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James Brown

Birthdate:
Date of death:
Best movie: Rocky IV (1985)
Awards: 5 wins, 5 nominations
Family: 3 relatives
Place of birth: Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
IMDb
Current Interest
1.3
▼ 0.1
Current interest in this person
Rating Distribution
Positive22 (71%)
Mixed9 (29%)
Negative0 (0%)
Based on 31 rated titles
Title
Year
Pulse
The Blues Brothers poster
The Blues Brothers
as Cleophus James
1980
7.5
Rocky IV poster
Rocky IV
as The Godfather of Soul
1985
6.6
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan poster
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
as Self (archive footage)
2025
3.9
When We Were Kings poster
When We Were Kings
as Self
1996
3.6
Blues Brothers 2000 poster
Blues Brothers 2000
as Cleophus James
1998
3.4
The Tuxedo poster
The Tuxedo
as James Brown
2002
3.2
1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond poster
1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
as Self (archive footage)
2018
2.8
Undercover Brother poster
Undercover Brother
as Self
2002
2.7
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown poster
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
as Self (archive footage)
2014
2.6
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage poster
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
as Self (archive footage)
2021
2.3
Holy Man poster
Holy Man
as James Brown
1998
2.3
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues poster
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2022
2.0
The Apollo poster
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
2019
2.0
Beat the Devil poster
Beat the Devil
as Mr. James Brown
2002
1.7
The T.A.M.I. Show poster
The T.A.M.I. Show
as Self
1964
1.7
Soul Power poster
Soul Power
as Self (archive footage)
2009
1.3
Paper Chasers poster
Paper Chasers
2003
1.2
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston poster
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
as Self (archive footage)
2008
0.1
The Real Rocky poster
The Real Rocky
as Self (archive footage)
2011
0.1
James Brown - Live At Chastain Park poster
James Brown - Live At Chastain Park
as Himself
1985
0.1
James Brown Live At The Apollo '68 poster
James Brown Live At The Apollo '68
as Self
2008
0.1
James Brown Live At The Boston Garden - April 5, 1968 poster
James Brown Live At The Boston Garden - April 5, 1968
as Self
2008
0.1
James Brown: Live at Montreux poster
James Brown: Live at Montreux
as Self
2006
0.1
Finding the Funk poster
Finding the Funk
as Self
2014
0.1
It's Black Entertainment poster
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
2002
0.1
James Brown: Soul Survivor poster
James Brown: Soul Survivor
as Self
2003
0.1
Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years poster
Casey Kasem's Rock 'n' Roll Goldmine: The Soul Years
as Self (archive footage)
2004
0.1
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years poster
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
2004
0.1
Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular poster
Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular
as Self
2001
0.1
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America poster
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America
as Self
2009
0.1
George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein poster
George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein
as Self (archive footage)
2006
0.1
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer poster
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
as Self (archive footage)
2006
0.1
A Tale of James Brown poster
A Tale of James Brown
as Self (archive footage)
2016
0.1
James Brown: Say It Loud poster
James Brown: Say It Loud
as Self (archive footage)
2024
0.1

Frequently Asked Questions About James Brown

James Brown has appeared in 34 titles, including 33 movies and 1 television shows.
The earliest title currently listed in James Brown's filmography is The T.A.M.I. Show (1964).
The most recent title featuring James Brown is Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan (2025).
One of the highest rated titles featuring James Brown is Rhythm and Blues 40: A Soul Spectacular with an IMDb rating of 9.4.
James Brown has been active for approximately 61 years, with credits spanning from 1964 to 2025.
Titles featuring James Brown currently have an average IMDb rating of 7.2.
The busiest years in James Brown's career include 2002, 2006, 2008.