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John Lee Hooker

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedAug 22, 1912 (Died at 89)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthTutwiler, Mississippi, USA
Career Span1964 – 2001
Known Credits26 Titles
Official Links
Official WebsiteIMDbWWikidata
ActingPopularity Score 0.8

John Lee Hooker

Total Works

26

21 movies • 5 shows

Avg Rating

7.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Blues Brothers
7.7
The Blues Brothers
1980•movie
as Street Slim
NCIS: New Orleans
7.3
NCIS: New Orleans
2014•series
Role: Main Title Theme Composer
Top of the Pops
6.6
Top of the Pops
1964•series
as Self

Photos & Headshots3

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 26 titles featuring John Lee Hooker

The Blues Brothers
7.7
The Blues Brothers
1980•movie

as Street Slim

NCIS: New Orleans
7.3
NCIS: New Orleans
2014•series

Role: Main Title Theme Composer

Top of the Pops
6.6
1 eps
Top of the Pops
1964•series

as Self

The Blues
7.5
1 eps
The Blues
2003•series

as Self (archive footage)

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
7.9

as Self (archive footage)

The South Bank Show
5.6
1 eps
The South Bank Show
1978•series
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
8.2

as Self - Special Guest

John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
7.4

as Self

John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
5.4
Van Morrison: The Concert
6.2

as Self

Feel Like Going Home
8.5

as Self

Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
6.5

as Self

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
7.5

as Self

Blues at the BBC
7.5
Blues at the BBC
2009•movie

as Self

John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
5.0

as Himself

Newport and the Great Folk Dream
9.0

as Self (archive footage)

Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker

as Himself

Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges

as Self

John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983

as Himself

Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey

as Self

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1

as Himself

John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man

as Self

John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover

as Self

Rolling With the Blues

as Self (archive footage)

Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
3 eps

as Self (archive footage)