)
1991
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
as Self - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage)
1991
Yo! MTV Raps
as Self
1988