B.B. King
Acting • Born 1925-09-16 – Died 2015-05-14
Biography
Riley B. King, known as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and fluid, complex guitar playing. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at #3 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
Filmography
124 credits
When We Were Kings
Movie • 1996
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All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians
Movie • 1990
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Blues Brothers 2000
Movie • 1998
Malvern Gasperon
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Movie • 2009
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Soul Power
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
U2: Lovetown
Movie • 1989
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B.B. King: Live
Movie • 2008
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B.B. King Live at Nick's
Movie • 2001
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B.B. King Standing Room Only
Movie • 2010
Live Aid
Movie • 1985
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Red, White and Blues
Movie • 2003
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B.B. King & Friends
Movie • 1987
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B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
Movie • 1998
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The Road to Memphis
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993
Movie • 1993
Self
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
Movie • 1996
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B.B. King: Live By Request
Movie • 2003
Performer
B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011
Movie • 2012
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Sounds of Memphis
Movie • 2002
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Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Give My Poor Heart Ease
Movie • 1975
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B.B. King & Joan Baez - Live At Sing Sing
Movie • 1972
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The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King
Movie • 2000
Himself
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
Movie • 2006
Blues at the BBC
Movie • 2009
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Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night
Movie • 1991
Himself
B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997
Movie • 2022
vocals guitar
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Movie • 2012
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B.B. King: Blues Summit
Movie • 1995
B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Live
Movie
Himself
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Movie • 2004
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Gary Moore: Live Blues
Movie • 1993
Guitar, Vocals
V.A. North Sea Jazz
Movie • 2009
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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
Movie • 2010
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B.B. King: On the Road
Movie • 2018
Himself
Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits
Movie • 2001
B.B. King | Live
Movie • 2009
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Good Mornin’ Blues
Movie • 1978
Host
A Night to Die For
Movie • 1995
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The Story Of The Blues
Movie • 2004
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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Movie • 2007
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George Carlin: The Real George Carlin
Movie • 1973
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Rockin' in the USA
Movie • 2003
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
Movie • 2003
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Blues Masters
Movie • 1999
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
Movie • 2014
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Lightning in a Bottle
Movie • 2004
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Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
Movie • 1989
B.B. King
B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits
Movie • 2003
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B.B. King: In Concert
Movie • 2003
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Johnny Winter: Live
Movie • 2003
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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
Movie • 2004
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Guitar
Movie • 1991
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Bluesy Entertainment: Live
Movie • 2003
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B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982
Movie • 1982
Musician - guitar, vocals
U2: Rattle and Hum
Movie • 1988
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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Movie • 2013
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Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
Movie • 2012
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Antone's: Home of the Blues
Movie • 2004
Performer
The Five Keys to Mastery
Movie • 2005
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B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands
Movie
Medicine Ball Caravan
Movie • 1971
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Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival
Movie • 1989
Himself
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Movie • 1997
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The Blues Under the Skin
Movie • 1973
Bluesman
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Movie • 1993
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Black Woodstock
Movie • 1969
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Spies Like Us
Movie • 1985
Ace Tomato Agent
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
Movie • 2001
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Jazz Evolution
Movie • 2008
Self - Guitar
B.B. King: Into the Night
Movie • 1985
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Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
Movie • 2017
In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends
Movie • 2014
BB King Live at The Apollo
Movie • 2003
Heart and Souls
Movie • 1993
Himself
The Art of McCartney
Movie • 2014
Self
BB King Sweet 16
Movie • 2002
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The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Movie • 2000
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Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
Movie • 1991
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Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
Movie • 1999
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Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
Movie • 1993
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'
Movie • 2009
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Live Aid
Movie • 2004
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Born In Chicago
Movie • 2013
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B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King
Movie • 2001
Singer
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
Movie • 2004
Self
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
Movie • 1974
Self
Amazon Women on the Moon
Movie • 1987
B.B. King (segment "Blacks Without Soul")
Wake at Generation
Movie • 1968
Self
Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar
Movie • 2008
Self
Rolling With the Blues
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV • 1990
Pappy
The Cosby Show
TV • 1984
Riley Jackson
Baywatch Nights
TV • 1995
B.B. King
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Sanford and Son
TV • 1972
Soundstage
TV • 2003
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Cow and Chicken
TV • 1997
A Place of Our Own
TV • 1998
Booker
TV • 1989
The Flip Wilson Show
TV • 1970
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The Barbara McNair Show
TV • 1969
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The Grammys
TV • 1959
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Christmas in Washington
TV • 1982
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The Kennedy Center Honors
TV • 1978
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The Blues
TV • 2003
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Married... with Children
TV • 1987
Street Singer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
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The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
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Teech
TV • 1991
Uncle Isaac
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
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The Pearl Bailey Show
TV • 1971
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The Midnight Special
TV • 1972
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New York Undercover
TV • 1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Musical Guest
Classic Albums
TV • 1997
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The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
B.B. King
Great Performances
TV • 1971
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America's Top 10
TV • 1980
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Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
TV • 2017
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Big World Cafe
TV • 1989