Home NEW YORK – 1995: Actor Melvin Van Peebles poses for a portrait in 1995 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Ken Weingart/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) NEW YORK - 1995: Actor Melvin Van Peebles poses for a portrait in 1995 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Ken Weingart/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

NEW YORK – 1995: Actor Melvin Van Peebles poses for a portrait in 1995 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Ken Weingart/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

NEW YORK – 1995: Actor Melvin Van Peebles poses for a portrait in 1995 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Ken Weingart/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Mario Van Peebles with his father Melvin Van Peebles attend The 77h Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on Feb. 27, 2005. Credit: Emily Grant / WENN

DEAUVILLE, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 05: Melvin van Peebles poses next to the beach closet dedicated to him on the Promenade des Planches during the 38th Deauville American Film Festival on September 5, 2012 in Deauville, France. (Photo by Francois G. Durand/WireImage)