David Bowie
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: January 8, 1947
Day of Death: January 10, 2016 (69 years old)
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
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).
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Actor Jareth (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
Actor Self (archive footage)
DEVO
Actor HIMSELF
TIME
Actor Self (archive footage)
Eno
Actor Self (archive footage)
My Way
Actor Guitar, Saxophone, Vocals
David Bowie: The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (2024 Dolby Atmos Mix)
Actor Self (archive footage)
Luther: Never Too Much
Original Music Composer
The SpongeBob Musical - Hebrew Adaptation
2023
Actor Self (archive footage)
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Actor Self (archive footage)
WHAM!
Actor Self (archive footage)
Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Actor Self - Singer (archive footage)
LOLA
Actor David Bowie
Dear Bowie
Actor Self (archive footage)
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
Actor Self (archive footage)
Thriller 40
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Actor Self
WBCN and the American Revolution
Actor Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: Finding Fame
Actor Self (archive footage)
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Actor Self (archive footage)
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Actor Self (Archival/Voice)
Moonage Ice Cream
Original Music Composer
The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
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Actor Self (archive footage)
Der Reichstag
Actor Self (archive footage)
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Actor Self (archive footage)
Bowie at the BBC
Actor Self - Narrator (voice)
Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story
Actor Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: The Last Five Years
Actor Jack Celliers (archive footage)
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
Actor Self - Musician (archive footage)
Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
Actor Self (archive footage)
Glam Rock at the BBC
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Sound and Vision
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Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
2016
Actor Self (archive footage)
Bowie: The Man Who Changed the World
Actor Self
David Bowie I Love You (Since I Was Six)
Actor Self (archive footage)
Burden
Actor Self
Night Flight: Born Again
Actor Self
David Bowie: Sound and Vision
Actor Self
David Bowie: Starman
Actor Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: The Man Who Stole the World
Actor Self
Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels
Actor Self
Das Prinzip Dada
Actor Self (archive footage)
David Bowie - In His Own Words
In Memory Of
Closer
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Actor Self / Ziggy Stardust (archive footage)
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
Actor Self (archive footage)
Vanilla Ice Archive
Actor Self
Clockwork Orange County
Actor Self - Performer (archive footage)
The Genius of David Bowie
Actor Self - Singer, songwriter
David Bowie - The Calm Before The Storm: Under Review 1969 - 1971
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Actor Self
David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
Actor Self - Guest Artist
David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Actor Self
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
Actor Lord Royal Highness
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
Actor Self - Singer, Songwriter
David Bowie - The Plastic Soul Review
Actor Self - Singer, Songwriter
David bowie - Up Close and Personal
Actor Self - Singer, Songwriter
David Bowie - Music in Review
Thanks
Journey Through the Labyrinth
Executive Producer
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
2006
Actor Tesla
The Prestige
Actor Maltazard (voice)
Arthur and the Invisibles
Actor Self
David Bowie: Under Review 1976-79
Actor Self
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers
Actor Self - Singer, Songwriter
David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust
Actor Self
David Bowie - Total Rock Review
Actor
Best of Bowie
Director
Best of Bowie
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2002
Actor Self
David Bowie: Live at Montreux
Actor Self - Narrator (voice)
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Actor Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: Best of Bowie
Actor Self
David Bowie: Live by Request
Actor Self
David Bowie - Live at Hammersmith Studios in London
Actor Self
Supergroups
Actor Self
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
Actor Self
David Bowie: Live Olympia Paris
Actor Self
Hr. Vinterberg & Mr. Bowie
Director
David Bowie: Best of Bowie
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Actor Self - Interviewee
David Bowie: An Earthling at 50
Actor Self
David Bowie - Live from the 10th spot
Actor Self (uncredited)
Nine Inch Nails: Closure
Actor Self
David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYC
Actor Self
David Bowie: Earthling On TV
Actor Self
David Bowie & Friends: A Very Special Birthday Celebration
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Actor The Shark (uncredited)
Yellowbeard
Actor John Blaylock
The Hunger
Actor Celliers
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Actor Self / Ziggy Stardust
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Actor Self (archive footage)
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
Actor Self
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Montreal
Actor
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Sydney
Actor Self
Group Madness
Actor Self
The Oshima Gang
Songs
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Writer
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Montreal
