Jimmy Scott (I) (1925–2014)

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Jimmy Scott (I) (1925–2014)

Actor, Soundtrack

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Credits
36 titles

Past Film & Video (15 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Rustin (2023) Performer ("Everybody Needs Somebody") (as Little Jimmy Scott) Performer ("Everybody Needs Somebody") (as Little Jimmy Scott) See fewer
Private Life (2018) Performer ("Solitude") Performer ("Solitude") See fewer
Fences (2016) Performer ("Day By Day") Performer ("Day By Day") See fewer	$24MM	$129K	$58MM	$64MM
I Go Back Home: Jimmy Scott (2016) Self, Music ("The Blues"), Performer ("The Nearness of You", "How Deep Is the Ocean?", "Never Let Me Go", "Everybody's Somebody's Fool", "Someone To Watch Over Me", "(Sometimes I Feel Like a) Motherless Child") Self, Music ("The Blues"), Performer ("The Nearness of You", "How Deep Is the Ocean?", "Never Let Me Go", "Everybody's Somebody's Fool", "Someone To Watch Over Me", "(Sometimes I Feel Like a) Motherless Child") See fewer
Carol (2015) Performer ("Something From A Fool") Performer ("Something From A Fool") See fewer	$12MM	$254K	$13MM	$40MM
Passion Play (2010) Self, Soundtrack ("Just For A Thrill", "When Did You Leave Heaven") Self, Soundtrack ("Just For A Thrill", "When Did You Leave Heaven") See fewer	$8MM	$2K	$4K	$26K
My Sister's Keeper (2009) Performer ("Heaven") Performer ("Heaven") See fewer	$30MM	$12MM	$49MM	$96MM
Redirecting Eddie (2008) Writer ("When Love Calls Your Name") Writer ("When Love Calls Your Name") See fewer	$1.2MM
Be Kind Rewind (2008) Fats Waller's fan in train (uncredited) Fats Waller's fan in train (uncredited) See fewer	$20MM	$4.1MM	$11MM	$31MM
I Love Your Work (2003) Performer ("Be My Sunshine"), Writer ("Be My Sunshine") Performer ("Be My Sunshine"), Writer ("Be My Sunshine") See fewer	$1.6MM	$3K	$3K	$3K
Jimmy Scott: If You Only Knew (2002) Self, Soundtrack ("Everybody's Somebody's Fool") (as Little Jimmy Scott), Performer ("My Mother's Eyes", "Embraceable You", "Everybody Needs Somebody", "Day by Day", "Home") (as Little Jimmy Scott), Performer ("They Say It's Wonderful", "All the Way") Self, Soundtrack ("Everybody's Somebody's Fool") (as Little Jimmy Scott), Performer ("My Mother's Eyes", "Embraceable You", "Everybody Needs Somebody", "Day by Day", "Home") (as Little Jimmy Scott), Performer ("They Say It's Wonderful", "All the Way") See fewer
Chelsea Walls (2001) Skinny Bones, Performer ("Jealous Guy" (1971)) Skinny Bones, Performer ("Jealous Guy" (1971)) See fewer	$100K	$10K	$61K	$61K
Scotch and Milk (1998) Self, Performer ("Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child") Self, Performer ("Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child") See fewer
Albino Alligator (1996) Performer ("Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good)") Performer ("Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good)") See fewer	$6MM	$101K	$339K	$339K
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) Soundtrack ("Sycamore Trees") (as Little Jimmy Scott) Soundtrack ("Sycamore Trees") (as Little Jimmy Scott) See fewer	$10MM	$1.8MM	$4.2MM	$4.2MM

