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B.B. King

Acting

BornSeptember 16, 1925
DiedMay 14, 2015 · 89
FromItta Bena, Mississippi, USA
GenderMale

95

Movies

33

TV Shows

3

Crew Credits

77

Years Active

★ 2

Popularity

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.

AKA Riley Ben King · Riley B. King · B. B. King

Known For

Top 8 by popularity

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

★ 7.61962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962★ 7.6

as Self - Musical Guest

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

★ 5.81961

The Mike Douglas Show

1961★ 5.8

as Self

Married... with Children

Married... with Children

★ 7.71987

Married... with Children

1987★ 7.7

as Street Singer

Great Performances

Great Performances

★ 6.11971

Great Performances

1971★ 6.1

as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

★ 7.31993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993★ 7.3

as Self - Musical Guest

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

★ 5.31992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992★ 5.3
The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

★ 7.01984

The Cosby Show

1984★ 7.0

as Riley Jackson

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

★ 7.21994

Touched by an Angel

1994★ 7.2

as B.B. King

Photos (3)

Filmography

95 titles

Spies Like Us1985Spies Like Usas Ace Tomato Agent ★ 6.2 Watch Heart and Souls1993Heart and Soulsas Himself ★ 7.0 Watch Blues Brothers 20001998Blues Brothers 2000as Malvern Gasperon ★ 5.3 Watch Amazon Women on the Moon1987Amazon Women on the Moonas B.B. King (segment "Blacks Without Soul") ★ 5.9 Watch Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)as Self (archive footage) ★ 7.6 Watch Jazz Evolution2008Jazz Evolutionas Self - Guitar ★ 6.0 Watch Monochrome: Black, White & Blue2017Monochrome: Black, White & Blue ★ 7.8 Watch U2: Lovetown1989U2: Lovetownas Self ★ 10.0 Watch When We Were Kings1996When We Were Kingsas Self ★ 7.6 Watch Lightning in a Bottle2004Lightning in a Bottleas Self ★ 7.6 Watch Live Aid1985Live Aidas Self ★ 7.8 Watch Black Woodstock1969Black Woodstockas Self ★ 8.0 Watch Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars2018Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Barsas Self (archive footage) ★ 7.1 Watch

Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company

2004Ray Charles: Genius Loves Companyas Self Watch Legends of Rock 'n' Roll1989Legends of Rock 'n' Rollas B.B. King ★ 9.0 Watch Genius. A Night for Ray Charles2004Genius. A Night for Ray Charlesas Self ★ 7.4 Watch B.B. King: Live By Request2003B.B. King: Live By Requestas Performer ★ 6.0 Watch Blues Masters1999Blues Masters ★ 6.5 Watch U2: Rattle and Hum1988U2: Rattle and Humas Self ★ 7.1 Watch B.B. King | Live2009B.B. King | Liveas Self ★ 7.2 Watch Soul Power2009Soul Poweras Self (archive footage) ★ 6.5 Watch B.B. King: Into the Night1985B.B. King: Into the Nightas Self ★ 8.2 Watch Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O1993Willie Nelson: The Big Six-Oas Self ★ 8.0 Watch Rolling With the Blues2007Rolling With the Bluesas Self (archive footage) Watch B.B. King: Blues Summit1995B.B. King: Blues Summit ★ 7.7 Watch

Chicago Blues Reunion: Buried Alive in the Blues

2005Chicago Blues Reunion: Buried Alive in the Bluesas Self Watch Medicine Ball Caravan1971Medicine Ball Caravanas Self ★ 7.3 Watch B.B. King: The Life of Riley2012B.B. King: The Life of Rileyas Self ★ 7.0 Watch Live Aid2004Live Aidas Self ★ 9.2 Watch Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 20072007Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007as Self ★ 7.1 Watch The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts2009The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concertsas Self ★ 7.9 Watch B.B. King: Live At Montreux 19931993B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993as Self ★ 6.5 Watch

