John Lee Hooker
Known for Acting
Born August 22, 1912
Died June 21, 2001 (aged 88)
Place of Birth Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
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
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The Blues Brothers
1980
as Street Slim
Feel Like Going Home
2003
as Self
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993
as Self
Blues at the BBC
2009
as Self
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
1991
as Self
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
2008
as Self
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
2019
as Self
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
2020
as Self - Special Guest
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014
as Self
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
2004
as Self
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John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
2002
as himself
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Van Morrison: The Concert
1990
as Self
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Muddy Waters at Newport
1960
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
1992
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1997
as Self
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
2006
as Himself
Rolling With the Blues
2007
as Self (archive footage)
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