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David Bowie
Born · January 8, 1947
Died · January 10, 2016 (69 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Brixton, London, England, UK
Bio
David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. He was a figure in popular music for over five decades, regarded by critics and musicians as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, his music and stagecraft significantly influencing popular music. During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at 140 million worldwide, made him one of the world's best-selling music artists. In the UK, he was awarded nine platinum album certifications, eleven gold and eight silver, releasing eleven number-one albums. In the US, he received five platinum and seven gold certifications. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Born and raised in South London, Bowie developed an interest in music as a child, eventually studying art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. "Space Oddity" became his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart after its release in July 1969. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The character was spearheaded by the success of his single "Starman" and album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which won him widespread popularity. In 1975, Bowie's style shifted radically towards a sound he characterised as "plastic soul", initially alienating many of his UK devotees but garnering him his first major US crossover success with the number-one single "Fame" and the album Young Americans. In 1976, Bowie starred in the cult film The Man Who Fell to Earth and released Station to Station. The following year, he further confounded musical expectations with the electronic-inflected album Low (1977), the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno that would come to be known as the "Berlin Trilogy". "Heroes" (1977) and Lodger (1979) followed; each album reached the UK top five and received lasting critical praise. After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single "Ashes to Ashes", its parent album Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps), and "Under Pressure", a 1981 collaboration with Queen. He then reached his commercial peak in 1983 with Let's Dance, with its title track topping both UK and US charts. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including industrial and jungle. Bowie also continued acting; his roles included Major Celliers in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), the Goblin King Jareth in Labyrinth (1986), Pontius Pilate in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Nikola Tesla in The Prestige (2006), among other film and television appearances and cameos. He stopped concert touring after 2004 and his last live performance was at a charity event in 2006. In 2013, Bowie returned from a decade-long recording hiatus with the release of The Next Day. He remained musically active until he died of liver cancer two days after the release of his final album, Blackstar (2016).
Jim Henson Idea Man
Jareth (archive footage)
7.8
2024
Dear Bowie
David Bowie
4.0
2023
Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Self (archive footage)
6.8
2023
WHAM!
Self (archive footage)
7.3
2023
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
6.0
2023
LOLA
Self - Singer (archive footage)
6.6
2023
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Self (archive footage)
6.8
2023
Moonage Daydream
Self (archive footage)
7.5
2022
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
7.0
2021
The Velvet Underground
Self (voice)
6.8
2021
David Bowie: Out of this World
Self
5.8
2021
Zappa
Self (archive footage)
7.2
2020
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions
Self (archive footage)
10.0
2020
Françoise Hardy : tant de belles choses
8.0
2020
WBCN and the American Revolution
Self
5.0
2019
David Bowie: Glastonbury 2000
Self
0.0
2018
Der Reichstag
Self (archive footage)
8.0
2017
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Self (archive footage)
7.3
2017
Bowie at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
6.0
2017
Bowie: The Man Who Changed the World
Self (archive footage)
5.7
2016
David Bowie: The Man Who Stole the World
Self (archive footage)
6.5
2016
Burden
Self (archive footage)
5.9
2016
Night Flight: Born Again
Self
0.0
2016
David Bowie I Love You (Since I Was Six)
Self
0.0
2016
David Bowie: Sound and Vision
Self
8.0
2016
David Bowie: Starman
Self
7.8
2016
Let's Dance: Bowie Down Under
Self
2.0
2015
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Phillip Jeffries
7.3
2014
David Bowie Is Happening Now
Self (archive footage)
5.8
2013
Vanilla Ice Archive
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2012
David Bowie at the BBC
self (performer)
0.0
2012
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
Self / Ziggy Stardust (archive footage)
