David Bowie
Acting
Born: January 8, 1947 · London, England, UK
Died: January 10, 2016 (aged 69)
Highest Rated
Biography
David Robert Jones, 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 characterized 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).
Known for
The Prestige
2006
Zoolander
2001
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
Arthur and the Invisibles
2006
Labyrinth
1986
Twin Peaks
1990
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
Christiane F.
1981
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988
The Hunger
1983
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1976
Cat People
1982
Photos (20)
Movies (47)
The Prestige
Tesla
Labyrinth
Jareth
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Phillip Jeffries
The Last Temptation of Christ
Pontius Pilatus
Zoolander
David Bowie
Arthur and the Invisibles
Maltazard (voice)
The Hunger
John Blaylock
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Celliers
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Thomas Jerome Newton
Into the Night
Colin Morris
Yellowbeard
The Shark (uncredited)
Christiane F.
David Bowie
Basquiat
Andy Warhol
Tina Turner: The Girl from Nutbush
1993
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Phillip Jeffries
Bandslam
David Bowie
Gunslinger's Revenge
Jack Sikora
Gimme Danger
archive footage
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Jack Celliers (archive footage)
Dear Bowie
David Bowie
Mr. Rice's Secret
Mr. William Rice
The World of Jim Henson
Jareth (archive footage)
Just a Gigolo
Paul Ambrosius von Przygodski
Absolute Beginners
Vendice Partners
TIME
Narrator (voice)
The Linguini Incident
Monte
August
Cyrus Ogilvie
The Virgin Soldiers
Soldier
Twiggy
(archival footage)
The Image
The Boy
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
Lord Royal Highness
David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean
Vic / Screaming Lord Byron
Everybody Loves Sunshine
Bernie
Gay! Gay! Hollywood
1994
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Celliers (archive footage)
Best of Bowie
2006
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
2013
David Bowie at Live Aid
1985
BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia
2018
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Sydney
1983
Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies
archive footage
Baal
Baal
A 10 minute guide to alien disclosure
The prophet
David Bowie: The Berlin Briefings
2016
David Bowie On Stage
1978
David Bowie: The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (2024 Dolby Atmos Mix)
Guitar, Saxophone, Vocals
Tin Machine - Live at Paradiso
1989
TV Shows (11)
Twin Peaks
Phillip Jeffries (archive footage) · 1 eps
Omnibus
1 eps
SpongeBob SquarePants
Lord Royal Highness (voice) · 1 eps
TFI Friday
2 eps
The Hunger
The Host · 22 eps
Dream On
Sir Roland Moorecock · 2 eps
Theatre 625
1 eps
Extras
David Bowie · 1 eps
The Frame
John Blaylock · 1 eps
Young Music Show
1 eps
David Bowie - Best Of
27 eps
Self / Appearances (195)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · 3 eps
Top of the Pops
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
Omnibus
Self · 1 eps
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
self · 1 eps
MTV Video Music Awards
Self · 2 eps
Sacrée soirée
Self (Clip) (archive footage) · 1 eps
Sacrée soirée
Self - Tin Machine · 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 1 eps
Champs-Elysées
Self · 2 eps
Parkinson
Self · 2 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · 2 eps
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Musikladen
Self · 1 eps
Ready Steady Go!
Self · 1 eps
Auf los geht's los
Self · 1 eps
The BRIT Awards
Self · 2 eps
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
Self (archive footage)
Cher
Self · 1 eps
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage) · 2 eps
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Self (archive footage) · 3 eps
The Magic Voices of Pop
Self (archive)
Seven Ages of Rock
Self · 7 eps
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Moonage Daydream
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
Self
Bowie: The Final Act
Self (archive footage)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Discovering Music
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Live Aid
Self
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Self (archive footage)
LOLA
Self - Singer (archive footage)
Imagine: John Lennon
Self
Eno
Self (archive footage)
Thriller 40
Self (archive footage)
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self (archive footage)
WHAM!
Self (archive footage)
Can Creativity Save the World?
Self (archive footage)
Blast 'Em
Self (uncredited)
Personne ne bouge !
Self · 1 eps
Enigma
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Zappa
Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Concert for New York City
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self
Rockthology 2
Self (archive footage)
I Am Divine
Self (archive)
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
Self - Interviewee
TV Party
Self
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Self (archive footage)
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Self
David Bowie: Live at Montreux
Self
The Velvet Underground
Self (voice)
The Filth and the Fury
Self (archive footage)
Burden
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: Finding Fame
Self (archive footage)
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Self
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: The Last Five Years
Self (archive footage)
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Self / Ziggy Stardust
The Love We Make
Self
Why Are We Creative?
Self
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
Self
Inside the Labyrinth
Self
Queen: Champions of the World
Self
David Gilmour: Remember That Night
Self - Guest Artist
Group Madness
Self
DEVO
Self (archive footage)
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Self
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: Glass Spider
Self
David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
Self
David Bowie I Love You (Since I Was Six)
Self
Luther: Never Too Much
Self (archive footage)
Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
Self - Musician (archive footage)
David Bowie - Live at The Elysee Montmartre Paris
Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Self
Wilde Jahre West-Berlin
Self
Night Lunch
Self
David Bowie On Stage: Live in Japan
Self
David Bowie - Live from the 10th spot
Self
Françoise Hardy : Tant de belles choses...
