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"Miami Vice" (1984): Season 4: Episode 7 -- The recently discovered body of a man who was missing for two years disappears. Guest star: singer James Brown. With Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas.
"The Simpsons" (1989): Season 5: Episode 7 -- Homer and Bart make a slow getaway from an angry mob when James Brown's stage collapses at the "Inner Child" festival.
"The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" (2009): Season 1: Episode 7 -- Comedy superstar Eddie Murphy stops by to talk about moustaches, the early days of SNL, and who could be the perfect actor to play James Brown on the silver screen.
"Entertainment Tonight" (1981): : -- Tour the Apollo Theater, which gave the start to legendary musicians like Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, and The Supremes. Wyclef Jean speaks about his first performance there with The Fugees.
Soul Power (2008) -- A documentary on the legendary soul music concert staged in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1974.

Overview

Date of Birth:
3 May 1933, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA more
Date of Death:
25 December 2006, Atlanta, Georgia, USA more
Contact:
View agent contact info on IMDbPro.
Trivia:
Due to the timing of Brown's death, there were no flights out of Atlanta... more
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Down 3% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
NewsDesk:
(25 articles)
Murphy Wants Snipes For Brown Biopic
 (From WENN. 10 June 2009, 9:10 AM, PDT)
Lee Still Keen To Make James Brown Biopic With Snipes
 (From WENN. 27 January 2009, 2:05 PM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Mr. James Brown | James Brown and The Famous Flames | The James Brown Revue
US TV Schedule:
Mon. July 134:30 PMCOMEDY Undercover Brother  more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Actor, Composer, Producer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Soundtrack:
  1. "America's Got Talent" (2 episodes, 2009)
        - Episode #4.3 (2009) TV episode (performer: "Living in America" (uncredited))
        - Audition Show #1 (2009) TV episode (writer: "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (uncredited)) (performer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (uncredited), "Get Up Offa That Thing" (uncredited))
  2. "Entourage" (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
        - Fire Sale (2008) TV episode (performer: "Super Bad")
        - The Young and the Stoned (2007) TV episode (performer: "Get on the Good Foot")
  3. "Dancing with the Stars" (2 episodes, 2008)
        - Episode #7.1 (2008) TV episode (performer: "Gonna Have a Funky Good Time")
        - Round 3 (2008) TV episode (performer: "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World" (uncredited))
  4. "So You Think You Can Dance" (1 episode, 2008)
        - The Top Eight Perform (2008) TV episode (performer: "Get Up Offa That Thing")
  5. Pig Hunt (2008) (writer: "It's a Man's Man's Man's World") (performer: "It's a Man's Man's Man's World")
  6. Seuls two (2008) (performer: "People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul")
  7. "ER" (1 episode, 2007)
        - Blackout (2007) TV episode (writer: "I Feel Good") (performer: "I Feel Good")
  8. "Damages" (1 episode, 2007)
        - Because I Know Patty (2007) TV episode (performer: "Payback")
  9. "Esti showder" (2 episodes, 2007)
        - Episode #10.1 (2007) TV episode (writer: "I Feel Good")
        - Episode dated 13 September 2007 (2007) TV episode (writer: "I Feel Good")
  10. Transformers (2007) (writer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)") (performer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)")
    ... aka Transformers: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
  11. "La tele de tu vida" (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode #1.18 (2007) TV episode (performer: "Living in America")
  12. Spider-Man 3 (2007) (writer: "People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul") (performer: "People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul")
    ... aka Spider-Man 3: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
  13. Are We Done Yet? (2007) (writer: "The Payback", "Take It to da House") (performer: "Take It to da House")
    ... aka Quand est-ce qu'on arrête? (Canada: French title)
  14. The Reaping (2007) (writer: "Tell Me What I Did Wrong") (performer: "Tell Me What I Did Wrong")
  15. Talk to Me (2007) (writer: "It's a Man's Man's Man's World", "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud") (performer: "It's a Man's Man's Man's World", "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud")
  16. Pride (2007) (writer: "THE PAYBACK") (performer: "THE PAYBACK")
  17. Music Within (2007) (writer: "Papas' Got a Brand New Bag") (performer: "Papas' Got a Brand New Bag")
  18. Wo ist Fred? (2006) (writer: "(Get Up I Feel Like Being) A Sex Machine") (performer: "(Get Up I Feel Like Being) A Sex Machine")
    ... aka Where Is Fred!? (International: English title: literal title)
  19. "Ygeia gia olous" (2006) TV series (writer: "I Feel Good") (performer: "I Feel Good")
