Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1925-09-16
Deathday
2015-05-14
Place of Birth
Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA
B.B. King
Biography
Riley B. King, known as B.B. King, was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and fluid, complex guitar playing. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at #3 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
Known For
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Pappy
Married... with Children
as Street Singer
Blues Brothers 2000
as Malvern Gasperon
Spies Like Us
as Ace Tomato Agent
Cow and Chicken
The Cosby Show
as Riley Jackson
Heart and Souls
as Himself
When We Were Kings
as Self
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage)
Touched by an Angel
as B.B. King