Self
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
Live Aid
Self
The Dada Principle
Self
Tina Turner: Private Dancer Tour
Self
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: The Making of "1.Outside"
Self
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
Self / Ziggy Stardust (archive footage)
Live Aid Against All Odds
Self
Bowie: The Man Who Changed the World
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: Live at Beat Club Musikladen
Self - Keyboard, Vocals
David Bowie: Cracked Actor
Self
Let's Dance: Bowie Down Under
Self
The BRITs at 40
Self (archive footage)
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
Self
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Self (archive footage)
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
Self
David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
Self
Night Flight: Born Again
Self
Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story
Self - Narrator (voice)
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
Self (archive footage)
Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen
Self - Singer
Moby Doc
Self
Der Reichstag
Self (archive footage)
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Self (archive footage)
Hits That Missed at the BBC
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
Self
Queen: Greatest Flix II
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: Five Years
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: Sound and Vision
Self
David Bowie: VH1 Storytellers
Self
The Genius of David Bowie
Self - Performer (archive footage)
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
Self
David Bowie: Roseland Ballroom, NYC
Self
Nine Inch Nails: Closure
Self
David Bowie: Black Tie White Noise
Self
David Bowie: Best of Bowie
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie Is Happening Now
Self (archive footage)
The Nomi Song
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: Live by Request
Self
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
Self (archive footage)
Bowie at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight
Self - Lead Vocals / Guitar
Glam Rock at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
WBCN and the American Revolution
Self
David Bowie: On the Rock Trail
Self (archive footage)
The Dancing Man of L.A.
Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
Self
David Bowie: Out of this World
Self
Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973: The Sacred Triangle
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: Live Olympia Paris
Self
David Bowie - In His Own Words
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie - The Plastic Soul Review
Self - Singer, Songwriter
David Bowie: The 1980 Floor Show
Self
David Bowie: Love You Till Tuesday
Self
Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: Reality Live
Self
David Bowie: Under Review 1976-79
Self
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Self
Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels
Self
David Bowie: Live At The Tokyo Dome
Self
David Bowie: Earthling On TV
Self
The Oshima Gang
Self
Diamond Dogs Demo Video
Self / Harpie
Soul Boys of the Western World
Self (archive footage)
NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure
Self
David Bowie - Music in Review
Self - Singer, Songwriter
Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer
Self
Bowie at the BBC
Self - Vocals
Bowie: Glastonbury 2000
Self - Vocals
Clockwork Orange County
Self
David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYC
Self
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions
Self (archive footage)
Placebo: This Search for Meaning
Self (archive footage)
Hr. Vinterberg & Mr. Bowie
Self
David bowie - Up Close and Personal
Self - Singer, Songwriter
David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust
Self - Singer, Songwriter
Pixies: Gouge
Self
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers
Self
David Bowie: Musikladen Extra
Self - Keyboard, Vocals
Goldie: When Saturn Returns
Self
Acoustic at the BBC
Self
David Bowie: Starman
Self
David Bowie & Friends: A Very Special Birthday Celebration
Self
David Bowie: The Serious Moonlight Tour
Self
Video AID
Self
Inside the Music
Self
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
Self
Kings of Glam
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: The Man Who Stole the World
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: An Earthling at 50
Self - Interviewee
Nine Inch Nails & David Bowie: Dissonance
Self
David Bowie - The Calm Before The Storm: Under Review 1969 - 1971
Self - Singer, songwriter
Supergroups
Self
David Bowie - Total Rock Review
Self
Bowie: A Reality Tour
Self
Lindsay Dances - Theatre and life according to Lindsay Kemp
Self
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2
Self
David Bowie: Live at Riverside Studios '03
Self
Ricochet
Self
David Bowie: London Boy
Self
In Stillness and in Silence (Sacred)
Self
David Bowie - Kremlin Palace Moscow
self
Upcoming (3)
Directing (3)
Writing (4)
Producing (2)
Other Crew (24)
Labyrinth
Songs
Cat People
Theme Song Performance
When the Wind Blows
Main Title Theme Composer
Moonage Daydream
Music
The Buddha of Suburbia
Music
The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
Original Music Composer
Absolute Beginners
Songs
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Songs
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Sound Mixer
Tribute to David Bowie - Heroes Never Die
Original Music Composer
Tribute to David Bowie - Heroes Never Die
Compositor
David Bowie: Glass Spider
Choreographer
Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
Thanks
Radio On
Songs
Journey Through the Labyrinth
Thanks
Looking for Laurie
Songs
The Changing Same
Music
David Bowie: Love You Till Tuesday
Music
We Will Rock You
Songs
Lazarus
Original Music Composer
Lazarus
Music
Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!
Thanks
Sound and Vision
Sound
Closer
In Memory Of