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Mark Knopfler

Composer, Actor, Director, Additional CreditsBorn August 12, 1949 (75 years)
Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born August 12, 1949) is a British songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded with his younger brother, David Knopfler, in 1977. Described by Classic Rock as a virtuoso, Knopfler is a fingerstyle guitarist and was ranked 27th on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". As of 2009, he and Dire Straits had sold more than 120 million records. A four-time Grammy Award winner, Knopfler is the recipient of the Edison Award, the Steiger Award and the Ivor Novello Award, as well as holding three honorary doctorate degrees in music from universities in the United Kingdom. Knopfler was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Dire Straits in 2018.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Last Exit to Brooklyn
  • Metroland
  • Finding Altamira

Known For

  • Local Hero
  • Dire Straits: Alchemy Live
  • Dire Straits: On the Night
  • Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits

Filmography

2024
Johnson & Knopfler's Music Legends (TV Series) · as Self - Host
2023
Lives Well Lived · as Self
2021
2021
2021
2021
2018
2017
Brian Johnson's A Life on the Road (TV Series) · as Self
2016
Soundbreaking (TV Series) · as Self
2012
2011
Mark Knopfler-A Life in Songs (TV Series) · as Himself
2010
Music · as Self
2009
The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self - Dire Straits
2009
Skavlan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2009
2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV Series) · as Self
2007
7 Ages of Rock (TV Series) · as Self
2006
2006
Eric Clapton: After Midnight Live · as Himself - Guitar
2004
Live Aid · as Self
2004
Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self
2003
Mark Lawson Talks to... (TV Series) · as Self
2000
BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self
1999
1997
1995
Harald Schmidt Show (TV Series) · as Self
1995
The History of Rock 'n' Roll (TV Series) · as Self
1993
Those Who ... Football (TV Series) · as Self
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest
1993
Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self
1993
Dire Straits: On the Night · as Himself - Lead Vocals, Guitar
1992
Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self
1991
Voices That Care · as Self
1990
1990
1989
Geld oder Liebe (TV Series) · as Self
1989
The Ghost of Faffner Hall (TV Series) · as Self
1989
BingoLotto (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest
1988
Sunday Night (TV Series) · as Self
1988
1987
NPA (TV Series) · as Self
1987
French & Saunders (TV Series) · as Himself
1987
1985
American Masters (TV Series) · as Self - Dire Straits
1985
Live Aid · as Self
1982
Wogan (TV Series) · as Self
1982
Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self
1979
1975
Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest
1975
Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Self
1974
3nach9 (TV Series) · as Self
1971
The Old Grey Whistle Test (TV Series) · as Self
1971
Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self
1964
Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self
1962
The Late Late Show (IE) (TV Series) · as Self
1951
Sanremo Music Festival (TV Series) · as Self

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