Biography
James Brown
Acting
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 fa…
Career works
101
Movies
72
Series
29
Career average
6.9/10
Birth date
05/03/1933
Place of birth
Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
Date of death
12/25/2006
Filmography highlights
Movies
The Godfather of Soul
2026
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · 7.8
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023 · 6.1
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022 · 6.5
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
2021 · 8.0
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021 · 6.5
Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
2021
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
Africa Rising
2019 · 7.5
The Apollo
2019 · 6.4
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019 · 5.0
1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
2018 · 8.0
A Tale of James Brown
2016
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
2014 · 7.0
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
2014 · 8.0
Series
James Brown: Say It Loud
2024 · 8.0
Death by Fame
2023 · 6.6
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021 · 7.6
70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020 · 7.2
Les Fous du Funk
2015 · 8.0
Madam Secretary
2014 · 7.0
The Millers
2013 · 5.7
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
2005 · 8.0
The Hire
2001 · 7.6
The View
1997 · 4.4
TFI Friday
1996 · 7.1
New York Undercover
1994 · 7.3
Duckman
1994 · 7.2
The Simpsons
1989 · 8.0
Yo! MTV Raps
1988 · 7.5