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Ray Charles
Birthday: September 23, 1930

Birth Place: Albany, Georgia, USA
Height: 5' 9"

Below is a complete filmography (list of movies he's appeared in) for Ray Charles. If you have any corrections or additions, please email us at corrections@actorsofhollywood.com. We'd also be interested in any trivia or other information you have.

 

Biography

One of the father's of contemporary soul, Ray Charles has become an American musical institution. Born Ray Charles Robinson in a small Georgia town, Charles contacted glaucoma at the age of six and lost his sight, but this has not stopped him from launching an active and productive career that has continued through the 1990s and on. He has often appeared in music documentaries and has performed in feature films, where he usually appears as himself. He has also been on television, either hosting his own specials, or acting as a guest artist on those of others.

Movie Credits
Inside Man (2006)
[ Denzel Washington ][ Clive Owen ][ Willem Dafoe ][ Spike Lee ][ Christopher Plummer ]
Failure to Launch (2006)
[ Matthew McConaughey ][ David Bowie ][ Robert Davi ][ Bradley Cooper ][ Stephen Tobolowsky ]
Ray (2004)
[ Jamie Foxx ][ Warwick Davis ][ David Krumholtz ][ Terrence Howard ][ Larenz Tate ]
Elf (2003)
[ Will Ferrell ][ James Caan ][ Frank Sinatra ][ Jon Favreau ][ Peter Billingsley ]
My House in Umbria (2003)
[ Chris Cooper ][ Bing Crosby ][ Giancarlo Giannini ]
Drumline (2002)
[ Nick Cannon ][ Orlando Jones ][ Pharrell Williams ][ Jason Weaver ][ Leonard Roberts ]
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
[ James Garner ][ Angus MacFadyen ][ Matthew Settle ][ David Rasche ]
Showtime (2002)
[ Robert De Niro ][ Eddie Murphy ][ William Shatner ][ Mos Def ][ Kadeem Hardison ]
Metoroporisu (2001)
[ Scott Weinger ][ Steven Jay Blum ]
Liberty Heights (1999)
[ Shane West ][ Ben Foster ][ Frank Sinatra ][ Elvis Presley ][ David Krumholtz ]
The Iron Giant (1999)
[ Vin Diesel ][ Christopher McDonald ][ Harry Connick Jr. ][ John Mahoney ][ M. Emmet Walsh ]
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth (1998)
The Parent Trap (1998)
[ Dennis Quaid ][ George Harris ][ George Harrison ][ Michael Lohan ]
Bound (1996)
[ Joe Pantoliano ][ Christopher Meloni ][ Kevin Michael Richardson ]
Tommy Boy (1995)
[ Rob Lowe ][ Dan Aykroyd ][ David Spade ][ Chris Farley ][ Zach Grenier ]
Bye Bye Love (1995)
[ Jack Black ][ Danny Masterson ][ Randy Quaid ][ Stephen Root ][ Matthew Modine ]
Unstrung Heroes (1995)
[ John Turturro ][ Michael Richards ][ Giuseppe Andrews ][ Jack McGee ]
Speechless (1994)
[ Michael Keaton ][ Christopher Reeve ][ Elvis Presley ][ Harry Shearer ][ Ernie Hudson ]
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
[ Elvis Presley ][ John Hughes ][ James Remar ][ Dylan McDermott ][ Richard Attenborough ]
Love Affair (1994)
[ Pierce Brosnan ][ Katharine Hepburn ][ Dan Castellaneta ][ Warren Beatty ][ John Lennon ]
Another Stakeout (1993)
[ Emilio Estevez ][ Richard Dreyfuss ][ Miguel Ferrer ][ Dennis Farina ][ Steve Bacic ]
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
[ Tom Hanks ][ Bill Pullman ][ Rob Reiner ][ David Hyde Pierce ][ Victor Garber ]
The Sandlot (1993)
[ James Earl Jones ][ Denis Leary ][ Tom Guiry ][ Mike Vitar ][ Arliss Howard ]
Groundhog Day (1993)
