James Brown
James Brown (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter, eventually referred to as "The Godfather of Soul"(GFOS). Brown started singing in gospel groups and worked his way on up. He has been recognized as one of the most iconic figures in the 20th century popular music and was renowned for his vocals and feverish dancing. He was also called "the hardest-working man in show business". Brown began his professional music career in 1956 and rose to fame during the late 1950s and early 1960s on the strength of his thrilling live performances and string of smash hits. In spite of various personal problems and setbacks he continued to score hits in every decade through the 1980s. In addition to his acclaim in music, Brown was also a presence in American political affairs during the 1960s and 1970s.
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- Born:
- Apr 3, 1933 In Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 155
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Wake Island 1942-08-11
- Latest Project:
- Movie To Catch a Cheat 2025-03-08
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | To Catch a Cheat | Mystery Man | 2025-03-08 |
| Movie | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Self (archive footage) | 2025-01-27 |
| Movie | BKFC 35: Cedeno vs. Slaveski | Self | 2023-01-27 |
| Movie | BKFC 41: Perry vs. Rockhold | Self | 2023-04-29 |
| Movie | Who Killed the KLF? | Self | 2023-10-05 |
| Movie | Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues | Self (archive footage) | 2022-10-27 |
| Movie | The Sparks Brothers | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2021-06-18 |
| Movie | The Legend of the Underground | Self | 2021-06-10 |
| Movie | Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage | Self (archive footage) | 2021-07-23 |
| Movie | The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago' | Self (archive footage) | 2021-10-30 |
| Movie | Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York | Self (archive footage) | 2021-12-10 |
| Movie | Return to Turin - Italia ‘90 | Self | 2020-06-13 |
| Movie | The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault | (archive footage) | 2020-04-08 |
| Movie | King Rocker | Self | 2020-10-31 |
| Movie | Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast | Self - Singer (archive footage) | 2019-02-27 |
| Movie | Africa Rising | Self - Musician (archive footage) | 2019-06-03 |
| Movie | Football's 47 Best Worst Songs | Self | 2018-05-21 |
| Movie | 1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond | Self (archive footage) | 2018-07-20 |
| Movie | Thug | Rasue' | 2017-12-07 |
| Movie | With A Kiss | Self (archive footage) | 2016-04-02 |
| Movie | The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World | Self | 2015-06-13 |
| Movie | Finding the Funk | Self | 2014-01-31 |
| Movie | Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown | Self (archive footage) | 2014-04-27 |
| Movie | The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove | 2014-12-05 | |
| Movie | James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message | Self | 2014-11-08 |
| Movie | Sound City | Self | 2013-01-18 |
| Movie | Exit to Hell | Red Stone resident | 2013-09-30 |
| Movie | National Lampoon's Another Dirty Movie | Protestor | 2012-04-25 |
| Movie | Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ | Self (archive footage) | 2012-06-07 |
| Movie | Valley of the Sun | Pool Party Guest (uncredited) | 2011-01-01 |
| Movie | The Real Rocky | Self (archive footage) | 2011-10-25 |
| Movie | Soul Power | Self (archive footage) | 2009-06-10 |
