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Wilson Pickett (1941–2006)

Soundtrack | Actor | Composer

Trivia:

Received 1 year in jail and 5 years probation for hitting a pedestrian while driving drunk. [1993] See more trivia »

Born:

in Prattville, Alabama, USA

Died:

(age 64) in Reston, Virginia, USA
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2012 No me la puc treure del cap (TV series)
– Festa i ball (2012) (writer: "In the Midnight Hour" / performer: "In the Midnight Hour")
 
2009 Jools's Hootenanny (TV series)
– Episode #17.0 (2009) (writer: "In The Midnight Hour")
 
2009/I Old Dogs (performer: "Land Of 1,000 Dances")
 
2009/I The Box (performer: "MUSTANG SALLY")
 
2009 So You Think You Can Dance Canada (TV series)
– Top 20 Results (2009) (performer: "Land of a Thousand Dances")
 
2008 Clubbed (performer: "Get Me Back On Time, Engine Number 9")
 
2008 The Bank Job (writer: "In the Midnight Hour" / performer: "In the Midnight Hour")
 
2008 Paris (performer: "Lands of 1000 dances")
 
2007 Talk to Me (performer: "I'm in Love")
 
2006 So You Think You Can Dance (TV series)
– Top 10 Perform (2006) (performer: "Land of a Thousand Dances")
 
2006 My Name Is Earl (TV series)
– Dad's Car (2006) (performer: "Mustang Sally" - uncredited)
 
2005 Heisei kyoiku yobiko 2005 (TV series) (performer: "Dance tengoku")
 
2004 Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 (Video Game) ("In The Midnight Hour")
 
2004 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (writer: "In the Midnight Hour" / performer: "In the Midnight Hour")
 
2004 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
– John Lennon's Jukebox (2004) (performer: "In the Midnight Hour")
 
2004 Intimate Strangers (performer: "In The Midnight Hour")
 
2002 La bande du drugstore (performer: "Mustang Sally")
 
2002 Only the Strong Survive (documentary) (writer: "In the Midnight Hour" / performer: "In the Midnight Hour", "Land of 1000 Dances", "Soul Survivor")
 
2001 Riding in Cars with Boys (writer: "In The Midnight Hour" / performer: "In The Midnight Hour")
 
1999 See You in Hell, My Darling (writer: "I Found Love")
 
1998 Susan's Plan (performer: "Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You")
 
1998 From the Earth to the Moon (TV mini-series)
– For Miles and Miles (1998) (performer: "Mustang Sally")
– Galileo Was Right (1998) (performer: "Mustang Sally")
 
1998 Ride (writer: "In The Midnight Hour")
 
1998 Blues Brothers 2000 (performer: "634-5789")
 
1997 The Full Monty (performer: "Land of a Thousand Dances" 1971)
 
1997 The Ice Storm (performer: "Sugar Sugar")
 
1996 My Fellow Americans (writer: "In The Midnight Hour" / performer: "In The Midnight Hour")
 
1996 Apollo 11 (TV movie) (writer: "In the Midnight Hour" / as W. Pickett / performer: "In the Midnight Hour")
 
1996 2 Days in the Valley (writer: "Hello Sunshine" / performer: "Hello Sunshine")
 
1996/II Mother (performer: "Land Of A Thousand Dances")
 
1995 Chicago Hope (TV series)
– The Ethics of Hope (1995) (writer: "In the Midnight Hour" - uncredited)
– A Coupla Stiffs (1995) (writer: "In the Midnight Hour" - uncredited / performer: "In the Midnight Hour" - uncredited)
 
1995 Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (performer: "MUSTANG SALLY")
 
