Andrew Young

Andrew Young

🎂 12th March 1932 (94 yrs) 📍 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Known For

Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions

Biography

Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr.

Andrew Young

Movies Featuring Andrew Young

Andrew Young: The Dirty Work

Andrew Young: The Dirty Work (2025)

as self
The Games in Black & White

The Games in Black & White (2025)

as Himself
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told

Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told (2024)

as Self (archive footage)
South to Black Power

South to Black Power (2023)

as Self
Move When the Spirit Says Move: The Legacy of Dorothy Foreman Cotton

Move When the Spirit Says Move: The Legacy of Dorothy Foreman Cotton (2023)

as Self
Rather

Rather (2023)

as Self - Civil Rights Activist & Politician
This World Is Not My Own

This World Is Not My Own (2023)

as Self
Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story

Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel Story (2021)

as Self
MLK/FBI

MLK/FBI (2020)

as Self
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (2020)

as Self
Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story

Ali's Comeback: The Untold Story (2020)

as Self
Backyard Wilderness

Backyard Wilderness (2018)

as Dad
Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace

Triumph: The Untold Story of Perry Wallace (2018)

as Self
Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald

Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald (2018)

as Self
King in the Wilderness

King in the Wilderness (2018)

as Self
Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis

Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis (2017)

as Self
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington (2013)

as Self
A Man's Story

A Man's Story (2011)

as Self
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy (2009)

as Self
Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions

Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions (2008)

as Self
No Image

Citizen King (2004)

as Self
I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America

I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America (1998)

as Self
4 Little Girls

4 Little Girls (1997)

as Self - SCLC
The Real Malcolm X

The Real Malcolm X (1992)

Traveling Hopefully

Traveling Hopefully (1982)

as Self - Ambassador
A Decade of Struggle

A Decade of Struggle (1980)

as Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)

as Self (archive footage)
I Am Somebody

I Am Somebody (1970)

as Self
Integration Report 1

Integration Report 1 (1960)

as Self