Known for movies
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
as Soundtrack
Disturbia (2007)
as Soundtrack
What Women Want (2000)
as Soundtrack
The 4th Annual American Music Awards (1977)
as Himself - Host
Short Info
| Date Of Birth | December 1, 1933 |
| Died | January 6, 2006, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Spouse | Nina Malek Inman Rawls, Margaret Schaffer, Ceci Rawls, Lana Jean Taylor, You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, Love Is a Hurtin' Thing, Natural Man |
| Mark | Rich,smooth, baritone voice |
| Fact | Despite having absolutely nothing to do with the film itself, he appeared on the DVD commentary track for the film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004). |
Lou Rawls was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 1, 1933. His parents, Lou and Carrie Rawls, divorced when he was four years old, and he was raised by his grandmother in the Ida B. Wells Homes public housing project on the city’s South Side. Rawls began singing in gospel choirs at the age of seven, and by the time he was a teenager he was performing with such noted gospel groups as the Pilgrim Travelers and the Soul Stirrers. In 1955, he joined the United States Army and served for two years.
Rawls began his professional singing career in the early 1960s, performing in nightclubs and on the radio in Los Angeles. He released his first album, Lou Rawls – Live!, in 1962. The following year he released his second album, Stormy Monday, which included his first hit single, “Love Is a Hurtin’ Thing”.
Rawls’ career took off in 1966 with the release of his album Lou Rawls – Live!, which went to number one on the Billboard R&B chart. The album’s success was followed by a string of hit singles, including “Your Good Thing (Is About to End)”, “Dead End Street”, and “A Natural Man”. Rawls continued to enjoy success throughout the 1970s and 1980s with such albums as All Things in Time (1976), Unmistakably Lou (1981), and Close Company (1986).
In 1995, Rawls was diagnosed with cancer, but he continued to perform and record. He released his final album, Lou Rawls – Live!, in 2006. He died of cancer on January 6, 2006 at the age of 72.
Rawls was a three-time Grammy Award winner and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. He was also a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors and the National Medal of Arts.
General Info
| Full Name | Lou Rawls |
| Date Of Birth | December 1, 1933 |
| Died | January 6, 2006, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Height | 1.78 m, 1.75 m |
| Weight | 98 kg |
| Profession | Record producer, Film Score Composer, Voice Actor, Singer, Songwriter, You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, Love Is a Hurtin' Thing, Natural Man, Missionary, Author, Pastor |
| Education | Dunbar Vocational High School, Dillard University, You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, Love Is a Hurtin' Thing, Natural Man, Central Michigan University |
| Nationality | American |
Family
| Spouse | Nina Malek Inman Rawls, Margaret Schaffer, Ceci Rawls, Lana Jean Taylor, You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, Love Is a Hurtin' Thing, Natural Man |
| Children | Louanna Rawls, Aiden Allen Rawls, Kendra Rawls, Lou Rawls Jr., You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, Love Is a Hurtin' Thing, Natural Man |
| Parents | Thomas Terrell Rawls, Deadra Whitley |
Accomplishments
| Awards | Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist, American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Single, You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine, Love Is a Hurtin' Thing, Natural Man |
| Nominations | Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance |
| Movies | Blues Brothers 2000, Angel, Angel, Down We Go, Lookin' Italian, The Rugrats Movie, The Code Conspiracy, Still Breathing, Everything's Jake, Watchers Reborn, Don King: Only in America, The Price of Kissing, After the Game, Betaville, Sam Cooke: Legend, Garfield: Travel Adventures, Showdown, Morella, ... |
| TV Shows | Baywatch Nights |
Social profile links
Marks
| # | Marks / Signs |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rich,smooth, baritone voice |
Quotes
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I don't put myself in any particular category. Whatever the occasion calls for, I rise to the occasion. There are no limits to music, so why should I limit myself? - as a gospel, soul, blues, jazz and pop artist |
| 2 | "I began to learn acceptance, direction, understanding and perception, all elements that had been sadly lacking in my life. I might have lived long enough to learn all this in the long haul, but I would have been just another soul taking up time and space before I learned." - on surviving a 1958 car crash. Rawls was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital. He was in a coma for five days. |
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | He's best known for his #1 hit song, "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine". |
| 2 | Father of Lou Rawls Jr., Louanna Rawls, and Kendra Rawls. |
| 3 | Cousin of Wanda Mitchell. |
