Biography
John Lee Hooker
Acting
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. In total, there are 26 recognized credits in film and television. On Cinestia you can browse John Lee Hooker's complete filmography — 23 films and 3 series — and find where to watch…
Career works
26
Movies
23
Series
3
Career average
7.0/10
Birth date
08/22/1912
Place of birth
Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
Date of death
06/21/2001
Filmography highlights
Movies
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
2020 · 5.0
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
2019
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014 · 6.5
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009 · 7.9
Blues at the BBC
2009 · 7.5
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
2008
Rolling With the Blues
2007
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
2006
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
2004 · 6.8
Feel Like Going Home
2003 · 8.5
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003
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John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
2002
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001 · 5.4
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1997
Series
