Født May 3, 1933 · Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
Filmography
| Role | Title | Year | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actor | Rocky IV | 1985 | The Godfather of Soul |
| Actor | The Blues Brothers | 1980 | Reverend Cleophus James |
| Producer | Still Alice | 2015 | |
| Actor | The Tuxedo | 2002 | James Brown |
| Actor | Blues Brothers 2000 | 1998 | Cleophus James |
| Actor | Undercover Brother | 2002 | Himself |
| Actor | Mean Johnny Barrows | 1975 | Police Sergeant |
| Actor | When We Were Kings | 1996 | Himself |
| Actor | Sound City | 2013 | Himself |
| Producer | Age of Heroes | 2011 | |
| Actor | Going My Way | 1944 | Ted Haines Jr. |
| Producer | Repeaters | 2010 | |
| Actor | Sands of Iwo Jima | 1949 | Pfc. Charlie Bass |
| Actor | Targets | 1968 | Robert Thompson Sr. |
| Producer | Mountain Men | 2014 | |
| Actor | The Good Fellows | 1943 | Tom Drayton |
| Actor | Doctor Detroit | 1983 | Bandleader |
| Actor | James Brown: Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown | 2014 | Himself (archive footage) |
| Actor | Objective, Burma! | 1945 | SSgt. Treacy |
| Producer | Sisters & Brothers | 2011 | |
| Actor | The Real Rocky | 2011 | Himsellf (Archive Footage) |
| Producer | No Clue | 2014 | |
| Actor | Air Force | 1943 | Pilot Tex Rader |
| Director | You Can Tutu | 2017 |