Lou Rawls
Born: 1933-12-01 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 2006-01-06
Known For: Acting
Biography
Louis Allen Rawls was an American singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor, and record producer. Rawls released more than 60 albums, sold more than 40 million records, and had numerous charting singles, most notably his song "You'll Never Find Another Love like Mine". He worked as a film, television, and voice actor. He was also a three-time Grammy-winner, all for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
Filmography
2006
- Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer as Self - Host
2005
- Betaville as Kirby the Elder
2004
- Father of the Pride as Himself (voice)
- Uh-Oh! as King Tooetu
- The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest as Self
2003
- Sam Cooke: Legend as Self
- The 6th Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest as Self - Host / Performer
2002
- The Code Conspiracy as Carriage Driver
2001
- My Wife and Kids as Himself
- The Proud Family as Self (voice)
2000
- Everything's Jake as Hot Dog Vendor
- Bel Air
- The Jazz Channel Presents Lou Rawls
1999
- The Norm Show
- Where Are They Now? as Self
- Malevolence as Rev. Luke Thomas
1998
- The Rugrats Movie as Newborn Baby (singing voice)
- Blues Brothers 2000 as The Louisiana Gator Boys
- Driven as Charlie
- Watchers Reborn as Doc Grimes
1997
- Good News
- Still Breathing as The Tree Man
- The Price of Kissing as Ben
- Motel Blue as Gospel Minister
- Morella as Professor Larson
- Don King: Only in America as Harold Logan
- The Last Hand as Joe Wilkins
- Snowden on Ice as Self - Performer (voice)
1996
- Early Edition as Hanratty
- Hey Arnold! as Harvey / Bus Driver (voice)
- Jungle Cubs ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Wildly Available as Jazzman
- The Real Thing as MC
- The Prince
1995
- Baywatch Nights as Lou Raymond
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Bat (voice)
- Leaving Las Vegas as Concerned Cabbie
- The Watcher
1994
- Lookin' Italian as Willy
1992
- Martin as Lou Rawls
- Lou Rawls: Live in Concert
1991
- Roc
- Garfield Gets a Life ... (Vocals)
- The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington as Self
1990
- Captain Planet and the Planeteers
- Dream On as Minister
1989
1988
- This Is America, Charlie Brown as Vocalist (voice)
- Happy Birthday Garfield as Self
1987
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
1986
- Throb
- Garfield In Paradise ... (Music)
- John Henry as Jim Wallace
1985
- Tall Tales & Legends as Jim Wallace
- New Love, American Style ... (Theme Song Performance)
- Garfield's Halloween Adventure as Garfield [singing voice for "This is the Night (Trick or Treat)"]
1984
- Garfield in the Rough ... (Vocals)
- The Secret World of the Very Young ... (Songs)
1983
- Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
1982
- Here Comes Garfield ... (Vocals)
1981
- The Fall Guy as Country Joe Walker
1980
- Solid Gold as Self
1977
1976
- The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
- The Captain and Tennille as Self - Musical Guest
1975
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
1972
- The Midnight Special as Self
1969
1968
- The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show as Self
- Jack Benny's Bag as Self
1965
- The Big Valley as Joshua Watson
- The Dean Martin Show
1964
- The Hollywood Palace as Self
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1958
- 77 Sunset Strip
- Kraft Music Hall as Self
1951
- The Red Skelton Show as Self - Guest Vocalist
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self