James Brown

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-05-03 (73 years old)

Deathday

2006-12-25

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 and was renowned for his vocals and feverish dancing. He was also called "the hardest-working man in show business". Brown began his professional music career in 1956 and rose to fame during the late 1950s and early 1960s on the strength of his thrilling live performances and string of smash hits. In spite of various personal problems and setbacks h...

Acting

1980

The Blues Brothers

as Cleophus James

1985

Rocky IV

as The Godfather of Soul

1998

Blues Brothers 2000

as Cleophus James

2009

Soul Power

as Self (archive footage)

2021

The Making of 'Rocky vs. Drago'

as Self (archive footage)

2005

Live 8

as Self

1970

The Phynx

as James Brown

2013

2002

Beat the Devil

as Mr. James Brown

2005

Robots

as Diesel (archive footage) (uncredited)

2011

The Real Rocky

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

as Self (archive footage)

2014

1965

Ski Party

as Self

1993

RapLine

as Self

1989

2012

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

as Self (archive footage)

2022

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

as Self (archive footage)

2006

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

as Self (archive footage)

2006

2016

A Tale of James Brown

as Self (archive footage)

1983

Doctor Detroit

as Bandleader

2004

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

as Self (archive footage)

2002

The Tuxedo

as James Brown

2014

2019

Africa Rising

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

2002

It's Black Entertainment

as Self (archive footage)

2018

2019

The Apollo

as Self (archive footage)

2021

The Sparks Brothers

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2019

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

as Self - Singer (archive footage)

2025

Production

1973

Black Caesar

as Original Music Composer

1990

1973

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off

as Original Music Composer

2014

Get on Up

as Songs

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