John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues. Hooker often incorporated other elements, including talking blues and early North Mississippi Hill country blues.
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Acting Credits
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Acting
Movie
The Blues Brothers
as Street Slim
1980
TV
Top of the Pops
as Self
1964
Movie
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self (archive footage)
2009
TV
The Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Movie
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
as Self - Special Guest
1989
Movie
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
as Self
2004
Movie
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001
Movie
Feel Like Going Home
as Self
2003
Movie
Van Morrison: The Concert
as Self
1990
Movie
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
as Self
2014
Movie
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self
1993
Movie
Blues at the BBC
as Self
2009
Movie
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
as Himself
2020
Movie
Muddy Waters at Newport
1960
Movie
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
as Himself
2006
Movie
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
as Self
2008
Movie
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
as himself
2002
Movie
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
as Himself
1983
Movie
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
as Self
1997
Movie
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as Himself
2003
Movie
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
as Self
2019
Movie
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
1992
Movie
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
as Self
1991
Movie
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
as Self (archive footage)
2025
