Ray Charles
Acting
1930-09-23 · 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
2025 · Movie
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Movie
Merci Dorothée !
2025 · Movie
CATFISH
2024 · Movie
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024 · Movie
They All Came Out to Montreux
2023 · Movie
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023 · Movie
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023 · Movie
Piano Greats at the BBC
2022 · Movie
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022 · Movie
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022 · Movie
Rat Pack
2022 · Movie
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
2021 · Movie
Face of Unity
2014 · Movie
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
2013 · Series
Jazzline - Ray Charles & Orchestra
2012 · Movie
Ray Charles - Live in France 1961
2011 · Movie
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
2009 · Movie
Ray Charles: Live At Montreux 1997
2008 · Movie
Jazz Evolution
2008 · Movie
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
2008 · Movie
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
2007 · Movie
Rolling With the Blues
2007 · Movie
Fats Domino: Walking to New Orleans
2007 · Movie
Fats and Friends
2007 · Movie
Glen Campbell | Good Times Again
2007 · Movie
Ray Charles: Live at the Olympia
2006 · Movie
Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation Choir
2006 · Movie
Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976
2006 · Movie
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005 · Movie
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
2005 · Series
Ray Charles: Soul of the Holy Land
2004 · Movie
Ray Charles: O-Genio - Live In Brazil 1963
2004 · Movie
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
2004 · Movie
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
2004 · Movie
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
2004 · Movie
Rockin' Pianos
2004 · Movie
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004 · Movie
Piano Blues
2003 · Movie
The Blues
2003 · Series
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
2003 · Movie
The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles
2002 · Movie
CMT Crossroads
2002 · Series
Ray Charles: Live: Montreux Jazz Festival
2002 · Movie
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001 · Movie
Star Academy
2001 · Series
Ray Charles - In Concert
2001 · Movie
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001 · Movie
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001 · Movie
Blue's Big Musical Movie
2000 · Movie
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998 · Movie
Saturday Live
1996 · Series
Spy Hard
1996 · Movie
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995 · Movie
The World of Jim Henson
1994 · Movie
Love Affair
1994 · Movie
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · Movie
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994 · Movie
The Nanny
1993 · Series
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
1993 · Movie
The John Larroquette Show
1993 · Series
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993 · Movie
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
1991 · Movie
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990 · Movie
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
1990 · Movie
Wings
1990 · Series
Limit Up
1989 · Movie
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
1989 · Movie
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
1989 · Movie
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988 · Movie
Téléthon
1987 · Series
Super Dave
1987 · Series
Le monde est à vous
1987 · Series
Sacrée soirée
1987 · Series
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
1987 · Movie
Billy Joel: Building the Bridge
1986 · Movie
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 · Movie
Victoires de la musique
1985 · Series
The Statue of Liberty
1985 · Movie
Moonlighting
1985 · Series
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985 · Movie
Who's the Boss?
1984 · Series
Salute to Lady Liberty
1984 · Movie
I Love Quincy
1984 · Movie
Ray Charles: A Man & His Soul
1983 · Movie
Hallelujah Gospel
1983 · Movie
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Series
Champs-Elysées
1982 · Series
Lynda Carter's Celebration
1981 · Movie
Ray Charles Live - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony
1981 · Movie
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980 · Series
John Schneider: Back Home
1980 · Movie
Ray Charles At The North Sea Jazz Festival
1980 · Movie
The Blues Brothers
1980 · Movie
Ray Charles: Angels Keep Watching Over Me
1979 · Movie
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Series
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978 · Movie
The Second Barry Manilow Special
1978 · Movie
Bio’s Bahnhof
1978 · Series
The Beatles Forever
1977 · Movie
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Cher
1975 · Series
The Smothers Brothers Show
1975 · Series
Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments
1973 · Movie
Musikladen
1972 · Series
The Midnight Special
1972 · Series
The Flip Wilson Show
1970 · Series
The Johnny Cash Show
1969 · Series
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969 · Series
Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
1969 · Series
Albert, the Rockefeller
1968 · Series
Ray Charles - La Salle Pleyel, Paris
1968 · Movie
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Series
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Series
In the Heat of the Night
1967 · Movie
The Big T.N.T. Show
1965 · Movie
Ballad in Blue
1965 · Movie
Shindig!
1964 · Series
The Hollywood Palace
1964 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
Cosmic Ray
1962 · Movie
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series
Swingin' Along
1961 · Movie
Kraft Music Hall
1958 · Series
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
Movie