
John Lee Hooker
Acting
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.
TV Shows(3)
Movies(23)

Newport and the Great Folk Dream
Self (archive footage)
2025

John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
Himself
2020

John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
Self
2019

Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Self
2014

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Self (archive footage)
2009

Blues at the BBC
Self
2009

Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
Self
2008

Rolling With the Blues
Self (archive footage)
2007

Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
Himself
2006

John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
Self
2004

Feel Like Going Home
Self
2003

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Himself
2003
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
himself
2002

John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001

Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Self
1997

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Self
1993

John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
1992

Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
Self
1991

Van Morrison: The Concert
Self
1990

The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
Self - Special Guest
1989

John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983
Himself
1983

The Blues Brothers
Street Slim
1980
Muddy Waters at Newport
1960