| 4 | Despite having absolutely nothing to do with the film itself, he appeared on the DVD commentary track for the film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004). |
| 5 | His performance of "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine", during the 1977 Grammy Awards was disrupted by a coughing fit. He gamely kept performing and managed to finish the song. |
| 6 | Early in his career backed up Sam Cooke on Sam's signature hit "Bring It On Home To Me". |
| 7 | He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6931 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. |
| 8 | Some sources list 1935 as Lou's birth year but a domestic violence case revealed his birth date to be December 1, 1933. |
| 9 | His telethon, which served as a fundraiser for the United Negro College and other black colleges, has raised more than $200 million since 1979. More than 10,000 scholarships have been provided. |
| 10 | His career was comprised of more than 70 albums, three Grammys, 13 Grammy nominations, one platinum album, five gold albums and a gold single. |
| 11 | On 19 October, 2005, while listening to an Akron, Ohio radio morning program ("Matt Patrick and Angela In the Morning" on WKDD), Lou and Nina Rawls heard about a local woman who was about to lose her home after coping with medical bills for her special needs son left her in arrears on her mortgage. The couple immediately telephoned the radio station to donate whatever amount of money it took to bring the woman's mortgage to "Current" status. |
| 12 | He and his wife and manager Nina, who was 37 years younger than Lou, had a baby boy, Aiden Allen Rawls, in Akron, Ohio, on January 10, 2005. The baby weighed in at 6 pounds, 14 ounces. Nina and Lou used in vitro fertilization and another woman as the birth mother. |
| 13 | A paratrooper in the Army's 101st Airborne Division (1955 - 1958) |
| 14 | Ex-companion Margaret Schaffer filed a lawsuit against Rawls for $12 million, claiming he backed out of a verbal agreement to support her financially even if they broke up. (27 March 2003) |
| 15 | Released from Bernalillo County Jail (Albuquerque, New Mexico) after being arrested on one count of battery against his companion, Nina Inman. (16 January 2003) |
| 16 | Praised by Frank Sinatra for having "the classiest singing and silkiest chops in the singing game". |
| 17 | Has a four-octave range. |
| 18 | Went to high school with Sam Cooke. |
| 19 | Was awarded an honorary doctorate at Florida Memorial College in Miami, Sept 21, 2002 |
| 20 | In November 1958, he and singer Sam Cooke were in an automobile accident in Arkansas, USA. They were injured and their chauffeur was killed. |
| 21 | Graduate of Dunbar High School in Chicago. |
Pictures
Movies
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everything's Jake | 2006 | Hot Dog Vendor | |
| Fatherhood | 2004 | TV Series | Lester |
| Uh Oh! | 2004 | King Tooetu | |
| The District | 2002 | TV Series | Red |
| The Code Conspiracy | 2002 | Carriage Driver | |
| Betaville | 2001 | Kirby the Elder | |
| A Man Is Mostly Water | 2000 | Mailman | |
| Bel Air | 2000 | Rusty | |
| Morella | 1999 | Professor Larson | |
| Michael Jordan: An American Hero | 1999 | TV Movie | Security guard |
| Hey Arnold! | 1996-1999 | TV Series | Harvey / Pop Daddy / Bus Driver |
| Malevolence | 1999 | Rev. Luke Thomas | |
| Living Legends of Gospel: The Quartets, Volume 1 | 1998 | Video | Host |
| Living Legends of Gospel: The Quartets, Volume 2 | 1998 | Video | Host |
| KaBlam! | 1998 | TV Series segment "Action League Now!" - You May Already Be a... KaBlammer! 1998 ... segment "Action League Now!" voice | |
| The Rugrats Movie | 1998 | Newborn Baby (singing voice) | |
| The Secret Files of the SpyDogs | 1998 | TV Series | Anubis |
| Watchers 4 | 1998 | Doc Grimes | |
| Blues Brothers 2000 | 1998 | The Louisiana Gator Boys | |
| Knock Out | 1998 | TV Movie | Boxing Coach / Manager |
| After the Game | 1997 | Joe Wilkins | |
| Motel Blue | 1997 | Gospel Minister | |
| Snowden on Ice | 1997 | TV Movie voice | |
| Don King: Only in America | 1997 | TV Movie | Harold Logan |
| Still Breathing | 1997 | The Tree Man | |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | 1997 | TV Series | Bat |
| Martin | 1997 | TV Series | Lou Rawls |
| The Price of Kissing | 1997 | Ben | |
| Early Edition | 1997 | TV Series | Hanratty |
| Driven | 1996 | Charlie | |
| Baywatch Nights | 1995-1996 | TV Series | Lou Raymond |
| Dream On | 1996 | TV Series | Minister |
| The Real Thing | 1996 | MC | |
| Wildly Available | 1996 | Jazzman | |
| Leaving Las Vegas | 1995 | Concerned Cabbie | |
| Lookin' Italian | 1994 | Willy | |
| Baywatch | 1992 | TV Series | Ozzie Thompson |
| Captain Planet and the Planeteers | 1992 | TV Series | Dr. Rice |
| Saturday's | 1991 | TV Movie | Jack Saturday |
| This Is America, Charlie Brown | 1989 | TV Mini-Series | Vocalist |
| Tall Tales & Legends | 1986 | TV Series | Jim Wallace |
| Fantasy Island | 1983 | TV Series | Charles 'Diggs' Whelan |
| The Fall Guy | 1981 | TV Series | Country Joe Walker |
| Mannix | 1972 | TV Series | Vance Logan |
