Ray Charles
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 23, 1930
- Died
- Jun 10, 2004 (aged 73)
- Place of birth
- Albany, Georgia, USA
- Credits
- 126
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?"
Known for
Filmography
Quincy Jones, Music Man
2025Movie
Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025Movie
Self (archive footage)
Merci Dorothée !
2025Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024Movie
Self (archive footage)
They All Came Out to Montreux
2023Movie
Self (archive footage)
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023Movie
Self (archive footage)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Piano Greats at the BBC
2022Movie
Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022Movie
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022Movie
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
2022Movie
Self (archive footage)
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
2021Movie
Self (archival footage)
Face of Unity
2014Movie
Self
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
2013TV
Self (archive footage)
Jazzline - Ray Charles & Orchestra
2012Movie
Self
Ray Charles - Live in France 1961
2011Movie
Self
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
2009Movie
Self (archive footage)
Ray Charles: Live At Montreux 1997
2008Movie
Self
Jazz Evolution
2008Movie
Self - Piano, Vocals
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
2008Movie
Self
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
2007Movie
Self
Rolling With the Blues
2007Movie
Self (archive footage)
Glen Campbell | Good Times Again
2007Movie
Self
Fats Domino: Walking to New Orleans
2007Movie
Self
Fats and Friends
2007Movie
Self
Ray Charles: Live at the Olympia
2006Movie
Self
Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation Choir
2006Movie
Self
Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976
2006Movie
Self
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
2005Movie
Self (archive footage)
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
2005TV
Self
Ray Charles: O-Genio - Live In Brazil 1963
2004Movie
Self
Ray Charles: Soul of the Holy Land
2004Movie
Self
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
2004Movie
Self
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
2004Movie
Self
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
2004Movie
Self (archive footage)
Rockin' Pianos
2004Movie
Self
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004Movie
Self (archive footage)
Piano Blues
2003Movie
Self
The Blues
2003TV
Self
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
2003Movie
Self
The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles
2002Movie
Self
CMT Crossroads
2002TV
Self
Ray Charles: Live: Montreux Jazz Festival
2002Movie
Self
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001Movie
Self
Star Academy
2001TV
Self
Ray Charles - In Concert
2001Movie
Self
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
2001Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
2001Movie
Self (archive footage)
Blue's Big Musical Movie
2000Movie
G-Clef (voice)
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
1998Movie
Self
Saturday Live
1996TV
Self
Spy Hard
1996Movie
Busdriver
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995Movie
Self - Performer
The World of Jim Henson
1994Movie
Self (archive footage)
Love Affair
1994Movie
Self
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994Movie
Self (archive footage)
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994Movie
The Nanny
1993TV
Sammy
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
1993Movie
Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
The John Larroquette Show
1993TV
Ray Charles
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993Movie
Self
A Party For Richard Pryor
1991Movie
Self
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
1991Movie
Self
Lennon: A Tribute
1990Movie
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
1990Movie
Self
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
1990Movie
Self
Wings
1990TV
Ray Charles
Limit Up
1989Movie
Julius
Sesame Street: 20 Years & Still Counting! 1969-1989
1989Movie
Self
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
1989Movie
Ray Charles
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988Movie
Self
Téléthon
1987TV
Self
Super Dave
1987TV
Self
Le monde est à vous
1987TV
Self (archive footage)
Sacrée soirée
1987TV
Self
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
1987Movie
Self
Billy Joel: Building the Bridge
1986Movie
Self
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986Movie
Self (archive footage)
Victoires de la musique
1985TV
Self
The Statue of Liberty
1985Movie
Self - Composer
Moonlighting
1985TV
Ray Charles
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985Movie
Self
Who's the Boss?
1984TV
Ray Charles
Salute to Lady Liberty
1984Movie
I Love Quincy
1984Movie
Self
Ray Charles: A Man & His Soul
1983Movie
Ray Charles
Hallelujah Gospel
1983Movie
Self
St. Elsewhere
1982TV
Arthur Tibbits
Champs-Elysées
1982TV
Self
Lynda Carter's Celebration
1981Movie
Self
Ray Charles Live - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony
1981Movie
Self
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
1980TV
Self
John Schneider: Back Home
1980Movie
Self
Ray Charles At The North Sea Jazz Festival
1980Movie
Self
The Blues Brothers
1980Movie
Ray
Ray Charles: Angels Keep Watching Over Me
1979Movie
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978TV
Self
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978Movie
Self
The Second Barry Manilow Special
1978Movie
Self
Bio’s Bahnhof
1978TV
Self
50 Years of Country Music
1978Movie
Self
The Beatles Forever
1977Movie
Self
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Host & Musical Guest
Cher
1975TV
Self
The Smothers Brothers Show
1975TV
Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments
1973Movie
Self
Musikladen
1972TV
Self
The Midnight Special
1972TV
Self
The Flip Wilson Show
1970TV
Self
The Johnny Cash Show
1969TV
Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969TV
Self
Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen Stunde
1969TV
Self
Ray Charles - La Salle Pleyel, Paris
1968Movie
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968TV
Self - Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
1967TV
Self - Guest
The Big T.N.T. Show
1965Movie
Self
Ballad in Blue
1965Movie
Self
Shindig!
1964TV
Self - Singer
The Hollywood Palace
1964TV
Self - Singer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self - Co-Host
Swingin' Along
1961Movie
Self
Kraft Music Hall
1958TV
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956TV
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948TV
Self
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
Movie
Self (archive footage)