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Bob Geldof
Born · October 5, 1951 (73 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland
Bio
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Geldof, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card
Self
9.0
2024
Quintessentially Irish
Self
7.3
2024
The Greatest Night in Pop
Self (archive footage)
7.9
2024
ABBA V Queen
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2022
Doug and the Slugs and Me
Self
8.0
2022
The Quiet One
Self
6.8
2019
Postcards from the 48%
6.0
2018
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2017
Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said
Self
0.0
2016
London's Burning
Bob Geldof
0.0
2016
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats
Self
1.0
2016
Stranded
Self
0.0
2015
Irish Rock at the BBC
Self
0.0
2015
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
Self
4.5
2015
Bob Geldof: The Moment
Himself
0.0
2014
Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen
0.0
2012
Bad Girl
George
5.3
2012
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
Himself
0.0
2012
Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher
Self
0.0
2010
Starsuckers
Self (archive footage)
6.7
2009
Modern Slavery
0.0
2009
8
Himself
5.2
2008
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?
Self
7.3
2007
I Am Bob
Bob
7.5
2007
Sketches of Frank Gehry
Self
6.8
2006
Live 8
Self
7.2
2005
Stuck in the Middle
Self
0.0
2005
The Boomtown Rats: Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978
8.0
2005
New York Doll
Self
6.6
2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self
4.8
2004
Lovesongs Of The 70's
I Don't Like Mondays
0.0
2004
Live Aid
Self
9.1
2004
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
Self
0.0
2004
Live Eighties
Self
0.0
2004
The Old Fools
Narrator
0.0
2002
There's Only One Paul McCartney
Self
0.0
2002
Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2000
Spice World
Bob
4.8
1997
The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
Self
0.0
1996
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
Himself
7.0
1994
The Return of Spinal Tap
Bob Geldof (extended version)
6.2
1992
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Self
8.3
1992
Bernard and the Genie
Himself
7.2
1991
One World, One Voice
Self
0.0
1990
Coast to Coast
Himself - Scruffy Person (uncredited)
6.0
1987
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Self
5.0
1987
Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey
Himself
0.0
1986
An Audience with Billy Connolly
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
8.4
1985
Live Aid
Self
7.9
1985
Number One
Harry 'Flash' Gordon
5.0
1985
The Making of Sun City
0.0
1985
An Audience with Mel Brooks
Self (uncredited)
6.5
1984
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Pink
8.0
1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Self
6.0
1982
The Boomtown Rats Live in Japan 1980
0.0
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
Self
6.1
2024
The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?
Self
0.0
2024
Paula
Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
7.0
2023
In Conversation with Alan Yentob
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
2022
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
Self
9.5
2020
Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies
Self
0.0
2017
Bob Geldof - Berlin Live
Singer
10.0
2015
Berlin Live
Self - Performer · (1 episode)
6.0
2011
The Noughties...Was That It?
Self · (2 episodes)
0.0
2009
Skavlan
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.0
2009
Seven Ages of Rock
Self · (7 episodes)
9.0
2007
Blair: The Inside Story
Self · (3 episodes)
0.0
2007
Legends
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
2006
The One Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
4.6
2006
The One Show
Self · (1 episode)
4.6
2006
Best Ever Spitting Image
Self
0.0
2006
Semperopernball
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
2006
The World's Greatest Gigs
0.0
2005
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Self
0.0
2005
Live Aid Against All Odds
Self
0.0
2005
Grumpy Old Men
Self · (14 episodes)
7.3
2003
Top Gear
Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car · (1 episode)
7.5
2002
Bo' Selecta!
Self · (1 episode)
7.1
2002
V Graham Norton
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
2002
Richard & Judy
Self · (1 episode)
3.1
2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self · (3 episodes)
5.9
2001
Maybrit Illner
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
1999
Parkinson
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1998
Diana & Me
Self
6.0
1997
Leute heute
Self · (1 episode)
3.0
1997
Bob Geldof - Geldof goes Goondiwindi
Sänger
10.0
1993
Pavarotti & Friends
Self
8.5
1992
ECHO-Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1992
DAS!
Self · (1 episode)
4.8
1991
Schmidteinander
Self · (1 episode)
8.0
1990
Have I Got News for You
Himself · (1 episode)
7.1
1990
Scarfe's Follies
0.0
1988
Going Live!
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1987
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
Self · (1 episode)
1.7
1986
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
6.0
1986
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
(1 episode)
4.0
1986
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Self
8.5
1985
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
Self
0.0
1984
Wogan
Self · (3 episodes)
4.5
1982
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1982
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Guest · (1 episode)
7.0
1982
The Other Side of the Wall
6.2
1982
Three of a Kind
Self · (1 episode)
6.7
1981
The Kenny Everett Video Show
(2 episodes)
7.7
1978
Punk in London
Self
6.6
1977
Does Anyone Care What Anyone Says In Rock’n’Roll?
Self
0.0
An Audience with...
Self · (2 episodes)
5.3
1978
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self · (15 episodes)
5.0
1976
Plattenküche
Self · (1 episode)
3.5
1976
3 nach 9
Self · (1 episode)
6.5
1974
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
3.5
1966
This Is Your Life
Self · (1 episode)
6.4
1955