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Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley, born Elias Otha Bates, was an original and influential American rock & roll singer, guitarist and songwriter. He was known as "The Originator" because of the key role in the transition from blues music to rock & roll, influencing a host of legendary acts including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and The Rolling Stones to name a few. He introduced more insistent, driving rhythms and hard-edged guitar sound on a wide-ranging catalog of songs.

Known For: Acting

Born: McComb, Mississippi, USA, 1928-12-30

Died: 2008-06-02

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1965	The Big T.N.T. Show	Self	70
2	1971	Sweet Toronto	Self	58
3	1972	Bo Diddley's Back in Town	Self	0
4	1972	Crush Proof	Bo Diddley	48
5	1973	The London Rock and Roll Show	Self	0
6	1973	Let the Good Times Roll	Himself	61
7	1977	Dick Clark's Good Old Days		0
8	1980	This Is America Part 2	Self	51
9	1983	Trading Places	Pawnbroker	72
10	1985	Live Aid	Self	79
11	1985	Chuck Berry & Bo Diddley: Rock 'n' Roll All Star Jam		0
12	1987	Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll	Self	72
13	1989	Legends of Rock 'n' Roll	Bo Diddley	90
14	1989	Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!	Legendary Guitarist	66
15	1990	Rockula	Axman	48
16	1991	Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Blues Night	Himself	60
17	1995	30th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll All-Star Jam: Bo Diddley	Self	0
18	1995	The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge	Self	90
19	1998	Blues Brothers 2000	The Louisiana Gator Boys	53
20	2001	Screamin' Jay Hawkins: I Put a Spell on Me	Himself	20
21	2003	Bluesy Entertainment: Live	Self	0
22	2003	Godfathers and Sons	Self (archival)	75
23	2003	A Tribute to Muddy Waters - Live	Self	0
24	2004	Eddie Cochran & Friends: C'mon Everybody	Self (archive footage)	65
25	2006	Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street	self	0
26		Ron Wood and Bo Diddley: Japan 1988	Himself	0
27	2018	The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Uncut	Self	73
28	2023	Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World	Self (archive footage)	70

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
2	1964	Shindig!	Self - Singer	62
3	1971	Rollin' On The River		0
4	1976	Donny & Marie	Self	65
5	1989	Geld oder Liebe	Self	0
6	1999	So Weird	Frank - Special Guest Star	61
7	2001	According to Jim	Bo Diddley	65