B.B. King
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Musical Guest
1962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
1962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Married... with Children
Street Singer
1987
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
1993
Series
Touched by an Angel
B.B. King
1994
Series
The Cosby Show
Riley Jackson
1984
Series
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Pappy
1990
Series
Classic Albums
Self
1997
Series
TFI Friday
1996
Series
Sanford and Son
1972
Series
New York Undercover
1994
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
Baywatch Nights
B.B. King
1995
Series
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
1978
Series
The Midnight Special
Self
1972
Series
Booker
1989
Series
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970
Film
Spies Like Us
Ace Tomato Agent
1985
Film
Heart and Souls
Himself
1993
Film
Blues Brothers 2000
Malvern Gasperon
1998
Series
Soundstage
Self
2003
Series
Soundbreaking
Self
2016
Series
The Blues
Self
2003
Film
Amazon Women on the Moon
B.B. King (segment "Blacks Without Soul")
1987
The Barbara McNair Show
Self
1969
America's Top 10
Self
1980
The Pearl Bailey Show
Self
1971
Series
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Live Aid
Self
1985
Film
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self (archive footage)
2021
Series
Teech
Uncle Isaac
1991
Film
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
Self
1972
Christmas in Washington
Self
1982
Film
When We Were Kings
Self
1996
Big World Cafe
1989
Film
Blues Masters
1999
Film
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
Black Woodstock
Self
1969
Film
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Self
2004
Film
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Self
2009
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
Self
2004
Film
Jazz Evolution
Self - Guitar
2008
Film
Lightning in a Bottle
Self
2004
Film
B.B. King: Blues Summit
1995
Film
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Self
2012
Film
B.B. King | Live
Self
2009
Film
Sounds of Memphis
Self
2002
Film
Medicine Ball Caravan
Self
1971
John Shearer: American Moments
Self (archive image)
2026
Film
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
B.B. King
1989
Film
Live Aid
Self
2004
Film
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Self
2007
Film
B.B. King: Into the Night
Self
1985
Film
Soul Power
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
Self
1993
Film
U2: Rattle and Hum
Self
1988
Film
The Story Of The Blues
Self
2004
Rockin' in the USA
2003
Film
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
Self
2014
Film
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
Film
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Self
1993
Film
B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993
Self
1993
Film
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
Self
2004
Film
A Night to Die For
Self
1995
Film
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Self
2000
Film
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
Self
1996
Film
Blues at the BBC
Self
2009
Film
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
2006
Film
B.B. King: Live
Self
2008
Film
U2: Lovetown
Self
1989
Film
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
Self
2001
Film
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
Self
2010
Film
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
Self
1999
Film
B.B. King: Live By Request
Performer
2003
Film
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
Self
1991
Film
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Self
2013
Film
B.B. King Live at Nick's
Self
2001
Film
Born In Chicago
Self
2013
Film
Rolling With the Blues
Self (archive footage)
2007
Film
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
Self
2012
Film
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
Self (archive footage)
2021
Series
The Grammys
Self
1959
A Place of Our Own
1998
Film
Antone's: Home of the Blues
Performer
2004
Film
B.B. King: In Concert
Self
2003
Film
Wake at Generation
Self
1968
Film
B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King
Singer
2001
Film
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Self
1997
Film
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
Self
2003
Film
BB King Sweet 16
Self
2002
Film
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
Self
1974
Film
Guitar
Self
1991
Film
Red, White and Blues
Self
2003
Film
BB King Live at The Apollo
2003
Film
B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011
Self
2012
Film
B.B. King Standing Room Only
2010
Film
George Carlin: The Real George Carlin
Self
1973
Film
Gary Moore: Live Blues
Guitar, Vocals
1993
Film
B.B. King & Friends
Self
1987
Film
The Road to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Give My Poor Heart Ease
Self
1975
Film
B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982
Musician - guitar, vocals
1982
B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Live
Himself
Film
The Art of McCartney
Self
2014
Film
The Blues Under the Skin
Self
1973
Film
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'
Self
2009
V.A. North Sea Jazz
Self
2009
Film
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night
Himself
1991
Film
B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
Self
1998
Film
Bluesy Entertainment: Live
Self
2003
Film
Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar
Self
2008
Film
B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands
Film
Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival
Himself
1989
The Five Keys to Mastery
Self
2005
Good Mornin’ Blues
Host
1978
Film
B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits
Self
2003
Film
Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits
2001
Film
Johnny Winter: Live
Self
2003
Film
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians
Self
1990
Film
In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends
2014
Film
B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997
vocals guitar
2022
Film
B.B. King: On the Road
Himself
2018
Film
The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King
Himself
2000