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Freddie King(1934-1976)

  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Freddie King at an event for Boboquivari (1970)
Freddie King was born on 3 September 1934 in Gilmer, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Legend (2015), The D Train (2015) and Jimi Hendrix: The Guitar Hero (2010). He was married to Jessie Burnett. He died on 28 December 1976 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
BornSeptember 3, 1934
DiedDecember 28, 1976(42)
BornSeptember 3, 1934
DiedDecember 28, 1976(42)
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Known for

Emily Browning and Tom Hardy in Legend (2015)
Legend
6.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2015
James Marsden and Jack Black in The D Train (2015)
The D Train
5.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2015
Jimi Hendrix: The Guitar Hero (2010)
Jimi Hendrix: The Guitar Hero
7.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2010
Gary Moore & The Midnight Blues: Live at Montreux 1990 (2004)
Gary Moore & The Midnight Blues: Live at Montreux 1990
8.8
Video
  • Soundtrack
  • 2004

Credits

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Actor



  • Plyysiä ja hyvää musiikkia
    TV Series
    • self - Performer
    • 1975

Soundtrack



  • Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in Hacks (2021)
    Hacks
    8.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "Going Down"
    • 2024
  • Jane Horrocks, Imelda Staunton, David Bradley, Lynn Ferguson, Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Josie Sedgwick-Davies, and Bella Ramsey in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
    Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
    6.3
    • writer: "Heads Up"
    • 2023
  • Allison Janney, Marc Maron, Stephen Root, Andre Royo, Arabella Grant, Andrea Riseborough, James Landry Hébert, Catfish Jean, and Owen Teague in To Leslie (2022)
    To Leslie
    7.1
    • performer: "Goin' Down"
    • 2022
  • Emily Browning and Tom Hardy in Legend (2015)
    Legend
    6.9
    • performer: "Hideaway"
    • writer: "Hideaway"
    • 2015
  • James Marsden and Jack Black in The D Train (2015)
    The D Train
    5.1
    • performer: "Going Down"
    • 2015
  • Danny McBride in Eastbound & Down (2009)
    Eastbound & Down
    8.2
    TV Series
    • performer: "Going Down"
    • performer: "Goin' Down" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 2009–2013
  • Jimi Hendrix: The Guitar Hero (2010)
    Jimi Hendrix: The Guitar Hero
    7.4
    • performer: "Ain't No Sunshine"
    • 2010
  • Gary Moore & The Midnight Blues: Live at Montreux 1990 (2004)
    Gary Moore & The Midnight Blues: Live at Montreux 1990
    8.8
    Video
    • writer: "The Stumble"
    • 2004
  • Loni Anderson, Tim Reid, Frank Bonner, Howard Hesseman, Gordon Jump, Richard Sanders, and Gary Sandy in WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
    WKRP in Cincinnati
    8.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "I'm Tore Down" (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Cruisin' 57
    6.8
    • performer: "Hide Away"
    • writer: "Hide Away" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1975

Personal details

  • Height
    • 6′ 4¾″ (1.95 m)
  • Born
    • September 3, 1934
    • Gilmer, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • December 28, 1976
    • Dallas, Texas, USA(acute pancreatitis)
  • Spouse
    • Jessie Burnett1952 - December 28, 1976 (his death, 7 children)
  • Other works
    Single: Have You Ever Loved a Woman"?

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