  20. "20 to 1" (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka "20 to 01" (Australia: promotional title)
        - Greatest Songs of All Time (2006) TV episode (performer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)") ("I Got You (I Feel Good)")
  21. "Malcolm in the Middle" (1 episode, 2006)
        - Morp (2006) TV episode (performer: "I Feel Good")
  22. "Parashat Ha-Shavua" (1 episode, 2006)
        - VaYechi (2006) TV episode (writer: "I Don't Mind")
  23. In the Mix (2005) (writer: "It's a Man's Man's Man's World") (performer: "It's a Man's Man's Man's World")
  24. "Everybody Hates Chris" (1 episode, 2005)
        - Everybody Hates Food Stamps (2005) TV episode (writer: "Super Bad") (performer: "Super Bad")
  25. Kinky Boots (2005) (performer: "It's a Man's Man's World")
  26. Romance & Cigarettes (2005) (writer: "Hot Pants", "It's a Man's Man's Man's World") (performer: "It's a Man's Man's Man's World")
  27. Elizabethtown (2005) (performer: "That's Life" (1966))
  28. The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) (writer: "I Got Ants in My Pants") (performer: "I Got Ants in My Pants")
    ... aka The 40 Year-Old Virgin (USA: poster title)
    ... aka The 40-Year-Old Virgin (USA: DVD box title)
  29. Guess Who (2005) (writer: "Papa Don't Take No Mess" (1974)) (performer: "Papa Don't Take No Mess" (1974))
  30. Robots (2005) (writer: "SUPER BAD (DANCE REMIX)") (performer: "SUPER BAD (DANCE REMIX)", "GET UP OFFA THAT THING")
    ... aka Robots: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
  31. Be Cool (2005) (performer: "The Boss") ("The Boss")
  32. The 47th Annual Grammy Awards (2005) (TV) (performer: "Sex Machine")
  33. The Wedding Date (2005) (writer: "I Got the Feeling") (performer: "I Got the Feeling")
  34. Gran Turismo 4 (2004) (VG) (writer: "(Call Me) Super Bad Parts 1, 2 & 3"(Gran Turismo 4 Pop Rox)) (performer: "(Call Me) Super Bad Parts 1, 2 & 3"(Gran Turismo 4 Pop Rox))
  35. Flight of the Phoenix (2004) (performer: "Night Train")
  36. Blade: Trinity (2004) (performer: "Hard Wax")
  37. Riding the Bullet (2004) (writer: "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag") (performer: "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag")
  38. Mr 3000 (2004) (writer: "Call Me Super Bad", "It Takes Two", "I Got You (I Feel Good)") (performer: "Call Me Super Bad", "I Got You (I Feel Good)")
  39. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) (writer: "Dunkie Butt") (performer: "Dunkie Butt")
    ... aka Dodgeball (USA: short title)
    ... aka Voll auf die Nüsse (Germany)
  40. Garfield (2004) (writer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)", "Call Me Super Bad") (performer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)")
    ... aka Garfield: The Movie (USA: promotional title)
  41. Twisted (2004/I) (performer: "Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like a) Sex Machine", "Papa Don't Take No Mess") ("Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like a) Sex Machine", "Papa Don't Take No Mess")
    ... aka Twisted - Der erste Verdacht (Germany)
  42. The Woodsman (2004) (writer: "Papa Don't Take No Mess Pt. 1" (1991)) (performer: "Papa Don't Take No Mess Pt. 1" (1991))
  43. "South Park" (1 episode, 2003)
        - Raisins (2003) TV episode (performer: "Living in America")
  44. 'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection (2003) (V) ("Living with a Hernia")
  45. Get Up! (2003) (writer: "(I Feel Like Being Like A) Sex Machine", "It's a Man's World") (performer: "(I Feel Like Being Like A) Sex Machine", "It's a Man's World")
    ... aka Geroppa! (Japan: poster title)
  46. The Real Cancun (2003) (writer: "Take It To Da House", "Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine)", "It Takes Two") (performer: "Take It To Da House", "Get Up (I Feel Like Being Like a Sex Machine)")
  47. "Scrubs" (2 episodes, 2003)
        - My Drama Queen (2003) TV episode (writer: "Sex Machine") (performer: "Sex Machine")
        - My Kingdom (2003) TV episode (writer: "The Payback") (performer: "The Payback")
  48. Biker Boyz (2003) (writer: "Call Me Super Bad (Parts 1, 2, 3)") (performer: "Call Me Super Bad (Parts 1, 2, 3)")
  49. Kangaroo Jack (2003) (writer: "2 Way")
  50. DysFunktional Family (2003) (performer: "Get Up offa That Thing", "Kansas City")
  51. Two Weeks Notice (2002) (writer: "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag") (performer: "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag")
  52. Beat the Devil (2002) (writer: "Funky Drummer, Pts. 1 & 2", "I Got the Feelin", "Get It Together, Pts. 1 & 2", "Please Please Please", "Super Bad Super Slick", "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine)", "The Payback", "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pts. 1 & 2", "Introduction/Out of Sight/Bring It Up (Live)", "I Got You I Feel Good", "Cold Sweat, Pts. 1 & 2") (performer: "Funky Drummer, Pts. 1 & 2", "I Got the Feelin", "Get It Together, Pts. 1 & 2", "Please Please Please", "Super Bad Super Slick", "Give It Up or Turnit Loose", "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine)", "The Payback", "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, Pts. 1 & 2", "Introduction/Out of Sight/Bring It Up (Live)", "I Got You I Feel Good", "Cold Sweat, Pts. 1 & 2")