| Movie | Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene | self - sportscaster | 2008-01-01 |
| Movie | James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston | Self (archive footage) | 2008-04-05 |
| Series | Miss Naked Beauty | Self | 2008-10-21 |
| Movie | James Brown Live At The Apollo '68 | Self | 2008-08-05 |
| Movie | James Brown Live At The Boston Garden - April 5, 1968 | Self | 2008-08-05 |
| Series | Web Junk 20 | Unknown | 2006-01-13 |
| Movie | Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer | Self (archive footage) | 2006-01-23 |
| Movie | Robots | Diesel (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2005-03-10 |
| Movie | The Man Who Met Himself | The client | 2005-05-20 |
| Series | Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop | Self | 2005-10-23 |
| Movie | Live 8 | Self | 2005-11-07 |
| Movie | TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | James Brown: Body Heat | Self | 2004-09-28 |
| Movie | James Brown: Soul Survivor | Self | 2003-10-29 |
| Movie | Live Forever | Self | 2003-03-07 |
| Movie | UB40: Live At Montreux 2002 | Drums | 2002-01-09 |
| Movie | It's Black Entertainment | Self (archive footage) | 2002-02-08 |
| Movie | Beat the Devil | Mr. James Brown | 2002-11-22 |
| Movie | Undercover Brother | Self | 2002-05-31 |
| Movie | The Tuxedo | James Brown | 2002-09-27 |
| Series | The Hire | Himself | 2001-04-26 |
| Movie | The Sports Pages | The Host | 2001-01-07 |
| Movie | The UB40: Story of Reggae | Drummer | 2001-08-01 |
| Movie | Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular | Self | 2001-12-10 |
| Series | Family Guy | Unknown | 1999-01-31 |
| Series | Where Are They Now? | Unknown | 1999-06-07 |
| Movie | Withnail and Us | Self | 1999-08-04 |
| Movie | Blues Brothers 2000 | Cleophus James | 1998-02-05 |
| Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
| Series | TFI Friday | Unknown | 1996-02-09 |
| Movie | When We Were Kings | Self | 1996-10-25 |
| Movie | Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends | Self | 1995-01-01 |
| Movie | The History of Rock 'n' Roll | Self | 1995-03-06 |
| Series | Duckman | Unknown | 1994-03-05 |
| Movie | RapLine | Self | 1993-09-10 |
| Movie | Doombeach | Steve | 1989-01-01 |
| Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
| Movie | Legends of Rock 'n' Roll | James Brown | 1989-01-01 |
| Series | Throb | Unknown | 1986-09-20 |
| Series | Amen | Unknown | 1986-09-27 |
| Movie | James Brown - Live At Chastain Park | Himself | 1985-01-01 |
| Movie | Rocky IV | The Godfather of Soul | 1985-11-21 |
| Series | Miami Vice | Unknown | 1984-09-16 |
| Movie | Doctor Detroit | Bandleader | 1983-05-06 |
| Movie | When the Music's Over | Self | 1983-06-14 |
| Movie | Miracle on Ice | Reporter #1 | 1981-03-01 |
| Movie | James Brown: Live at Montreux | Self | 1981-07-07 |
| Movie | The Blues Brothers | Cleophus James | 1980-06-16 |
| Movie | The Rebels | Masters | 1979-05-14 |
| Movie | The Swap | Lt. Benson | 1979-10-12 |
| Movie | James Brown Soul Brother No. 1 | 1978-01-23 | |
| Series | The Kennedy Center Honors | Unknown | 1978-12-28 |
| Series | Inside the NFL | Self - Host | 1977-09-22 |
| Movie | Whiffs | State Trooper | 1975-10-15 |
| Movie | Adiós Amigo | Sheriff | 1975-12-25 |
| Movie | Mean Johnny Barrows | Police Sergeant | 1975-11-27 |
| Movie | James Brown: Soul Train 1973-1974 | Self | 1974-01-01 |
| Movie | The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974 | Self | 1974-12-22 |
| Movie | Powderkeg | Sheriff Lynch | 1971-04-16 |
| Movie | James Brown: Love Power Peace | Self | 1971-03-08 |
