Bob Geldof
Born
October 5, 1951 (73 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland
Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE (born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter and political activist. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, who achieved popularity as part of the punk rock movement. The band had UK number one hits with his co-compositions "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays". Geldof starred as Pink in Pink Floyd's 1982 film Pink Floyd – The Wall. As a fundraiser, Geldof organised the charity supergroup Band Aid and the concerts Live Aid and Live 8, and co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?", one of the best-selling singles to date.
Geldof is widely recognised for his activism, especially his anti-poverty efforts concerning Africa. In 1984, he and Midge Ure founded the charity supergroup Band Aid to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. They went on to organise the charity super-concert Live Aid the following year and the Live 8 concerts in 2005. Geldof currently serves as an adviser to the ONE Campaign, co-founded by fellow Irish rock singer and activist Bono, and is a member of the Africa Progress Panel (APP), a group of ten distinguished individuals who advocate at the highest levels for equitable and sustainable development in Africa. A single father, Geldof has also been outspoken for the fathers' rights movement.
Geldof was granted an honorary knighthood (KBE) by Elizabeth II in 1986 for his charity work in Africa: it is an honorary award as Geldof is an Irish citizen, but he is often referred to as 'Sir Bob'. He is a recipient of the Man of Peace title which recognises individuals who have made "an outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace", among numerous other awards and nominations. In 2005, he received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.
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Known For
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card
Self
2024
Quintessentially Irish
Self
2024
The Greatest Night in Pop
Self (archive footage)
2024
ABBA V Queen
Self (archive footage)
2022
Doug and the Slugs and Me
Self
2022
The Quiet One
Self
2019
Postcards from the 48%
2018
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
Self (archive footage)
2017
Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies
Self
2017
Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said
Self
2016
London's Burning
Bob Geldof
2016
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats
Self
2016
Stranded
Self
2015
Irish Rock at the BBC
Self
2015
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
Self
2015
Bob Geldof: The Moment
Himself
2014
Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen
2012
Bad Girl
George
2012
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
Self
2012
Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher
Self
2010
Starsuckers
Self (archive footage)
2009
Modern Slavery
2009
8
Himself
2008
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?
Self
2007
I Am Bob
Bob
2007
Sketches of Frank Gehry
Self
2006
Live 8
Self
2005
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Self
2005
Stuck in the Middle
Self
2005
The Boomtown Rats: Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978
2005
New York Doll
Self
2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self
2004
Lovesongs Of The 70's
I Don't Like Mondays
2004
Live Aid
Self
2004
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
Self
2004
Live Eighties
Self
2004
The Old Fools
Narrator
2002
There's Only One Paul McCartney
Self
2002
Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence
Self (archive footage)
2000
Spice World
Bob
1997
The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
Self
1996
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
Himself
1994
Pavarotti & Friends
Self
1992
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Self
1992
Bernard and the Genie
Himself
1991
One World, One Voice
Self
1990
Coast to Coast
Himself - Scruffy Person (uncredited)
1987
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Self
1987
Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey
Self
1986
An Audience with Billy Connolly
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1985
Live Aid
Self
1985
Number One
Harry 'Flash' Gordon
1985
The Making of Sun City
1985
An Audience with Mel Brooks
Self (uncredited)
1984
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Pink
1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Self
1982
The Boomtown Rats Live in Japan 1980
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
Self · (3 episodes)
2025
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
Self
2024
The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?
Self
2024
The Rory Gallagher Story
Himself
2024
Paula
Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
2023
In Conversation with Alan Yentob
Self · (1 episode)
2022
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
Self
2020
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
Self (archival footage)
2019
Bob Geldof - Berlin Live
Singer
2015
Berlin Live
Self - Performer · (1 episode)
2011
The Noughties...Was That It?
Self · (2 episodes)
2009
Skavlan
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2009
Seven Ages of Rock
Self · (7 episodes)
2007
Blair: The Inside Story
Self · (3 episodes)
2007
Legends
Self · (1 episode)
2006
The One Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2006
The One Show
Self · (1 episode)
2006
Best Ever Spitting Image
Self
2006
Semperopernball
Self · (1 episode)
2006
The World's Greatest Gigs
2005
Live Aid Against All Odds
Self
2005
Grumpy Old Men
Self · (14 episodes)
2003
Top Gear
Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car · (1 episode)
2002
V Graham Norton
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Richard & Judy
Self · (1 episode)
2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self · (3 episodes)
2001
maybrit illner
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Parkinson
Self · (1 episode)
1998
Diana & Me
Self
1997
Leute heute
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Bob Geldof - Geldof goes Goondiwindi
Sänger
1993
ECHO-Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1992
DAS!
Self · (1 episode)
1991
Schmidteinander
Self · (1 episode)
1990
Have I Got News for You
Himself · (1 episode)
1990
Scarfe's Follies
1988
Going Live!
Self · (1 episode)
1987
The Best of Max Headroom
Self
1987
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
Self · (1 episode)
1986
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Self
1986
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
(1 episode)
1986
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Self
1985
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
Self
1984
The Other Side of the Wall
1982
Punk in London
Self
1977
Does Anyone Care What Anyone Says In Rock’n’Roll?
Self
Zombie Plane
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1984
Wogan
Self · (3 episodes)
1982
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Self · (1 episode)
1982
Three of a Kind
Self · (1 episode)
1981
The Kenny Everett Video Show
(2 episodes)
1978
An Audience with...
Self · (2 episodes)
1978
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self · (15 episodes)
1976
Plattenküche
Self · (1 episode)
1976
3 nach 9
Self · (1 episode)
1974
Omnibus
Self · (1 episode)
1967
This Is Your Life
Self · (1 episode)
1955