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Ray Charles

Acting
1930-09-23
Albany, Georgia, USA
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 107 titles
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) subtitle poster
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 TV
as Self
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The Mike Douglas Show (1961) subtitle poster
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 TV
as Self - Co-Host
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Saturday Night Live (1975) subtitle poster
Saturday Night Live
1975 TV
as Self - Host & Musical Guest
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The Nanny (1993) subtitle poster
The Nanny
1993 TV
as Sammy
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Champs-Elysées (1982) subtitle poster
Champs-Elysées
1982 TV
as Self
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St. Elsewhere (1982) subtitle poster
St. Elsewhere
1982 TV
as Arthur Tibbits
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Wings (1990) subtitle poster
Wings
1990 TV
as Ray Charles
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Moonlighting (1985) subtitle poster
Moonlighting
1985 TV
as Ray Charles
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The Carol Burnett Show (1967) subtitle poster
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 TV
as Self - Guest
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Sacrée Soirée (1987) subtitle poster
Sacrée Soirée
1987 TV
as Self
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Le monde est à vous (1987) subtitle poster
Le monde est à vous
1987 TV
as Self (archive footage)
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The Dick Cavett Show (1968) subtitle poster
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 TV
as Self - Guest
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Who's the Boss? (1984) subtitle poster
Who's the Boss?
1984 TV
as Ray Charles
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Kraft Music Hall (1958) subtitle poster
Kraft Music Hall
1958 TV
as Self
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) subtitle poster
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 TV
as Self
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The John Larroquette Show (1993) subtitle poster
The John Larroquette Show
1993 TV
as Ray Charles
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CMT Crossroads (2002) subtitle poster
CMT Crossroads
2002 TV
as Self
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) subtitle poster
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 TV
as Self
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The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969) subtitle poster
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969 TV
as Self
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Victoires de la musique (1985) subtitle poster
Victoires de la musique
1985 TV
as Self
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Star Academy (2001) subtitle poster
Star Academy
2001 TV
as Self
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The Midnight Special (1972) subtitle poster
The Midnight Special
1972 TV
as Self
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The Flip Wilson Show (1970) subtitle poster
The Flip Wilson Show
1970 TV
as Self
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The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) subtitle poster
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 TV
as Self
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