Acting credits
99
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
James Brown
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 77Series: 28Crew credits: 7
TMDB ID: 7172
IMDb ID: nm0113768
Known for: Acting
Born: May 3, 1933
Died: December 25, 2006
Age: 73
Place of birth: Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2026
Years active: 79
Average TMDB rating: 6.57
Wikidata: Q5950
Also known as
The Godfather of Soul • The Hardest-Working Man in Show Business • Mr. Dynamite • Soul Brother No. 1 • James Joseph Brown
Other jobs
Songs (3)Original Music Composer (2)Compositor (1)Music (1)
Biography
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.
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with James Brown.
as Self (archive footage)
The Godfather of Soul
2026 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
2021 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
2021 • Movie
as (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020 • Movie
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Africa Rising
2019 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
2019 • Movie
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
2018 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
A Tale of James Brown
2016 • Movie
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
2014 • Movie
as Self
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
2014 • Movie
Songs
Get On Up
2014 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
2014 • Movie
as Self
Finding the Funk
2014 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
2013 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Real Rocky
2011 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Soul Power
2009 • Movie
as Self
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America
2009 • Movie
as Self
James Brown Live At The Apollo '68
2008 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with James Brown.
as Self (archive footage) • 4 eps
James Brown: Say It Loud
2024 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
Death by Fame
2023 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Les Fous du Funk
2015 • Series
as James Brown • 1 eps
Madam Secretary
2014 • Series
as James Brown • 1 eps
The Millers
2013 • Series
as Self • 6 eps
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
2005 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Hire
2001 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The View
1997 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
TFI Friday
1996 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
New York Undercover
1994 • Series
as Hostage Negotiator (voice) • 1 eps
Duckman
1994 • Series
1 eps
The Word
1990 • Series
as James Brown (voice) • 1 eps
The Simpsons
1989 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Yo! MTV Raps
1988 • Series
1 eps
Amen
1986 • Series
1 eps
Throb
1986 • Series
as Lou De Long • 1 eps
Miami Vice
1984 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Flip Wilson Show
1970 • Series
1 eps
The Music Scene
1969 • Series
2 eps
Playboy After Dark
1969 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Shindig!
1964 • Series