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Sonny Terry

Acting Born Oct 24, 1911 Mineola, New York, U.S. 14 credits

Biography

Sonny Terry works in acting. Born October 24, 1911 in Mineola, New York, U.S.. Archytele lists 14 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Known for

Film

Barton Fink

as Self
Film

The Color Purple

as Jook Joint Musician
Film

The Jerk

as Blues Singer

Sun's Daughters

as Self (archive footage)

Frequent co-stars

Steve Martin 1 shared title
Bernadette Peters 1 shared title
Catlin Adams 1 shared title
Mabel King 1 shared title
Richard Ward 1 shared title
Carl Gottlieb 1 shared title
Dick Anthony Williams 1 shared title
Bill Macy 1 shared title
M. Emmet Walsh 1 shared title
Dick O'Neill 1 shared title

Career timeline

The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3
The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1Red, White and BluesBrownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2
BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie
The Color Purple
Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
The Jerk
The Blues Under the Skin
The Midnight Special
Festival
American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train
To Hear Your Banjo Play

Full filmography

  • The Midnight Special (1972) as Self
  • The Color Purple (1985) as Jook Joint Musician
  • The Jerk (1979) as Blues Singer
  • The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 1 (2003) as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
  • Festival (1967) as Self
  • Red, White and Blues (2003) as Self (archive footage)
  • BBC Arena: Woody Guthrie (1988) as Self (archive footage)
  • Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin' (1984) as Self
  • To Hear Your Banjo Play (1947) as Self
  • The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 3 (2004) as Self (Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee)
  • Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry: Red River Blues 1948-1974 (2003) as Self
  • The Blues Under the Skin (1973) as Self
  • The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966, Vol. 2 (2003) as Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
  • American Folk-Blues Festival: The Blues and Gospel Train (1964)