Biography
John Lee Hooker was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues. Hooker often incorporated other elements, including talking blues and early North Mississippi Hill country blues.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2025
The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live
Character: Self - Special Guest
MOVIE • 2020
John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1990
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2020
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
Character: himself
MOVIE • 2019
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2014
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2009
Blues at the BBC
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2009
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2008
Bits and Pieces About... John Lee Hooker
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2006
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
Character:
MOVIE • 2004
Feel Like Going Home
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2003
The Blues
Character: Self (archive footage)
TV • 2003
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2003
John Lee Hooker - Rare Performances 1960-1984
Character: himself
MOVIE • 2002
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
Character:
MOVIE • 2001
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1997
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1993
John Lee Hooker and Friends 1984-1992
Character:
MOVIE • 1992
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1991
Van Morrison: The Concert
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1990
Crew
