Cast & creator
John Oates
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live, Jimmy Kimmel Live!
John William Oates (born April 7, 1948) is an American musician, best known as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates along with Daryl Hall. He has played rock, R&B, and soul music, serving as a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Although Oates's main role in the duo is being the guitarist, he also co-wrote many of the top 10 songs that they recorded, including: "Sara Smile" (referring to Hall's then-girlfriend, Sara Allen), "She's Gone", and "Out of Touch", as well as "You Make My Dreams", "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)", "Maneater", and "Adult Education". He also sang lead vocals on several more singles in the Hot 100, such as "How Does It Feel to Be Back", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (a remake of the 1965 song performed by the Righteous Brothers), and "Possession Obsession". In 1986, Oates contributed the song "(She's the) Shape of Things to Come" on the soundtrack to the 1986 film About Last Night. He also co-wrote and sang backup on the song "Electric Blue", recorded by the Australian band Icehouse, which was a Billboard top 10 hit. Oates was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004, and in 2014 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of Hall & Oates. His memoir, Change of Seasons, was published in 2017. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Oates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Hall & Oates, Hall and Oates, John & Oates, Daryl Hall & John Oates , Daryl Hall and John Oates
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1975–2025 · acting roles
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Filmography (43)
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
The Goldbergs
John the Janitor
2013
Will & Grace
John Oates
1998
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
The Masked Singer
Special Message (video)
2019The Masked Singer
Anteater
2019
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Musical Guest
2006
Pixels
John Oates
2015
MTV Unplugged
Self
1989
Garfunkel and Oates
Dirty D
2014
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Singer (archive footage)
2025
You Again
John Oates
2010
The Greatest Night in Pop
Self (archive footage)
2024
Live Aid
Self
1985
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self (archive footage)
2022
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Self (uncredited)
1985
I Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock
Self
2019
Enormous: The Gorge Story
2021
The Making of Sun City
Self
1985
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Self - Guest
1991
Hall & Oates - Live in Sydney
Self
2013
Daryl Hall & John Oates: The Liberty Concert
Guitar/Vocals
1985
Revival: The Sam Bush Story
Self
2015
Norman's Rare Guitars Documentary
Self
2024
Heavy Petting
Self
1989
I Can Go For That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock
Himself
2019
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Live in Dublin
Guitar
2015
Daryl Hall and John Oates - Live at the Troubadour
Himself - Vocals, Guitar
2008
John Denver Rocky Mountain High An Earth Day Concert
self
2011
Totally Baked
Himself
2007The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World
Self
2023Hall & Oates: Our Kind of Soul
Himself
2005
Evolution's End?
Self
1991
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Rock'n Soul Live
1983Daryl Hall & John Oates: Go Solo
John Oates
1983Daryl Hall and John Oates - New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
Guitar/Vocals
2013
The Daryl Hall & John Oates Video Collection: 7 Big Ones
1984
Daryl Hall & John Oates: From Philly to Chile
Self
2022
Hall & Oates: Live
Guitar / Vocals
2005