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Moonage Ice Cream
2019
as Self (Archival/Voice)
David Bowie
Also known as: David Robert Jones, David Jones, Davy Jones...
Acting
Born:January 8, 1947
Died:January 10, 2016(aged 69)
Birthplace:London, England, UK
Nationality:United Kingdom
Education:Ravensbourne University London, Ravens Wood School, City Literary Institute
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CommunityBiography
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).
Notable Works
All the Young DudesLabyrinthLife on Mars?The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from MarsBerlin Trilogy
Filmography (191 movies)
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David Bowie: Live At The Tokyo Dome
1990
as Self
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10.0
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions
2020
as Self (archive footage)
10.0
10.0
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
2003
as Self
10.0
10.0
Lazarus
2018
Writer
9.5
9.5
David Bowie: Live Olympia Paris
2002
as Self
9.2
9.2
Live Aid
2004
as Self
9.0
9.0
David Bowie: Live at Beat Club Musikladen
1978
as Self - Keyboard, Vocals
9.0
9.0
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
2002
as Self
9.0
9.0
Nine Inch Nails & David Bowie: Dissonance
1995
as Self
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9.0
Ricochet
1984
as Self
9.0
9.0
David Bowie: Rockpalast
1996
as Self
9.0
9.0
Bowie at the BBC
2000
as Self - Vocals
8.8
8.8
Queen: Greatest Flix II
1991
as Self (archive footage)
8.6
8.6
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight
1984
as Self - Lead Vocals / Guitar
8.5
8.5
Bowie: Glastonbury 2000
2018
as Self - Vocals
8.4
8.4
David Bowie: Glass Spider
1988
as Self
8.4
8.4
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2
2003
as Self
8.4
8.4
Bowie: A Reality Tour
2004
Writer
8.3
8.3
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
1983
as Self (archive footage)
8.3
8.3
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
2005
as Self (archive footage)
8.3
8.3
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1992
as Self
8.2
8.2
The Prestige
2006
as Tesla
8.2
8.2
Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
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8.0
Françoise Hardy : tant de belles choses
2020
as Self
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8.0
David Bowie: Sound and Vision
2016
as Self
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8.0
Luther: Never Too Much
2024
as Self (archive footage)
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The Ten Commandments of Creativity
2000
as Self
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8.0
David Bowie: On the Rock Trail
2015
as Self (archive footage)
8.0
8.0
David Bowie at Live Aid
1985
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Live Aid
1985
as Self
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David Bowie: Starman
2016
as Self
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7.8
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
2023
as Self (archive footage)
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7.7
David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2007
as Self - Guest Artist
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7.6
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
2015
as Self
7.6
7.6
Why Are We Creative?
2018
as Self
7.6
7.6
Inside the Labyrinth
1986
as Self
7.6
7.6
The Snowman
1984
as Older James (re-released version) (uncredited)
7.5
7.5
David Bowie: Five Years
2013
as Self (archive footage)
7.5
7.5
David Bowie: Under Review 1976-79
2006
as Self
7.5
7.5
DEVO
2024
as Self (archive footage)
7.5
7.5
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
2019
as Self (archive footage)
7.5
7.5
Moonage Daydream
2022
as Self (archive footage)
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David Bowie: Cracked Actor
1975
as Self
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7.4
WHAM!
2023
as Self (archive footage)
7.4
7.4
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
as Phillip Jeffries
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7.3
Christiane F.
