James Brown

★ Acting #7,528

1933 - 2006 (age 73) • Acting

Born: 5/3/1933 in Barnwell, South Carolina, USA

Died: 12/25/2006 (age 73)

Known for: Acting

James Brown

★ Acting #7,528

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".

Known For

The Simpsons

80%

James Brown (voice)

1989

The Blues Brothers

77%

Cleophus James

1980

Jacob's Ladder

74%

Songs

1990

Get On Up

68%

Songs

2014

Miami Vice

74%

Lou De Long

1984

Madam Secretary

70%

James Brown

2014

When We Were Kings

76%

Self

1996

The View

43%

Self

1997

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

77%

Self (archive footage)

2025

James Brown: Say It Loud

80%

Self (archive footage)

2024

Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

69%

Self (archive footage)

2023

Death by Fame

68%

Self (archive footage)

2023

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

67%

Self (archive footage)

2022

Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

80%

Self (archive footage)

2021

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

65%

Self (archive footage)

2021

Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!

Self (archive footage)

2021

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

75%

Self (archive footage)

2021

70 Years of Youth Revolt

72%

Self (archive footage)

2020

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

(archive footage)

2020

Africa Rising

75%

Self - Musician (archive footage)

2019

The Apollo

64%

Self (archive footage)

2019

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

53%

Self - Singer (archive footage)

2019

1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond

80%

Self (archive footage)

2018

Andy Warhol, Fluorescent

50%

(archive footage)

2016

A Tale of James Brown

Self (archive footage)

2016

Les Fous du Funk

80%

Self

2015

The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove

70%

2014

James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message

80%

Self

2014

Madam Secretary

70%

James Brown

2014

Get On Up

68%

Songs

2014

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

69%

Self (archive footage)

2014

Finding the Funk

72%

Self

2014

The Millers

58%

James Brown

2013

Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

Self (archive footage)

2013

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

50%

Self (archive footage)

2012

The Real Rocky

62%

Self (archive footage)

2011