Portrait of B.B. King

Acting

B.B. King

Career

Active from 1982 to 2022, with a break from 2005 to 2021, busiest in 1998 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score46/100
Highest rated
Poster for Blues Brothers 2000
Blues Brothers 2000
GoodWatch score46/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
B.B. King Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.7, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.1, average 4.7
  • Tension
    3.4, average 6.0
  • Pathos
    3.1, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    25
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2020s

    2 titles
    Mirror of Breath
    Mirror of Breath (2025)

    Thanks

    B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997
    B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997 (2022)

    as vocals guitar

    2000s

    3 titles
    Antone's: Home of the Blues
    Antone's: Home of the Blues (2004)

    as Performer

    B.B. King: Live By Request
    B.B. King: Live By Request (2003)

    as Performer

    B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King
    B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King (2001)

    as Singer

    1990s

    11 titles ยท average score 56
    Blues Brothers 2000
    Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
    GoodWatch score 46

    as Malvern Gasperon

    A Place of Our Own
    A Place of Our Own (1998)

    TV show

    TFI Friday
    TFI Friday (1996)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show

    Baywatch Nights
    Baywatch Nights (1995)
    GoodWatch score 24

    TV show ยท as B.B. King

    Touched by an Angel
    Touched by an Angel (1994)
    GoodWatch score 44

    TV show ยท as B.B. King

    New York Undercover
    New York Undercover (1994)
    GoodWatch score 76

    TV show

    Gary Moore: Live Blues
    Gary Moore: Live Blues (1993)

    as Guitar, Vocals

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
    GoodWatch score 47

    TV show

    Garfield Gets a Life
    Garfield Gets a Life (1991)
    GoodWatch score 67

    Vocals

    Teech
    Teech (1991)

    TV show ยท as Uncle Isaac

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
    GoodWatch score 71

    TV show ยท as Pappy

    1980s

    8 titles ยท average score 61
    Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
    Legends of Rock 'n' Roll (1989)

    as B.B. King

    Booker
    Booker (1989)
    GoodWatch score 57

    TV show

    Big World Cafe
    Big World Cafe (1989)

    TV show

    Married... with Children
    Married... with Children (1987)
    GoodWatch score 71

    TV show ยท as Street Singer

    Amazon Women on the Moon
    Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as B.B. King (segment "Blacks Without Soul")

    Spies Like Us
    Spies Like Us (1985)
    GoodWatch score 45

    as Ace Tomato Agent

    The Cosby Show
    The Cosby Show (1984)
    GoodWatch score 74

    TV show ยท as Riley Jackson

    B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982
    B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982 (1982)

    as Musician - guitar, vocals

    1970s

    1 title ยท average score 51
    Sanford and Son
    Sanford and Son (1972)
    GoodWatch score 51

    TV show