1981
as David Bowie
7.3
7.3
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1983
as Self / Ziggy Stardust
7.3
7.3
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983
as Celliers
7.3
7.3
Pixies: Gouge
2004
as Self
7.3
7.3
Labyrinth
1986
as Jareth
7.3
7.3
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
2017
as Jack Celliers (archive footage)
7.3
7.3
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
as Phillip Jeffries
7.2
7.2
The Love We Make
2011
as Self
7.2
7.2
Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany
2009
as Self (archive footage)
7.2
7.2
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
1985
as Celliers (archive footage)
7.2
7.2
Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen
2018
as Singer
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7.2
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
2013
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Nine Inch Nails: Closure
1997
as Self (uncredited)
7.1
7.1
David Bowie: The Last Five Years
2017
as Self (archive footage)
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7.0
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
2022
as Self (archive footage)
7.0
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Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
2007
Executive Producer
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David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
2012
as Self / Ziggy Stardust (archive footage)
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David Bowie: Best of Bowie
2002
Director
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David Bowie - Kremlin Palace Moscow
1996
as self
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Tina Turner: Private Dancer Tour
1985
as Self
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Das Prinzip Dada
2016
as Self
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Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
1998
as Self
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David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean
1984
Writer
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TV Party
2005
as Self
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Goldie: When Saturn Returns
1998
as Self
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Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
as Self (archive footage)
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Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
1986
as Self
6.9
6.9
The Filth and the Fury
2000
as Self (archive footage)
6.9
6.9
David Bowie: The Serious Moonlight Tour
1984
as Self
6.9
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David Bowie: Finding Fame
2019
as Self (archive footage)
6.9
6.9
Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
2017
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
6.9
6.9
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023
as Self (archive footage)
6.8
6.8
Imagine: John Lennon
1988
as Self
6.8
6.8
The Velvet Underground
2021
as Self (voice)
6.8
6.8
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
2003
as Self
6.8
6.8
Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973: The Sacred Triangle
2010
as Self (archive footage)
6.8
6.8
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as Self
6.7
6.7
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
2022
as Self (archive footage)
6.7
6.7
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
2007
as Lord Royal Highness
6.6
6.6
The Hunger
1983
as John Blaylock
6.6
6.6
Basquiat
1996
as Andy Warhol
6.6
6.6
The Linguini Incident
1991
as Monte
6.5
6.5
Into the Night
1985
as Colin Morris
6.5
6.5
Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer
2001
as Self
6.5
6.5
David Bowie: VH1 Storytellers
2009
as Self
6.5
6.5
David Bowie: The Man Who Stole the World
2016
as Self (archive footage)
6.5
6.5
Glam Rock at the BBC
2017
as Self (archive footage)
6.4
6.4
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1976
as Thomas Jerome Newton
6.4
6.4
Arthur and the Invisibles
2006
as Maltazard (voice)
6.2
6.2
Enigma
2025
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.1
6.1
Moby Doc
2021
as Self
6.0
6.0
Bowie at the BBC
2017
as Self (archive footage)
6.0
6.0
Mr. Rice's Secret
2000
as Mr. William Rice
6.0
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David Bowie Reality Live
2003
as Self
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6.0
David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust
2006
as Self - Singer, Songwriter
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6.0
Clockwork Orange County
2012
as Self
6.0
6.0
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Montreal
1983
Writer
6.0
6.0
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
2023
as Self (archive footage)
6.0
6.0
David Bowie: London Boy
2021
as Self
5.9
5.9
David Bowie: Love You Till Tuesday
1969
as Self
5.8
5.8
David Bowie: Out of this World
2021
as Self
5.8
5.8
David Bowie Is Happening Now
2013
as Self (archive footage)
5.8
5.8
Soul Boys of the Western World
2014
as Self (archive footage)
5.8
5.8
Burden
2016
as Self (archive footage)
5.7
5.7
Bowie: The Man Who Changed the World
2016
as Self (archive footage)
5.6
5.6
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003
as Self - Interviewee
5.4
5.4
Absolute Beginners
1986
as Vendice Partners
5.3
5.3
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
1977
as Self
5.2
5.2
August
2008
as Cyrus Ogilvie
5.2
5.2
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996
as Self
5.0
5.0
WBCN and the American Revolution
2019
as Self
5.0
5.0
Night Lunch
1975
as Self
5.0
5.0
Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels
2016
as Self
4.9
4.9
Just a Gigolo
1978
as Paul Ambrosius von Przygodski
4.8
4.8
The Concert for New York City
2001
as Self
4.8
4.8
Acoustic at the BBC
2011
as Self
4.7
4.7
The Image
1969
as The Boy
4.5
4.5
Gunslinger's Revenge
1998
as Jack Sikora
4.3
4.3
Magic Hunter
1994
Executive Producer
4.3
4.3
Baal
1982
as Baal
4.3
4.3
Everybody Loves Sunshine
1999
as Bernie
4.0
4.0
David bowie - Up Close and Personal
2007
as Self - Singer, Songwriter
4.0
4.0
Dear Bowie
2023
as David Bowie
2.6
2.6
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
2004
as Self (archive footage)
2.0
2.0
Let's Dance: Bowie Down Under
2015
as Self
David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYC
1997
as Self
Rockthology 2
2004
David Bowie On Stage
1978
Tin Machine - Live at Paradiso
1989
Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
2003
as Self (archive footage)
In Stillness and in Silence (Sacred)
1998
as Self
David Bowie & Friends: A Very Special Birthday Celebration
1997
as Self
Are We Not Men?