[ Bill Murray ][ Chris Elliott ][ Brian Doyle-Murray ][ Stephen Tobolowsky ][ Willie Garson ]
Malcolm X (1992)
[ Denzel Washington ][ Vincent D'Onofrio ][ Spike Lee ][ William Fichtner ][ Christopher Plummer ]
Love Potion No. 9 (1992)
[ Tate Donovan ][ Dylan Baker ][ Dale Midkiff ]
The Butcher's Wife (1991)
[ Jeff Daniels ][ George Dzundza ][ Irving Berlin ]
The Fisher King (1991)
[ Robin Williams ][ Jeff Bridges ][ Harry Shearer ][ David Hyde Pierce ][ Michael Jeter ]
Nothing But Trouble (1991)
[ Dan Aykroyd ][ Chevy Chase ][ John Candy ][ Daniel Baldwin ][ Brian Doyle-Murray ]
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights (1991)
[ George Harris ][ George Harrison ][ Eric Clapton ]
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
[ Tom Hanks ][ Steven Spielberg ][ Elvis Presley ][ Nathan Lane ][ Dan Hedaya ]
Rocky V (1990)
[ Sylvester Stallone ][ Burgess Meredith ][ Burt Young ][ Kevin Connolly ][ Elton John ]
Christmas Vacation (1989)
[ Chevy Chase ][ Julia Louis-Dreyfus ][ Randy Quaid ][ John Hughes ][ Bing Crosby ]
Black Rain (1989)
[ Michael Douglas ][ Andy Garcia ][ Stephen Root ][ Hans Zimmer ][ John Spencer ]
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
[ Frank Sinatra ][ Billy Crystal ][ Bing Crosby ][ Bruno Kirby ][ Nora Ephron ]
The Dream Team (1989)
[ Michael Keaton ][ Christopher Lloyd ][ James Remar ][ Peter Boyle ]
New York Stories (1989)
[ Steve Buscemi ][ Woody Allen ][ Martin Scorsese ][ Nick Nolte ][ Larry David ]
Cinq jours en juin (1989)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
[ Kevin Bacon ][ Steve Martin ][ John Candy ][ Matthew Lawrence ][ John Hughes ]
The Big Town (1987)
[ Matt Dillon ][ Tommy Lee Jones ][ Tommy Lee ][ Tom Skerritt ][ Bruce Dern ]
Off Beat (1986)
[ Harvey Keitel ][ John Turturro ][ Judge Reinhold ][ Chris Noth ][ William Sadler ]
The Sure Thing (1985)
[ John Cusack ][ Tim Robbins ][ Anthony Edwards ][ Rod Stewart ][ Steve Pink ]
The Flamingo Kid (1984)
[ Matt Dillon ][ John Turturro ][ Bronson Pinchot ][ Hector Elizondo ][ Richard Crenna ]
The King of Comedy (1983)
[ Robert De Niro ][ Martin Scorsese ][ Frank Sinatra ][ Jerry Lewis ]
Four Friends (1981)
[ David Graf ][ Craig Wasson ]
The Blues Brothers (1980)
[ Dan Aykroyd ][ John Candy ][ Frank Oz ][ Paul Reubens ][ John Belushi ]
The Hollywood Knights (1980)
[ Tony Danza ][ Mike Binder ][ Robert Wuhl ][ Stuart Pankin ]
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
[ Clint Eastwood ][ Geoffrey Lewis ][ Barry Corbin ][ Bill McKinney ][ Donald Gibb ]
Raging Bull (1980)
[ Robert De Niro ][ Martin Scorsese ][ Joe Pesci ][ John Turturro ][ Frank Vincent ]
Ash Wednesday (1973)
[ Henry Fonda ][ Helmut Berger ]
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971)
[ Dustin Hoffman ][ Dom DeLuise ][ Jack Warden ]
Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970)
[ Elvis Presley ][ Paul Simon ]
Histoires extraordinaires (1968)
[ Terence Stamp ][ Vincent Price ][ Peter Fonda ][ Federico Fellini ][ Alain Delon ]
Movin' with Nancy (1967)
[ Frank Sinatra ]
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
[ Sidney Poitier ][ Rod Steiger ][ Warren Oates ]
The Big T.N.T. Show (1966)
[ Mick Jagger ]
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
[ Steve McQueen ][ Rip Torn ][ Karl Malden ]
Viva Las Vegas (1964)
[ Elvis Presley ]

