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Billy Preston

Billy Preston

Actor, Music Department, Composer

Born September 2, 1946 in Houston, Texas, USA

Died June 6, 2006

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Biography

William Everett Preston was an American musician, whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he backed artists such as Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Everly Brothers, Reverend James Cleveland, The Rolling Stones, and the Beatles.

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1 wins and 6 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

117

Type

Year

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music Poster

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music TV Special2025Self - First SNL Musical Performance October 11, 1975

Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan Poster

Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan Documentary2025Self - Musician & Singer

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It Poster

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It Feature Film2024Self

Little Richard: I Am Everything Poster

Little Richard: I Am Everything Feature Film2023Self - singer

Mr. Saturday Night Poster

Mr. Saturday Night Feature Film2021Self

The 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Poster

The 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony TV Special2021Self

The Beatles: Get Back Poster

The Beatles: Get Back Documentary2021Self - Musician

Trilogie Halfway (Making of) Video2020Self

Kings of Soul Poster

Kings of Soul Feature Film2015Self

A Celebration of Blues & Soul: The 1989 Inaugural Concert Poster

A Celebration of Blues & Soul: The 1989 Inaugural Concert TV Special2014Self

The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - L.A. Forum (Live In 1975) Poster

The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - L.A. Forum (Live In 1975) Video2014Self

20 Feet from Stardom Poster

20 Feet from Stardom Documentary2013Self

George Harrison: Living in the Material World Poster

George Harrison: Living in the Material World Documentary2011Self

Don't Forget the Motorcity Video2008

Before the Music Dies Poster

Before the Music Dies Documentary2006Self - 'Agent Double O Soul'

Concert for Bangladesh Revisited with George Harrison and Friends Poster

Concert for Bangladesh Revisited with George Harrison and Friends Documentary2005Self

I Believe to My Soul Documentary2005Self

Music 101: The Green Room TV Series2005Keys

Music Cares Person of the Year: Brian Wilson Poster

Music Cares Person of the Year: Brian Wilson TV Special2005Self - Performer

The 47th Annual Grammy Awards Poster

The 47th Annual Grammy Awards TV Special2005Self - Performer

The Derby Stallion Poster

The Derby Stallion Feature Film2005Will Gentry

Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J Poster

Eric Clapton: Sessions for Robert J Documentary2004Self - Hammond Organ

Genius: A Night for Ray Charles Poster

Genius: A Night for Ray Charles TV Special2004Self

Concert for George Poster

Concert for George Video2003Self

On Faith Alone: The Jozy Pollock Story TV Short2003

Soundstage Poster

Soundstage TV Series2003Self

The Beatles: A Long and Winding Road Poster

The Beatles: A Long and Winding Road Documentary2003Self

When I Fall in Love: The One & Only Nat King Cole Poster

When I Fall in Love: The One & Only Nat King Cole Documentary2003Self

American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary Celebration Poster

American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary Celebration TV Special2002Self - Performer

