ABOUT BILLY
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born2 September 1946
Died6 June 2006
BirthplaceHouston, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora4 of 12 titles
Career
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 4
- Average IMDb
- 4.5
- Highest rated
- The Derby StallionIMDb 5.5
- Working since
- 1958
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
1 title
The 2000s
2 titles · IMDb 4.5 on average
Movieas Will Gentry
Movieas Blues Band Organ
The 1990s
3 titles · IMDb 4.9 on average
Movieas The Louisiana Gator Boys
Good News
Not on Cineoraas Billy · 22 episodes
as Marvelous Mose (voice)
The 1980s
2 titlesMotown Returns to the Apollo
Not on Cineora
as Billy Preston
The 1970s
3 titles · IMDb 4.3 on average
Movieas Sgt. Pepper
1 episode
The 1950s
1 title
as Will Handy as a Boy
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Billy’s titles.
Ringo StarrThe Beatles: Get Back, Let It Be and 4 more
George HarrisonThe Beatles: Get Back, Let It Be and 3 more
Paul McCartneyThe Beatles: Get Back, Let It Be and 3 more
John LennonThe Beatles: Get Back, Let It Be and 2 more
Eric ClaptonConcert for George, The Concert for Bangladesh and 1 more
George MartinLet It Be, The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert and 1 more
Peter JacksonCreator · The Beatles: Get Back and The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
