Smokey Stevens

Actor | Filmmaker | Author

A Black History Motion Picture Film Moment

Smokey Stevens and Jackee Harry as "Butterbeans & Susie" The Cotton Club Encore Film.

Sample footage from Tell Somebody with Smokey Stevens

 

Reel of past and present work as a performer and producer!

This footage is from "ROLLIN WITH STEVENS & STEWART", a tribute to the last days of Black Vaudeville. Smokey Stevens and Jaye Stewart portray two comedians traveling on The T.O.B.A. vaudeville circuit of the 1920's. They perform the historic comedy routines of "MILLER & LYLES", "PIGMEAT MARKHAM", and "MOMS MABLEY". You get to know them through monologues by Langston Hughes, and writings by Stevens and Stewart.

The Next American Actor is a concept television show created by Ronald "Smokey" Stevens for network evaluation.

Dancing Destinations is hosted by Ronald Smokey Stevens. Each week he takes viewers to dancing locales all around the world.

This was my very first film that I produced for the Community Film Workshop in 1988. It pays tribute to the genius of one America’s greatest entertainers, Bert Williams. He was known not only for his comic abilities but was also expert at pantomime. In the early 1900’s he filmed “Natural Born Gambler”. This is a remake or my tribute to that historic pantomime routine.

This film from producer Ronald Smokey Stevens provides a survey of Le Droit Park from its founding in 1873 through generations of change and demographic shift to the neighborhood's current successes and challenges. The narration highlights many of the important leaders who have made Le Droit Park their home including: Mary Church Terrell, Anna J.
While on tour in the national touring company of BUBBLING BROWN SUGAR, not only did I perform with Vivian Reed. I also had the pleasure of performing with the iconic Ms. Lucille Ball!

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