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James Hetfield

Actor, Composer, Writer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn August 3, 1963 (61 years)
James Alan Hetfield is an American musician and songwriter best known for being the co-founder, lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for the American heavy metal band Metallica. Hetfield is mainly known for his intricate rhythm playing, but occasionally performs lead guitar duties and solos, both live and in the studio. Hetfield co-founded Metallica in October 1981 after answering an advertisement by drummer Lars Ulrich in the Los Angeles newspaper The Recycler. Metallica has won nine Grammy Awards and released ten studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays and 24 singles.

In 2009, Hetfield was ranked at no. 8 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists and no. 24 by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. In Guitar World's poll, Hetfield was placed as the 19th greatest guitarist of all time, as well as being placed second (along with Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett) in The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists poll of the same magazine. Rolling Stone placed Hetfield as the 87th greatest guitarist of all time.

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Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Metallica: Masters of Metal
  • Metallica: Master of Puppets
Known For
  • Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
  • Metallica Through the Never
  • Metallica: S&M
  • Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle
  • The Big 4: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
  • Metallica: Français pour une nuit
  • Metallica: Orgullo pasión y gloria. Tres noches en la ciudad de México.
  • The Thicket
  • The Hunt
  • Metallica: Masters of Metal

Filmography

2024
The Thicket · as Simon Deasy
2021
2021
2019
2017
2017
2017
2016
2016
2016
Skylanders Academy (TV Series) · as Wolfgang (voice)
2015
2014
2014
The Hunt (TV Series) · as Narrator
2013
Tallica Parking Lot · as James Hetfield (voice)
2012
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic · as Lead Vocals/rhythm Guitar
2012
2011
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011 · as Vocal, Guitar
2010
Metallica: Fan Can 6 · as Vocals, Guitars
2010
2009
2009
Metallica: Français pour une nuit · as Lead Vocals/rhythm Guitar
2008
2008
2007
2007
2007
2006
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 · as Vocalist, Guitarrist
2006
Metalocalypse (TV Series) · as Fan #1 (voice)
2005
Howard Stern on Demand (TV Series) · as Cast
2005
American Dad! (TV Series) · as James Hetfield (voice)
2004
Dave the Barbarian (TV Series) · as Chino
1993
1993
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle · as Lead Vocals/rhythm Guitar
1991
1989
The Simpsons (TV Series) · as William Rieflin (voice)
1983
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983 · as Lead Vocals/rhythm Guitar

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