| Movie | The Phynx | James Brown | 1970-03-06 |
| Series | The Flip Wilson Show | Unknown | 1970-09-17 |
| Series | Playboy After Dark | Unknown | 1969-01-18 |
| Series | The Music Scene | Unknown | 1969-09-22 |
| Movie | Targets | Robert Thompson Sr. | 1968-08-15 |
| Movie | Space Probe Taurus | Col. Hank Stevens | 1965-01-01 |
| Movie | Black Spurs | Sheriff | 1965-05-28 |
| Movie | The Golden Ring | Himself - The Recording Team | 1965-12-26 |
| Movie | Ski Party | Self | 1965-06-30 |
| Movie | Town Tamer | Davis | 1965-07-07 |
| Series | The Hollywood Palace | Unknown | 1964-01-04 |
| Series | Shindig! | Unknown | 1964-09-16 |
| Movie | The T.A.M.I. Show | Self | 1964-11-14 |
| Movie | Irma la Douce | Texan Customer | 1963-06-05 |
| Movie | The Ceremony | Gendarme | 1963-12-18 |
| Series | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Unknown | 1962-10-01 |
| Movie | Wings of Chance | Steve Kirby | 1961-03-01 |
| Movie | Police Dog Story | Norm Edwards | 1961-02-01 |
| Movie | Five Guns to Tombstone | Billy Wade | 1961-01-07 |
| Movie | Gun Fight | Wayne Santley | 1961-04-30 |
| Movie | When the Clock Strikes | Sam Morgan | 1961-06-10 |
| Movie | Gun Street | Sheriff Chuck Morton | 1961-11-05 |
| Movie | 20,000 Eyes | Jerry Manning | 1961-06-14 |
| Series | The Mike Douglas Show | Unknown | 1961-12-11 |
| Movie | Inside the Mafia | Capt. Doug Blair | 1959-09-01 |
| Movie | The Challenge of Rin Tin Tin | Lt. Ripley 'Rip' Masters | 1958-08-01 |
| Movie | Hazard House | Jim | 1954-01-01 |
| Movie | A Star Is Born | Glenn Williams | 1954-10-01 |
| Series | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | 1954-10-15 | |
| Movie | Woman They Almost Lynched | Frank James | 1953-03-20 |
| Movie | The Charge at Feather River | Pvt. Connors | 1953-07-11 |
| Movie | The Man Behind The Gun | Lt. Catliff (uncredited) | 1953-01-31 |
| Movie | Thunder Over the Plains | Conrad | 1953-10-27 |
| Movie | Crazylegs | Bill | 1953-11-15 |
| Movie | The Pride of St. Louis | Moose | 1952-05-02 |
| Movie | Springfield Rifle | Pvt. Ferguson (uncredited) | 1952-10-22 |
| Movie | Missing Women | Sgt. Mike Pernell | 1951-02-23 |
| Movie | The Groom Wore Spurs | Steve Hall | 1951-03-13 |
| Movie | The Wild Blue Yonder | Sgt. Pop Davis | 1951-12-05 |
| Movie | The Sea Hornet | Pete Hunter | 1951-11-06 |
| Movie | Chain Lightning | Maj. Hinkle | 1950-02-18 |
| Movie | Sands of Iwo Jima | PFC Charlie Bass | 1950-01-01 |
| Movie | Montana | Tex Coyne | 1950-01-28 |
| Movie | Between Midnight and Dawn | Officer Haynes (uncredited) | 1950-10-01 |
| Movie | The Fireball | Allen | 1950-11-09 |
| Movie | The Younger Brothers | Bob Younger | 1949-05-03 |
| Movie | Anna Lucasta | Buster | 1949-07-11 |
| Movie | Brimstone | Bud Courteen | 1949-08-15 |
| Movie | Yes Sir, That's My Baby | Tony Cresnovitch | 1949-09-14 |
| Movie | The Gallant Legion | Tom Banner | 1948-05-24 |
| Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |
| Movie | The Fabulous Texan | Shep Clayton | 1947-11-09 |
| Movie | Our Hearts Were Growing Up | Avery Moore | 1946-06-14 |
| Movie | Objective, Burma! | SSgt. Treacy | 1945-02-17 |
| Movie | Going My Way | Ted Haines Jr. | 1944-01-01 |
| Movie | Reward Unlimited | Paul | 1944-05-25 |
| Movie | Our Hearts Were Young and Gay | Avery Moore | 1944-11-02 |
| Movie | Young and Willing | Tony Dennison | 1943-02-05 |
| Movie | Air Force | Pilot Tex Rader | 1943-03-20 |
| Movie | Corvette K-225 | Lt. Paul Cartwright | 1943-09-29 |
| Movie | The Good Fellows | Tom Drayton | 1943-08-11 |
| Movie | Wake Island | Wounded Marine (uncredited) | 1942-08-11 |
| Movie | The Forest Rangers | George Tracy | 1942-10-21 |