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.

Career Overview

B.B. King has 107 screen credits in a career dating back to 1959. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently The Blues with 2 titles. Signature works include B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Live, B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands, B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

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

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• The Blues (2 titles)
• The Blues Brothers (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Jon Brewer (3 collaborations)
• Günter Jäckle (1 collaborations)
• Erich Ebert (1 collaborations)
• James Bolden (1 collaborations)
• Stanley Abernathy (1 collaborations)
• Melvin Jackson (1 collaborations)
• Leon Warren (1 collaborations)
• James Toney (1 collaborations)
• Tony Coleman (1 collaborations)
• Calep Emphrey (1 collaborations)

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
  • Johnny Winter: Live

    Self

    actor

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

    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
  • Legends of Rock 'n' Roll

    B.B. King

    actor

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

    Himself

    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