Ray Charles
Actor
Born September 23, 1930 in Albany, Georgia, USA
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?"
Filmography
Quincy Jones, Music Man
Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
Merci Dorothée !
Self (archive footage)
CATFISH
The Greatest Night in Pop
Self (archive footage)
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Self (archive footage)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
Self (archival footage)
Face of Unity
Self
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
Self (archive footage)
Ray Charles - Live in France 1961
Self
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Self (archive footage)
Ray Charles: Live At Montreux 1997
Self
Jazz Evolution
Self - Piano, Vocals
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
Self
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
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Rolling With the Blues
Self (archive footage)
Glen Campbell | Good Times Again
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Fats Domino: Walking to New Orleans
Self
Fats and Friends
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Ray Charles: Live at the Olympia
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Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation Choir
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Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976
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The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
Self (archive footage)
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
Self
Ray Charles: O-Genio - Live In Brazil 1963
Self
Ray Charles: Soul of the Holy Land
Self
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
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Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
Self (archive footage)
Rockin' Pianos
Self
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
Piano Blues
Self
The Blues
Self
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
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The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles
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CMT Crossroads
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Ray Charles: Live: Montreux Jazz Festival
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Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
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Star Academy
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Ray Charles - In Concert
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The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
Self (archive footage)
Blue's Big Musical Movie
G-Clef (voice)
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
Self
Spy Hard
Busdriver
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Self - Performer
The World of Jim Henson
Self (archive footage)
Love Affair
Self
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Self (archive footage)
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
The Nanny
Sammy
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
The John Larroquette Show
Ray Charles
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
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Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
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The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
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Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
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Wings
Ray Charles
Limit Up
Julius
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
Ray Charles
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
Self
Téléthon
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Super Dave
Self
Le monde est à vous
Self (archive footage)
Sacrée soirée
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The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Self (archive footage)
Victoires de la musique
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The Statue of Liberty
Self - Composer
Moonlighting
Ray Charles
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
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Who's the Boss?
Ray Charles
I Love Quincy
Self
St. Elsewhere
Arthur Tibbits
Champs-Elysées
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Lynda Carter's Celebration
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Ray Charles Live - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony
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Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
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The Blues Brothers
Ray
Ray Charles: Angels Keep Watching Over Me
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The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
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The Second Barry Manilow Special
Self
The Beatles Forever
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Saturday Night Live
Self - Host & Musical Guest
Cher
Self
The Smothers Brothers Show
Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments
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Musikladen
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The Midnight Special
Self
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
The Johnny Cash Show
Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
Albert, the Rockefeller
Ray Charles - La Salle Pleyel, Paris
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
In the Heat of the Night
The Big T.N.T. Show
Self
Ballad in Blue
Self
Shindig!
Self - Singer
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Cosmic Ray
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
Swingin' Along
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Kraft Music Hall
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self