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David Bowie
Actor, Composer, Producer, Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Born January 8, 1947Died January 10, 2016 (69 years)
David Robert Jones, known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. He was a figure in popular music for over five decades, regarded by critics and musicians as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, his music and stagecraft significantly influencing popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million worldwide, made him one of the world's best-selling music artists. In the UK, he was awarded nine platinum album certifications, eleven gold and eight silver, releasing eleven number-one albums. In the US, he received five platinum and seven gold certifications. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Born and raised in South London, Bowie developed an interest in music as a child, eventually studying art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. “Space Oddity” became his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart after its release in July 1969. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The character was spearheaded by the success of his single “Starman” and album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which won him widespread popularity. In 1975, Bowie's style shifted radically towards a sound he characterized as “plastic soul,” initially alienating many of his UK devotees but garnering him his first major US crossover success with the number-one single “Fame” and the album Young Americans. In 1976, Bowie starred in the cult film The Man Who Fell to Earth and released Station to Station. The following year, he further confounded musical expectations with the electronic-inflected album Low (1977), the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno that would come to be known as the Berlin Trilogy. Heroes (1977) and Lodger (1979) followed; each album reached the UK top five and received lasting critical praise. After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single “Ashes to Ashes,” its parent album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), and “Under Pressure,” a 1981 collaboration with Queen. He then reached his commercial peak in 1983 with Let's Dance, with its title track topping both UK and US charts. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including industrial and jungle. Bowie also continued acting; his roles included Major Celliers in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), the Goblin King Jareth in Labyrinth (1986), Pontius Pilate in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Nikola Tesla in The Prestige (2006), among other film and television appearances and cameos. He stopped concert touring after 2004 and his last live performance was at a charity event in 2006. In 2013, Bowie returned from a decade-long recording hiatus with the release of The Next Day. He remained musically active until he died of liver cancer two days after the release of his final album, Blackstar (2016).
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Known For
David Bowie Filmography
| 2025 | |
| 2024 | Twiggy · as (archival Footage) |
| 2018 | The Day the Rock Star Died (TV Series) |
| 2018 | Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen · as Singer |
| 2017 | Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda · as Jack Celliers (archive Footage) |
| 2014 | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces · as Phillip Jeffries |
| 2013 | David Bowie - Five Years (TV Series) · as David Bowie |
| 2013 | The Frame (TV Series) · as John Blaylock |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis · as Lord Royal Highness |
| 2006 | Arthur and the Invisibles · as Maltazard (voice) |
| 2006 | The Prestige · as Tesla |
| 2004 | |
| 1999 | Mr. Rice's Secret · as Mr. William Rice |
| 1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Series) · as Lord Royal Highness |
| 1998 | B.U.S.T.E.D · as Bernie |
| 1998 | Il mio West · as Jack Sikora |
| 1997 | The Hunger (TV Series) · as The Host |
| 1996 | |
| 1994 | The World of Jim Henson · as Jareth (archive Footage) |
| 1992 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me · as Phillip Jeffries |
| 1991 | The Linguini Incident · as Monte |
| 1990 | Dream On (TV Series) · as Sir Roland Moorecock |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks (TV Series) · as Phillip Jeffries (archive Footage) |
| 1988 | The Last Temptation of Christ · as Pontius Pilatus |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | Absolute Beginners · as Vendice Partners |
| 1985 | Tokyo melody: un film sur Ryuichi Sakamoto · as Celliers (archive Footage) |
| 1985 | Into the Night · as Colin Morris |
| 1984 | Jazzin' for Blue Jean · as Vic / Screaming Lord Byron |
| 1983 | Yellowbeard · as The Shark (uncredited) |
| 1983 | Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence · as Celliers |
| 1983 | The Hunger · as John Blaylock |
| 1982 | The Snowman · as Older James (re-Released Version) (uncredited) |
| 1982 | Baal · as Baal |
| 1978 | Just a Gigolo · as Paul Ambrosius Von Przygodski |
| 1976 | The Man Who Fell to Earth · as Thomas Jerome Newton |
| 1970 | |
| 1969 | The Virgin Soldiers · as Soldier |
| 1969 | The Image · as The Boy |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 (TV Series) |
| 2025 | Enigma · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Anniversary Special · as Self |
| 2025 | Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius) · as Self - Musician |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music · as Self - Musical Guest December 15, 1979 |
| 2024 | This Search for Meaning · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2024 | Luther: Never Too Much · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Jim Henson: Idea Man · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2024 | Devo · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2024 | Eno · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Flipside · as Self |
| 2023 | Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible · as Self |
| 2023 | Dear Bowie · as David Bowie |
| 2023 | Thriller 40 · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Spin's 100 Greatest Rock Stars Since That Was a Thing (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | Wham! · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Can Creativity Save the World? · as Self |
| 2023 | Little Richard: I Am Everything · as Self |