TBA
as Self (archive footage)
Fame
1976
as Himself (voice)
The Looking Glass Murders
1970
Writer
The 1980 Floor Show
1973
as Self
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Sydney
1983
Vanilla Ice Archive
2012
as Self (archive footage)
TIME
2024
as Narrator (voice)
Best of Bowie
2006
Director
Placebo: This Search For Meaning
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of the 'Outside' Album
1995
as Self
David Bowie: The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (2024 Dolby Atmos Mix)
2024
as Guitar, Saxophone, Vocals
David Bowie: Black Tie White Noise
1993
as Self
David Bowie - PNE Live Rehearsal 1976
TBA
as Self - Vocals, Saxophone
David Bowie: The Berlin Briefings
2016
David Bowie: The Final Act
2025
Night Flight: Born Again
2016
as Self
A Bing Crosby Christmas
1998
as Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: Live at Riverside Studios '03
2003
as Self
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
2010
as Self
David Bowie - Live at The Elysee Montmartre Paris
1999
as Self
David Bowie On Stage: Live in Japan
1978
as Self
The Genius of David Bowie
2012
as Self - Performer (archive footage)
NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure
1967
as Self
Group Madness
1983
as Self
The Oshima Gang
1983
as Self
Can Creativity Save the World?
2024
as Self
Diamond Dogs Demo Video
1974
Director
Wilde Jahre West-Berlin
2015
as Self
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers
2006
as Self
The Dancing Man of L.A.
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Lindsay Dances - Theatre and life according to Lindsay Kemp
2020
as Self
David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
2007
as Self
David Bowie: Live at Montreux
2002
as Self
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005
as Self
Kings of Glam
2008
as Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: Roseland Ballroom, NYC
2000
as Self
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002
as Self - Narrator (voice)
David Bowie - The Calm Before The Storm: Under Review 1969 - 1971
2012
as Self - Singer, songwriter
David Bowie - Music in Review
2007
as Self - Singer, Songwriter
David Bowie - Total Rock Review
2006
as Self
Hr. Vinterberg & Mr. Bowie
2002
as Self
David Bowie - Live from the 10th spot
1997
as Self
David Bowie - The Plastic Soul Review
2007
as Self - Singer, Songwriter
David Bowie: Musikladen Extra
1978
as Self - Keyboard, Vocals
David Bowie I Love You (Since I Was Six)
2016
as Self
David Bowie: Earthling On TV
1997
as Self
David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
2010
as Self
David Bowie: Live by Request
2002
as Self
Video AID
1985
as Self
Supergroups
2002
as Self
Inside the Music
2005
as Self
David Bowie: An Earthling at 50
1997
as Self - Interviewee
David Bowie - In His Own Words
2016
as Self (archive footage)
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