Acting · Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA · Born August 22, 1912
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.
MovieNewport and the Great Folk Dream
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJohn Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
2020
as Himself
MovieJohn Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
2019
as Self
TVMonochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MoviePlay It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014
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MovieThe 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBlues at the BBC
2009
as Self
MovieMotor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
2008
as Self
MovieRolling With the Blues
2007
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
2006
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MovieJohn Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
2004
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MovieFeel Like Going Home
2003
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TVThe Blues
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
2003
as Himself
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
2002
as himself
MovieJohn Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001
MovieWired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
1997
as Self
MovieBluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993
as Self
MovieJohn Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
1992
MovieVan Morrison: One Irish Rover
1991
as Self
MovieVan Morrison: The Concert
1990
as Self
MovieThe Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
1989
as Self - Special Guest
MovieJohn Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
1983
as Himself
MovieThe Blues Brothers
1980
as Street Slim
TVTop of the Pops
1964
as Self
Muddy Waters at Newport
1960
