James Brown
Acting
Born: 1933-05-03 · Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
Died: 2006-12-25
Biography
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 show business". Brown began his professional music career in 1956 and rose to fame during the late 1
🎬 Movies (20)
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)
📺 TV Shows (20)
James Brown: Say It Loud
2024
Self (archive footage)
Death by Fame
2023
Self (archive footage)
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021
Self (archive footage)
70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020
Self (archive footage)
Les Fous du Funk
2015
Self
Madam Secretary
2014
James Brown
The Millers
2013
James Brown
Web Junk 20
2006
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
2005
Self
The Hire
2001
Self
Where Are They Now?
1999
Self
The View
1997
Self
TFI Friday
1996
Self
New York Undercover
1994
Self
Duckman
1994
Hostage Negotiator (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
James Brown (voice)
Yo! MTV Raps
1988
Self
Amen
1986
Throb
1986
Miami Vice
1984
Lou De Long