John Lee Hooker
Known for: Acting
Born: August 22, 1912
Died: June 21, 2001
Place of birth: Tutwiler, Mississippi, USA
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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Filmography
24 movies · 4 TV shows, newest first
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Newport and the Great Folk Dream
2025
5.0
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
2020
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John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
2019
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Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
6.5
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014
7.3
NCIS: New Orleans
2014
7.9
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009
7.5
Blues at the BBC
2009
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Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
2008
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Rolling With the Blues
2007
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Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
2006
6.8
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
2004
8.5
Feel Like Going Home
2003
7.4
The Blues
2003
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The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
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John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
2002
5.4
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001
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Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
19976.5
John Lee Hooker and Furry Lewis - Masters of Blues
1995
7.5
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993
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John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
1992
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Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
1991
6.3
Van Morrison: The Concert
1990
8.2
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
1989
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John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
1983
7.7
The Blues Brothers
1980
6.6
Top of the Pops
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Muddy Waters at Newport
1960