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Billy Preston

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedSep 2, 1946 (Died at 60)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthHouston, Texas, USA
Career Span1958 – 2006
Known Credits52 Titles
Official Links
Official WebsiteIMDbWWikidata
ActingPopularity Score 0.9

Billy Preston

Also known as:William Everett Preston
Total Works

52

38 movies • 14 shows

Avg Rating

6.9 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

William Everett Preston was an American musician, whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he backed artists such as Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Everly Brothers, Reverend James Cleveland, The Rolling Stones, and the Beatles.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Saturday Night Live
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975•series
as Self - Musical Guest
The Beatles: Get Back
8.4
as Self
Let It Be
7.7
Let It Be
1970•movie
as Self (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.6
as Self

Photos & Headshots2

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 52 titles featuring Billy Preston

Blues Brothers 2000
5.3

as The Louisiana Gator Boys

Saturday Night Live
6.9
1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975•series

as Self - Musical Guest

The Beatles: Get Back
8.4
1 eps

as Self

Let It Be
7.7
Let It Be
1970•movie

as Self (uncredited)

Ticker
3.7
Ticker
2001•movie

as Blues Band Organ

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.6
3 eps

as Self

Concert for George
8.1
Concert for George
2003•movie

as Self

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4.4

as Sgt. Pepper

The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
8.0

as Self (archive footage)

The Derby Stallion
5.9
The Derby Stallion
2005•movie

as Will Gentry

The Concert for Bangladesh
7.9

as Self

The Compleat Beatles
7.5

as Self

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7.7

as Self (archive footage)

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
7.4

as Self

Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
6.9

as Self (archive footage)

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
1 eps

as Self

Eric Clapton: One More Car One More Rider
7.7

as Self - Hammond B-3 Organ, Keyboards, Backing Vocals

Donny & Marie
6.8
1 eps
Donny & Marie
1976•series

as Self

Later... with Jools Holland
5.9
1 eps
Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J
7.7

as Self

Classic Albums
7.7
1 eps
Classic Albums
1997•series

as Self

St. Louis Blues
7.7
St. Louis Blues
1958•movie

as Will Handy as a Boy

The Midnight Special
8.1
3 eps

as Self

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
8.4

as Self

The Kingdom Chums - Original Top Ten
8.0

as Marvelous Mose (voice)

Stony Island
8.0
Stony Island
1978•movie

as Self

Dinah!
7.0
2 eps
Dinah!
1974•series

as Self

Kings of Soul
8.3
Kings of Soul
2015•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Rock Concert
8.3
1 eps
Rock Concert
1973•series

as Self

Blame It on the Night
7.2

as Billy Preston

The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
6.8

as Self (archive footage)

Motown at the BBC
6.0
Motown at the BBC
2009•movie

as Self

George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
8.0

as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
6.0
1 eps

as Self

Flash and the Firecat
8.5

Role: Music

Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
8.0

as Self

Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
9.5

as Self

Rappin' With The Rickster
2.0

as Self

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1973
9.0

as Self

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1975
7.0

as Self

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1980
7.0

as Self

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
10.0

as Self

Rollin' On The River
10.0
1 eps
Musikladen
8.0
1 eps
Musikladen
1972•series

as Self

In Hollywood's Backyard: Topanga in the 1970s

as Self

Alan Simon ‎– Gaia

as Self

Billy Preston: In Concert - Ohne Filter

as Self

Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Live In Denmark 1969

as Self

The Rolling Stones: L.A. Friday (Live 1975)

as Self

George Harrison: Live in North America 1974
The Rolling Stones: Black and Blue
The Price of Fame or Fame at any Price
5 eps

as Self