
David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) was a English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for five decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s, and is known for his distinctive voice and the intellectual depth of his work. Bowie first caught the eye and ear of the public in July 1969, when his song "Space Oddity" reached the top five of the UK Singles Chart. After a three-year period of experimentation he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with the flamboyant, androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust, spearheaded by the hit single "Starman" and the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Bowie's impact at that time, as described by biographer David Buckley, "challenged the core belief of the rock music of its day" and "created perhaps the biggest cult in popular culture." The relatively short-lived Ziggy persona proved merely one facet of a career marked by continual reinvention, musical innovation and striking visual presentation. In 1975, Bowie achieved his first major American crossover success with the number-one single "Fame", co-written with John Lennon, and the hit album Young Americans, which the singer characterised as "plastic soul". The sound constituted a radical shift in style that initially alienated many of his UK devotees. He then confounded the expectations of both his record label and his American audiences by recording the minimalist album Low (1977)—the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno over the next two years. The so-called "Berlin Trilogy" albums all reached the UK top five and garnered lasting critical praise. After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single "Ashes to Ashes" and its parent album, Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps). He paired with Queen for the 1981 UK chart-topping single "Under Pressure", then reached a new commercial peak in 1983 with the album Let's Dance, which yielded the hit singles "Let's Dance", "China Girl", and "Modern Love". Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including blue-eyed soul, industrial, adult contemporary, and jungle. His last recorded album was Reality (2003), which was supported by the 2003–2004 Reality Tour. Biographer David Buckley says of Bowie: "His influence has been unique in popular culture—he has permeated and altered more lives than any comparable figure." In the BBC's 2002 poll of the 100 Greatest Britons, Bowie was placed at number 29. Throughout his career, he has sold an estimated 136 million albums. In the United Kingdom, he has been awarded 9 Platinum album certifications, 11 Gold and 8 Silver, and in the United States, 5 Platinum and 7 Gold certifications. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him 39th on their list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", and 23rd on their list of the best singers of all-time. David passed away on January 10, 2016 after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Bowie, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Series | Live Aid | Unknown | 2017 |
Movie | David Bowie: Starman | Himself | 2016-01-11 |
Movie | David Bowie: Sound and Vision | Himself | 2016-01-12 |
Movie | David Bowie: The Man Who Stole the World | Himself (archive footage) | 2016-04-26 |
Movie | B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin | 2015-02-05 | |
Movie | Let's Dance: Bowie Down Under | Himself | 2015-02-10 |
Movie | Bing Crosby Rediscovered | Himself | 2014-12-02 |
Movie | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | Phillip Jeffries | 2014-07-29 |
Movie | David Bowie: The Next Day | 2013-04-30 | |
Movie | David Bowie: Five Years | himself | 2013-05-25 |
Movie | David Bowie & the Story of Ziggy Stardust | Himself | 2012-06-22 |
Movie | The Man Who Fell to Earth | Thomas Jerome Newton | 2011-06-24 |
Movie | Acoustic At The BBC | Himself | 2011-09-02 |
Movie | The Love We Make | Himself | 2011-09-10 |
Movie | David Bowie: Rare and Unseen | 2010-01-01 | |
Movie | The Sacred Triangle: Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973 | 2010-10-18 | |
Movie | Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials | Himself | 2010-11-09 |
Movie | David Bowie: VH1 Storytellers | Himself | 2009-07-14 |
Movie | Bandslam | Himself | 2009-08-06 |
Movie | August | Cyrus Ogilvie | 2008-05-16 |
