From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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.
Series | Rebop | Unknown | 2025 |
Movie | Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event | Commodore Geordi La Forge | 2023-04-19 |
Series | Tom Swift | Barclay (voice) | 2022-05-31 |
Movie | Brentwood | LeVar Burton | 2018-08-02 |
Movie | Lennon or McCartney | Self | 2014-12-12 |
Series | Finding Your Roots | Self - Guest | 2012-03-24 |
Series | Transformers: Rescue Bots | Doc Green (voice) | 2012-02-18 |
Movie | Reunification - 25 Years After Star Trek: The Next Generation | Self | 2012-11-04 |
Movie | Rise of the Zombies | Dr. Dan Halpern | 2012-10-27 |
Series | Perception | Paul Haley | 2012-07-09 |
Movie | The Jensen Project | Kendrick | 2010-07-16 |
Series | Community | Himself | 2009-09-17 |
Movie | Taken in Broad Daylight | Mike Timbrook | 2009-11-10 |
Movie | Superman/Batman: Public Enemies | Black Lightning (voice) | 2009-09-29 |
Movie | Reach for Me | Nathanial | 2008-10-01 |
Series | The Big Bang Theory | Himself | 2007-09-24 |
Movie | 40 Years of Star Trek | Self | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool | Self | 2005-06-01 |
Movie | Blizzard | Night Watchman Elf (uncredited) | 2003-05-15 |
Series | World Poker Tour | Unknown | 2003-03-30 |
Movie | Star Trek: Nemesis | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 2002-12-13 |
Series | Boomtown | Unknown | 2002-09-29 |
Movie | Ali | Martin Luther King, Jr. | 2001-12-10 |
Movie | Our Friend, Martin | Martin at Age 26 (voice) (as Levar Burton) | 1999-01-12 |
Movie | Star Trek: Insurrection | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 1998-12-11 |
Movie | Trekkies | Self | 1997-10-18 |
Movie | Yesterday's Target | Winstrom | 1996-04-22 |
Movie | Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond | Self | 1996-10-06 |
Movie | Star Trek: First Contact | Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge | 1996-11-22 |
Series | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
Series | Star Trek: Voyager | Unknown | 1995-01-16 |
Movie | Star Trek: The Next Generation - Gambit | Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge (archive footage) | 1995-05-08 |
Series | Deadly Games | Mr. Metcalf | 1995-09-05 |
Series | Christy | Daniel Scott | 1994-04-03 |
Movie | Journey's End - The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation | Self | 1994-05-15 |
Series | Gargoyles | Unknown | 1994-10-24 |
Movie | Parallel Lives | Dr. Franklin Carter | 1994-08-04 |
Movie | Star Trek: Generations | Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge | 1994-11-18 |
Movie | Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland | Fire Chief J. Allan Mather | 1993-02-07 |
Movie | Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special | Self | 1991-09-28 |
Series | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Kwame (voice) | 1990-09-15 |
Movie | The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next | Himself | 1988-10-03 |
Movie | Roots: The Gift | Kunta Kinte | 1988-12-11 |
Series | Houston Knights | Jason Evans | 1987-03-11 |
Movie | A Special Friendship | Ben Sumner | 1987-03-31 |
Series | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Geordi La Forge | 1987-09-28 |
Movie | The Supernaturals | Pvt. Michael Osgood | 1986-05-09 |
Movie | The Midnight Hour | Vinnie Davis | 1985-11-01 |
Movie | The Jesse Owens Story | Professor Preston | 1984-07-09 |
Series | Murder, She Wrote | Unknown | 1984-09-30 |
Movie | Booker | Davis | 1984-10-01 |
Series | Reading Rainbow | Self - Host | 1983-06-06 |
Movie | Grambling's White Tiger | Charles 'Tank' Smith | 1981-10-04 |
Movie | The Acorn People | Rodney | 1981-03-02 |
Movie | The Hunter | Tommy Price | 1980-08-01 |
Series | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | Richard Jefferson | 1980-04-15 |
Movie | The Muppets Go Hollywood | Self | 1979-05-16 |
Movie | Dummy | Donald Lang | 1979-05-27 |
Series | Trapper John, M.D. | Unknown | 1979-09-23 |
Movie | Battered | Andrew Sinclair | 1978-09-26 |
Movie | One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story | Ron LeFlore | 1978-09-26 |
Movie | Mickey's 50 | Self | 1978-11-19 |
Series | Roots | Kunta Kinte | 1977-01-23 |
Movie | Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid | Billy Peoples | 1977-09-12 |
Movie | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Cap Jackson | 1977-10-19 |
Series | The Love Boat | Darnell Hall | 1977-09-24 |
Series | The Captain and Tennille | Unknown | 1976-09-20 |