    ... aka The Hire: Beat the Devil (USA: series title)
  53. Boat Trip (2002) (writer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)") (performer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)")
    ... aka Boat Trip (Germany)
  54. The Tuxedo (2002) (writer: "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine)") (performer: "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine)")
  55. Love and a Bullet (2002) (performer: "Night Train")
  56. Drumline (2002) (writer: "It's a Man's Man's Man's World") (performer: "It's a Man's Man's Man's World")
  57. Barbershop (2002) (writer: "Blind Man Can See It") (performer: "Blind Man Can See It")
  58. Juwanna Mann (2002) (writer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)") (performer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)")
  59. Poolhall Junkies (2002) (writer: "Payback") (performer: "Payback")
  60. Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002) (writer: "2 Way")
  61. Undercover Brother (2002) (writer: "Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud", "I Got The Feelin'", "I Got You (I Feel Good)", "Rapp Payback (Where iz Moses)") (performer: "Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud", "I Got The Feelin'", "I Got You (I Feel Good)", "Rapp Payback (Where iz Moses)")
  62. Cidade de Deus (2002) (writer: "Get Up I Feel Like Being Like (Sex Machine)", "Hot Pants Road") (performer: "Get Up I Feel Like Being Like (Sex Machine)")
    ... aka City of God (International: English title) (UK)
    ... aka God's Town (International: English title)
    ... aka La cité de Dieu (France)
  63. The New Guy (2002) (writer: "Call Me Super Bad", "The New Guy") (performer: "Call Me Super Bad", "The New Guy")
  64. Showtime (2002) (writer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (1964)) (performer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (1964))
  65. Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre (2002) (performer: "I Feel Good")
    ... aka Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (Australia) (UK) (USA)
    ... aka Asterix & Obelix: Mission Kleopatra (Germany)
    ... aka Asterix and Obelix Meet Cleopatra (USA: new title)
  66. How High (2001) (writer: "The Payback") (performer: "The Payback")
  67. Black Knight (2001) (performer: "GET US OFFA THAT THING")
  68. Bones (2001) (writer: "Revenge of Jimmy Bones")
    ... aka Le spectre de Bones (Canada: French title)
  69. Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) (writer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)") (performer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)")
  70. Life as a House (2001) (writer: "Rearranged")
  71. Osmosis Jones (2001) (writer: "Take it to Da House") ("Take it to Da House")
  72. Rush Hour 2 (2001) (writer: "Pass the Peas")
  73. Legally Blonde (2001) (writer: "Sex Machine") (performer: "Sex Machine")
  74. What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001) (writer: "Mama Feelgood", "The Boss") (performer: "The Boss")
  75. Exit Wounds (2001) (writer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)") (performer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)")
  76. "All stars - De serie" (1 episode, 2001)
        - Therapie (2001) TV episode (writer: "(Get Up I Feel Like Being) A Sex Machine") (performer: "(Get Up I Feel Like Being) A Sex Machine")
  77. Scratch (2001) (writer: "Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine", "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag") (performer: "Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine", "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag")
  78. Snatch. (2000) (writer: "CROSS THE TRACKS (WE BETTER GO BACK)", "HOT PANTS (I'M COMING, COMING, I'M COMING)")
  79. Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) (writer: "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag") (performer: "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag")
    ... aka The Klumps (Australia)
  80. Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000) (TV) (writer: "I Got You", "Please Please Please") (performer: "I Got You", "Please Please Please")
  81. "The Simpsons" (2 episodes, 1993-2000)
        - Saddlesore Galactica (2000) TV episode (writer: "Living in America")
        - Bart's Inner Child (1993) TV episode (writer: "I Got You (I Feel Good") (performer: "I Got You (I Feel Good")
  82. Gun Shy (2000) (writer: "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World") (performer: "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World")
    ... aka Gunshy (Australia: video title)
  83. Boiler Room (2000) (writer: "Funky Child") (performer: "New York (Ya Out There)", "Funky Child")
  84. Isn't She Great (2000) (writer: "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag", "Ain't That A Groove", "I've Got You (I Feel Good)") (performer: "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag", "Ain't That A Groove", "I've Got You (I Feel Good)")
    ... aka Ist sie nicht großartig? (Germany)
  85. "Aleph, lectures contades" (1 episode, 2000)
