Howlin' Wolf: movies and TV shows

Howlin' Wolf has 17 credits in the archive: 14 films and 3 TV series, from 1964 to 2025. Highest rated: Shindig! (6.4/10).

Career timeline

1964 – 2025 · busiest year: 2003 (4 credits)

Year	Title	Role	Type	Rating	Age then
2025	Newport and the Great Folk Dream	Self (archive footage)	Film	—	115
2017	Monochrome: Black, White & Blue	Self (archive footage)	TV	—	107
2015	Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell George	Self (archive footage)	Film	8.0	105
2013	Born In Chicago	Self	Film	5.7	103
2009	The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts	Self (archive footage)	Film	7.9	99
2008	Down the Tracks: The Music That Influenced Led Zeppelin	Self (archive footage)	Film	8.0	98
2007	The American Folk Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963-1966	Himself	Film	7.0	97
2003	The Blues	Self (archive footage)	TV	7.4	93
2003	Godfathers and Sons	Self	Film	7.5	93
2003	The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2	Himself	Film	—	93
2003	The Howlin' Wolf Story: The Secret History of Rock & Roll	Himself	Film	6.3	93
1999	See You in Hell, Blind Boy		Film	8.0	89
1996	Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966	Self	Film	—	86
1970	Howlin' Wolf in Concert	Himself	Film	—	60
1970	Howlin' Wolf in Concert		Film	—	60
1967	Festival	Self	Film	6.0	57
1964	Shindig!	Self - Singer	TV	6.4	54