LeVar Burton
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Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. (born February 16, 1957, height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) professionally known as LeVar Burton, is an American actor, director, producer and author who first came to prominence portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC television miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley.
He is also well known for his portrayal of Geordi La Forge on the syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation and as the host of the PBS children's program Reading Rainbow.
Acted in
Trivial Pursuit
2024
as Self - Host
Butterfly in the Sky
2024
as Self
Carol & the End of the World
2023
as (voice)
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
as Self
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
2023
as Commodore Geordi La Forge
Tom Swift
2022
as Barclay (voice)
Secrets of Sacred Architecture
2022
as Narrator (voice)
The Legend of Vox Machina
2022
as Undead Thordak (voice)
Leverage: Redemption
2021
as Mr. Blanche
Beyond the Spotlight
2020
Definition Please
2020
as LeVar Burton
Star Trek: Picard
2020
as Commodore Geordi La Forge
Weird City
2019
as Dr. Negari
Brentwood
2018
as LeVar Burton
Explained
2018
as Narrator (voice)
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
2017
as Kwame
Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family
2017
School of the Future
2016
Lennon or McCartney
2014
as Self
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
2014
as Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012
as Self
Rise of the Zombies
2012
as Dr. Dan Halpern
Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation
2012
as Self
Perception
2012
as Paul Haley
The Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
Finding Your Roots
2012
Transformers: Rescue Bots
2012
as Doc Green (voice)
The Jensen Project
2010
as Kendrick
Adventure Time
2010
as Bubble (voice)
Taken in Broad Daylight
2009
as Mike Timbrook
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2009
as Black Lightning (voice)
Community
2009
as LeVar Burton
Reach for Me
2008
as Nathanial
The Big Bang Theory
2007
as LeVar Burton
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
2007
as Self
40 Years of Star Trek
2006
as Self
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
2005
as Self
Hell's Kitchen
2005
as Self - Restaurant Patron
Blizzard
2003
as Night Watchman Elf (uncredited)
Star Trek: Nemesis
2002
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Boomtown
2002
as Marvin Lloyd
Ali
2001
as Martin Luther King, Jr.
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
as Himself
Futurama
1999
as Unlicensed Hologram of LeVar Burton (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Vern (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as LeVar Burton (voice)
Our Friend, Martin
1999
as Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton)
Star Trek: Insurrection
1998
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Becker
1998
as Mr. Haller
Trekkies
1997
as Self
Star Trek: First Contact
1996
as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
as Self
Yesterday's Target
1996
as Winstrom
MADtv
1995
as Self
Deadly Games
1995
as Mr. Metcalf
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit
1995
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Time's Arrow
1995
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi LaForge (archive footage)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as The Monk (voice)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
1995
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Captain Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: Generations
1994
as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge
Gargoyles
1994
Parallel Lives
1994
as Dr. Franklin Carter
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things ...
1994
as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge
Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation
1994
as Self
Christy
1994
as Daniel Scott
Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland
1993
as Fire Chief J. Allan Mather
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes
1993
as Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command
1992
as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage)
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Hayden Sloane (voice)
Star Trek: Federation Science
1992
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991
as Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption
1991
as Geordi LaForge (archive footage)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
as Kwame (voice)
Central Park
1989
as Self
Roots: The Gift
1988
as Kunta Kinte
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988
as Self
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Geordi La Forge
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Self
A Special Friendship
1987
as Ben Sumner
Houston Knights
1987
as Jason Evans
Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit
1987
as Self
Liberty
1986
as Robert Johnson
The Supernaturals
1986
as Pvt. Michael Osgood
The Midnight Hour
1985
as Vinnie Davis
And the Children Shall Lead
1985
as Glenn Scott
Booker
1984
as Davis
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Reporter Dave Robinson
Jeopardy!
1984
as Self - Host
The Jesse Owens Story
1984
as Professor Preston
Emergency Room
1983
as Ray Walden
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Host
I Love Liberty
1982
as Self
Grambling's White Tiger
1981
as Charles 'Tank' Smith
The Acorn People
1981
as Rodney
The Hunter
1980
as Tommy Price
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
1980
as Richard Jefferson
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Dummy
1979
as Donald Lang
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
Mickey's 50
1978
as Self
One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story
1978
as Ron LeFlore
Battered
1978
as Andrew Sinclair
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977
as Cap Jackson
The Love Boat
1977
as Darnell Hall
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977
as Billy Peoples
US Against the World
1977
as Self
Roots
1977
as Kunta Kinte
The Captain and Tennille
1976
as Self
Almos' a Man
1976
as Dave
Scripps National Spelling Bee
as Self - Host