---
name: "Wilson Pickett"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/wilson-pickett"
fi1m_id: "wilson-pickett"
imdb_id: "nm0681920"
tmdb_id: 70146
wikidata_id: "Q312270"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "18 March 1941"
died: "19 January 2006"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:49:39.662308+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Wilson Pickett

## Identity

Wilson Pickett

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/wilson-pickett
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** wilson-pickett
- **IMDb ID:** nm0681920
- **TMDB ID:** 70146
- **Wikidata ID:** Q312270
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Pickett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312270, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0681920/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/70146

Composer. Born 18 March 1941 in Prattville. Died 19 January 2006.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 18 March 1941, Prattville
- **Died:** 19 January 2006
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Pickett, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312270, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0681920/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/70146

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*The Commitments*](https://film.one/film/the-commitments.md) (82)

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## Biography

Wilson Pickett (1941–2006) was an American soul singer and occasional actor. Born in Prattville, Alabama, he achieved success in the 1960s with hits including 'In the Midnight Hour' and 'Land of 1000 Dances', and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.

Pickett appeared in films as himself or in small roles. He played Mr. Pickett in *Blues Brothers 2000* (1998) and was among the guests in *Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band* (1978). He received a composer credit for *The Commitments* (1991).

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Commitments* (1991), Fi1m 82, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-commitments.md)

## Complete filmography (5)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Blues Brothers 2000* (1998), as Mr. Pickett
- *The Commitments* (1991), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-commitments.md)
- *Motown Returns to the Apollo* (1985), Actor
- *Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band* (1978), as Our Guests at Heartland
- *...& Beautiful* (1969), Actor

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1991: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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