        - Toni Morrison (2000) TV episode (writer: "Gimme Some More (Very Live)")
  86. Eat Me! (2000) (writer: "Superbad, Pts. 1 & 2") (performer: "Superbad, Pts. 1 & 2") (producer: "Superbad, Pts. 1 & 2")

  87. Liberty Heights (1999) (writer: "Chonnie-on-Chon", "Please, Please, Please") (performer: "Chonnie-on-Chon", "I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On", "Please, Please, Please")
  88. Skate and Destroy (1999) (VG) (writer: "I Know You Got Soul")
    ... aka Thrasher Presents Skate and Destroy (USA: long title)
  89. Julien Donkey-Boy (1999) (writer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)")
    ... aka Dogme # 6 - Julien Donkey-Boy (USA: series title)
  90. Bowfinger (1999) (writer: "Super Bad, Super Slick") (performer: "Super Bad, Super Slick")
  91. Muppets from Space (1999) (performer: "Get Up Offa That Thing")
  92. Edtv (1999) (performer: "That's Life")
    ... aka Ed TV (USA: poster title)
  93. "The Sopranos" (1 episode, 1999)
        - Boca (1999) TV episode ("There Was a Time")
  94. My Favorite Martian (1999) (writer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)") (performer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)")
    ... aka My Favourite Martian (Australia)
  95. The '60s (1999) (TV) (performer: "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud")
  96. Payback (1999/I) (writer: "It's a Man's Man's Man's World") (performer: "It's a Man's Man's Man's World")
  97. Rush Hour (1998) (performer: "Night Train")
  98. Simon Birch (1998) (writer: "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 1)") (performer: "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 1)")
    ... aka Angels and Armadillos
  99. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) (writer: "The Boss", "The Payback") (performer: "The Boss", "The Payback")
  100. Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998) (writer: "Say It Loud I'm Black and I'm Proud (Part I)", "I Got You (I Feel Good)") (performer: "Say It Loud I'm Black and I'm Proud (Part I)", "I Got You (I Feel Good)")
  101. How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) (writer: "Ain't That A Groove") (performer: "Ain't That A Groove")
  102. Doctor Dolittle (1998) (writer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)")
  103. Goodbye Lover (1998) (writer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)") (performer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)")
  104. Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train (1998) (performer: "That's Life")
    ... aka Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train (USA)
  105. Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) (writer: "Please, Please, Please") (performer: "Please, Please, Please")
  106. Food of Love (1997) (writer: "Free Spirit (Slow Burn)")
  107. Kiss the Girls (1997) (writer: "I'll Go Crazy") (performer: "I'll Go Crazy")
  108. Steel (1997) (writer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)")
  109. One Eight Seven (1997) (writer: "Better Things")
  110. Face/Off (1997) (writer: "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Part I)") (performer: "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Part I)")
  111. The Ditchdigger's Daughters (1997) (TV) (writer: "I Got You" ("I Feel Good"))
  112. Love Jones (1997) (writer: "Blues and Pants") (performer: "Blues and Pants")
  113. "Homicide: Life on the Street" (1 episode, 1996)
    ... aka "Homicide" (USA: informal short title)
        - Control (1996) TV episode (performer: "Night Train")
  114. Jerry Maguire (1996) (writer: "Pass the Peas")
  115. Alles nur Tarnung (1996) (writer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)", "(Get Up I Feel Like Being) Sex Machine") (performer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)", "(Get Up I Feel Like Being) Sex Machine")
  116. Head Above Water (1996) (performer: "Please, please please")
  117. "Muppets Tonight" (1 episode, 1996)
    ... aka "Les muppets" (France)
        - Episode #2.4 (1996) TV episode (writer: "Sex Machine") (performer: "Sex Machine")
  118. Get on the Bus (1996) (writer: "Papa Don't Take No Mess") (performer: "Papa Don't Take No Mess")
  119. Fled (1996) (writer: "I Got The Feelin'") (performer: "I Got The Feelin'")
    ... aka Perseguidos (USA: Spanish title)
  120. Harriet the Spy (1996) (performer: "Get Up Offa That Thing")
  121. The Nutty Professor (1996) (writer: "Super Bad", "I Got You (I Feel Good)") (performer: "Super Bad", "I Got You (I Feel Good)")
  122. "Duro de acostar" (1996) TV series (performer: "Gravity")
  123. When We Were Kings (1996) (writer: "Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud", "In A Cold Sweat", "Gonna Have A Funky Good Time") (performer: "Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud", "In A Cold Sweat", "Gonna Have A Funky Good Time")
  124. Ernst & lyset (1996) (writer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)") (performer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)")
  125. En el aire (1995) (writer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)") (performer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)")
    ... aka On the Air
  126. It Takes Two (1995) (performer: "I Feel Good")
    ... aka Me and My Shadow
  127. Dead Presidents (1995) (writer: "I Got The Feelin'", "Ain't That A Groove", "Say It Loud I'm Black And I'm Proud", "The Payback") (performer: "I Got The Feelin'", "Ain't That A Groove", "Say It Loud I'm Black And I'm Proud", "The Payback")
  128. Apollo 13 (1995) (performer: "NIGHT TRAIN")
    ... aka Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version)
  129. Panther (1995/I) (performer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)", "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag", "Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)")
  130. Friday (1995) (writer: "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine)") (performer: "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine)")
  131. Tommy Boy (1995) ("I Love It Loud (Injected Mix)")
  132. "Martin" (1 episode, 1995)
        - All the Players Came (1995) TV episode ("Blind Man Can See It", "The Boss")
  133. Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) (performer: "RAPP PAYBACK (WHERE IZ MOSES!)")
    ... aka Demon Keeper
    ... aka Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (USA: complete title)
  134. A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) (writer: "SAY IT LOUD (I'M BLACK AND I'M PROUD)", "GET UP (I FEEL LIKE BEING A SEX MACHINE)")
    ... aka Mister Cool
  135. "Tous les garçons et les filles de leur âge..." (1 episode, 1994)
        - Portrait d'une jeune fille de la fin des années 60 à Bruxelles (1994) TV episode (performer: "It's a man's man's world")
  136. "Party of Five" (1 episode, 1994)
        - Kiss Me Kate (1994) TV episode (performer: "I Feel Good")
  137. "Florida Lady" (1 episode, 1994)
        - Tour d'amour (1994) TV episode (performer: "Sex Machine")
  138. Ghost in the Machine (1993) (writer: "Mind Power")
    ... aka Deadly Terror
  139. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) (writer: "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag") (performer: "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag")
  140. A Bronx Tale (1993) (performer: "It's a Man's Man's Man's World")
  141. Laurel Avenue (1993) (TV) (writer: "I Dont Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing") (performer: "I Dont Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing")
  142. Mi vida loca (1993) (writer: "Doin' It to Death") (performer: "Doin' It to Death")
    ... aka My Crazy Life
  143. Who's the Man? (1993) (writer: "You Don't Have to Worry") (performer: "You Don't Have to Worry")
  144. Bound by Honor (1993) (writer: "Try Me") (performer: "Try Me")
    ... aka Blood In, Blood Out (Australia)
    ... aka Blood In, Blood Out... Bound by Honor
  145. Untamed Heart (1993) (writer: "Try Me")
  146. Boomerang (1992) (performer: "Bewildered")
  147. Red Shoe Diaries (1992) (TV) (writer: "THE PAYBACK") (performer: "THE PAYBACK")
    ... aka Red Shoe Diaries the Movie (USA: video box title)
    ... aka Wild Orchid III: Red Shoe Diaries
  148. White Men Can't Jump (1992) (writer: "I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)", "SUPER BAD") (performer: "I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)", "SUPER BAD")
  149. Delirious (1991) (writer: "IT'S A MAN'S, MAN'S, MAN'S WORLD") (performer: "IT'S A MAN'S, MAN'S, MAN'S WORLD")
  150. Hudson Hawk (1991) (performer: "BODY HEAT")
  151. "Doogie Howser, M.D." (1 episode, 1991)
        - To Live and Die in Brentwood (1991) TV episode (writer: "I Feel Good" (uncredited)) (performer: "I Feel Good" (uncredited))
  152. "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1 episode, 1990)
        - Courting Disaster (1990) TV episode (performer: "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag")
  153. The Return of Superfly (1990) ("Somethin' Like Dis")
  154. Jacob's Ladder (1990/I) (writer: "MY THANG") (performer: "MY THANG")
    ... aka Dante's Inferno
  155. Mr. Destiny (1990) (writer: "I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)") (performer: "I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)")
  156. Pump Up the Volume (1990) (writer: "Freedom of Speech")
    ... aka Plein volume (Canada: French title)
    ... aka Y a-t-il une vie après le lycée? (Canada: French title)
  157. Another 48 Hrs. (1990) (writer: "I GOT THE FEELIN'")
    ... aka Another 48 Hours (Philippines: English title)

  158. K-9 (1989) (writer: "I FEEL GOOD") (performer: "I FEEL GOOD")
  159. Who's Harry Crumb? (1989) (writer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)") (performer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)")
  160. Torch Song Trilogy (1988) (writer: "Hot Pants") (performer: "Hot Pants")
  161. Off Limits (1988) (writer: "It's a Man's Man's Man's World") (performer: "It's a Man's Man's Man's World")
    ... aka Saigon (UK)
    ... aka Saigon: Off Limits (Philippines: English title)
  162. "Wilder Westen, inclusive" (1988) TV mini-series (writer: "Living In America") (performer: "Living In America")
  163. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) (writer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)") (performer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)")
  164. "Miami Vice" (1 episode, 1987)
