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Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham

Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham

Born: 1904-04-18 • Durham, North Carolina, USA

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.

Filmography
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) poster
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 • Self (archive footage)
Black Woodstock poster
Black Woodstock
1969 • Self
Burlesque in Harlem poster
Burlesque in Harlem
1949 • Self
Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats poster
Pigmeat's Laugh Hepcats
1947
Junction 88 poster
Junction 88
1947 • Piggy
House-Rent Party poster
House-Rent Party
1946
Fight That Ghost poster
Fight That Ghost
1946 • Pigmeat Markham
No Image
Pigmeat Throws the Bull
1945
That's My Baby! poster
That's My Baby!
1944 • Pigmeat
Mr. Smith Goes Ghost poster
Mr. Smith Goes Ghost
1940 • Mr. Smith
One Big Mistake poster
One Big Mistake
1940
Swanee Showboat poster
Swanee Showboat
1940