David Bowie

David Bowie

Acting

Born January 8, 1947 · London, England, UK

3 films as director · Active 1974–2006

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 in…

Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops

1964

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..?

1981

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

1990

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Die Harald Schmidt Show

1995

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

Directed(3)

Best of Bowie

2006Best of Bowie

David Bowie: Best of Bowie

2002David Bowie: Best of Bowie★ 7.1

Diamond Dogs Demo Video

1974Diamond Dogs Demo Video

Acting(262)

2026Eyes Behind the LensVoice (Uncredited, Archive)

2025Bowie: The Final ActSelf (archive footage)

2025Twiggy(archival footage)

2025EnigmaSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf (archive footage)

2024Placebo: This Search for MeaningSelf (archive footage)

2024Luther: Never Too MuchSelf (archive footage)

2024David Bowie: The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (2024 Dolby Atmos Mix)Guitar, Saxophone, Vocals

2024TIMENarrator (voice)

2024Jim Henson Idea ManSelf (archive footage)

2024Can Creativity Save the World?Self (archive footage)

2024Hits That Missed at the BBCSelf (archive footage)

2024DEVOSelf (archive footage)

2024EnoSelf (archive footage)

2023Dear BowieDavid Bowie

2023Thriller 40Self (archive footage)

2023AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. RexSelf (archive footage)

2023WHAM!Self (archive footage)

2023The Lost Weekend: A Love StorySelf (archive footage)

2023LOLASelf - Singer (archive footage)

2023Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TVSelf (archive footage)

2022Il était une fois Champs-ÉlyséesSelf (archive footage)

2022Moonage DaydreamSelf (archive footage)

2022Freddie Mercury: The Final ActSelf (archive footage)

2022Mickey: The Story of a MouseSelf (archive footage)

20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf

2021The Velvet UndergroundSelf (voice)

2021The Magic Voices of PopSelf (archive)

2021Moby DocSelf

2021The Dancing Man of L.A.Self (archive footage)

20211971: The Year That Music Changed EverythingSelf (archive footage)

2021David Bowie: Out of this WorldSelf

2021This Is PopSelf (archive footage)

2021David Bowie: London BoySelf

2020ZappaSelf (archive footage)

202070 Years of Youth RevoltSelf (archive footage)

2020The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 InductionsSelf (archive footage)

2020Lindsay Dances - Theatre and life according to Lindsay KempSelf

2020The BRITs at 40Self (archive footage)

2019My Music: A Classic ChristmasSelf (archive footage)

2019The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert StorySelf (archive footage)

2019WBCN and the American RevolutionSelf

2019David Bowie: Finding FameSelf (archive footage)

2018Bowie: Glastonbury 2000Self - Vocals

2018Why Are We Creative?Self

2018BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia

2018Freddie Mercury: The King of QueenSelf - Singer

2017Der ReichstagSelf (archive footage)

2017Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODAJack Celliers (archive footage)

2017Glam Rock at the BBCSelf (archive footage)

2017Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of RockSelf - Musician (archive footage)

2017Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson StorySelf - Narrator (voice)

2017Bowie at the BBCSelf (archive footage)

2017David Bowie: The Last Five YearsSelf (archive footage)

2016Gaga for Dada: The Original Art RebelsSelf

2016Gimme Dangerarchive footage

2016David Bowie: The Berlin Briefings

2016Bowie: The Man Who Changed the WorldSelf (archive footage)

2016David Bowie: The Man Who Stole the WorldSelf (archive footage)

2016BurdenSelf (archive footage)

2016Night Flight: Born AgainSelf

2016David Bowie - In His Own WordsSelf (archive footage)

2016The Dada PrincipleSelf

2016David Bowie I Love You (Since I Was Six)Self

2016David Bowie: Sound and VisionSelf

2016David Bowie: StarmanSelf

2015David Bowie: On the Rock TrailSelf (archive footage)

2015Let's Dance: Bowie Down UnderSelf

2015B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989Self

2015Wilde Jahre West-BerlinSelf

2014Bing Crosby: RediscoveredSelf (archive footage)

2014Soul Boys of the Western WorldSelf (archive footage)

2014Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesPhillip Jeffries

2014I Am DivineSelf (archive)

2013David Bowie Is Happening NowSelf (archive footage)

2013David Bowie: Five YearsSelf (archive footage)

2013The FrameJohn Blaylock

2013The Stars (Are Out Tonight)

2013Discovering MusicSelf (archive footage)

2012David Bowie - The Calm Before The Storm: Under Review 1969 - 1971Self - Singer, songwriter