| 2023 | Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | Turn It Up: Ascending to a higher level · as Self |
| 2022 | Mickey: The Story of a Mouse · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | Who Is Stan Smith? · as Self |
| 2022 | Moonage Daydream · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Freedom Uncut · as Self |
| 2022 | The Lost Weekend: A Love Story · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | Freddie Mercury - The Final Act · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Jagged · as Self |
| 2021 | The Velvet Underground · as Self (voice) |
| 2021 | Why Are We (Not) Creative? · as Self |
| 2021 | Look Away · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Moby Doc · as Self |
| 2021 | 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | David Bowie: Out of This World · as Self |
| 2021 | This Is Pop (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | David Bowie: London Boy · as Self |
| 2021 | The Making of 'Just a Gigolo' · as Self - Actor |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Citizen Kitano · as Self |
| 2020 | Blitzed! · as Self |
| 2020 | Everything is one. Except for the 0 · as Self |
| 2020 | Tina Turner: One of the Living · as Self |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | White Riot · as Self |
| 2019 | The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | WBCN and the American Revolution · as Self |
| 2019 | David Bowie: Finding Fame · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2019 | Icons (2019) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | In Search of Greatness · as Self |
| 2018 | Bad Reputation · as Self |
| 2018 | Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes · as Self |
| 2018 | Sukita · as Self |
| 2018 | 27: Gone Too Soon · as Self |
| 2018 | Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90 · as Self |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | Filmworker · as Self |
| 2017 | Der reichstag · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | Maddman: The Steve Madden Story · as Self |
| 2017 | George Michael: Freedom · as Self |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | David Bowie: Stardust · as Self |
| 2017 | David Bowie: The Last Five Years · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2016 | SHOT! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock · as Self - Musician (archive Footage) |
| 2016 | Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels · as Self |
| 2016 | The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2016 | Gimme Danger · as Self |
| 2016 | The 70th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2016 | Bowie: The Man Who Changed the World · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2016 | David Bowie: The Man Who Stole the World · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | The Oscars · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2016 | The 58th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2016 | 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2015 | David Bowie: On the Rock Trail · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2015 | Nile Rodgers: Secrets of a Hitmaker · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | Soul Boys of the Western World · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2013 | David Bowie Is · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2013 | Twenty Feet from Stardom · as Self |
| 2013 | David Bowie: Five Years · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2013 | I Am Divine · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | London: The Modern Babylon · as Self |
| 2012 | David Bowie - The Calm Before The Storm: Under Review 1969 - 1971 · as Self - Singer, Songwriter |
| 2012 | Clockwork Orange County · as Self |
| 2012 | David Bowie & the Story of Ziggy Stardust · as Self / Ziggy Stardust (archive Footage) |
| 2012 | Blank on Blank (TV Series) · as Himself |
| 2012 | Discovering Music (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | Pearl Jam Twenty · as Self |
| 2011 | The Love We Make · as Self |
| 2011 | Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N Roll Revolution · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | Tina Turner: Simply the Best · as Self |
| 2011 | Queen: Days of Our Lives · as Self |
| 2010 | Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973: The Sacred Triangle · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | David Bowie: Rare and Unseen · as Self |
| 2009 | Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2009 | Synth Britannia · as Self |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | Night Flight: Born Again · as Self |
| 2007 | David Gilmour: Remember That Night · as Self - Guest Artist |
| 2007 | David Bowie - The Plastic Soul Review · as Self - Singer, Songwriter |
| 2007 | David bowie - Up Close and Personal · as Self - Singer, Songwriter |
| 2007 | 7 Ages of Rock (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | David Bowie - Music in Review · as Self - Singer, Songwriter |
| 2007 | David Bowie: Up Close and Personal · as Self |
| 2007 | David Bowie: Inside 1969-1972 · as Self |
| 2007 | David Bowie: Inside 1972-1974 · as Self |
| 2007 | David Bowie: Live · as Self |
| 2006 | Scott Walker: 30 Century Man · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | David Bowie - Total Rock Review · as Self |
| 2006 | Legends Ball · as Self |
| 2006 | Glastonbury · as Self |
| 2006 | David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust · as Self - Singer, Songwriter |
| 2006 | Kings of Glam · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2006 | David Bowie: Under Review 1976-79 · as Self |
| 2006 | David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust · as Self |
| 2005 | The Work of Director Mark Romanek · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Extras (TV Series) · as David Bowie |
| 2005 | Live Aid Remembered · as Self |
| 2005 | Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 · as Self |
| 2005 | Nathan Barley (TV Series) · as David Bowie |
| 2005 | TV Party · as Self |
| 2005 | Black in the 80s (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Françoise Hardy - Tant de belles choses · as Self |
| 2004 | Live Aid · as Self |
| 2004 | David Bowie: A Reality Tour · as Self |
| 2004 | The Nomi Song · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | Ray Davies: The World from My Window · as Self |
