credits of
LeVar Burton
Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr. (born February 16, 1957) is an American actor, director, and television host. He played Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), Kunta Kinte in the ABC miniseries Roots (1977), and was the host of the PBS Kids educational television series Reading Rainbow for 23 years (1983–2006). Burton received 12 Daytime Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award as host and executive producer of Reading Rainbow. His other roles include Cap Jackson in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), Donald Lang in Dummy (1979), Tommy Price in The Hunter (1980), which earned him an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture, and Martin Luther King Jr. in Ali (2001). Burton received the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards for his narration of the book The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr. In 1990, he was honored for his accomplishments in television with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. From 2017 until 2024, Burton created and hosted the podcast LeVar Burton Reads, often described as "Reading Rainbow for adults". In October 2024, Burton appeared as the host of the Trivial Pursuit television game show broadcast on The CW network and streaming online.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
August 5th, 2026 | One Night Only | TBD | TBD | |
November 7th, 2024 | To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager | Self | TBD | |
March 17th, 2024 | Butterfly in the Sky | Self | 8.2 | |
April 19th, 2023 | Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event | Commodore Geordi La Forge | 7.7 | |
April 2nd, 2022 | Secrets of Sacred Architecture | Narrator (voice) | 7 | |
August 10th, 2020 | Definition Please | LeVar Burton | 3.2 | |
August 2nd, 2018 | Brentwood | LeVar Burton | 8 | |
June 20th, 2017 | Transformers: Rescue Bots - Rescue Family | TBD | 10 | |
September 14th, 2016 | School of the Future | TBD | 7 | |
December 12th, 2014 | Lennon or McCartney | Self | 5.3 | |
December 2nd, 2014 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... | Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge | TBD | |
November 1st, 2014 | A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con | Self | TBD | |
June 24th, 2014 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - Chain of Command | TBD | TBD | |
November 19th, 2013 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification | TBD | TBD | |
July 30th, 2013 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - Redemption | Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 9 | |
April 25th, 2013 | Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds | Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage) | 7.2 | |
November 4th, 2012 | Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation | Self | 7 | |
October 27th, 2012 | Rise of the Zombies | Dr. Dan Halpern | 4.2 | |
July 23rd, 2012 | Stardate Revisited - The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation | Self | 5.5 | |
October 28th, 2011 | And They're Off | Self | 4.1 | |
July 16th, 2010 | The Jensen Project | Kendrick | 5.5 | |
November 10th, 2009 | Taken in Broad Daylight | Mike Timbrook | 5.2 | |
September 29th, 2009 | Superman/Batman: Public Enemies | Black Lightning (voice) | 7.1 | |
October 1st, 2008 | Reach for Me | Nathanial | 2.8 | |
January 1st, 2006 | 40 Years of Star Trek | Self | 4.3 | |
June 1st, 2005 | Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool | Self | 5.9 | |
May 15th, 2003 | Blizzard | Night Watchman Elf (uncredited) | 6 | |
December 13th, 2002 | Star Trek: Nemesis | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 6.3 | |
January 15th, 2002 | Remembering Roots | Self | TBD | |
December 10th, 2001 | Ali | Martin Luther King, Jr. | 6.7 | |
January 12th, 1999 | Our Friend, Martin | Martin at Age 26 (voice) | 7.1 | |
December 11th, 1998 | Star Trek: Insurrection | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 6.4 | |
October 18th, 1997 | Trekkies | Self | 6.4 | |
November 22nd, 1996 | Star Trek: First Contact | Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 7.3 | |
October 6th, 1996 | Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond | Self | 6.1 | |
April 22nd, 1996 | Yesterday's Target | Winstrom | 4.3 | |
November 18th, 1994 | Star Trek: Generations | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 6.5 | |
August 4th, 1994 | Parallel Lives | Dr. Franklin Carter | 5.7 | |
May 15th, 1994 | Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation | Self | 7 | |
February 7th, 1993 | Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland | Fire Chief J. Allan Mather | 5.3 | |
January 4th, 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Behind the Scenes | Geordi La Forge | 4 | |
January 25th, 1992 | Star Trek: Federation Science | TBD | 1 | |
September 28th, 1991 | Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special | Self | 6.3 | |
April 1st, 1990 | Central Park | Self | 7.5 | |
December 11th, 1988 | Roots: The Gift | Kunta Kinte | 7.1 | |
October 3rd, 1988 | The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next | Self | 2.6 | |
March 31st, 1987 | A Special Friendship | Ben Sumner | 9 | |
June 23rd, 1986 | Liberty | Robert Johnson | 6 | |
May 9th, 1986 | The Supernaturals | Pvt. Michael Osgood | 4.2 | |
November 1st, 1985 | The Midnight Hour | Vinnie Davis | 5.9 | |
January 1st, 1985 | And the Children Shall Lead | Glenn Scott | 9 | |
October 1st, 1984 | Booker | Davis | 8 | |
July 9th, 1984 | The Jesse Owens Story | Professor Preston | 8.1 | |
July 18th, 1983 | Emergency Room | Ray Walden | 9 | |
March 21st, 1982 | I Love Liberty | Self | TBD | |
October 4th, 1981 | Grambling's White Tiger | Charles 'Tank' Smith | 7 | |
March 2nd, 1981 | The Acorn People | Rodney | 3.7 | |
August 1st, 1980 | The Hunter | Tommy Price | 5.9 | |
May 27th, 1979 | Dummy | Donald Lang | 9 | |
May 16th, 1979 | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | 6.3 | |
November 19th, 1978 | Mickey's 50 | Self | 9 | |
September 26th, 1978 | One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story | Ron LeFlore | 6.1 | |
September 26th, 1978 | Battered | Andrew Sinclair | 9 | |
October 19th, 1977 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Cap Jackson | 6.4 | |
September 12th, 1977 | Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid | Billy Peoples | 8 | |
September 7th, 1977 | US Against the World | Self | TBD | |
April 5th, 1976 | Almos' a Man | Dave | 10 |