Morgan Freeman

BEN-HUR (Aug. 19)

Jack Huston as Judah Ben-Hur, left, and Morgan Freeman as Ilderim in a scene from "Ben-Hur." (2016)

Morgan Freeman, left, Cilliam Murphy, Johnny Depp and Rebecca Hall in " Transcendence." (2014)

Morgan Freeman and Scarlett Johansson in an action-thriller "Lucy," written and directed by Luc Besson. (2014)

Morgan Freeman, left, Jessica Lindsey and Melanie Laurent star in "Now You See Me." (2013)

Robert De Niro, left, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline play a scene from "Last Vegas." (2013)

Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' action thriller, "The Dark Knight Rises." (2012)

Richard Dreyfuss (back to camera), John Malkovich, Morgan Freeman and Bruce Willis star in RED. (2010)

Morgan Freeman, left, as Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Spyglass Entertainment's drama "Invictus." (2009)

Christian Bale, left, stars as Bruce Wayne and Morgan Freeman stars as Lucius Fox in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' action drama "The Dark Knight." (2008)

Actor Morgan Freeman poses in the Jacobs Theater in New York on Friday, April 25, 2008, where he is appearing in the Broadway play, "The Country Girl."

Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman team up in the 'The Bucket List,' playing cancer patients with life to-do lists to complete. (2007)

Morgan Freeman wins his first Oscar after four nominations. Morgan Freeman holds his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "Million Dollar Baby" on stage at the 77th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005.

Morgan Freeman appears as Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris in a scene from "Million Dollar Baby." (2004)

Owen Wilson, left, and Morgan Freeman star in Shangri-La Entertainment's "The Big Bounce," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. (2004)

Tom Sizemore, left, and Morgan Freeman in Castle Rock Entertainments and Village Roadshow Pictures supernatural thriller "Dreamcatcher." (2003)

Actor Jim Carrey, right, in the role of Bruce Nolan, gets a lesson in his new powers from the "Almighty," played by Morgan Freeman, in this scene from their latest film "Bruce Almighty." (2003)

Morgan Freeman, left, as Miles Evans and Billy Bob Thornton as Manual Jordan in "Levity." (2003)

Morgan Freeman, left, as DCI William Cabot, and Ben Affleck as Jack Ryan in Paramount Pictures' "The Sum of All Fears." (2002)

Charles Grimes (Morgan Freeman), right, cautions the defiant Claire (Ashley Judd) to play by the military's rules (a warning Grimes himself often ignores), as Embry (Adam Scott) looks on, in "High Crimes." (2002)

Craig March, left, a part of the McArthur Entourage, Kim Hawthorne as Agent Hickley, Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross, Charles Anderson, also a part of the McArthlur entourage, Dylan Baker as Ollie McArthur and Monica Potter as Jezzie Flanigan in "Along Came A Spider." (2001)

Morgan Freeman, left, and Gene Hackman in the Lions Gate film "Under Suspicion." (2000)

Christian Slater, left, and Morgan Freeman in "Hard Rain." (1998)

Morgan Freeman as forensic psychologist Alex Cross iin "Kiss the Girls". (1997)

Abolitionist Theodore Joadson (Morgan Freeman) pays a visit to the jailed African captives who are being put on trial for the rebellion on board the slave ship La Amistad in "Amistad." (1997)

Morgan Freeman (left) and Robin Wright star in "Moll Flanders." (1996)

Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman walking in the rain in a scene from " Se7en." (1995).

Tim Robbins, left, as Andy Dufresne and Morgan Freeman as Ellis Boyd 'Red" Redding in "The Shawshank Redemption." (1994)

Morgan Freeman has directed his first film, "Bopha!," an intense drama set in South Africa.

Daisy Werthan (Jessica Tandy) and her stalwart and wise chauffeur Hoke Colburn (Morgan Freeman) in "Driving Miss Daisy." (1989)

Morgan Freeman portrays high school principal Joe Clark, who brought about positive changes at Paterson, New Jersey's Eastside High School, in Warner Bros. film "Lean on Me." (1989)