Series | Fringe | Unknown | 2008-09-09 |
Movie | David Bowie: Glass Spider | 2007-06-22 | |
Movie | David Gilmour: Remember That Night | vocals | 2007-09-06 |
Movie | David Bowie: Under Review 1976-79 | Himself | 2006-01-11 |
Movie | David Gilmour: Live At The Royal Albert Hall | 2006-05-29 | |
Movie | David Bowie: The Serious Moonlight Tour | Himself | 2006-03-21 |
Movie | Scott Walker: 30 Century Man | himself | 2006-10-31 |
Movie | Arthur and the Invisibles | Maltazard (english voice) | 2006-12-13 |
Movie | The Prestige | Nikola Tesla | 2006-10-19 |
Series | Extras | Unknown | 2005-07-21 |
Movie | David Bowie – A Reality Tour | himself | 2004-10-13 |
Movie | The Nomi Song | Himself | 2004-03-23 |
Movie | David Bowie - Sound & Vision | Artist | 2003-11-12 |
Movie | The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch | Himself - Interviewee | 2002-01-01 |
Movie | David Bowie: Best Of Bowie | 2002-06-30 | |
Movie | Zoolander | Himself | 2001-09-28 |
Movie | Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer | Himself | 2001-12-03 |
Movie | The Concert for New York City | Himself | 2001-10-20 |
Series | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Unknown | 2001-11-02 |
Movie | The Filth and the Fury | Himself (archive footage) | 2000-03-29 |
Movie | David Bowie - BBC Radio Theatre June 27th, 2000 | Himself | 2000-06-27 |
Movie | Mr. Rice's Secret | Mr. William Rice | 2000-12-22 |
Movie | B.U.S.T.E.D | Bernie | 1999-03-20 |
Series | Where Are They Now? | Unknown | 1999-06-07 |
Movie | The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money | Himself | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | A Bing Crosby Christmas | Himself | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart | Himself | 1998-04-29 |
Movie | Gunslinger's Revenge | Sikora | 1998-12-18 |
Movie | David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYC | Himself | 1997-02-03 |
Movie | David Bowie - 50th Birthday Concert | Himself | 1997-01-01 |
Movie | Nine Inch Nails: Closure | himself | 1997-11-25 |
Series | The Hunger | 1997-07-20 | |
Movie | David Bowie: Rockpalast | himself | 1996-06-19 |
Movie | Basquiat | Andy Warhol | 1996-08-09 |
Series | The Harald Schmidt Show | Unknown | 1995-12-05 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Movie | The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert | Se stesso | 1992-04-22 |
Movie | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Phillip Jeffries | 1992-06-03 |
Movie | Queen: Greatest Flix II | 1991-05-24 | |
Movie | The Linguini Incident | Monte | 1991-01-01 |
Movie | David Bowie : Sound & Vision Over Tokyo | himself | 1990-01-01 |
Series | Dream On | Unknown | 1990-07-08 |
Movie | The Last Temptation of Christ | Pontius Pilatus | 1988-08-12 |
Movie | Imagine: John Lennon | Himself | 1988-10-07 |
Movie | Absolute Beginners | Vendice Partners | 1986-01-01 |
Movie | Labyrinth | Jareth | 1986-06-27 |
Movie | Inside the Labyrinth | Himself | 1986-12-13 |
Movie | Into the Night | Colin Morris | 1985-02-15 |
Movie | Live Aid | 1985-07-13 | |
Movie | David Bowie - Jazzin' For Blue Jean | Vic / Screaming Lord Byron | 1984-01-01 |
Movie | Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence | Maj. Jack 'Strafer' Celliers | 1983-05-23 |
Movie | David Bowie: Serious Moonlight | Himself | 1983-01-31 |
Movie | The Hunger | John | 1983-04-29 |
Movie | Yellowbeard | The Shark (uncredited) | 1983-06-24 |
Movie | David Bowie - Serious Moonlight Montreal | 1983-07-13 | |
Movie | Baal | Baal | 1982-02-02 |
Movie | The Snowman | Older James (Second Release) | 1982-12-26 |
Series | Wanna bet, that..? | Unknown | 1981-02-14 |
Movie | Christiane F. | Himself | 1981-04-01 |
Movie | Just a Gigolo | Paul Ambrosius von Przygodski | 1979-01-01 |
Movie | David Bowie On Stage | Himself | 1978-12-12 |
Movie | David Bowie Live at Beat Club Musikladen | Himself | 1978-05-30 |
Movie | Cracked Actor | Himself | 1975-01-01 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Series | Cher | Unknown | 1975-02-16 |
Movie | Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars | Himself / Ziggy Stardust | 1973-12-23 |
Movie | The Looking Glass Murders | Cloud | 1970-07-08 |
Movie | The Image | The Boy | 1969-01-01 |
Movie | Love You Till Tuesday | Himself | 1969-02-07 |
Movie | The Virgin Soldiers | Soldier | 1969-10-14 |
Series | Ready Steady Go! | Unknown | 1963-08-09 |