James Brown
Actor
- Born
- May 3, 1933
- Died
- December 25, 2006 (age 73)
- From
- Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
James Brown (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter, eventually referred to as "The Godfather of Soul"(GFOS). Brown started singing in gospel groups and worked his way on up. He has been recognized as one of the most iconic figures in the 20th century popular music and was renowned for his vocals and feverish dancing. He was also called "the hardest-working man in…
Filmography (72)
The Godfather of Soul (2026)Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)Self (archive footage)
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan (2023)Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)Self (archive footage)
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York (2021)Self (archive footage)
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (2021)Self (archive footage)
Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go! (2021)Self (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)(archive footage)
Africa Rising (2019)Self - Musician (archive footage)
The Apollo (2019)Self (archive footage)
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2019)Self - Singer (archive footage)
1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond (2018)Self (archive footage)
A Tale of James Brown (2016)Self (archive footage)
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove (2014)
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message (2014)Self
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (2014)Self (archive footage)
Finding the Funk (2014)Self
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day (2013)Self (archive footage)
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ (2012)Self (archive footage)
The Real Rocky (2011)Self (archive footage)
Soul Power (2009)Self (archive footage)
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America (2009)Self
James Brown Live At The Apollo '68 (2008)Self
James Brown Live At The Boston Garden - April 5, 1968 (2008)Self
Pavarotti The Duets (2008)Self
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston (2008)Self (archive footage)
James Brown: Living in America (2007)
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1977 (2007)
George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein (2006)Self (archive footage)
Full Length & Fabulous: The Beckhams' World Cup Party (2006)Self