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Lou Rawls
Deceased

How Did Lou Rawls Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 72
Also known asLouis Allen RawlsGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn01/12/1933Born inChicago, Illinois, USADied06/01/2006 (aged 72)Died inLos AngelesCausebrain cancer, lung cancerWikidataQ455821 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#112099 ↗

Louis Allen Rawls was an American baritone singer. He released 61 albums, sold more than 40 million records, and had numerous charting singles, most notably the song "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine". He also worked as a film, television, and voice actor. He was a three-time winner of the Best Male R&B Vocal Performance Grammy Award.

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Filmography68 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2006Frankie Laine: An American DreamerMovieSelf - Host73
2005BetavilleMovieKirby the Elder72
2004Father of the PrideSeriesHimself (voice)71
2004Uh-Oh!MovieKing Tooetu71
2004The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas StarfestMovieSelf71
2003Sam Cooke: LegendMovieSelf70
2003The 6th Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas StarfestMovieSelf - Host / Performer70
2001My Wife and KidsSeriesHimself68
2001The Proud FamilySeriesSelf (voice)68
2000Everything's JakeMovieHot Dog Vendor67
1999The Norm ShowSeries—66
1999Where Are They Now?SeriesSelf66
1999MalevolenceMovieRev. Luke Thomas66
1998DrivenMovieCharlie65
1998Blues Brothers 2000MovieThe Louisiana Gator Boys65
1998Watchers RebornMovieDoc Grimes65
1998The Rugrats MovieMovieNewborn Baby (singing voice)65
1997Good NewsSeries—64
1997Don King: Only in AmericaMovieHarold Logan64
1997Still BreathingMovieThe Tree Man64
1997MorellaMovieProfessor Larson64
1997The Price of KissingMovieBen64
1997Motel BlueMovieGospel Minister64
1997The Last HandMovieJoe Wilkins64
1996Early EditionSeriesHanratty63
1996Hey Arnold!SeriesHarvey (voice)63
1996Wildly AvailableMovieJazzman63
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeriesBat (voice)62
1995Leaving Las VegasMovieConcerned Cabbie62
1995Baywatch NightsSeriesLou Raymond62
1992MartinSeriesLou Rawls59
1991RocSeries—58
1991The Lou Rawls Show with Duke EllingtonMovieSelf58
1990Dream OnSeriesMinister57
1990Captain Planet and the PlaneteersSeries—57
1989BaywatchSeries—56
1988Happy Birthday GarfieldMovieSelf55
1987Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodMovieSelf54
1986ThrobSeries—53
1986John HenryMovieJim Wallace53
1985Tall Tales & LegendsSeriesJim Wallace52
1985Garfield's Halloween AdventureMovieGarfield [singing voice for "This is the Night (Trick or Treat)"]52
1985Motown Returns to the ApolloMovie—52
1983Reading RainbowSeriesSelf - Narrator (voice)50
1981The Fall GuySeriesCountry Joe Walker48
1980Solid GoldSeriesSelf47
1977The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1977MovieSelf44
1976The Muppet ShowSeriesSelf - Special Guest Star43
1976The Captain and TennilleSeriesSelf - Musical Guest43
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeriesSelf42
1972The Midnight SpecialSeriesSelf39
1972Tennessee Ernie Ford's White ChristmasMovieSelf39
1969The Barbara McNair ShowSeriesSelf36
1969Playboy After DarkSeries—36
1968Jack Benny's BagMovieSelf35
1968The Beautiful Phyllis Diller ShowSeriesSelf35
1967MannixSeries—34
1967Malibu USeriesSelf34
1965The Big ValleySeriesJoshua Watson32
1965The Dean Martin ShowSeries—32
1964The Hollywood PalaceSeriesSelf31
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf29
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf29
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf28
195877 Sunset StripSeries—25
1958Kraft Music HallSeriesSelf25
1951The Red Skelton ShowSeriesSelf - Guest Vocalist18
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf15