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TV Shows
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James Brown
May 03, 1933 (92 years old) in Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
Known For
The Simpsons
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
The View
Credits
2025 ·
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2024 ·
James Brown: Say It Loud
as Self (archive footage)
2023 ·
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
as Self (archive footage)
2023 ·
Death by Fame
as Self (archive footage)
2022 ·
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2021 ·
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
as Self (archive footage)
2021 ·
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self (archive footage)
2021 ·
Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
as Self (archive footage)
2021 ·
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
as Self (archive footage)
2020 ·
70 Years of Youth Revolt
as Self (archive footage)
2020 ·
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
2019 ·
Africa Rising
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019 ·
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
2019 ·
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
2018 ·
1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
as Self (archive footage)
2016 ·
A Tale of James Brown
as Self (archive footage)
2015 ·
Les Fous du Funk
as Self
2014 ·
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
as
2014 ·
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
as Self
2014 ·
Madam Secretary
as James Brown
2014 ·
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
as Self (archive footage)
2014 ·
Finding the Funk
as Self
2013 ·
The Millers
as James Brown
2013 ·
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
as Self (archive footage)
2012 ·
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self (archive footage)
2011 ·
The Real Rocky
as Self (archive footage)
2009 ·
Soul Power
as Self (archive footage)
2009 ·
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America
as Self
2008 ·
James Brown Live At The Apollo '68
as Self
2008 ·
James Brown Live At The Boston Garden - April 5, 1968
as Self
2008 ·
Pavarotti The Duets
as Self
2008 ·
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
as Self (archive footage)
2007 ·
James Brown: Living in America
as
2007 ·
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1977
as
2006 ·
George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein
as Self (archive footage)
2006 ·
Full Length & Fabulous: The Beckhams' World Cup Party
as Self
2006 ·
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
as Self (archive footage)
2006 ·
Web Junk 20
as
2005 ·
Live 8
as Self
2005 ·
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
as Self
2005 ·
Robots
as Diesel (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004 ·
James Brown: Live
as Self
2004 ·
James Brown: Body Heat
as Self
2004 ·
Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years
as Self (archive footage)
2004 ·
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
2003 ·
James Brown: Soul Survivor
as Self
2003 ·
James Brown - Live at Chastain Park Atlanta 1980
as
2003 ·
Paper Chasers
as
2003 ·
The Giants of Black Music
as Self
2002 ·
Beat the Devil
as Mr. James Brown
2002 ·
The Tuxedo
as James Brown
2002 ·
Undercover Brother
as Self
2002 ·
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
2001 ·
Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular
as Self
2001 ·
The UB40: Story of Reggae
as Drummer
2001 ·
The Hire
as Self
1999 ·
Where Are They Now?
as Self
1999 ·
James Brown: Live From The House Of Blues
as Self
1998 ·
Holy Man
as James Brown
1998 ·
Blues Brothers 2000
as Cleophus James
1997 ·
The View
as Self
1996 ·
When We Were Kings
as Self
1996 ·
TFI Friday
as Self
1995 ·
Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends
as Self
1994 ·
New York Undercover
as Self
1994 ·
Duckman
as Hostage Negotiator (voice)
1993 ·
RapLine
as Self
1991 ·
James Brown Live in Berlin
as
1991 ·
The Lost James Brown Tapes
as Vocals
1989 ·
The Simpsons
as James Brown (voice)
1989 ·
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
as James Brown
1988 ·
Yo! MTV Raps
as Self
1987 ·
James Brown & Friends: A Night of Super Soul
as Self
1986 ·
Amen
as
1986 ·
Throb
as
1985 ·
Rocky IV
as The Godfather of Soul
1985 ·
James Brown - Live At Chastain Park
as Himself
1984 ·
Miami Vice
as Lou De Long
1983 ·
When the Music's Over
as Self
1983 ·
Doctor Detroit
as Bandleader
1981 ·
James Brown: Live at Montreux
as Self
1980 ·
The Blues Brothers
as Cleophus James
1978 ·
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
1978 ·
James Brown Soul Brother No. 1
as
1974 ·
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974
as Self
1974 ·
James Brown: Soul Train 1973-1974
as Self
1971 ·
James Brown: Love Power Peace
as Self
1970 ·
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
1970 ·
The Phynx
as James Brown
1969 ·
The Music Scene
as
1969 ·
Playboy After Dark
as
1965 ·
Ski Party
as Self
1964 ·
The T.A.M.I. Show
as Self
1964 ·
Shindig!
as Self
1964 ·
The Hollywood Palace
as Self
1962 ·
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1961 ·
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961 ·
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1948 ·
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
2026 ·
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
as Self (archive footage)