| Angel, Angel, Down We Go | 1969 | Joe | |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1969 | TV Series | |
| The Big Valley | 1969 | TV Series | Joshua Watson |
| 77 Sunset Strip | 1960 | TV Series | Safari Attendant |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veronica Mars | 2014 | performer: "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" | |
| About Last Night | 2014 | performer: "Auld Lang Syne" | |
| One Hit Wonderland | 2012 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| Hit and Run | 2012 | performer: "Pure Imagination" | |
| Eastbound & Down | 2012 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The House I Live In | 2012 | Documentary performer: "TOBACCO ROAD" | |
| Joyful Noise | 2012 | performer: "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" | |
| Hung | 2009 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | 2009 | performer: "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" | |
| Dancing with the Stars | 2008 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Wire | 2008 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Patinando por un sueño | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Disturbia | 2007 | performer: "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" | |
| Psych | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Grey's Anatomy | 2005 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| South Park | 2005 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Surviving Christmas | 2004 | performer: "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" | |
| Soul Plane | 2004 | performer: "You'll Never Find" | |
| The Hot Chick | 2002 | performer: "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" | |
| The Tuxedo | 2002 | performer: "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" | |
| High Crimes | 2002 | performer: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | |
| What Women Want | 2000 | performer: "Nobody But Me" | |
| That '70s Show | 1999 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Payback | 1999/I | performer: "If I Had My Life to Live Over" | |
| KaBlam! | 1998 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Rugrats Movie | 1998 | performer: "This World Is Something New to Me" | |
| That Old Feeling | 1997 | performer: "At Last" | |
| Jingle All the Way | 1996 | performer: "So They Say It's Christmas" | |
| Jungle Cubs | 1996 | TV Series performer: "Bare Necessities" | |
| The Great White Hype | 1996 | performer: "I've Got You Under My Skin" | |
| Women of the House | 1995 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Garfield's Thanksgiving | 1989 | TV Short performer: "Make Thanksgiving One Whole Meal" | |
| The Songwriter's Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary... The Magic of Music | 1989 | TV Movie performer: "Yesterday", "Help Me Make It Through The Night" | |
| Angel III: The Final Chapter | 1988 | performer: "Secrets" | |
| A Garfield Christmas Special | 1987 | TV Short performer: "Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie", "You Can Never Find an Elf When You Need One" | |
| Garfield Goes Hollywood | 1987 | TV Short performer: "They Love Us", "Hollywood Feels So Good" | |
| The 59th Annual Academy Awards | 1987 | TV Special performer: "Take My Breath Away" | |
| Garfield in Paradise | 1986 | TV Short performer: "Hello, Hawaii Can I Come Over?", "Beauty and the Beach" - as Garfield | |
| Garfield in Disguise | 1985 | TV Short performer: "This Is the Night", "Scaredy Cat" - as Garfield | |
| New Love, American Style | 1985 | TV Series performer - 7 episodes | |
| E/R | 1984 | TV Series performer: "I've Got a Real Emergency, Here" | |
| Garfield on the Town | 1983 | TV Short performer: "Crazy Day", "The Claws" | |
| It's Not Easy | 1983 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Here Comes Garfield | 1982 | TV Short performer: "Foolin' Around", "Here Comes Garfield", "Long About Midnight", "Together Again" | |
| The Cannonball Run | 1981 | performer: "Love Is on the Air", "If and When" | |
| The Muppet Show | 1977 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Top of the Pops | 1976 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Specialist | 1975 | performer: "The Specialist" | |
| Welcome to Arrow Beach | 1974 | performer: "Who Can Tell Us Why" | |
| The Soul of Nigger Charley | 1973 | performer: "Sometime Day", "Morning Comes Round" | |
| Believe in Me | 1971 | performer: "Believe in Me" | |
| The 42nd Annual Academy Awards | 1970 | TV Special performer: "Jean" | |
| Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers | 1969 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| Jack Benny's Bag | 1968 | TV Special performer: "Mrs. Robinson" - uncredited | |
| Duffy | 1968 | performer: "I'm Satisfied" | |
| The Best on Record | 1968 | TV Special performer: "Dead End Street" / writer: "Dead End Street" | |
| Hollywood a Go Go | 1965 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jungle Cubs | 1996-1998 | TV Series performer - 13 episodes | |
| Garfield Gets a Life | 1991 | TV Movie vocals | |
| Angel III: The Final Chapter | 1988 | composer: end theme | |
