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Overview
Mini Biography:
Rawls was born on 1st December 1933 in Chicago, Illinois. His father abandoned... moreTrivia:
Was awarded an honorary doctorate at Florida Memorial College in Miami... moreAwards:
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Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Music Department, Producer, Composer, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
- Uh Oh! (2003) .... King Tooetu
- Christmas with the Stars (2001) (TV)
- Betaville (2001) .... Kirby the Elder
- The Code Conspiracy (2001) .... Carriage Driver
- A Man Is Mostly Water (2000) .... Mailman
- Everything's Jake (2000) .... Hot Dog Vendor
- Bel Air (2000) .... Rusty
- Michael Jordan: An American Hero (1999) (TV) .... Security guard
... aka American Hero: The Michael Jordan Story (USA) - Wildly Available (1999) .... Jazzman
- The Rugrats Movie (1998) (voice) .... Newborn Baby
- Watchers Reborn (1998) .... Doc Grimes
- Lookin' Italian (1998) .... Willy
... aka Showdown (USA: video title) - Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) .... The Louisiana Gator Boys
- Living Legends of Gospel: The Quartets, Volume 2 (1998) (V) .... Host
- Living Legends of Gospel: The Quartets, Volume 1 (1998) (V) .... Host
- Knock Out (1998) (TV) .... Boxing Coach/Manager
- Motel Blue (1997) .... Gospel Minister
- Snowden on Ice (1997) (TV) (voice)
- "Hey Arnold!" .... Harvey (3 episodes, 1996-1999)
- Eugene Goes Bad/What's Opera, Arnold? (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Harvey
- Arnold's Halloween (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Harvey
- Helga's Love Potion/Gerald's Secret (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Harvey - Don King: Only in America (1997) (TV) .... Harold Logan
- Still Breathing (1997) .... The Tree Man
- The Price of Kissing (1997) .... Ben
- "Early Edition" .... Hanratty (1 episode, 1997)
- The Wall: Part 2 (1997) TV episode .... Hanratty - After the Game (1997) .... Joe Wilkins
... aka The Last Hand (USA: DVD title) - "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" .... Bat (1 episode, 1997)
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Bat - Morella (1997) .... Professor Larson
... aka The Cloning of Morella - Driven (1996) .... Charlie
- "Baywatch Nights" .... Lou Raymond (22 episodes, 1995-1996)
... aka "Detectives on the Beach"
- Heat Rays (1996) TV episode .... Lou Raymond
- A Closer Look (1996) TV episode .... Lou Raymond
- Rendezvous (1996) TV episode .... Lou Raymond
- Epilogue (1996) TV episode .... Lou Raymond
- Vengeance (1996) TV episode .... Lou Raymond
(17 more) - Livers Ain't Cheap (1996) .... MC
... aka The Real Thing - Leaving Las Vegas (1995) .... Concerned Cabbie
... aka Leaving Las Vegas (France) - Malevolence (1995) .... Rev. Luke Thomas
- "Baywatch" .... Ozzie Thompson (1 episode, 1992)
... aka "Baywatch Hawaii" (USA: new title)
- Lifeguards Can't Jump (1992) TV episode .... Ozzie Thompson - Saturday's (1991) (TV) .... Jack Saturday
- "Tall Tales and Legends" .... Jim Wallace (1 episode, 1986)
... aka "Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends" (USA: complete title)
- John Henry (1986) TV episode .... Jim Wallace - "Fantasy Island" .... Charles 'Diggs' Whelan (1 episode, 1983)
- Return to the Cotton Club/No Friends Like Old Friends (1983) TV episode .... Charles 'Diggs' Whelan - "The Fall Guy" .... Country Joe Walker (1 episode, 1981)
- The Fall Guy (1981) TV episode .... Country Joe Walker - "Mannix" .... Vince Logan (1 episode, 1972)
- Lifeline (1972) TV episode .... Vince Logan - "The Red Skelton Show" .... Guest Vocalist (3 episodes, 1968-1969)
... aka "The Red Skelton Hour" (USA: new title)
- Singing Waiters, Hillbilly Songwriters (1969) TV episode .... Guest Vocalist
- Don't Look a Wooden Gift Horse in the Mouth (1969) TV episode .... Guest Vocalist
- Episode #17.19 (1968) TV episode .... Guest Vocalist - Angel, Angel, Down We Go (1969) .... Joe
... aka Cult of the Damned (USA: reissue title) - "The Big Valley" .... Joshua Watson (1 episode, 1969)
- Joshua Watson (1969) TV episode .... Joshua Watson - "Malibu U." .... Singer (1 episode)
- Episode #1.4 (????) TV episode .... Singer - "77 Sunset Strip" .... Safari Attendant (1 episode, 1960)
- Safari (1960) TV episode (uncredited) .... Safari Attendant
Soundtrack:
- "Dancing with the Stars" (1 episode, 2008)
- Round 2 (2008) TV episode (performer: "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" (uncredited)) - "The Wire" (1 episode, 2008)
- Clarifications (2008) TV episode (performer: "You'll Never Find a Love Like Mine") - Disturbia (2007) (performer: "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine")
- "Psych" (1 episode, 2007)
- He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, He Loves Me, Oops He's Dead (2007) TV episode (performer: "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine") - "Grey's Anatomy" (1 episode, 2005)
- Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (2005) TV episode (performer: "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town") - "South Park" (1 episode, 2005)
- Wing (2005) TV episode (writer: "You'll never Find Another Love like Mine") - Surviving Christmas (2004) (performer: "Santa Claus is Coming to Town")
- Soul Plane (2004) (performer: "You'll Never Find")
- The Hot Chick (2002) (performer: "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine")
- The Tuxedo (2002) (performer: "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine")
- High Crimes (2002) (performer: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas")
- What Women Want (2000) (performer: "Nobody But Me")
- "That '70s Show" (1 episode, 1999)
- The Pill (1999) TV episode (performer: "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine") - Payback (1999/I) (performer: "If I Had My Life to Live Over")
- The Rugrats Movie (1998) (performer: "This World Is Something New to Me")
- That Old Feeling (1997) (performer: "At Last")
- Jingle All the Way (1996) (performer: "So They Say It's Christmas")
- "Jungle Cubs" (1996) TV series (unknown episodes)
- The Great White Hype (1996) (performer: "I've Got You Under My Skin")
- "Women of the House" (1 episode, 1995)
- That's What Friends Are For (1995) TV episode (performer: "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine") - The Songwriter's Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary... The Magic of Music (1989) (TV) (performer: "Yesterday", "Help Me Make It Through The Night")
- The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV) (performer: "Take My Breath Away")
- Garfield in Paradise (1986) (TV) (performer: "Hello, Hawaii (Can I Come Over?)", "Beauty and the Beach")
- Garfield in Disguise (1985) (TV) (performer: "This Is the Night", "Scaredy Cat")
... aka Garfield's Halloween Adventure (USA: reissue title) - "E/R" (1984) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Here Comes Garfield (1982) (TV) (performer: "Foolin' Around")
- The Cannonball Run (1981) (performer: "Love Is On The Air", "If And When")
- The Specialist (1975/I) (performer: "Specialist, The")
- Welcome to Arrow Beach (1974) (performer: "Who Can Tell Us Why")
... aka Tender Flesh (Philippines: English title) (USA: reissue title)
... aka Cold Storage (Canada: English title: TV title) - The Soul of Nigger Charley (1973) (performer: "Sometime Day")
- Believe in Me (1971) (performer: "Believe in Me")
- The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970) (TV) (performer: "Jean")
- The Best on Record (1968) (TV) (writer: "Dead End Street") (performer: "Dead End Street")
Music Department:
- Garfield Gets a Life (1991) (TV) (vocals)
- Angel III: The Final Chapter (1988) (composer: end theme)
Producer:
- The 4th Annual Black Gold Awards (1987) (TV) (co-executive producer)
- The 3rd Annual Black Gold Awards (1986) (TV) (executive producer)
Self:
- Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer (2006) (V) .... Himself - Host
- An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Stevie Wonder (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- The 8th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Quincy Jones (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 23 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Straight from the Heart: Timeless Music of the 60's & 70's (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- An Evening of Stars: 25th Anniversary Tribute to Lou Rawls (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Wayne Brady Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 5 January 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 2003)
... aka "H²" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka "H2: Hollywood Squares" (USA: fifth season title)
- Episode dated 8 December 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Guest Appearance - The Nick at Nite Holiday Special (2003) (TV) (voice) .... Himself
- Sam Cooke: Legend (2003) (V) .... Himself
- American Soundtrack: Rhythm, Love and Soul (2003) (TV) .... Himself - Host
- God Only Knows: Vocal Harmony - The Voice (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- DeFord Bailey: A Legend Lost (2002) (TV) .... Himself - Narrator
- "The Proud Family" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- The Party (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - "My Wife and Kids" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
- Michael's Garden (2001) TV episode .... Himself - 32nd NAACP Image Awards (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence (2001) (TV) .... Co-Host
- Petula Clark: A Sign of the Times (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- "VH-1 Where Are They Now?" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- The Cowsills (2000) TV episode .... Himself - The Jazz Channel Presents Lou Rawls (2000) (V) .... Himself
