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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birth DateJul 16, 1939 (87 years old)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthMemphis, Tennessee, USA
Career Span1960 – 2020
Known Credits6 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.5

William Bell

Total Works

6

4 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

7.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

William Bell (né Yarbrough; born July 16, 1939) is an American soul singer and songwriter. As a performer, he is best known for his debut single, 1961's "You Don't Miss Your Water"; 1968's top 10 hit in the UK "Private Number", a duet with Judy Clay; and his only US top 40 hit, 1976's "Tryin' to Love Two", which also hit No. 1 on the R&B chart. Upon the death of Otis Redding, Bell released the well-received memorial song "A Tribute to a King". As a songwriter, Bell co-authored the Chuck Jackson hit "Any Other Way" (which was a cover since Bell issued it first) as a follow-up to "You Don't Miss Your Water"; Billy Idol's 1986 hit "To Be a Lover", which was first a hit for Bell under its original title "I Forgot to Be Your Lover"; and the blues classic "Born Under A Bad Sign", popularized by both Albert King and Cream. Although he was a longtime recording artist for Stax Records, he is unrelated to the label's onetime president, Al Bell. In 2017, Bell was awarded a Grammy for Best Americana Album for his record This Is Where I Live. He performed his hit "Born Under a Bad Sign" alongside Gary Clark Jr. at the 2017 Grammy Awards. Bell was also featured on Rolling Stone's "Best of the Grammys" for that year.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Your Honor
8.0
Your Honor
2020•series
as Boat Owner

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 6 titles featuring William Bell

Your Honor
8.0
1 eps
Your Honor
2020•series

as Boat Owner

Wattstax
6.8
Wattstax
1973•movie
Classic Soul at the BBC
6.0

as Self (archive footage)

The Soul of Stax
The Soul of Stax
1994•movie

as Self

Stax, le label soul légendaire

as Self (archive footage)

Festival
1 eps
Festival
1960•series

as Finch