1994 Forrest Gump (performer: "Land Of 1000 Dances" 1962)
 
1993 Heaven & Earth (performer: "Mustang Sally")
 
1993 A Bronx Tale (performer: "Ninety-Nine And A Half", "Ninety-Nine and a Half Won't Do")
 
1993 Indecent Proposal ("In the Midnight Hour")
 
1991 Reasonable Doubts (TV series)
– Pilot (1991) (performer: "Mustang Sally" - uncredited)
 
1991 Mystery Date (performer: "634-5789")
 
1990 Designing Women (TV series)
– Tornado Watch (1990) (performer: "Mustang Sally")
 
1989 American Boyfriends (writer: "In the Midnight Hour" / performer: "In the Midnight Hour")
 
1989 Road House (performer: "Mustang Sally")
 
1989 Dream a Little Dream (writer: "THE MIDNIGHT HOUR")
 
1988 Fright Night Part 2 (performer: "In The Midnight Hour")
 
1988 The Great Outdoors (performer: "Land of a Thousand Dances")
 
1988 Off Limits (performer: "Funky Broadway")
 
1988 Action Jackson (performer: "FUNKY BROADWAY")
 
1988 Genesis: Live at Wembley Stadium (video) (writer: "In The Midnight Hour")
 
1987 Good Morning, Vietnam (writer: "In The Midnight Hour" / performer: "In The Midnight Hour")
 
1986 Miami Vice (TV series)
– One Way Ticket (1986) (performer: "Mustang Sally" - uncredited)
 
1985 The Midnight Hour (TV movie) (performer: "The Midnight Hour")
 
1985 Into the Night (writer: "IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR")
 
1984 Genesis: The Mama Tour (video documentary) (writer: "In The Midnight Hour")
 
1983 The Big Chill (writer: "IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR")
 
1980 The Hollywood Knights (performer: "In the Midnight Hour")
 
1971 Soul to Soul (documentary) (performer: "In the Midnight Hour", "Land of 1,000 Dances")
 
1970 The Boys in the Band (performer: "Funky Broadway")
 
1969 Mondo Trasho ("634-5789")
 
1965-1966 Hollywood a Go Go (TV series)
– Episode #1.58 (1966) (performer: "Don't Fight It")
– Episode #1.36 (1965) (performer: "In the Midnight Hour", "Come Home Baby")
 
1965 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
– Stand Up, Nigel Barton (1965) (performer: "In the Midnight Hour")
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
1998 Blues Brothers 2000
Mr. Pickett
 
1978 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Our Guests at Heartland
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
1991 The Commitments
 
Show ShowSelf (22 titles)
2004 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 January 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2002 Only the Strong Survive (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 21st Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2000 Immaculate Funk
Himself
 
1995 Rock & Roll (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 5 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Atlantic Records Story (TV special)
Himself
 
1988 Sábado noche (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 May 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1988 James Brown & Friends: Set Fire to the Soul (video documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Motown Returns to the Apollo (TV special)
Himself
 
1977 All You Need Is Love (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Good Times: Rhythm and Blues … Himself
 
1972-1976 Soul Train (TV series documentary)
Himself / Singer
– Wilson Pickett/Betty Wright/The Modulations (1976) … Singer
– Curtis Mayfield/War/Wilson Pickett (1972) … Himself
 
1973 Save the Children (documentary)
Himself
 
1971-1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.121 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #3.248 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Soul to Soul (documentary)
Himself
 
1969 This Is Tom Jones (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #2.6 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 ...And Beautiful (TV movie)
Himself
 
1967 Beat-Club (TV series)
– Episode #1.17 (1967)
 
1966-1967 Where the Action Is (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.88 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #2.122 (1966) … Himself
 
1965-1966 Ready, Steady, Go! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.30 (1966) … Himself
– Episode #3.11 (1965) … Himself
 
1965-1966 Hollywood a Go Go (TV series)
Himself - Singer
– Episode #1.58 (1966) … Himself - Singer
– Episode #1.36 (1965) … Himself - Singer
 
1965 Shivaree (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.28 (1965) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2012 No me la puc treure del cap (TV series)
 
2010 My Music: Aretha Franklin Presents Soul Rewind (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: I'll Take You There (video)
Himself
 
2006 The 48th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2001 Blues Odyssey (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

CD: "Greatest Hits" (Rhino) See more »

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Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Received 1 year in jail and 5 years probation for hitting a pedestrian while driving drunk. [1993] See more »

Nickname:

The Wicked Pickett See more »

Star Sign:

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