Biography
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.
Filmography
all 26
Movies 23
self 17
TV Shows 3
Self
Joe Bonamassa Guitar Man (2020)
Movie
Self - Special Guest
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live (2020)
Movie
himself
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man (2019)
Movie
Self
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall (2014)
Movie
Main Title Theme Composer
NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
TV
5.98
Self (archive footage)
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (2009)
Movie
Self
Blues at the BBC (2009)
Movie
Self
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges (2008)
Movie
Himself
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker (2006)
Movie
Self
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me (2004)
Movie
Self
Feel Like Going Home (2003)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Blues (2003)
TV
Himself
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 (2003)
Movie
himself
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984 (2002)
Movie
Self
Blues Road Movie (2001)
Movie
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story (2001)
Movie
Self
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey (1997)
Movie
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)
Movie
vocals, guitar
John Lee Hooker - The South Bank Show (1993)
Movie
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992 (1992)
Movie
Actor
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover (1991)
Movie
Self
Van Morrison: The Concert (1990)
Movie
Street Slim
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Movie
7.2
Composer
Mister Brown (1972)
Movie
Self
Top of the Pops (1964)
TV
Muddy Waters at Newport (1960)
Movie
Ratings
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1917-08-22
Deathday2001-06-21 (83 years old)
Birth NameJohn Lee Hooker
Birth PlaceClarksdale, Mississippi, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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