| E/R | 1984 | TV Series singer - 2 episodes |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 4th Annual Black Gold Awards | 1987 | TV Special co-executive producer | |
| The 3rd Annual Black Gold Awards | 1986 | TV Special executive producer |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uh Oh! | 2004 |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hey Arnold! | 1999 | TV Series special thanks - 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Co-Host |
| The Jazz Channel Presents Lou Rawls | 2000 | Video | Himself |
| VH-1 Where Are They Now? | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Norm | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| CD Highway | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| Praise the Lord | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Good News | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Oak Ridge Boys Live from Las Vegas | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Prince | 1996/I | Himself | |
| Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine | 1996 | TV Special | Himself |
| Roc | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Vicki! | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hollywood Fantasy Christmas | 1992 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Chuck Woolery Show | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lou Rawls Parade of Stars | 1980-1989 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1963-1989 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The Pat Sajak Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Songwriter's Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary... The Magic of Music | 1989 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Lou Rawls Presents Black Gold Hits | 1988 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| Soul Train | 1971-1988 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| The 15th Annual American Music Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Living the Dream: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | 1988 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Wil Shriner Show | 1987 | TV Series | Himself |
| Throb | 1987 | TV Series | Himself |
| Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood | 1987 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The 59th Annual Academy Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
| The 4th Annual Black Gold Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Host |
| The 14th Annual American Music Awards | 1987 | TV Special | Himself |
| The New Hollywood Squares | 1986 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| The 3rd Annual Black Gold Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Host |
| The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Solid Gold | 1982-1985 | TV Series | Himself |
| Motown Returns to the Apollo | 1985 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Secret World of the Very Young | 1984 | TV Movie | Himself - Performer |
| On Stage America | 1984 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 11th Annual American Music Awards | 1984 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1983 | TV Special | Himself |
| Salute! | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
| The President's Command Performance | 1983 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 10th Annual American Music Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself |
| Ray Charles: A Man & His Soul | 1983 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Reading Rainbow | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
| The American Music Awards | 1982 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 8th Annual American Music Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre | 1980 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| Horas doradas | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 22nd Annual Grammy Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1962-1980 | TV Series | Himself - Vocalist / Himself - Co-Host / Himself |
| The Ronnie Corbett Special | 1979 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 21st Annual Grammy Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 6th Annual American Music Awards | 1979 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The 20th Annual Grammy Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 5th Annual American Music Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| International Cabaret | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Midnight Special | 1973-1977 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Singer / Himself |
| The Muppet Show | 1977 | TV Series | Himself - Special Guest Star |
| The Basil Brush Show | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | 1977 | TV Special | Himself |