        - Missing Hours (1987) TV episode (writer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (uncredited)) (performer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (uncredited))
  165. Summer School (1987) ("Papa's Got a Brand New Bag")
  166. Iron Eagle (1986) (performer: "There Was A Time")
  167. Rocky IV (1985) (performer: "Living in America")
  168. Moving Violations (1985) (writer: "I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)")
  169. Doctor Detroit (1983) (performer: "Get Up Offa That Thing / Doctor Detroit", "King Of Soul")
  170. Android (1982) ("It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World")
  171. The Fan (1981) (performer: "IT'S TOO FUNKY IN HERE")
  172. The Blues Brothers (1980) (performer: "JAILHOUSE ROCK" (uncredited), "THE OLD LANDMARK" (uncredited))

  173. Quadrophenia (1979) (performer: "Night Train")
    ... aka Quadrophenia: A Way of Life (UK: reissue title)
  174. The Kids Are Alright (1979) (writer: "Shout and Shimmy")
    ... aka The Who Rock Concert (Philippines: English title)
    ... aka The Who: The Kids Are Alright (Australia)
  175. Black Caesar (1973) (performer: "Down and Out in New York City", "Mama's Dead", "The Boss") ("Mama's Dead", "The Boss")
    ... aka The Godfather of Harlem (UK)

  176. "Music Scene" (2 episodes, 1969)
        - Episode #1.8 (1969) TV episode (performer: "Mother Popcorn")
        - Episode #1.1 (1969) TV episode (performer: "World")
  177. "Where the Action Is" (1 episode, 1965)
        - Episode #1.30 (1965) TV episode (writer: "Try Me") (performer: "Try Me", "Prisoner of Love")
  178. Ski Party (1965) (performer: "I Got You (I Feel Good)")
  179. The T.A.M.I. Show (1964) (performer: "Night Train", "Please Please Please", "Out of Sight", "Prisoner of Love")
    ... aka Teen Age Command Performance (UK)
    ... aka The Rock Revival of 1964 (USA: informal alternative title)
Actor:
  1. Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) .... Cleophus James
  2. "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" .... Hostage Negotiator (1 episode, 1997)
        - Kidney, Popsicle, and Nuts (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Hostage Negotiator

  3. "Miami Vice" .... Lou De Long (1 episode, 1987)
        - Missing Hours (1987) TV episode .... Lou De Long
  4. Rocky IV (1985) .... The Godfather of Soul
  5. Doctor Detroit (1983) .... Bandleader
  6. The Blues Brothers (1980) .... Reverend Cleophus James
Composer:
  1. "Future Shock" (1976) TV series
  2. Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)
    ... aka Slaughter 2 (USA)
  3. Black Caesar (1973)
    ... aka The Godfather of Harlem (UK)
Producer:
  1. "Future Shock" (1976) TV series (producer)
Thanks:
  1. The Making of 'Blues Brothers 2000' (1998) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. Life on the Road with Mr. and Mrs. Brown (2009) (completed) .... Himself

  2. James Brown: The Man, the Music, & the Message (2008) (V) .... Himself
  3. Glastonbury (2006) .... Himself
  4. Usher's Project Restart (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  5. Hollywood's Master Storytellers: The Blues Brothers (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  6. "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode #8.15 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  7. Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  8. The 47th Annual Grammy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
  9. "Howard Stern" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1998-2005)
        - Episode dated 21 January 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 23 September 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 17 August 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  10. "The View" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 10 January 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  11. Sid Bernstein Presents... (2005) .... Himself
  12. The Olympic Torch Concert Live (2004) (TV) .... Performer
  13. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2003) (TV) .... Honoree
  14. "Pulse" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Episode #1.6 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  15. "The CBS Morning News" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Episode dated 8 December 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  16. "TV total" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Episode dated 27 November 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  17. Soul Man: Isaac Hayes (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  18. "American Masters" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - James Brown: Soul Survivor (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  19. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Episode #2.18 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  20. 3rd Annual BET Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  21. Paper Chasers (2003)
  22. Beat the Devil (2002) (as Mr. James Brown) .... Himself
    ... aka The Hire: Beat the Devil (USA: series title)
  23. "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
        - 'The Tuxedo': Tailor Made for Jackie Chan (2002) TV episode .... Himself
