news James Baskett acting Feb 16, 1904 Jul 9, 1948 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA news ✕ loading… add oscars oscars ✕ 1 win 1947 SPECIAL AWARD Song of the South 10 of 10 films rated IMDb avg 6.4 IMDb median 6.2 RT avg 73% RT median 73% highest rated Gone Harlem 7.8 Dumbo 7.2 Policy Man 7.2 Song of the South 6.9 Harlem Is Heaven 6.2 The Heavenly Body 6.1 Straight to Heaven 5.8 2 20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang 5.4 Revenge of the Zombies 4.7 acting Song of the South → Uncle Remus / Br'er Fox (Voice) The Heavenly Body → Porter (uncredited) Revenge of the Zombies → Lazarus Dumbo → Fats Crow (voice) (uncredited) Comes Midnight Straight to Heaven → First Detective Gone Harlem Policy Man → Jimmie 20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang Harlem Is Heaven