How old was Denzel Washington in the movie The Great Debaters?

Denzel Washington was 52 in The Great Debaters when he played the character 'Melvin B. Tolson'.

That was over 16 years ago in 2007.

Today he is 69, and has starred in 78 movies in total, 26 of those since The Great Debaters was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In The Great Debaters, I think Denzel Washington looks:

Did you know?

  • Denzel Washington also directed The Great Debaters. In fact, they've 'directed' themselves in 9 movies so far.
  • Denzel Washington's first movie was as 'Robert Eldridge, age 18 (as Denzel Washington, Jr.' in Wilma, released in 1977 when he was 21
  • The Great Debaters scores 7.22 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of The Great Debaters

Denzel Washington's other movies