| 2004 | Superstar in a Housedress · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | The Pixies · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2 · as Self |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2003 | Mayor of the Sunset Strip · as Self |
| 2003 | imagine... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Cher: The Farewell Tour · as Self |
| 2002 | The Importance of Being Morrissey · as Self |
| 2002 | Best of Bowie · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2002 | Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2002 | Live by Request: David Bowie · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | The Concert for New York City · as Self |
| 2001 | Zoolander · as David Bowie |
| 2001 | The Old Grey Whistle Test at 30 · as Self |
| 2001 | Breaking the Silence: The Making of 'Hannibal' · as Self - N.y. Premiere |
| 2001 | 25 Years of Punk · as Self |
| 2001 | The 10 Commandments of Creativity · as Self |
| 2000 | Bowie at the BBC · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2000 | The Beatles Revolution · as Self |
| 2000 | VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards · as Self |
| 2000 | The Man Who Bought Mustique · as Self |
| 2000 | The Filth and the Fury · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1999 | Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment · as Self (in Little Wonder Video) |
| 1999 | The Tom Green Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Tina Turner: Celebrate Live 1999 · as Self |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live 25 · as Self |
| 1999 | 1999 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 1999 | Cher: Live in Concert from Las Vegas · as Self |
| 1999 | 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll · as Self |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | 9 Days That Rocked the 90s · as Self |
| 1999 | Queen's Greatest Flix III · as Self |
| 1998 | Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart · as Self |
| 1998 | A Bing Crosby Christmas · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1997 | Closure · as Self (uncredited) |
| 1997 | Inspirations · as Self |
| 1997 | Behind the Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | David Bowie: An Earthling at 50 · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | Dancing in the Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | VH1 Storytellers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | TFI Friday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Harald Schmidt Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | Rock & Roll (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The History of Rock 'n' Roll (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Queen: Champions of the World · as Self |
| 1994 | The Howard Stern Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1994 | Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The Best of the Don Lane Show · as Self |
| 1993 | Those Who ... Football (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1993 | 1993 Essence Awards · as Self |
| 1993 | David Bowie: Black Tie White Noise · as Self |
| 1993 | Taratata 100% Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Full Stretch (TV Series) · as David Bowie |
| 1993 | Good Morning Australia (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Bowie: The Video Collection · as Self |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Blast 'Em · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | |
| 1991 | Queen: Greatest Flix II · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1989 | BingoLotto (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1988 | Imagine: John Lennon · as Self |
| 1988 | David Bowie: Glass Spider · as Self |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | |
| 1987 | NPA (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | Inside the Labyrinth · as Self |
| 1986 | 120 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Live Aid · as Self |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | 1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1984 | Ricochet · as Self |
| 1984 | David Bowie: Serious Moonlight · as Self - Lead Vocals / Guitar |
| 1983 | Friday Night Videos (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Les enfants du rock (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Journal de 20h de France 2 (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1981 | Christiane F. · as David Bowie |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars · as Self / Ziggy Stardust |
| 1979 | Friday Night Saturday Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1978 | The Kenny Everett Video Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas · as Self |
| 1977 | All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | On Your Marks, Get Set, Go (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1975 | Cher (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | David Bowie: Cracked Actor · as Self |
| 1975 | Système 2 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Sunday meetings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | Countdown (1974) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | Rockpalast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Music Shop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | BBC In Concert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The Old Grey Whistle Test (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | Beat Club (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | Ready Steady Go! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
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| 1993 | The Buddha of Suburbia (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Scott Walker: 30 Century Man · as Executive Producer |
| 1998 | Passage to Paradise · as Executive Producer |
| 1994 | Magic Hunter · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage! · as Original Music Composer |
| 2018 | Lazarus · as Original Music Composer |
| 2006 | David Bowie: Under Review 1976-79 the Berlin Trilogy · as Composer |
| 2004 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou · as Songs |
| 2002 | Whistle · as Composer |
| 1986 | When the Wind Blows · as Main Title Theme Composer |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | Absolute Beginners · as Songs |
| 1984 | David Bowie: Serious Moonlight · as Concept By |
| 1983 | We Will Rock You: Queen Live in Concert · as Songs |
| 1982 | Cat People · as Theme Song Performance |
| 1979 | Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars · as Songs |
| 1979 |