American Idol Poster

American Idol TV Series2002Self - Guest

Eric Clapton - The 1970s Review Poster

Eric Clapton - The 1970s Review Documentary2002Self

Let It Bleed: 40 Years of the Rolling Stones Poster

Let It Bleed: 40 Years of the Rolling Stones Documentary2002Self

Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music Poster

Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music Documentary2001Self

Good Day Live Poster

Good Day Live TV Series2001Self

Ticker Feature Film2001Blues Band Organ

Blues Brothers 2000 Poster

Blues Brothers 2000 Feature Film1998The Louisiana Gator Boys

Classic Albums Poster

Classic Albums TV Series1997Self

The Good News Poster

The Good News TV Series1997Billy

Joe Cocker: Organic TV Special1996Self

Sparks TV Series1996Self

The Beatles Anthology Poster

The Beatles Anthology Mini-Series1995Self

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts Poster

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts TV Special1993Self

Later... With Jools Holland Poster

Later... With Jools Holland TV Series1992Self

Vicki! TV Series1992Self

Shindig: A Special Retrospective Documentary1991

Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Poster

Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band TV Special1990Self

The Kingdom Chums: Original Top Ten Poster

The Kingdom Chums: Original Top Ten Video1990Marvelous Mose

Un dia és un dia Poster

Un dia és un dia TV Series1990Self

Pero ¿esto qué es? Poster

Pero ¿esto qué es? TV Series1989Self

Wired Feature Film1989Billy Preston

Family Reunion: A Gospel Music Celebration Documentary1988Self

The Tracey Ullman Show Poster

The Tracey Ullman Show TV Series1987Self

Liberty Weekend Documentary1986Self

Nightlife Poster

Nightlife TV Series1986Self - Band Leader

Motown Returns to the Apollo TV Special1985Self

Blame It on the Night Poster

Blame It on the Night Feature Film1984Billy Preston

AVRO's Platengala TV Special1982Self

Laugh Trax Poster

Laugh Trax TV Series1982Self

Na sowas! Poster

Na sowas! TV Series1982Self

The Compleat Beatles Poster

The Compleat Beatles Documentary1982Self

The Glen Campbell Music Show Poster

The Glen Campbell Music Show TV Series1981Self

Aplauso TV Series1980Self - Musical Guest

Solid Gold Poster

Solid Gold TV Series1980Self

The John Davidson Show Poster

The John Davidson Show TV Series1980Self

Okay TV Series1979Self - Musician

Search for a Star TV Series1979Self - Guest

The Marti Caine Show Poster

The Marti Caine Show TV Series1979Self

The Toni Tennille Show TV Series1979Self

Bio's Bahnhof TV Series1978Self - Musician

Live Wednesday Poster

Live Wednesday TV Series1978Self - In the audience

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Poster

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Feature Film1978Sgt. Pepper

Stony Island Poster

Stony Island Feature Film1978Self

Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary Poster

Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary TV Movie1977Self

Donny and Marie Poster

Donny and Marie TV Series1975Self

Jumpin' Jack Flash Poster

Jumpin' Jack Flash Documentary1975Self

Les rendez-vous du dimanche Poster

Les rendez-vous du dimanche TV Series1975Self

Saturday Night Live Poster

Saturday Night Live TV Series1975Self - Musical Guest

Dinah! TV Series1974Self

The Sonny Comedy Revue Poster

The Sonny Comedy Revue TV Series1974Self

Rock Concert Poster

Rock Concert TV Series1973Self

The Helen Reddy Show Poster

The Helen Reddy Show TV Series1973Self

Engelbert with the Young Generation Poster

Engelbert with the Young Generation TV Series1972Self

In Concert Poster

In Concert TV Series1972Self

The Concert for Bangladesh Poster

The Concert for Bangladesh Documentary1972Self

The Midnight Special Poster

The Midnight Special TV Series1972Self

Rollin' on the River TV Series1971Self

Soul Train Poster

Soul Train TV Series1971Guest

The Old Grey Whistle Test Poster

The Old Grey Whistle Test TV Series1971Self

In Concert Poster

In Concert TV Series1970Self

Julie Felix TV Series1970Self

Let It Be Poster

Let It Be Documentary1970Self

The Young Generation TV Series1970Self - Guest

Della TV Series1969Self

Playboy After Dark Poster

Playboy After Dark TV Series1969Singer

The Beatles: Live on the Apple Corps. Rooftop Short Film1969Self

The David Frost Show Poster

The David Frost Show TV Series1969Self

The Price of Fame or Fame at any Price Poster

The Price of Fame or Fame at any Price TV Series1969Self - Guest

Bobbie Gentry Poster

Bobbie Gentry TV Series1968Self

Happening for Lulu TV Series1968Self - Singer & Keyboards

Soul! TV Series1968Self

The Dick Cavett Show Poster

The Dick Cavett Show TV Series1968Self

The Talk of the Town TV Series1968Self

The Joey Bishop Show Poster

The Joey Bishop Show TV Series1967Self

Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon Poster

Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon TV Series1966Self

Beat-Club Poster

Beat-Club TV Series19651 episode, 1972

Where the Action Is Poster

Where the Action Is TV Series1965Self

Hollywood a Go Go Poster

Hollywood a Go Go TV Series1964Pianist

Shindig! Poster

Shindig! TV Series1964Self - singer

Top of the Pops Poster

Top of the Pops TV Series1964Self

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962Self - Vocalist

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Series1962Self

The Mike Douglas Show Poster

The Mike Douglas Show TV Series1961Self - Vocalist

Chopsticks TV Special1958Self

St. Louis Blues Poster

St. Louis Blues Feature Film1958Will Handy as a boy

The Nat King Cole Show Poster

The Nat King Cole Show TV Series1956Organist

American Bandstand Poster

American Bandstand TV Series1952Self

The Ed Sullivan Show Poster

The Ed Sullivan Show TV Series1948Self

Music Department

9

Type

Year

Cine Chalom Poster

Cine Chalom Mini-Series2019

A Celebration of Blues & Soul: The 1989 Inaugural Concert Poster

A Celebration of Blues & Soul: The 1989 Inaugural Concert TV Special2014

King's Pawn Poster

King's Pawn TV Movie1999

Sparks TV Series1996

Nightlife Poster

Nightlife TV Series1986

Below the Belt Poster

Below the Belt Feature Film1980

Fast Break Poster

Fast Break Feature Film1979

Mother, Jugs & Speed Poster

Mother, Jugs & Speed Feature Film1976

In the Heat of the Night Poster

In the Heat of the Night Feature Film1967

Thanks

4

Type

Year

Mythica: The Darkspore Poster

Mythica: The Darkspore Feature Film2015

Once I Was a Beehive Poster

Once I Was a Beehive Feature Film2015

Mythica: A Quest for Heroes Poster

Mythica: A Quest for Heroes Feature Film2014

It's Black Entertainment Poster

It's Black Entertainment Documentary2002

Composer

2

The Derby Stallion Poster

The Derby Stallion Feature Film2005

Flash and the Firecat Poster

Flash and the Firecat Feature Film1975

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