7.2
2012
The Love We Make
Self
7.2
2011
Acoustic at the BBC
Self
4.8
2011
Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973: The Sacred Triangle
Self (archive footage)
6.8
2010
Bandslam
David Bowie
5.8
2009
David Bowie: VH1 Storytellers
Self
6.5
2009
August
Cyrus Ogilvie
5.2
2008
David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
Self
0.0
2007
Arthur and the Invisibles
Maltazard (voice)
6.4
2006
The Prestige
Tesla
8.2
2006
David Bowie: Under Review 1976-79
Self
7.5
2006
Live Aid Against All Odds
Self
0.0
2005
Inside the Music
Self
0.0
2005
The Nomi Song
Self (archive footage)
6.5
2004
Bowie: A Reality Tour
Self
8.2
2004
Rockthology 2
0.0
2004
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2
Self
8.4
2003
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
Self - Interviewee
5.6
2003
Supergroups
Self
0.0
2002
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Self - Narrator (voice)
0.0
2002
David Bowie: Live at Montreux
Self
0.0
2002
David Bowie: Best of Bowie
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2002
David Bowie: Live by Request
Self
0.0
2002
David Bowie - Live at Hammersmith Studios in London
Self
0.0
2002
The Concert for New York City
Self
4.6
2001
Zoolander
David Bowie
6.2
2001
Mr. Rice's Secret
Mr. William Rice
6.0
2000
David Bowie: Live BBC Radio Theatre
Self
8.0
2000
Bowie at the BBC
Self
5.8
2000
The Filth and the Fury
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2000
David Bowie - Live at The Elysee Montmartre Paris
Self
0.0
1999
Everybody Loves Sunshine
Bernie
4.8
1999
Gunslinger's Revenge
Jack Sikora
4.5
1998
In Stillness and in Silence (Sacred)
Self
0.0
1998
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
Self
7.0
1998
Goldie: When Saturn Returns
Self
7.0
1998
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1998
Nine Inch Nails: Closure
Self (uncredited)
7.4
1997
David Bowie - Live from the 10th spot
Self
0.0
1997
David Bowie: Earthling On TV
Self
0.0
1997
David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYC
Self
0.0
1997
David Bowie & Friends: A Very Special Birthday Celebration
Self
0.0
1997
David Bowie: An Earthling at 50
Self - Interviewee
0.0
1997
Basquiat
Andy Warhol
6.6
1996
David Bowie: Rockpalast
Self
9.0
1996
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Self
10.0
1995
David Bowie: Black Tie White Noise
Self
0.0
1993
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Self
8.3
1992
Queen: Greatest Flix II
Self (archive footage)
8.8
1991
The Linguini Incident
Monte
6.5
1991
David Bowie: Live At The Tokyo Dome
Self
10.0
1990
Tin Machine - Live at Paradiso
0.0
1989
Imagine: John Lennon
Self
6.9
1988
The Last Temptation of Christ
Pontius Pilatus
7.3
1988
David Bowie: Glass Spider
Self
8.2
1988
Inside the Labyrinth
Self
7.6
1986
Labyrinth
Jareth
7.3
1986
Absolute Beginners
Vendice Partners
5.5
1986
Live Aid
Self
7.9
1985
David Bowie at Live Aid
0.0
1985
Tina Turner: Private Dancer Tour
Self
7.0
1985
Into the Night
Colin Morris
6.5
1985
Video AID
Self
0.0
1985
David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean
Vic / Screaming Lord Byron
7.0
1984
David Bowie: The Serious Moonlight Tour
Self
6.5
1984
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight
Self - Lead Vocals / Guitar
8.6
1984
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Self / Ziggy Stardust
7.3
1983
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Sydney
0.0
1983
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Montreal
Self
6.0
1983
Yellowbeard
The Shark (uncredited)
5.5
1983
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Celliers
7.3
1983
The Hunger
John Blaylock
6.7
1983
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
Self (archive footage)
8.3
1983
Baal
Baal
4.4
1982
Christiane F.
David Bowie
7.3
1981
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self
0.0
1980
David Bowie On Stage: Live in Japan
Self
0.0
1978
Just a Gigolo
Paul Ambrosius von Przygodski
4.8
1978
David Bowie: Live at Beat Club Musikladen
Self - Keyboard, Vocals
9.0
1978
David Bowie On Stage
0.0
1978
Fame
Himself (voice)
0.0
1976
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Thomas Jerome Newton
6.5
1976
Cracked Actor
Self
7.2
1975
The 1980 Floor Show
0.0
1973
The Looking Glass Murders
Cloud
0.0
1970
David Bowie: Love You Till Tuesday
Self
5.9
1969
The Image
The Boy
4.7
1969
Are We Not Men?
Self (archive footage)
0.0
Twiggy
(archival footage)
0.0
2025
Eno
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2024
TIME
HIMSELF
0.0
2024
My Way
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2024
Hits That Missed at the BBC
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
0.0
2024
DEVO
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2024
Thriller 40
Self (archive footage)
8.5
2023
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
6.6
2022
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
Self
6.7
2022
Moby Doc
Self
6.1
2021
The Dancing Man of L.A.
