FrameThrower · Actors · Gregory Hines
Gregory Hines
2 films · 128 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1981–1984
Born 14 February 1946 · New York City, New York, USA · died 9 August 2003
Gregory Oliver Hines was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and singer. He is one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time. As an actor, he is best known for Wolfen (1981), The Cotton Club (1984), White Nights (1985), Running Scared (1986), A Rage in Harlem (1991), The Gregory Hines Show (1997–1998), playing Ben on Will & Grace (1999–2000), and for voicing Big Bill on the Nick Jr. animated children's television program Little Bill (1999–2004).
Hines starred in more than 40 films and also appeared on Broadway.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 128 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1981–1984
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical1992
- Theatre World Award1979
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
How their films are shot
Measured across 128 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Gregory takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 62% of their frames are night, 49% low key — the look of the work Gregory takes.
Time of day
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 128 frames from Gregory Hines's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.