Untitled B.B. King Documentary

—Untitled B.B. King Documentaryas Self (archive footage) Watch

Rockin' in the USA

2003Rockin' in the USA Watch Sounds of Memphis2002Sounds of Memphisas Self ★ 9.5 Watch The Story Of The Blues2004The Story Of The Bluesas Self ★ 4.2 Watch B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands—B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands ★ 7.0 Watch Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar2008Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitaras Self ★ 2.0 Watch Blues at the BBC2009Blues at the BBCas Self ★ 7.5 Watch John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly2014John Mayer: Someday I'll Flyas Self ★ 9.5 Watch B.B. King Live at Nick's2001B.B. King Live at Nick'sas Self ★ 10.0 Watch Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 20132013Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013as Self ★ 5.8 Watch Give My Poor Heart Ease1975Give My Poor Heart Easeas Self ★ 6.5 Watch Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York2021Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New Yorkas Self (archive footage) ★ 8.0 Watch B.B. King: In Concert2003B.B. King: In Concertas Self ★ 6.0 Watch Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 20102010Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010as Self ★ 8.3 Watch Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music1993Bluesland: A Portrait in American Musicas Self ★ 7.5 Watch Sing Sing Thanksgiving1972Sing Sing Thanksgivingas Self ★ 8.0 Watch Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues2006Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues ★ 6.0 Watch Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo1999Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovoas Self ★ 8.0 Watch B.B. King: Live In Africa '741998B.B. King: Live In Africa '74as Self ★ 8.0 Watch Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied2003Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfiedas Self ★ 10.0 Watch B.B. King: Live2008B.B. King: Liveas Self ★ 7.2 Watch Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story2012Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Storyas Self Watch Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey1997Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odysseyas Self Watch A Night to Die For1995A Night to Die Foras Self ★ 7.0 Watch B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King2001B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. Kingas Singer Watch BB King Live at The Apollo2003BB King Live at The Apollo ★ 7.0 Watch

B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Live

—B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Liveas Himself Watch All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!2001All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!as Self ★ 7.0 Watch B.B. King & Friends1987B.B. King & Friendsas Self ★ 8.5 Watch Gary Moore: Live Blues1993Gary Moore: Live Bluesas Guitar, Vocals ★ 10.0 Watch The Ten Commandments of Creativity2000The Ten Commandments of Creativityas Self ★ 8.3 Watch The Road to Memphis2003The Road to Memphisas Self (archive footage) ★ 6.1 Watch Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival2004Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festivalas Self ★ 8.4 Watch George Carlin: The Real George Carlin1973George Carlin: The Real George Carlinas Self Watch The Art of McCartney2014The Art of McCartneyas Self ★ 2.0 Watch B.B. King Standing Room Only2010B.B. King Standing Room Only ★ 5.0 Watch BB King Sweet 162002BB King Sweet 16as Self ★ 6.5 Watch Born In Chicago2013Born In Chicagoas Self ★ 5.7 Watch Antone's: Home of the Blues2004Antone's: Home of the Bluesas Performer ★ 10.0 Watch The Blues Under the Skin1973The Blues Under the Skinas Self ★ 10.0 Watch A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan1996A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughanas Self ★ 10.0 Watch

V.A. North Sea Jazz

2009V.A. North Sea Jazzas Self ★ 6.0 Watch Red, White and Blues2003Red, White and Bluesas Self ★ 7.5 Watch Montreux Jazz Festival 19911991Montreux Jazz Festival 1991as Self Watch Guitar1991Guitaras Self Watch B.B. King - Austin City Limits 19821982B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982as Musician - guitar, vocals ★ 6.0 Watch B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 20112012B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011as Self ★ 6.5 Watch

The Five Keys to Mastery

2005The Five Keys to Masteryas Self ★ 9.0 Watch Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'2009Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'as Self Watch Wake at Generation1968Wake at Generationas Self Watch Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night1991Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Nightas Himself ★ 6.0 Watch

Good Mornin’ Blues

1978Good Mornin’ Bluesas Host Watch All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians1990All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musiciansas Self Watch Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits2001Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits ★ 5.5 Watch B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 19972022B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997as vocals guitar Watch B.B. King: On the Road2018B.B. King: On the Roadas Himself Watch In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends2014In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends ★ 6.5 Watch Bluesy Entertainment: Live2003Bluesy Entertainment: Liveas Self Watch Johnny Winter: Live2003Johnny Winter: Liveas Self Watch Sing Sing Thanksgiving1974Sing Sing Thanksgivingas Self ★ 9.0 Watch B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits2003B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hitsas Self Watch The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King2000The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. Kingas Himself ★ 10.0 Watch Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival1989Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnivalas Himself ★ 10.0 Watch

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