Professor Longhair (1918–1980)

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Professor Longhair (1918–1980)

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Credits
25 titles

Past Film & Video (12 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Hit Man (2023) Performer ("Big Chief") Performer ("Big Chief") See fewer				$5.3MM
Green Book (2018) Performer ("Go To The Mardi Gras"), Writer ("Go To The Mardi Gras") Performer ("Go To The Mardi Gras"), Writer ("Go To The Mardi Gras") See fewer	$23MM	$320K	$85MM	$322MM
It Is What It Is (2014) (Short) - Performer ("GONNA LEAVE THIS TOWN"), Writer ("GONNA LEAVE THIS TOWN") Performer ("GONNA LEAVE THIS TOWN"), Writer ("GONNA LEAVE THIS TOWN") See fewer	CAD 2K
Lagniappe (2006) (Short) - Self (archive footage), Writer ("Doin' It", "Bald Head") Self (archive footage), Writer ("Doin' It", "Bald Head") See fewer
Make It Funky! (2005) Self (archive footage) (as Henry 'Professor Longhair' Byrd), Performer ("Big Chief"), Writer ("Tipitina") Self (archive footage) (as Henry 'Professor Longhair' Byrd), Performer ("Big Chief"), Writer ("Tipitina") See fewer
BMW Vermelho (2000) (Short) - Performer ("Big Chief") Performer ("Big Chief") See fewer
Double Jeopardy (1999) Soundtrack ("Tipitina"), Performer ("Tipitina") Soundtrack ("Tipitina"), Performer ("Tipitina") See fewer	$70MM	$23MM	$117MM	$178MM
Flipper (1996) Performer ("Tipitina"), Writer ("Tipitina") Performer ("Tipitina"), Writer ("Tipitina") See fewer	$26MM	$4.2MM	$20MM	$20MM
Getting Even with Dad (1994) Performer ("Ball the Wall"), Writer ("Ball the Wall") Performer ("Ball the Wall"), Writer ("Ball the Wall") See fewer	$30MM	$5.6MM	$19MM	$19MM
Cape Fear (1991) Performer ("Tipitina") Performer ("Tipitina") See fewer	$35MM	$10MM	$79MM	$182MM
Dead Poets Society (1989) Performer ("Hey Little Girl"), Writer ("Hey Little Girl") Performer ("Hey Little Girl"), Writer ("Hey Little Girl") See fewer	$16MM	$340K	$96MM	$236MM
The Big Easy (1986) Performer ("Tipitina"), Writer ("Tipitina") Performer ("Tipitina"), Writer ("Tipitina") See fewer	$8.5MM	$353K	$18MM	$18MM

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Past Television (5 titles)	Episodes
Treme (2010–2011) (TV Series) - Performer ("Go to the Mardi Gras") (2 episodes, 2011), Writer ("Tipitina") (2 episodes, 2010), Performer ("Cry to Me") (1 episode, 2011), Writer ("Go to the Mardi Gras") (1 episode, 2011) Performer ("Go to the Mardi Gras") (2 episodes, 2011), Writer ("Tipitina") (2 episodes, 2010), Performer ("Cry to Me") (1 episode, 2011), Writer ("Go to the Mardi Gras") (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Carnival Time (Jun 5, 2011) Season 2, Episode 7 - Performer ("Go to the Mardi Gras") (uncredited) Performer ("Go to the Mardi Gras") (uncredited) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	5
Bones (2006) (TV Series) - Writer ("Tipitina") (1 episode, 2006) Writer ("Tipitina") (1 episode, 2006) See fewer The Man in the Morgue (Apr 19, 2006) Season 1, Episode 19 - Writer ("Tipitina") Writer ("Tipitina") See fewer	1
The Blues (2003) (TV Mini-series) - Writer ("Tipitina') (1 episode, 2003), Self (1 episode, 2003), Performer ("Tipitina', "Swanee River Boogie", "Boogie Woogie") (1 episode, 2003) Writer ("Tipitina') (1 episode, 2003), Self (1 episode, 2003), Performer ("Tipitina', "Swanee River Boogie", "Boogie Woogie") (1 episode, 2003) See fewer Piano Blues (Oct 4, 2003) Season 1, Episode 7 - Self (archive footage) (as Henry 'Professor Longhair' Byrd), Performer ("Tipitina', "Swanee River Boogie", "Boogie Woogie"), Writer ("Tipitina') Self (archive footage) (as Henry 'Professor Longhair' Byrd), Performer ("Tipitina', "Swanee River Boogie", "Boogie Woogie"), Writer ("Tipitina') See fewer	1
The Big Easy (1996) (TV Series) - Performer ("Big Chief Part Two") (1 episode, 1996), Performer ("Big Chief II") (1 episode, 1996) Performer ("Big Chief Part Two") (1 episode, 1996), Performer ("Big Chief II") (1 episode, 1996) See fewer Big Life (Dec 15, 1996) Season 1, Episode 13 - Performer ("Big Chief II") Performer ("Big Chief II") See fewer A Dead Man Is Hard to Find (Sep 15, 1996) Season 1, Episode 5 - Performer ("Big Chief Part Two") Performer ("Big Chief Part Two") See fewer	2
Iltatähti (1975) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1975), Writer ("Meet Me Tomorrow Night", "Bald Head") (1 episode, 1975), Performer ("Meet Me Tomorrow Night", "Jambalaya", "Bald Head", "Goin' Home Tomorrow") (1 episode, 1975) Self (1 episode, 1975), Writer ("Meet Me Tomorrow Night", "Bald Head") (1 episode, 1975), Performer ("Meet Me Tomorrow Night", "Jambalaya", "Bald Head", "Goin' Home Tomorrow") (1 episode, 1975) See fewer Episode dated 21 October 1975 (Oct 21, 1975) Self, Performer ("Meet Me Tomorrow Night", "Jambalaya", "Bald Head", "Goin' Home Tomorrow"), Writer ("Meet Me Tomorrow Night", "Bald Head") Self, Performer ("Meet Me Tomorrow Night", "Jambalaya", "Bald Head", "Goin' Home Tomorrow"), Writer ("Meet Me Tomorrow Night", "Bald Head") See fewer	1

Self (5 titles)
Piano Players Rarely Ever Play Together (1982) Henry 'Professor Longhair' Byrd (as Henry 'Professor Longhair' Byrd) Henry 'Professor Longhair' Byrd (as Henry 'Professor Longhair' Byrd) See fewer
Always for Pleasure (1978) Self Self See fewer
All You Need Is Love (1977) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1977) Self (1 episode, 1977) See fewer Introduction (Feb 12, 1977) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self Self See fewer
Iltatähti (1975) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1975) Self (1 episode, 1975) See fewer Episode dated 21 October 1975 (Oct 21, 1975) Self Self See fewer
Black Journal (1969) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1969) Self (1 episode, 1969) See fewer Episode #1.11 (Apr 28, 1969) Season 1, Episode 11 - Self (as Henry 'Professor Longhair' Byrd) Self (as Henry 'Professor Longhair' Byrd) See fewer

Archive Footage (3 titles)
Then the Times, They Changed (2022) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
The Blues (2003) (TV Mini-series) - Self (1 episode, 2003) Self (1 episode, 2003) See fewer Piano Blues (Oct 4, 2003) Season 1, Episode 7 - Self (archive footage) (as Henry 'Professor Longhair' Byrd) Self (archive footage) (as Henry 'Professor Longhair' Byrd) See fewer
Professor Longhair, Rugged & Funky Self (archive footage) (as Henry 'Professor Longhair' Byrd) Self (archive footage) (as Henry 'Professor Longhair' Byrd) See fewer

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