Home 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) 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)

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)

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)

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)
Melvin Van Peebles attends Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) 50th Anniversary Gala Kickoff in the Grand Ballroom at The Plaza in New York City, on Oct. 5, 2015. Credit: Derrick Salters/WENN.com