Acting

John Lee Hooker

Born 1912-08-22 · Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA

Died 2001-06-21

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.

Credits

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Newport and the Great Folk Dream
as Self (archive footage)
2025
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
as Himself
2020
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
as Self
2019
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
as Self
2014
NCIS: New Orleans
Main Title Theme Composer
2014
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Blues at the BBC
as Self
2009
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
as Self
2008
Rolling With the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
as Himself
2006
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
as Self
2004
Feel Like Going Home
as Self
2003
The Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
as Himself
2003
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
as himself
2002
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
as Self
1997
John Lee Hooker and Furry Lewis - Masters of Blues
as Self
1995
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self
1993
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
1992
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
as Self
1991
Van Morrison: The Concert
as Self
1990
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
as Self - Special Guest
1989
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
as Himself
1983
The Blues Brothers
as Street Slim
1980
The South Bank Show
1978
Top of the Pops
as Self
1964
Muddy Waters at Newport
1960