- "The Norm Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
... aka "Norm" (USA: new title)
- Norm and Shelly in Love (1999) TV episode .... Himself - "CD Highway" (1999) TV series .... Himself
- "The Good News" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
... aka "Good News"
- Gospelfest: Part 2 (1998) TV episode .... Himself - "Martin" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
- California, Here We Come: Part 2 (1997) TV episode .... Himself - Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine (1996) (TV) .... Himself
- The Prince (1996/I) .... Himself
- "Roc" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
... aka "Roc Live"
- The Concert (1994) TV episode .... Himself - "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (8 episodes, 1971-1989)
... aka "The Best of Carson" (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 26 December 1989 (1989) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 12 December 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 24 September 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 3 July 1979 (1979) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 4 December 1978 (1978) TV episode .... Himself
(3 more) - The Songwriter's Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary... The Magic of Music (1989) (TV) .... Himself
- "Lou Rawls Parade of Stars" .... Himself - Host (2 episodes, 1985-1988)
- Episode dated 17 November 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode dated 28 December 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself - Host - "Soul Train" .... Guest / ... (3 episodes, 1971-1988)
- Episode #17.18 (1988) TV episode .... Himself
- Lou Rawls/Otis Clay/The Peaches (1972) TV episode .... Guest
- Lou Rawls/The 100 Proof/The Emotions (1971) TV episode .... Guest - The 15th Annual American Music Awards (1988) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- Living the Dream: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1988) (TV) .... Himself
- Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) (TV) .... Himself
- The 4th Annual Black Gold Awards (1987) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Host
- The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
- "The New Hollywood Squares" .... Himself / ... (5 episodes, 1986)
- Episode dated 12 December 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 11 December 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 10 December 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 9 December 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.61 (1986) TV episode .... Himself/Panelist - The 3rd Annual Black Gold Awards (1986) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Host
- "Solid Gold" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1982-1985)
... aka "Solid Gold in Concert" (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 20 July 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 13 July 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 3 April 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself - Motown Returns to the Apollo (1985) (TV) .... Himself
- The 11th Annual American Music Awards (1984) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- The President's Command Performance (1983) (TV) .... Himself
- "Reading Rainbow" .... Himself (1 episode, 1983)
- Ty's One Man Band (1983) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - The 8th Annual American Music Awards (1981) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
... aka The 8th American Music Awards (USA) - Uptown: A Tribute to the Apollo Theatre (1980) (TV) .... Himself - Host
... aka Uptown: A Musical Comedy History of Harlem's Apollo Theatre (USA) - "Horas doradas" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
- Episode dated 29 May 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself - "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1972-1980)
- Episode dated 28 January 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 3 October 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 24 October 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself - Co-Host - "The Ronnie Corbett Special" .... Himself (1 episode, 1979)
- Episode dated 4 May 1979 (1979) TV episode .... Himself - The 21st Annual Grammy Awards (1979) (TV) .... Himself
- The 20th Annual Grammy Awards (1978) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Midnight Special" .... Himself - Host / ... (5 episodes, 1973-1977)
- Episode #6.13 (1977) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode #6.8 (1977) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode #6.1 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #5.30 (1977) TV episode .... Himself - Host
- Episode #1.9 (1973) TV episode .... Himself - Host - "The Muppet Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
