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The Jerk (1979) -- A complete imbecile struggles to make it through life on his own, until a strange invention makes him unbelievably wealthy.

Overview

Date of Birth:

30 November 1915, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA more

Date of Death:

16 February 1996, Oakland, California, USA more

STARmeter:

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NewsDesk:

Great Vintage Blues 5: Sonny Terry Brownie McGhee
(From The AV Club. 29 May 2008, 6:29 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

Brownie McGee

Filmography

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Superbad (2007) (performer: "Dangerous Woman (With A 45 In Her Hand)")
Guy X (2005) (writer: "Lonesome Day") (performer: "Lonesome Day")
Dogfight (1991) (writer: "GUITAR HIGHWAY") (performer: "GUITAR HIGHWAY")
A Matter of Degrees (1990) (writer: "Blue Feeling") (performer: "Blue Feeling")
"Matlock" (1 episode, 1989)
- The Blues Singer (1989) TV episode (performer: "The Midnight Special")
Angel Heart (1987) ("Rainy Rainy Day")
... aka Aux portes de l'enfer (Canada: French title)
Get Crazy (1983) (writer: "The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll")
... aka Flip Out
"Dave's Place" (1 episode, 1965)
- Episode #1.11 (1965) TV episode (performer: "Midnight Special", "Talking Harmonica Blues", "Pick Bale O' Cotton")

Actor:

1980s
1970s
1950s

"Family Ties" .... Eddie Dupre (1 episode, 1988)
- The Blues Brother (1988) TV episode .... Eddie Dupre
Angel Heart (1987) .... Toots Sweet
... aka Aux portes de l'enfer (Canada: French title)
The Jerk (1979) (as Brownie McGee) .... Blues Singer
Le blues entre les dents (1973) .... Bluesman
... aka Blues Under the Skin (USA)
A Face in the Crowd (1957) (uncredited) .... Servant with limp
... aka Budd Schulberg's A Face in the Crowd (USA: complete title)

Composer:

Thank You, M'am (1976)
Book of Numbers (1973)

Music Department:

Buck and the Preacher (1972) (musician)

Self:

2000s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s

Freedom Highway: Songs that Shaped a Century (2001) .... Himself
... aka Freedom Highway (International: English title: short title)
"Matlock" .... Himself (1 episode, 1989)
- The Blues Singer (1989) TV episode .... Himself
"The Virginia Graham Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 29 June 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
Festival (1967) .... Himself
The Strolling '20s (1966) (TV) .... Himself
"The Revlon Revue" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "Revlon Presents"
... aka "Revlon Spring Music Festival"
- Tonight with Belafonte (1959) TV episode .... Himself

Archive Footage:

Legends of Country Blues Guitar (1994) (V) .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:

CD (with Sonny Terry): "Blowin' the Fuses--Golden Classics" (VCL) more

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Crime more

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title | Independent Film | Singing | Based On Novel more

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