Acting credits
97
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
James Brown
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 74Series: 28Crew credits: 5
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 - 2025
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.59
Wikidata: Q5950
Also known as
The Godfather of Soul • The Hardest-Working Man in Show Business • Mr. Dynamite • Soul Brother No. 1
Other jobs
Songs (3)Original Music Composer (2)
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.
7.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
7.2
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
as Self (archive footage)
2023 Movie
6.7
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Movie
8.0
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
6.4
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
2020 Movie
7.5
Africa Rising
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019 Movie
6.5
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
2019 Movie
4.6
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
2019 Movie
8.0
1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
as Self (archive footage)
2018 Movie
A Tale of James Brown
as Self (archive footage)
2016 Movie
7.0
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
2014 Movie
8.0
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
as Self
2014 Movie
6.8
Get On Up
Songs
2014 Movie
6.9
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
as Self (archive footage)
2014 Movie
7.2
Finding the Funk
as Self
2014 Movie
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
as Self (archive footage)
2013 Movie
5.0
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self (archive footage)
2012 Movie
6.1
The Real Rocky
as Self (archive footage)
2011 Movie
6.4
Soul Power
as Self (archive footage)
2009 Movie
7.0
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America
as Self
2009 Movie
5.3
James Brown Live At The Apollo '68
as Self
2008 Movie
4.0
James Brown Live At The Boston Garden - April 5, 1968
as Self
2008 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with James Brown.
8.0
James Brown: Say It Loud
as Self (archive footage) • 4 eps
2024 Series
6.6
Death by Fame
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.7
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.2
70 Years of Youth Revolt
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2020 Series
8.0
Les Fous du Funk
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.0
Madam Secretary
as James Brown • 1 eps
2014 Series
5.9
The Millers
as James Brown • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.0
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
as Self • 6 eps
2005 Series
7.6
The Hire
as Self • 1 eps
2001 Series
7.5
Where Are They Now?
as Self • 1 eps
1999 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.8
TFI Friday
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.1
New York Undercover
as Self • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.1
Duckman
as Hostage Negotiator (voice) • 1 eps
1994 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
as James Brown (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.5
Yo! MTV Raps
as Self • 1 eps
1988 Series
6.5
Amen
1 eps
1986 Series
5.7
Throb
1 eps
1986 Series
7.5
Miami Vice
as Lou De Long • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.4
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self • 1 eps
1978 Series
4.6
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self • 1 eps
1970 Series
The Music Scene
1 eps
1969 Series
1.0
Playboy After Dark
2 eps
1969 Series
6.2
Shindig!
as Self • 1 eps
1964 Series