  24. The Tuxedo (2002) .... Himself
  25. MTV Video Music Awards 2002 (2002) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka VMAs 2002 (USA: short title)
  26. Undercover Brother (2002) .... Himself
  27. Pavarotti & Friends 2002 for Angola (2002) (TV) .... Guest Performer
    ... aka Pavarotti & Friends for Angola, from the parco Novi Sad in Modena (Italy)
  28. "CNN World Beat" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - James Brown (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  29. "VH-1 Where Are They Now?" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Bad Boys of Rock (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  30. James Brown: Live from the House of Blues (2000) (V) .... Himself
  31. It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (2000) (V) .... Himself

  32. "The Howard Stern Radio Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1999)
        - Episode dated 27 March 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 20 February 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 13 February 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
  33. Holy Man (1998) .... Himself
  34. "Behind the Music" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
    ... aka "VH1's Behind the Music" (USA)
        - 1968 (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  35. Soulmates (1997) .... Himself
  36. Super Bowl XXXI (1997) (TV) .... Halftime Show Performer
  37. When We Were Kings (1996) .... Himself
  38. "Rock & Roll" (1995) TV mini-series .... Himself
  39. The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  40. "New York Undercover" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
    ... aka "Uptown Undercover"
        - All in the Family (1995) TV episode .... Himself
  41. The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 5 (1995) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka The Sounds of Soul
  42. "The Arsenio Hall Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
        - Episode dated 27 May 1994 (1994) TV episode .... Himself
  43. "The Simpsons" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
        - Bart's Inner Child (1993) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
  44. "The Howard Stern Interview" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
    ... aka "The Howard Stern 'Interview'" (USA: promotional title)
        - Episode #1.6 (1993) TV episode .... Himself
  45. "In Living Color" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
        - Undigable Hosts (1993) TV episode .... Himself
  46. The 34th Annual Grammy Awards (1992) (TV) .... Himself
  47. The 19th Annual American Music Awards (1992) (TV) .... Himself
  48. A Party for Richard Pryor (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  49. "Amen" .... Himself (1 episode, 1991)
        - Deliverance: Part 2 (1991) TV episode .... Himself
  50. "Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll" (1991) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)

  51. James Brown & Friends: Set Fire to the Soul (1988) (V) .... Himself
  52. Motown Returns to the Apollo (1985) (TV) .... Himself
  53. Super Night of Rock 'n' Roll (1984) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
  54. "Bandstand" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1961-1983)
    ... aka "AB" (USA: short title)
    ... aka "American Bandstand 1966" (USA: ninth season title)
    ... aka "American Bandstand" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "New American Bandstand 1965" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "VH1's Best of American Bandstand" (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode #26.41 (1983) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #11.20 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #5.200 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #5.34 (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  55. "Late Night with David Letterman" .... Himself (1 episode, 1982)
        - Episode dated 12 July 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
  56. When the Music's Over (1982) (TV) .... Himself
  57. "The John Davidson Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1982)
        - Episode dated 12 May 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
  58. The 24th Annual Grammy Awards (1982) (TV)
  59. "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself - Musical Guest (1 episode, 1980)
    ... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
    ... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
        - Jamie Lee Curtis/James Brown/Ellen Shipley (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest

  60. James Brown: Body Heat (1979) (V) .... Himself
  61. "The Midnight Special" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1974-1977)
        - Episode #5.28 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.50 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
  62. "Future Shock" (1976) TV series .... Himself - Host
  63. "Soul Train" .... Guest / ... (5 episodes, 1973-1974)
        - James Brown & the First Family of Soul (1974) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Best of Soul Train (1973) TV episode .... Guest (archival clips)
