Acting
John Lee Hooker
Born 22 August 1912 in Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA · Died 21 June 2001
27 credits
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.
Known for
Acting 26
- 2025Newport and the Great Folk DreamFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2020John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990FilmHimself
- 2019John Lee Hooker: The Boogie ManFilmSelf
- 2017Monochrome: Black, White & BlueSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 2014Play It Loud: The Story of MarshallFilmSelf
- 2009The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ConcertsFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2009Blues at the BBCFilmSelf
- 2008Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the StoogesFilmSelf
- 2007Rolling With the BluesFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2006Bits and Pieces About... John Lee HookerFilmHimself
- 2004John Lee Hooker: Come and See About MeFilmSelf
- 2003The BluesSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 2003Feel Like Going HomeFilmSelf
- 2003The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1FilmHimself
- 2002John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984Filmhimself
- 2001John Lee Hooker - That's My StoryFilm
- 1997Wired for Sound: A Guitar OdysseyFilmSelf
- 1995John Lee Hooker and Furry Lewis - Masters of BluesFilmSelf
- 1993Bluesland: A Portrait in American MusicFilmSelf
- 1992John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992Film
- 1991Van Morrison: One Irish RoverFilmSelf
- 1990Van Morrison: The ConcertFilmSelf
- 1989The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels LiveFilmSelf - Special Guest
- 1983John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983FilmHimself
- 1980The Blues BrothersFilmStreet Slim
- 1960Muddy Waters at NewportFilm
Music 1
Filmography from TMDB.