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Past Television (8 titles)	Episodes
The Deuce (2019) (TV Series) - Performer ("Street of Dreams") (1 episode, 2019) Performer ("Street of Dreams") (1 episode, 2019) See fewer You Only Get One (Oct 7, 2019) Season 3, Episode 5 - Performer ("Street of Dreams") Performer ("Street of Dreams") See fewer	1
Parenthood (2012) (TV Series) - Performer ("Embraceable You") (1 episode, 2012) Performer ("Embraceable You") (1 episode, 2012) See fewer You Can't Always Get What You Want (Nov 27, 2012) Season 4, Episode 9 - Performer ("Embraceable You") (uncredited) Performer ("Embraceable You") (uncredited) See fewer	1
Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV Movie) - Performer ("If I Ever Lost You") Performer ("If I Ever Lost You") See fewer
Independent Lens (2004) (TV Series) - Soundtrack (1 episode, 2004), Self (1 episode, 2004), Performer ("My Mother's Eyes", "Embraceable You", "Everybody Needs Somebody", "Day by Day", "Home") (1 episode, 2004), Performer ("They Say It's Wonderful", "All the Way") (1 episode, 2004) Soundtrack (1 episode, 2004), Self (1 episode, 2004), Performer ("My Mother's Eyes", "Embraceable You", "Everybody Needs Somebody", "Day by Day", "Home") (1 episode, 2004), Performer ("They Say It's Wonderful", "All the Way") (1 episode, 2004) See fewer Jimmy Scott: If You Only Knew (Feb 24, 2004) Season 5, Episode 16 - Self, Soundtrack ("Everybody's Somebody's Fool") (as Little Jimmy Scott), Performer ("My Mother's Eyes", "Embraceable You", "Everybody Needs Somebody", "Day by Day", "Home") (as Little Jimmy Scott), Performer ("They Say It's Wonderful", "All the Way") Self, Soundtrack ("Everybody's Somebody's Fool") (as Little Jimmy Scott), Performer ("My Mother's Eyes", "Embraceable You", "Everybody Needs Somebody", "Day by Day", "Home") (as Little Jimmy Scott), Performer ("They Say It's Wonderful", "All the Way") See fewer	1
Homicide: Life on the Street (1996) (TV Series) - Performer ("There's No Disappointment in Heaven") (1 episode, 1996) Performer ("There's No Disappointment in Heaven") (1 episode, 1996) See fewer M.E., Myself and I (Nov 1, 1996) Season 5, Episode 5 - Performer ("There's No Disappointment in Heaven") Performer ("There's No Disappointment in Heaven") See fewer	1
What's Up Doc? (1995) (TV Series) - Writer ("In The Arms Of Love") (1 episode, 1995) Writer ("In The Arms Of Love") (1 episode, 1995) See fewer Episode #3.29 (Apr 1, 1995) Season 3, Episode 29 - Writer ("In The Arms Of Love") Writer ("In The Arms Of Love") See fewer	1
Viper (1994) (TV Series) - Singer (1 episode, 1994), Performer ("Where or When") (1 episode, 1994) Singer (1 episode, 1994), Performer ("Where or When") (1 episode, 1994) See fewer Past Tense (Mar 4, 1994) Season 1, Episode 9 - Singer, Performer ("Where or When") Singer, Performer ("Where or When") See fewer	1
Twin Peaks (1991) (TV Series) - Singer (1 episode, 1991), Performer ("Sycamore Trees") (1 episode, 1991) Singer (1 episode, 1991), Performer ("Sycamore Trees") (1 episode, 1991) See fewer Beyond Life and Death (Jun 10, 1991) Season 2, Episode 22 - Singer (as James V. Scott), Performer ("Sycamore Trees") Singer (as James V. Scott), Performer ("Sycamore Trees") See fewer	1

Self (11 titles)
Chasing Rainbows: my duet with Jimmy Scott, the singer's singer. (2024) (Short) - Self Self See fewer
Hadda Brooks, Queen of the Boogie (2012) Self Self See fewer
Village Music: Last of the Great Record Stores (2012) Self (as Little Jimmy Scott) Self (as Little Jimmy Scott) See fewer
Rising Above the Blues: The Story of Jimmy Scott (2012) Self Self See fewer
Independent Lens (2004) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2004) Self (1 episode, 2004) See fewer Jimmy Scott: If You Only Knew (Feb 24, 2004) Season 5, Episode 16 - Self Self See fewer
Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen (2002) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Jimmy Scott: Alone Together (2000) (Short) - Self Self See fewer
Later... With Jools Holland (1999) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1999) Self (1 episode, 1999) See fewer Episode #14.3 (Oct 30, 1999) Season 14, Episode 3 - Self Self See fewer
Little Jimmy Scott: Why Was I Born? (1998) Self Self See fewer
Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall (1997) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
In a New Light '94 (1994) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer

Archive Footage (1 title)
Sings the Great American Songbook (2010) (TV Special) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer

Other (1 title)
Lou Reed: Dirty Blvd (1989) (Music Video) - Jimmy Scott Jimmy Scott See fewer

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