Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 22, 1912
Died
June 21, 2001
Age
88
Place of Birth
Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
Popularity
0.8
John Lee Hooker
Acting
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.
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Known For
6.6
Top of the Pops
1964 · TV
7.3
NCIS: New Orleans
2014 · TV
7.7
The Blues Brothers
1980 · Movie
7.4
The Blues
2003 · TV
0.0
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017 · TV
8.5
Feel Like Going Home
2003 · Movie
7.9
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009 · Movie
0.0
Muddy Waters at Newport
1960 · Movie
0.0
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025 · Movie
8.2
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
1989 · Movie
6.5
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014 · Movie
7.5
Blues at the BBC
2009 · Movie
Filmography
2025
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
Movie · Self (archive footage)
0.0
2020
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
Movie · Himself
5.0
2019
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
Movie · Self
0.0
2017
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
TV · Self (archive footage)
0.0
2014
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Movie · Self
6.5
2009
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.9
2009
Blues at the BBC
Movie · Self
7.5
2008
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
Movie · Self
0.0
2007
Rolling With the Blues
Movie · Self (archive footage)
0.0
2006
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
Movie · Himself
0.0
2004
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
Movie · Self
6.8
2003
Feel Like Going Home
Movie · Self
8.5
2003
The Blues
TV · Self (archive footage)
7.4
2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Movie · Himself
0.0
2002
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
Movie · himself
0.0
2001
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
Movie
5.4
1997
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Movie · Self
0.0
1995
John Lee Hooker and Furry Lewis - Masters of Blues
Movie · Self
6.5
1993
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Movie · Self
7.5
1992
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
Movie
0.0
1991
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
Movie · Self
0.0
1990
Van Morrison: The Concert
Movie · Self
6.3
1989
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
Movie · Self - Special Guest
8.2
1983
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
Movie · Himself
0.0