        - The Manhattans/Lyn Collins/Lee Auston (1973) TV episode .... Guest
        - The Four Tops/Otis Clay (1973) TV episode .... Guest
        - James Brown (1973) TV episode .... Guest
  64. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (9 episodes, 1970-1973)
    ... aka "The Best of Carson" (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 14 September 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 15 March 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 20 December 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 4 July 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 15 March 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
          (4 more)
  65. "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - Episode dated 28 May 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 30 December 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  66. The Phynx (1970) .... Himself
  67. "The David Frost Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 30 March 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  68. "Playboy After Dark" .... Singer (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - Episode #2.9 (1970) TV episode .... Singer
        - Episode #1.17 (1969) TV episode .... Singer

  69. "Music Scene" .... Himself - Musical Guest (2 episodes, 1969)
        - Episode #1.8 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest
        - Episode #1.1 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest
  70. "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself - Singer (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
        - Episode #6.23 (1969) TV episode (as The James Brown Revue) .... Himself - Singer
        - Episode #5.19 (1968) TV episode (as The James Brown Revue) .... Himself - Singer
  71. "Beat-Club" (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode #1.37 (1968) TV episode
  72. "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 17 July 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
  73. James Brown: Live at the Boston Garden, 1968 (1968) (TV) .... Himself
  74. "Where the Action Is" .... Himself / ... (5 episodes, 1965-1967)
        - Episode #3.88 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.106 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.45 (1965) TV episode .... Himself)
        - Episode #1.44 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.30 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
  75. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself - Singer / ... (2 episodes, 1966)
    ... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
        - Episode #20.8 (1966) TV episode .... Singer
        - Episode #19.33 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Singer
  76. "Ready, Steady, Go!" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1966)
        - Episode #3.28 (1966) TV episode .... Himself-
        - Episode #3.24 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
  77. "Shindig!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1965)
        - Episode #1.50 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
  78. Ski Party (1965) (as James Brown and The Famous Flames) .... Himself
  79. The T.A.M.I. Show (1964) .... Himself
    ... aka Teen Age Command Performance (UK)
    ... aka The Rock Revival of 1964 (USA: informal alternative title)
Archive Footage:
  1. Soul Power (2008) .... Himself
  2. Mr. Brown (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  3. The Night James Brown Saved Boston (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  4. Glastonbury 2007 (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
  5. "La tele de tu vida"
        - Episode #1.18 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  6. This Is the N (2007) (TV) .... Himself (In Memory Of)
  7. "TV total"
        - Episode dated 8 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  8. "20 to 1"
        - Greatest Songs of All Time (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  9. TV Junkie (2006) .... Himself
  10. Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer (2006) (V) .... Himself
  11. "And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop" (2004) .... Himself
  12. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V) .... Himself
  13. Ed Sullivan's Rock 'n' Roll Classics, Vol. 4: Elvis & Other Rock Greats (2003) (V) .... Himself
  14. MC Hammer: 2 Legit - The Videos (2002) (V) .... Himself (segment "Too Legit to Quit")
  15. The New Guy (2002) (uncredited) .... Himself
  16. American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  17. It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  18. Playboy: The Party Continues (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  19. "Great Performances"
        - Everybody Dance Now (1991) TV episode .... Himself
  20. Shindig! Presents Soul (1991) (V) .... Himself
  21. Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues (1988) (V) .... Himself
  22. Rolling Stone Presents Twenty Years of Rock & Roll (1987) (TV) .... Himself
  23. "The Hollywood Palace"
        - Episode #7.17 (1970) TV episode .... Himself

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