- Episode #2.15 (1977) TV episode .... Himself - "The Captain and Tennille" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
- Episode #1.16 (1977) TV episode .... Himself - The 4th Annual American Music Awards (1977) .... Himself/Host
- "Rock Concert" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1975-1976)
... aka "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" (USA: complete title)
- Episode #4.7 (1976) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.7 (1975) TV episode .... Himself - "Dinah!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
... aka "Dinah! & Friends"
- Episode dated 24 August 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself - "Musical Chairs" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
- Episode dated 17 October 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself - Lou Rawls: Soul on Ice! (1975) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Dean Martin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
... aka "The Dean Martin Comedy Hour" (USA: new title)
- Celebrity Roast: Hank Aaron (1974) TV episode .... Himself - "The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1973-1974)
- Episode dated 10 March 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.19 (1973) TV episode .... Himself - "Stand Up and Cheer" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1972-1973)
... aka "Johnny Mann's Stand Up and Cheer" (USA: complete title)
- Episode #3.5 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.22 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.6 (1972) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode dated 20 November 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1970)
- Episode dated 17 November 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 22 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970) (TV) .... Himself - Perfomer
- "This Is Tom Jones" (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode #2.24 (1970) TV episode - "Playboy After Dark" .... Singer (3 episodes, 1969-1970)
- Episode #2.5 (1970) TV episode .... Singer
- Episode #1.22 (1969) TV episode .... Singer
- Episode #1.16 (1969) TV episode .... Singer - "Frost on Sunday" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode #2.8 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - "The Barbara McNair Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode dated 8 February 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "The Engelbert Humperdinck Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode dated 4 February 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode dated 12 January 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Guest Appearance - "Sesame Street" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
... aka "Open Sesame" (New Zealand: English title: new syndication title)
... aka "Sesame Street Unpaved" (USA: syndication title)
... aka "The New Sesame Street" (USA: new syndication title)
- Episode #1.43 (1970) TV episode .... Himself - "Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers" (1968) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes, 1969)
... aka "Dean Martin Presents Music Country" (USA: new title)
... aka "Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers in London" (USA: new title)
... aka "Dean Martin Presents" - "Music Scene" .... Himself - Musical Guest (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode #1.2 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest - "The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode #1.10 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "The Hollywood Palace" .... Himself - Singer (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode #6.8 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - Singer - Jack Benny's Bag (1968) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Steve Allen Comedy Hour" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 3 June 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - The Best on Record (1968) (TV) .... Himself
- "Toast of the Town" .... Singer (3 episodes, 1966-1968)
... aka "The Ed Sullivan Show" (USA: new title)
- Episode #21.26 (1968) TV episode .... Singer
- Episode #20.27 (1967) TV episode .... Singer
- Episode #20.9 (1966) TV episode .... Singer - "Shivaree" .... Himself (1 episode, 1966)
- Episode dated 1 January 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - "The New Steve Allen Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode dated 6 May 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - "'Drehscheibe, Die'" .... Singer (1 episode)
- Episode dated 20 March 1968 (????) TV episode .... Singer
Archive Footage:
- The 48th Annual Grammy Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
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"Women of the House"
- That's What Friends Are For (1995) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
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