B.B. King

Biography

Riley B. King, known as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and fluid, complex guitar playing. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at #3 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

107

Birth Date

1925-09-16 00:00:00

Birth Place

Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA

Known For

• B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Live
• 

  B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands
• 

  B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997
• 

  B.B. King: On the Road
• 

  In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends
• 

  B.B. King: The Life of Riley

Credits

• actors (106 credits)

  • B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Live

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997

    vocals guitar

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • B.B. King: On the Road

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Monochrome: Black, White & Blue

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The Art of McCartney

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Born In Chicago

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • B.B. King: The Life of Riley

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • B.B. King Standing Room Only

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • V.A. North Sea Jazz

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Soul Power

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Blues at the BBC

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • B.B. King | Live

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • B.B. King: Live

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Jazz Evolution

    Self - Guitar

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Rolling With the Blues

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • The Five Keys to Mastery

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Live Aid

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • The Story Of The Blues

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Lightning in a Bottle

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Antone's: Home of the Blues

    Performer

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Rockin' in the USA

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Johnny Winter: Live

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Red, White and Blues

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • B.B. King: In Concert

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Bluesy Entertainment: Live

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • B.B. King: Live By Request

    Performer

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • The Road to Memphis

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • BB King Live at The Apollo

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Sounds of Memphis

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • BB King Sweet 16

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King

    Singer

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • B.B. King Live at Nick's

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The Ten Commandments of Creativity

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Blues Masters

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • B.B. King: Live In Africa '74

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Blues Brothers 2000

    Malvern Gasperon

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • Cow and Chicken

    - The Penalty Wheel (1999) ... actor actors
    1997
  • When We Were Kings

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • B.B. King: Blues Summit

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • A Night to Die For

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Touched by an Angel

    - The Indigo Angel (1996) ... B.B. King actor actors
    1994
  • Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Heart and Souls

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Gary Moore: Live Blues

    Guitar, Vocals

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    - Minnie Driver, Richard Belzer, BB King (1998) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    1993
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    - Norm MacDonald; Gordon Ramsay; B.B. King (2008) ... actor actors

    - Norm MacDonald, Nastia Liukin, B.B. King (2008) ... actor actors

    - Show #2535 (2003) ... actor actors
    1992
  • Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Montreux Jazz Festival 1991

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Guitar

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    - Bourgie Sings the Blues (1995) ... Pappy actor actors
    1990
  • U2: Lovetown

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Legends of Rock 'n' Roll

    B.B. King

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • U2: Rattle and Hum

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Amazon Women on the Moon

    B.B. King (segment "Blacks Without Soul")

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • B.B. King & Friends

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Married... with Children

    - Look Who's Barking (1991) ... Street Singer actor actors
    1987
  • Spies Like Us

    Ace Tomato Agent

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • Live Aid

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • B.B. King: Into the Night

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1985
  • The Cosby Show

    - Not Everybody Loves the Blues (1990) ... Riley Jackson actor actors
    1984
  • B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982

    Musician - guitar, vocals

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Christmas in Washington

    - Christmas in Washington 1999 (1999) ... Self actor actors
    1982
  • Good Mornin’ Blues

    Host

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Give My Poor Heart Ease

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Sing Sing Thanksgiving

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Blues Under the Skin

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • George Carlin: The Real George Carlin

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Sing Sing Thanksgiving

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Sanford and Son

    - Fred Sings the Blues (1977) ... actor actors
    1972
  • Medicine Ball Caravan

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Great Performances

    - Episode 2 (1994) ... Self actor actors
    1971
  • Black Woodstock

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Wake at Generation

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • The Dick Cavett Show

    - Mort Sahl, B.B. King, Don Meredith, Veruschka von Lehndorff (1972) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - B.B. King, George Peppard, Ruby Dee, Bergen Evans (1970) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1968
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    - Episode 74 (1992) ... Self (archive footage) actor actors

    - Episode 61 (1992) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 39 (1991) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 54 (1990) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 123 (1987) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • The Mike Douglas Show

    - Episode 230 (1978) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 167 (1971) ... Self actor actors
    1961
  • The Grammys

    - The 51st Annual Grammy Awards (2009) ... Self actor actors
    1959

• sound (1 credits)

  • Garfield Gets a Life

    vocals

    sound
    1991