Trivia

  • He was married twice and had many girlfriends. He had 12 children, 20 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
  • Blind from glaucoma since age 6.
  • Hired for a car commercial, he actually drove a car without assistance - in the Death Valley desert. He said that it was one of the most exciting experiences of his life.
  • Awarded honorary doctor of humane letters by Wilberforce University, a private, historically black university in Wilberforce, Ohio (December 1999)
  • Awarded the Polar Music Prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Award, in 1998.
  • His best known hit in America was his 1962 pop hit "I Can't Stop Loving You," which spent five weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 charts.
  • One of the few black performers to have a No. 1 song on Billboard magazine's country charts, that being a 1985 duet with Willie Nelson called "Seven Spanish Angels".
  • Charter member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.
  • 24 November 2003 - Underwent hip replacement surgery in L.A.
  • He struggled with a heroin addiction for nearly 20 years before quitting cold turkey in 1965 after an arrest at the Boston airport.
  • Dropped the "Robinson" from his name as a young performer to avoid confusion with boxer Sugar Ray Robinson.
  • Had a hip replacement in the fall of 2003 in which he had to cancel his very first concert in 53 years of performing on the road.
  • Had three #1 pop hits with "Georgia On My Mind" (1960), "Hit the Road Jack" (1961), and "I Can't Stop Loving You" (1962).
  • Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 as part of the institution's inaugural 10-member class that included Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, James Brown and Jerry Lee Lewis. He also received the Recording Academy's lifetime achievement award at the 1987 Grammy Awards.
  • Despite his blindness, he was a chess-playing fanatic who was known to set up games between sets and concerts.
  • At the time of his death, a feature film originally titled "Unchain My Heart, the Ray Charles Story" (renamed for release as Ray (2004/I)), starring Jamie Foxx, was being completed.
  • He inspired many blind musicians to pursue careers such as Ronnie Milsap and Terri Gibbs.
  • He was voted the 10th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Rolling Stone.
  • Became the big winner at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in L.A. getting eight Grammys for his final album, Genius Loves Company, becoming album of the year, and his song, Here We Go Again, featuring Norah Jones, becoming record of the year.
  • Had twelve children: Ray Charles Robinson, Jr., David Robinson, Robert Robinson (all of Della Beatrice Robinson), Charles Wayne Hendricks (son of the late Margie Hendricks - one of the Raelettes), Reatha Butler, Alexandra Bertrand (daughter of Chantelle Bertrand), Robyn Moffett, Evelyn Robinson (daughter of Louise Mitchell), Raenee Robinson (daughter of Mae Mosely Lyles), Sheila Robinson (daughter of Sandra Jean Betts), Vincent Kotchounian (son of Arlette Kotchounian), and Ryan Corey Robinson den Bok (son of Mary Anne den Bok)
  • He was a longtime supporter of Israel, and was named "Man of the Year" by the B'nai Brith in 1976.
  • Performed at Ronald Reagan's second inauguration in 1985, and at Bill Clinton's first inauguration in 1993.
  • Legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives to award him the Congressional Gold Medal. (February 2005)
  • Shared his birthday with rock and roll singer Bruce Springsteen and actor Jason Alexander.
  • Was an admirer of singer Nat "King" Cole and even imitated his style in his early performances, which guaranteed him continued work before perfecting his own style.
  • He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1993 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.
  • One of the first singers to own his own master recordings.

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