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Bob Geldof - Geldof goes Goondiwindi
1993
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Bob Geldof
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Born:October 5, 1951(age 74)
Birthplace:Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (71 movies)
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Bob Geldof - Berlin Live
2015
as Singer
9.5
9.5
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
2020
as Self
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9.2
Live Aid
2004
Writer
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Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
2019
as Self (archival footage)
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Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher
2010
as Self
8.5
8.5
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card
2024
as Self
8.5
8.5
Pavarotti & Friends
1992
as Self
8.4
8.4
An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
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8.3
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1992
as Self
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The Boomtown Rats: Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978
2005
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The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024
as Self
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8.0
Doug and the Slugs and Me
2022
as Self
7.9
7.9
Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982
as Pink
7.9
7.9
Live Aid
1985
as Self
7.8
7.8
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?
2007
as Self
7.5
7.5
I Am Bob
2007
as Bob
7.4
7.4
Live 8
2005
as Self
7.3
7.3
Bernard and the Genie
1991
as Himself
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7.0
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
1994
as Self
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Modern Slavery
2009
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6.9
Sketches of Frank Gehry
2006
as Self
6.8
6.8
The Quiet One
2019
as Self
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6.7
Starsuckers
2009
as Self (archive footage)
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Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
2024
as Self
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New York Doll
2005
as Self
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Punk in London
1977
as Self
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6.5
An Audience with Mel Brooks
1984
as Self (uncredited)
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Quintessentially Irish
2024
as Self
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The Other Side of the Wall
1982
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The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
as Self
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
as Self
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Postcards from the 48%
2018
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Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey
1986
as Self
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5.2
Bad Girl
2012
as George
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Number One
1985
as Harry 'Flash' Gordon
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The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
1987
as Self
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4.8
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self
4.5
4.5
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
2015
as Self
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1.0
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats
2016
Writer
ABBA V Queen
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Stuck in the Middle
2005
as Self
Live Eighties
2004
as Self
Lovesongs Of The 70's
2004
as I Don't Like Mondays
Zombie Plane
2025
The Boomtown Rats Live in Japan 1980
TBA
The Best of Max Headroom
1987
as Self
The Rory Gallagher Story
2024
as Self
Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence
2000
as Self (archive footage)
BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard
2025
as Self
Scarfe's Follies
1988
On the Frontlines of Hunger
TBA
as Self
Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen
2012
Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said
2016
as Self
The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
1996
as Self
Bob Geldof: The Moment
2014
as Himself
The Old Fools
2002
as Narrator
London's Burning
2016
as Bob Geldof
Stranded
2015
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
2004
as Self
Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies
2017
as Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
as Self
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
2017
as Self (archive footage)
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
1984
as Self
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005
as Self
One World, One Voice
1990
as Self
The World's Greatest Gigs
2005
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
2012
as Self
Best Ever Spitting Image
2006
as Self
There's Only One Paul McCartney
2002
as Self
Irish Rock at the BBC
2015
as Self
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