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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.
Filmography
| 2024 | Johnson & Knopfler's Music Legends (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2023 | Lives Well Lived · as Self |
| 2021 | John Monteleone: The Chisels Are Calling · as Self |
| 2021 | Great North: A Run. A River. A Region. · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Under the Volcano · as Self |
| 2018 | The 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Red Carpet Live · as Self [dire Straits] |
| 2017 | Brian Johnson's A Life on the Road (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Soundbreaking (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Squeeze: Take Me I'm Yours · as Self |
| 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 | O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 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 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Music for Montserrat · as Self |
| 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 | Live at Knebworth · as Self |
| 1990 | The Cream of Eric Clapton · as Self |
| 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 | The Secret Policeman's Third Ball · as Self |
| 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 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 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 |