KMDB

James Brown

James Brown

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

03/05/1933

Day of Death

25/12/2006
(73) years old

Place of Birth

Barnwell, South Carolina, USA

James Brown

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 an... Read More

Known For

Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!

Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

Africa Rising

The Apollo

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

Filmography

Cast

2023

Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sull...

as Self (archive footage)

2022

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin N...

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Ste...

as Self (archive footage)

2020

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

as (archive footage)

2019

Africa Rising

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

2019

The Apollo

as Self (archive footage)

2019

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

as Self - Singer (archive footage)

2018

1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

as Self (archive footage)

2016

A Tale of James Brown

as Self (archive footage)

2014

The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Gr...

2014

James Brown - The Man, The Music & The M...

as Self

2014

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

as Self (archive footage)

2014

Finding the Funk

as Self

2013

Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Da...

as Self (archive footage)

2012

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

as Self (archive footage)

2011

The Real Rocky

as Self (archive footage)

2009

Soul Power

as Self (archive footage)

2009

Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in Ame...

as Self

2008

James Brown Live At The Apollo '68

as Self

2008

James Brown Live At The Boston Garden - ...

as Self

2008

Pavarotti The Duets

as Self

2008

James Brown - The Night James Brown Save...

as Self (archive footage)

2007

The Midnight Special Legendary Performan...

2006

George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein

as Self (archive footage)

2006

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

as Self (archive footage)

2005

Live 8

as Self

2005

Robots

as Diesel (archive footage) (uncredited)

2004

James Brown: Live

as Self

2004

James Brown: Body Heat

as Self

2004

Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: Th...

as Self (archive footage)

2004

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

as Self (archive footage)

2003

James Brown: Soul Survivor

as Self

2003

James Brown - Live at Chastain Park Atla...

2003

Paper Chasers

2003

The Giants of Black Music

as Self

2002

Beat the Devil

as Mr. James Brown

2002

The Tuxedo

as James Brown

2002

Undercover Brother

as Self

2002

It's Black Entertainment

as Self (archive footage)

2001

Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular

as Self

2001

The UB40: Story of Reggae

as Drummer

1999

James Brown: Live From The House Of Blue...

as Self

1998

Blues Brothers 2000

as Cleophus James

1996

When We Were Kings

as Self

1995

Cincinnati's Rock 'N Roll Legends

as Self

1993

RapLine

as Self

1991

James Brown Live in Berlin

1991

The Lost James Brown Tapes

as Vocals

1989

Legends of Rock 'n' Roll

as James Brown

1987

James Brown & Friends: A Night of Super ...

as Self

1985

Rocky IV

as The Godfather of Soul

1985

James Brown - Live At Chastain Park

as Himself

1983

When the Music's Over

as Self

1983

Doctor Detroit

as Bandleader

1981

James Brown: Live at Montreux

as Self

1980

The Blues Brothers

as Cleophus James

1978

James Brown Soul Brother No. 1

1974

The Midnight Special Legendary Performan...

as Self

1974

James Brown: Soul Train 1973-1974

as Self

1971

James Brown: Love Power Peace

as Self

1970

The Phynx

as James Brown

1965

Ski Party

as Self

1964

The T.A.M.I. Show

as Self

Crew

2014

Get on Up

as Songs

1992

Black Women, Sexual Politics and the Rev...

as Songs

1990

Jacob's Ladder

as Songs

1973

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

as Original Music Composer

1973

Black Caesar

as Original Music Composer