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2021
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
8.0
2021
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
5.7
2021
David Bowie: London Boy
Self
6.0
2021
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
7.3
2020
Lindsay Dances - Theatre and life according to Lindsay Kemp
Self
0.0
2020
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Self (archive footage)
7.5
2019
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Self (archive footage)
7.4
2019
David Bowie: Finding Fame
Self (archive footage)
6.9
2019
Glastonbury 2000
Self - Vocals
8.5
2018
Why Are We Creative?: The Centipede's Dilemma
Self
7.6
2018
Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen
Singer
7.2
2018
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
Jack Celliers (archive footage)
7.4
2017
Glam Rock at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
6.5
2017
Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
Self - Musician (archive footage)
6.8
2017
Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story
Self - Narrator (voice)
8.2
2017
David Bowie: The Last Five Years
Self (archive footage)
7.1
2017
Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels
Self
5.0
2016
Das Prinzip Dada
Self
7.0
2016
David Bowie: On the Rock Trail
Self (archive footage)
8.0
2015
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
Self
7.8
2015
Wilde Jahre West-Berlin
Self
0.0
2015
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2014
Soul Boys of the Western World
Self (archive footage)
6.0
2014
David Bowie: Five Years
Self (archive footage)
7.5
2013
The Frame
John Blaylock · (1 episode)
10.0
2013
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
6.7
2013
David Bowie - The Calm Before The Storm: Under Review 1969 - 1971
Self - Singer, songwriter
0.0
2012
Clockwork Orange County
Self
6.0
2012
The Genius of David Bowie
Self - Performer (archive footage)
0.0
2012
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
Self
0.0
2010
David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
Self
0.0
2010
Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany
Self (archive footage)
7.2
2009
Kings of Glam
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2008
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
Lord Royal Highness
6.9
2007
David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Self - Guest Artist
7.7
2007
David Bowie - The Plastic Soul Review
Self - Singer, Songwriter
0.0
2007
David bowie - Up Close and Personal
Self - Singer, Songwriter
4.0
2007
Seven Ages of Rock
Self · (7 episodes)
9.0
2007
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
Self
6.9
2007
David Bowie - Music in Review
Self - Singer, Songwriter
0.0
2007
David Bowie - Total Rock Review
Self
0.0
2006
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers
Self
0.0
2006
David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust
Self - Singer, Songwriter
6.0
2006
Best of Bowie
0.0
2006
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
Self (archive footage)
8.3
2005
TV Party
Self
7.0
2005
Extras
David Bowie · (1 episode)
7.8
2005
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Self
0.0
2005
Live Aid
Self
9.1
2004
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
Self (archive footage)
3.0
2004
Pixies: Gouge
Self
7.3
2004
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
Self
10.0
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
6.8
2003
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Self
6.9
2003
Hr. Vinterberg & Mr. Bowie
Self
0.0
2002
David Bowie: Live Olympia Paris
Self
9.5
2002
David Bowie - Heathen
0.0
2002
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
Self
9.0
2002
Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer
Self
6.5
2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.9
2001
David Bowie: Roseland Ballroom, NYC
Self
0.0
2000
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Self
8.0
2000
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
6.8
1999
Where Are They Now?
Self · (1 episode)
7.5
1999
Parkinson
Self · (2 episodes)
0.0
1998
The Hunger
The Host · (25 episodes)
5.7
1997
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
Self
5.7
1996
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self · (2 episodes)
7.0
1995
The Making of the 'Outside' Album
Self
0.0
1995
Nine Inch Nails & David Bowie: Dissonance
Self
9.0
1995
The World of Jim Henson
Jareth (archive footage)
7.3
1994
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
self · (1 episode)
3.3
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest · (1 episode)
7.1
1993
Full Stretch
David Bowie · (1 episode)
8.0
1993
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Special Agent Phillip Jeffries
7.4
1992
ECHO-Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1992
Dream On
Sir Roland Moorecock · (2 episodes)
6.9
1990
Twin Peaks
Phillip Jeffries · (1 episode)
8.3
1990
Twin Peaks
Phillip Jeffries (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
8.3
1990
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Self
6.7
1986
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Celliers (archive footage)
7.0
1985
MTV Video Music Awards
Self · (2 episodes)
7.5
1984
Ricochet
Self
10.0
1984
The Oshima Gang
Self
0.0
1983
Group Madness
Self
0.0
1983
Champs-Elysées
Self · (2 episodes)
6.2
1982
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
1981
Young Music Show
(1 episode)
0.0
1978
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
Self
5.3
1977
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · (3 episodes)
6.9
1975
Système 2
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (2 episodes)
6.0
1975
Musikladen
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1972
David Bowie - The Rise of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
0.0
1972
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
0.0
Musikladen
(1 episode)
0.0
1972
Unsere kleine Show
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
6.7
1968
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1966
Discovering Music
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
8.0
Auf los geht's los
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1977
Night Lunch
Self
5.0
1975
Cher
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
1975
Diamond Dogs Demo Video
Self / Harpie
0.0
1974
The Virgin Soldiers
Soldier
6.6
1969
NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure
Self
0.0
1967
Ready Steady Go!
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
1962
Personne ne bouge!
Self · (1 episode)
7.0