Bobby Womack

Bobby Womack

Known for

Acting

Born

March 4, 1944

Birthplace

Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

Died

June 27, 2014 (aged 70)

Biography

Robert Dwayne Womack (born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA on March 4, 1944, died June 27, 2014), was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Working in the soul and R&B genres, he achieved his greatest success in the 1970s and 1980s. Womack wrote and originally recorded The Rolling Stones' first UK No. 1 hit, "It's All Over Now" and New Birth's "I Can Understand It" among other songs. As a singer he is most notable for the hits "Lookin' For a Love", "That's The Way I Feel About Cha", "Woman's Gotta Have It", "Harry Hippie", "Across 110th Street" and his 1980s hit "If You Think You're Lonely Now". In 2009, Womack was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

After moving to the United Arti...

Best known work

Across 110th Street
Across 110th Street
1972
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
New York Undercover
New York Undercover
1994
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Midnight Special
The Midnight Special
1972
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God
2026
Sacrée soirée
Sacrée soirée
1987
Sam Cooke: Legend
Sam Cooke: Legend
2003
Kings of Soul
Kings of Soul
2015

Filmography

  1. 2026

    Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God

    as Self (voice)

  2. 2025

  3. 2019

  4. 2015

    Kings of Soul

    as Self (archive footage)

  5. 2010

  6. 2010

  7. 2010

  8. 2007

    Classic Soul at the BBC

    as Self (archive footage)

  9. 2005

    Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular MusicTV

    as Self (6 episodes)

  10. 2003

  11. 1994

    New York UndercoverTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  12. 1991

  13. 1987

    Sacrée soiréeTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  14. 1985

  15. 1978

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    as Our Guests at Heartland

  16. 1972

  17. 1972

    The Midnight SpecialTV

    as Self (2 episodes)

  18. 1961

    The Mike Douglas ShowTV

    as Self (1 episode)

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