Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/23/1930
Place of Birth
Albany, Georgia USA
Ray Charles
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. Fr...
Known For
Spy Hard
as Busdriver
Quincy Jones | Music Man
as Self (archive footage)
Love Affair
as Self
The World of Jim Henson
as Self (archive footage)
Merci Dorothée !
as Self (archive footage)
The Blues Brothers
as Ray
The Big T.N.T. Show
as Self
Piano Blues
as Self
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Self
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage)
Swingin' Along
as Self
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Unknown Role
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
Lynda Carter's Celebration
as Self
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
as Self
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
as Self
Career Timeline
2025
2023
2022
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
Ray Charles: O-Genio - Live In Brazil 1963
as Self
Ray Charles: Soul of the Holy Land
as Self
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
as Self
Tom Dowd & The Language of Music
as Self
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
as Self (archive footage)
Rockin' Pianos
as Self
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)