John Lee Hooker
Born: 1912-08-22 in Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
Died: 2001-06-21
Known For: Acting
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
2025
- Newport and the Great Folk Dream as Self (archive footage)
2020
- The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live as Self - Special Guest
- John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990 as Himself
2019
- John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man as Self
2014
- NCIS: New Orleans ... (Main Title Theme Composer)
- Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall as Self
2009
- The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts as Self (archive footage)
- Blues at the BBC as Self
2006
- Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker as Himself
2004
2003
- The Blues as Self (archive footage)
- Feel Like Going Home as Self
- The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 as Himself
2002
1997
1993
1991
- Van Morrison: One Irish Rover as Self
1990
- Van Morrison: The Concert as Self
1983
- John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983 as Himself
1980
- The Blues Brothers as Street Slim
1964
- Top of the Pops as Self