Cast
Ray Charles
Acting
Cast
Ray Charles
Known for
Acting
Born
1930-09-23
From
Albany, Georgia, USA
Died
2004-06-10
Biography
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?"
★7.7
MOVIE1980
The Blues Brothers
as Ray
★5.4
MOVIE1996
Spy Hard
as Busdriver
★6.5
MOVIE2003
Piano Blues
as Self
MOVIE1983
Hallelujah Gospel
as Self
★7.4
MOVIE1994
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
★7.9
MOVIE2024
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage)
★9.0
MOVIE1981
Lynda Carter's Celebration
as Self
MOVIE2002
Ray Charles: Live: Montreux Jazz Festival
as Self
★5.5
MOVIE1994
Love Affair
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2007
Fats Domino: Walking to New Orleans
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE2008
Jazz Evolution
as Self - Piano, Vocals
★7.8
MOVIE2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
★8.0
MOVIE2001
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
★8.4
MOVIE2000
Blue's Big Musical Movie
as G-Clef (voice)
★7.0
MOVIE1981
Ray Charles Live - In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony
as Self
MOVIE1995
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self - Performer
★6.2
MOVIE1986
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2014
Face of Unity
as Self
MOVIE2004
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
as Self
★6.9
MOVIE1985
The Statue of Liberty
as Self - Composer
★6.8
MOVIE2023
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
as Self (archive footage)
★9.0
MOVIE1989
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
as Ray Charles
★6.8
MOVIE1990
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2004
Ray Charles: Soul of the Holy Land
as Self
★8.2
MOVIE2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage)
★7.0
MOVIE2004
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2001
Ray Charles - In Concert
as Self
MOVIE1980
Ray Charles At The North Sea Jazz Festival
as Self
MOVIE1998
Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years
as Self
★8.3
MOVIE2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★4.2
MOVIE2004
Ray Charles: O-Genio - Live In Brazil 1963
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE1993
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
★6.5
MOVIE2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1984
I Love Quincy
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE1968
Ray Charles - La Salle Pleyel, Paris
as Self
MOVIE2007
Rolling With the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
★9.0
MOVIE2022
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
★9.0
MOVIE2025
Quincy Jones, Music Man
as Self (archive footage)
★7.0
MOVIE1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
as Self (archive footage)
★8.5
MOVIE1965
The Big T.N.T. Show
as Self
★8.5
MOVIE1985
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
as Self
MOVIE1980
John Schneider: Back Home
as Self
★7.3
MOVIE2021
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
as Self (archival footage)
★7.0
MOVIE1965
Ballad in Blue
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE1978
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
★7.4
MOVIE2004
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1993
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
as Self
MOVIE2009
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
as Self (archive footage)
★8.0
MOVIE1990
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
as Self
MOVIE2006
Ray Charles: Live at the Olympia
as Self
★7.7
MOVIE2022
Piano Greats at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1987
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
as Self
★7.2
MOVIE2025
Merci Dorothée !
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2012
Jazzline - Ray Charles & Orchestra
as Self
MOVIE1983
Ray Charles: A Man & His Soul
as Ray Charles
MOVIETBA
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
as Self (archive footage)
★10.0
MOVIE1994
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
★8.0
MOVIE1988
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
as Self
MOVIE2005
The Blues Brothers: Transposing The Music
as Self (archive footage)
★7.0
MOVIE2007
Atlantic Records: The House That Ahmet Built
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2023
They All Came Out to Montreux
as Self (archive footage)
★6.0
MOVIE1979
Ray Charles: Angels Keep Watching Over Me
as Self
★5.3
MOVIE2004
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
★8.5
MOVIE2002
The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE1961
Swingin' Along
as Self
MOVIE2006
Burt Sugarman's The Midnight Special: 1976
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE2003
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE2007
Fats and Friends
as Self
MOVIE2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 2
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1986
Billy Joel: Building the Bridge
as Self
★6.9
MOVIE2008
Ray Charles: Live At Montreux 1997
as Self
★4.5
MOVIE1989
Limit Up
as Julius
MOVIE2008
Ray Charles: The Legend Lives On
as Self
★7.2
MOVIE2011
Ray Charles - Live in France 1961
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE1978
The Second Barry Manilow Special
as Self
MOVIE1991
Montreux Jazz Festival 1991
as Self
MOVIE2001
The Best of Bob Hope: 50 Years of Laughter — Volume 1
as Self (archive footage)
★9.0
MOVIE2007
Glen Campbell | Good Times Again
as Self
MOVIE1977
The Beatles Forever
as Self
MOVIE2004
Rockin' Pianos
as Self
★8.2
MOVIE1973
Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments
as Self
MOVIE2006
Ray Charles with the Voices of Jubilation Choir
as Self