Riley B. King, known as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and fluid, complex guitar playing. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at #3 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

KNOWN FOR

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1981
The Mike Douglas Show
1971
Married... with Children
1991
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1998
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2003
Great Performances
1994
Touched by an Angel
1996
The Dick Cavett Show
1970
The Cosby Show
1990
The Ed Sullivan Show
1970
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1995
New York Undercover
1995

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
127
Sound
2
Crew
1
2022
B.B. King: The King of the blues Stuttgart - 1997
as vocals guitar
2021
Nueva York: A Musical History of Latin New York
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
as Self (archive footage)
2018
B.B. King: On the Road
as Himself
2017
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Soundbreaking
as Self
2014
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
as Self
2014
In Performance BB King & The Guitar Legends
2014
The Art of McCartney
as Self
2013
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
as Self
2013
Born In Chicago
as Self
2012
B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011
as Self
2012
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
as Self
2012
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
as Self
2010
B.B. King Standing Room Only
2010
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
as Self
2009
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self
2009
Soul Power
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Blues at the BBC
as Self
2009
V.A. North Sea Jazz
as Self
2009
B.B. King | Live
as Self
2009
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'
as Self
2009
Soundstage
as Self
2009
The Grammys
as Self
2008
B.B. King: Live
as Self
2008
Jazz Evolution
as Self - Guitar
2008
Stars and Their Guitars: A History of the Electric Guitar
as Self
2007
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
as Self
2007
Rolling With the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Buddy Guy Can't Quit The Blues
2005
The Five Keys to Mastery
as Self
2004
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
as Self
2004
The Story Of The Blues
as Self
2004
Lightning in a Bottle
as Self
2004
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
as Self
2004
Antone's: Home of the Blues
as Performer
2004
Live Aid
as Self
2004
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
as Self
2003
Red, White and Blues
as Self
2003
The Road to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
2003
B.B. King: Live By Request
as Performer
2003
Muddy Waters: Can't Be Satisfied
as Self
2003
Rockin' in the USA
2003
B.B. King: Live - Most Famous Hits
as Self
2003
B.B. King: In Concert
as Self
2003
Johnny Winter: Live
as Self
2003
Bluesy Entertainment: Live
as Self
2003
BB King Live at The Apollo
2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2003
The Blues
as Self
2002
Sounds of Memphis
as Self
2002
BB King Sweet 16
as Self
2001
B.B. King Live at Nick's
as Self
2001
Johnny Winter: Pieces & Bits
2001
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
as Self
2001
B.B. King - The Blues Sounds of B.B. King
as Singer
2001
Classic Albums
as Self
2000
The Jazz Channel Presents B.B. King
as Himself
2000
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
as Self
1999
Blues Masters
1999
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
as Self
1999
Christmas in Washington
as Self
1998
Blues Brothers 2000
as Malvern Gasperon
1998
B.B. King: Live In Africa '74
as Self
1998
A Place of Our Own
1998
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Musical Guest
1998
TFI Friday
1997
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
as Self
1996
When We Were Kings
as Self
1996
A Tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan
as Self
1996
Touched by an Angel
as B.B. King
1995
B.B. King: Blues Summit
1995
A Night to Die For
as Self
1995
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Pappy
1995
Baywatch Nights
as B.B. King
1995
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
1995
New York Undercover
1994
Great Performances
as Self
1993
B.B. King: Live At Montreux 1993
as Self
1993
Gary Moore: Live Blues
as Guitar, Vocals
1993
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self
1993
Heart and Souls
as Himself
1993
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
as Self
1992
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1991
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night
as Himself
1991
Guitar
as Self
1991
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
as Self
1991
Married... with Children
as Street Singer
1991
Teech
as Uncle Isaac
1990
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians
as Self
1990
The Cosby Show
as Riley Jackson
1989
U2: Lovetown
as Self
1989
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
as B.B. King
1989
Albert King & B.B. King: Japan Blues Carnival
as Himself
1989
Booker
1989
Big World Cafe
1988
U2: Rattle and Hum
as Self
1987
B.B. King & Friends
as Self
1987
Amazon Women on the Moon
as B.B. King (segment "Blacks Without Soul")
1985
Live Aid
as Self
1985
Spies Like Us
as Ace Tomato Agent
1985
B.B. King: Into the Night
as Self
1982
B.B. King - Austin City Limits 1982
as Musician - guitar, vocals
1981
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Musical Guest
1980
America's Top 10
as Self
1978
Good Mornin’ Blues
as Host
1977
Sanford and Son
1975
Give My Poor Heart Ease
as Self
1974
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
as Self
1973
George Carlin: The Real George Carlin
as Self
1973
The Blues Under the Skin
as Self
1973
The Midnight Special
as Self
1972
Sing Sing Thanksgiving
as Self
1971
Medicine Ball Caravan
as Self
1971
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1971
The Pearl Bailey Show
as Self
1970
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
1970
The Barbara McNair Show
as Self
1970
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1970
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1969
Black Woodstock
as Self
1968
Wake at Generation
as Self
B.B. King & Raimundo Amador Live
as Himself
B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands
Untitled B.B. King Documentary
as Self (archive footage)