Acting
Ray Charles
EN, FR, XX, DE cinema · 90 credits
Born
23 September 1930
Died
10 June 2004 (aged 73)
Birthplace
Albany, Georgia, USA
Also known as Ray Charles Robinson
Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), better known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records. He also helped racially integrate country and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, most notably with his Modern Sounds albums. While with ABC, Charles became one of the first African-American musicians to be given artistic control by a mainstream record company. Frank Sinatra called Charles “the only true genius in show business.” Rolling Stone ranked Charles number 10 on their list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2004, and number two on their November 2008 list of "100 Greatest Singers of All Time". In honoring Charles, Billy Joel noted: "This may sound like sacrilege, but I think Ray Charles was more important than Elvis Presley. I don't know if Ray was the architect of rock & roll, but he was certainly the first guy to do a lot of things . . . Who the hell ever put so many styles together and made it work?"
Known for
Filmography
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
as Self (archive footage)
Merci Dorothée !
as Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
Quincy Jones, Music Man
as Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage)
CATFISH
Music
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
They All Came Out to Montreux
as Self (archive footage)
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
as Self (archive footage)
Piano Greats at the BBC
2022
Piano Greats at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (archive footage)
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
as Self (archival footage)
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz Evolution
as Self - Piano, Vocals
Fats and Friends
as Self
Rolling With the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
as Self (archive footage)
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
as Self (archive footage)
Piano Blues
as Self
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
Blue's Big Musical Movie
as G-Clef (voice)
Spy Hard
as Busdriver
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self - Performer
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
Love Affair
as Self
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
as Ray Charles
Limit Up
as Julius
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)
The Statue of Liberty
as Self - Composer
Ballad in Blue
as Self
Swingin' Along
as Self