- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 22, 1912
- Place of Birth
- Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
- Died
- June 21, 2001
John Lee Hooker
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
movieNewport and the Great Folk Dream
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieJohn Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
2020 · Himself
movieJohn Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
2019 · Self
tvMonochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017 · Self (archive footage)
moviePlay It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014 · Self
tvNCIS: New Orleans
2014 · Main Title Theme Composer
movieThe 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009 · Self (archive footage)
movieBlues at the BBC
2009 · Self
movieMotor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
2008 · Self
movieRolling With the Blues
2007 · Self (archive footage)
movieBits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
2006 · Himself
movieJohn Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
2004 · Self
movieFeel Like Going Home
2003 · Self
tvThe Blues
2003 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003 · Himself
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
movieJohn Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
2002 · himself
movieJohn Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001
movieWired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1997 · Self
movieBluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993 · Self
movieJohn Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
1992
movieVan Morrison: One Irish Rover
1991 · Self
movieVan Morrison: The Concert
1990 · Self
movieThe Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
1989 · Self - Special Guest
movieJohn Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
1983 · Himself
movieThe Blues Brothers
1980 · Street Slim
tvTop of the Pops
1964 · Self
Muddy Waters at Newport
movieMuddy Waters at Newport
1960