| Les rendez-vous du dimanche | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Captain and Tennille | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 4th Annual American Music Awards | 1977 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| The Wolfman Jack Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rock Concert | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lou Rawls: Soul on Ice! | 1975 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Sammy and Company | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| Musical Chairs | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1969-1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| Stand Up and Cheer | 1972-1973 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tennessee Ernie Ford's White Christmas | 1972 | TV Movie | Himself - Singer |
| The David Frost Show | 1969-1972 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tom Smothers' Organic Prime Time Space Ride | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1970-1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| New American Bandstand 1965 | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| Julie Felix | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 42nd Annual Academy Awards | 1970 | TV Special | Himself - Perfomer |
| This Is Tom Jones | 1970 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Playboy After Dark | 1969-1970 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| Frost on Sunday | 1970 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Star |
| The Kraft Music Hall | 1967-1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Barbara McNair Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Engelbert Humperdinck Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1970 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| Sesame Street | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| Della | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1968-1969 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Vocalist |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1968-1969 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest Host |
| Music Scene | 1969 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest |
| Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jack Benny's Bag | 1968 | TV Special | Himself |
| Soul | 1968 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| Lulu's Back in Town | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Steve Allen Show | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Best on Record | 1968 | TV Special | Himself |
| Die Drehscheibe | 1968 | TV Series | Singer |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1966-1968 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| The Steve Allen Comedy Hour | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
| Malibu U. | 1967 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| Shivaree | 1966 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hollywood a Go Go | 1965 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| The New Steve Allen Show | 1964 | TV Series | Himself |
| Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself - Host |
| An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 8th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
| An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Quincy Jones | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Father of the Pride | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Straight from the Heart: Timeless Music of the 60's & 70's | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| An Evening of Stars: 25th Anniversary Tribute to Lou Rawls | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Wayne Brady Show | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| God Only Knows: Vocal Harmony - The Voice | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood Squares | 2003 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| The Nick at Nite Holiday Special | 2003 | TV Movie | Himself (voice) |
| American Soundtrack: Rhythm, Love and Soul | 2003 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Host |
| DeFord Bailey: A Legend Lost | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Narrator |
| The Proud Family | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| Petula Clark: A Sign of the Times | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Christmas with the Stars | 2001 | TV Movie | Himself |
| VH1 Legends | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| My Wife and Kids | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Say It Loud: A Celebration of Black Music in America | 2001 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
| 32nd NAACP Image Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Music: '70s & '80s Soul Rewind | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Unsung | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 48th Annual Grammy Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
| 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself - In Memoriam |
| My Wife and Kids | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Women of the House | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
Awards
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Temecula Valley International Film Festival | ||
| 1982 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Recording | Awarded on December 15, 1982 at 6931 Hollywood Blvd. |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
