B.B. King - Actor Profile

B.B. King

50Movies
10.0 Best Rating

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.

Top Rated Movies

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B.B. King Live at Nick's (2001) movie poster
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B.B. King Live at Nick's — This exciting concert, taped live at Nick's in uptown Dallas, BB King gives a performance which proves we are watching a

B.B. King Live at Nick's

2001
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A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan (1996) movie poster
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A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan — One by One, the musicians climb on stage and take their places: B.B. king, Eric Clapton, Buddy guy, Robert Cray, Bonnie

A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan

1996•Music
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Sounds of Memphis (2002) movie poster
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Sounds of Memphis — A look into the birth of the soul music scene on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Chronicles the rise of soul music,

Sounds of Memphis

2002•Music
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Gary Moore: Live Blues (1993) movie poster
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Gary Moore: Live Blues — Blues Alive is a live album by Northern Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released in 1993. It is a collection of recordings t

Gary Moore: Live Blues

1993•Music
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Antone's: Home of the Blues (2004) movie poster
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Antone's: Home of the Blues — Documentary film about the legendary blues club in Austin, Texas. The film is filled with historical and dynamic blues p

Antone's: Home of the Blues

2004•Music

Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2021 Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York Self (archive footage) ★ 8.0 HIT
2021 Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Self (archive footage) ★ 7.6 HIT
2018 Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars Self (archive footage) ★ 7.3 HIT
2017 Monochrome: Black, White & Blue - ★ 7.8 HIT
2014 John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly Self ★ 9.5 HIT
2014 In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends - ★ 6.5 HIT
2013 Born In Chicago Self ★ 8.0 HIT
2012 B.B. King: The Life of Riley Self ★ 6.9 HIT
2012 B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011 Self ★ 6.5 HIT
2010 Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010 Self ★ 8.3 HIT
2009 The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts Self ★ 7.9 HIT
2009 V.A. North Sea Jazz Self ★ 6.0 FLOP
2009 Soul Power Self (archive footage) ★ 6.4 FLOP
2009 B.B. King | Live Self ★ 7.2 HIT
2008 B.B. King: Live Self ★ 7.2 HIT
2007 Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 Self ★ 7.1 HIT
2006 Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues - ★ 6.0 FLOP
2004 Live Aid Self ★ 9.2 HIT
2004 Genius. A Night for Ray Charles Self ★ 7.3 HIT
2004 Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival Self ★ 8.4 HIT
2004 Lightning in a Bottle Self ★ 7.3 HIT
2004 Antone's: Home of the Blues Performer ★ 10.0 HIT
2003 Red, White and Blues Self ★ 7.5 HIT
2003 The Road to Memphis Self (archive footage) ★ 6.1 FLOP
2003 BB King Live at The Apollo - ★ 7.0 HIT
2002 Sounds of Memphis Self ★ 10.0 HIT
2002 BB King Sweet 16 Self ★ 6.5 HIT
2001 B.B. King Live at Nick's Self ★ 10.0 HIT
2000 The Ten Commandments of Creativity Self ★ 8.0 HIT
1999 Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo Self ★ 7.5 HIT
1998 B.B. King: Live In Africa '74 Self ★ 7.0 HIT
1996 When We Were Kings Self ★ 7.5 HIT
1996 A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan Self ★ 10.0 HIT
1995 B.B. King: Blues Summit - ★ 7.1 HIT
1993 B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993 Self ★ 6.4 FLOP
1993 Heart and Souls Himself ★ 6.9 HIT
1993 Gary Moore: Live Blues Guitar, Vocals ★ 10.0 HIT
1991 Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night Himself ★ 6.0 FLOP
1989 Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival Himself ★ 10.0 HIT
1989 Legends of Rock 'n' Roll B.B. King ★ 9.0 HIT
1988 U2: Rattle and Hum Self ★ 7.2 HIT
1987 B.B. King & Friends Self ★ 8.5 HIT
1985 Spies Like Us Ace Tomato Agent ★ 6.2 FLOP
1985 Live Aid Self ★ 7.9 HIT
1985 B.B. King: Into the Night Self ★ 8.2 HIT
1975 Give My Poor Heart Ease Self ★ 6.0 FLOP
1974 Sing Sing Thanksgiving Self ★ 10.0 HIT
1973 The Blues Under the Skin Bluesman ★ 10.0 HIT
1972 B.B. King & Joan Baez - Live At Sing Sing Self ★ 8.0 HIT
1969 Black Woodstock - ★ 8.0 HIT