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Wilson Pickett(1941-2006)

  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Wilson Pickett was born on 18 March 1941 in Prattville, Alabama, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for The Commitments (1991), Road House (1989) and Forrest Gump (1994). He was previously married to Bonnie Covington. He died on 19 January 2006 in Reston, Virginia, USA.
BornMarch 18, 1941
DiedJanuary 19, 2006(64)
BornMarch 18, 1941
DiedJanuary 19, 2006(64)
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Wilson Pickett in Muscle Shoals (2013)
Wilson Pickett in Muscle Shoals (2013)
Wilson Pickett in Charlie Rose (1991)

Known for:

Robert Arkins in The Commitments (1991)
The Commitments
7.6
  • Composer
  • 1991
Patrick Swayze and Kelly Lynch in Road House (1989)
Road House
6.7
  • Soundtrack("Mustang Sally")
  • 1989
Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump
8.8
  • Soundtrack("Land of 1000 Dances")
  • 1994
Jason Statham in The Bank Job (2008)
The Bank Job
7.2
  • Soundtrack("In the Midnight Hour")
  • 2008

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Actor

  • Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, J. Evan Bonifant, and Joe Morton in Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
    Blues Brothers 2000
    • Mr. Pickett
    • 1998
  • Barry Gibb, Peter Frampton, Maurice Gibb, and Robin Gibb in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    • Our Guests at Heartland
    • 1978

Composer

  • Robert Arkins in The Commitments (1991)
    The Commitments
    • Composer
    • 1991

Soundtrack

  • Claudia Winkleman in The Traitors UK (2022)
    The Traitors UK
    • performer: "Land of a Thousand Dances" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Gillian Anderson, Patricia Allison, Aimee Lou Wood, George Robinson, Asa Butterfield, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Ncuti Gatwa, Tanya Reynolds, Emma Mackey, Connor Swindells, and Chinenye Ezeudu in Sex Education (2019)
    Sex Education
    • performer: "Land of 1000 Dances" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Will Smith, Saniyya Sidney, and Demi Singleton in King Richard (2021)
    King Richard
    • performer: "Get Me Back on Time, Engine Number 9 (Pt. 1 & 2)"
    • 2021
  • Godfather of Harlem (2019)
    Godfather of Harlem
    • performer: "Ninety-Nine and One-Half (Won't Do)"
    • writer: "Ninety-Nine and One-Half (Won't Do)"
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Ryan Eggold in New Amsterdam (2018)
    New Amsterdam
    • performer: "Hello Sunshine"
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Sean Patrick Flanery and Grace Van Dien in Lady Driver (2020)
    Lady Driver
    • performer: "Mustang Sally"
    • 2020
  • The Vietnam War (2017)
    The Vietnam War
    • performer: "Mustang Sally"
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2017
  • Denise Drysdale, Debra Lawrance, David Roberts, Caitlin Stasey, Charlotte Nicdao, Renee Lim, Keegan Joyce, Nikita Leigh-Pritchard, Hannah Gadsby, Josh Thomas, Charles Cottier, and Thomas Ward in Please Like Me (2013)
    Please Like Me
    • performer: "Land of 1000 Dances"
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Britain's Got Talent (2007)
    Britain's Got Talent
    • performer: "Land of a Thousand Dances" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Nit i dia (2016)
    Nit i dia
    • writer: "In the Midnight Hour"
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • My Music: 50s & 60s Party Songs (2014)
    My Music: 50s & 60s Party Songs
    • performer: "Land of 1000 Dances"
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    • performer: "Land of 1000 Dances", "Funky Broadway", "Mustang Sally", "Hey Jude"
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Rob the Mob (2014)
    Rob the Mob
    • performer: "Something You Got"
    • 2014
  • James McAvoy in Filth (2013)
    Filth
    • performer: "Born to Be Wild"
    • 2013
  • The Missing Picture (2013)
    The Missing Picture
    • lyrics: "In the Midnight Hour"
    • music: "In the Midnight Hour"
    • 2013

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Only The Strong Survive

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  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • March 18, 1941
    • Prattville, Alabama, USA
  • Died
    • January 19, 2006
    • Reston, Virginia, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Bonnie Covington1959 - 1986 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Album: "The Exciting Wilson Pickett" (Atlantic)
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    • 1 Article

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    In 1991 he was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend.
  • Nickname
    • The Wicked Pickett

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