2012Vanilla Ice ArchiveSelf (archive footage)

2012Clockwork Orange CountySelf

2012David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy StardustSelf / Ziggy Stardust (archive footage)

2012The Genius of David BowieSelf - Performer (archive footage)

2012Personne ne bouge !Self

2011The Love We MakeSelf

2011Acoustic at the BBCSelf

2010Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupiesarchive footage

2010Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas SpecialsSelf

2010Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973: The Sacred TriangleSelf (archive footage)

2010David Bowie: Rare and UnseenSelf

2009Krautrock: The Rebirth of GermanySelf (archive footage)

2009BandslamDavid Bowie

2009David Bowie: VH1 StorytellersSelf

2008Kings of GlamSelf (archive footage)

2008AugustCyrus Ogilvie

2007SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantisLord Royal Highness

2007David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking WineSelf

2007David Gilmour: Remember That NightSelf - Guest Artist

2007David Bowie - The Plastic Soul ReviewSelf - Singer, Songwriter

2007David bowie - Up Close and PersonalSelf - Singer, Songwriter

2007Seven Ages of RockSelf

2007Scott Walker: 30 Century ManSelf

2007David Bowie - Music in ReviewSelf - Singer, Songwriter

2006Arthur and the InvisiblesMaltazard (voice)

2006The PrestigeTesla

2006David Bowie - Total Rock ReviewSelf

2006The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million SellersSelf

2006David Bowie's Ziggy StardustSelf - Singer, Songwriter

2006Best of Bowie

2006David Bowie: Under Review 1976-79Self

2005The Work of Director Mark RomanekSelf (archive footage)

2005TV PartySelf

2005ExtrasDavid Bowie

2005Live Aid: 20 Years Ago TodaySelf

2005Live Aid Against All OddsSelf

2005Françoise Hardy : Tant de belles choses...Self

2005Inside the MusicSelf

2004Live AidSelf

2004The Nomi SongSelf (archive footage)

2004Bowie: A Reality TourSelf

2004Rockthology 2Self (archive footage)

2004Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie CurtisSelf (archive footage)

2004Pixies: GougeSelf

2003David Bowie - Sound and VisionSelf

2003Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2Self

2003Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary SpecialSelf

2003David Bowie: Live at Riverside Studios '03Self

2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf

2003Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights BackSelf (archive footage)

2003Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The RutlesSelf - Interviewee

2003Mayor of the Sunset StripSelf

2003David Bowie: Reality LiveSelf

2002David Bowie - Best Of

2002SupergroupsSelf

2002Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970sSelf - Narrator (voice)

2002Hr. Vinterberg & Mr. BowieSelf

2002David Bowie: Live at MontreuxSelf

2002David Bowie: Live Olympia ParisSelf

2002David Bowie: Best of BowieSelf (archive footage)

2002David Bowie: Live by RequestSelf

2002Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary DocumentarySelf

2001Classic Albums: Lou Reed - TransformerSelf

2001Friday Night with Jonathan RossSelf - Guest

2001The Concert for New York CitySelf

2001ZoolanderDavid Bowie

2000Mr. Rice's SecretMr. William Rice

2000Bowie at the BBCSelf - Vocals

2000David Bowie: Roseland Ballroom, NYCSelf

2000The Filth and the FurySelf (archive footage)

2000The Ten Commandments of CreativitySelf

1999David Bowie - Live at The Elysee Montmartre ParisSelf

1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialSelf

1999Where Are They Now?Self

1999SpongeBob SquarePantsLord Royal Highness (voice)

1999Everybody Loves SunshineBernie

1998Gunslinger's RevengeJack Sikora

1998In Stillness and in Silence (Sacred)Self

1998Lou Reed: Rock and Roll HeartSelf

1998ParkinsonSelf

1998Goldie: When Saturn ReturnsSelf

1998A Bing Crosby ChristmasSelf (archive footage)

1997Nine Inch Nails: ClosureSelf

1997David Bowie - Live from the 10th spotSelf

1997David Bowie: Earthling On TVSelf

1997The HungerThe Host

1997David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYCSelf

1997David Bowie & Friends: A Very Special Birthday CelebrationSelf

1997David Bowie: An Earthling at 50Self - Interviewee

1996The Fine Art of Separating People from Their MoneySelf

1996BasquiatAndy Warhol

1996David Bowie - Kremlin Palace Moscowself

1995Die Harald Schmidt ShowSelf

1995David Bowie: The Making of "1.Outside"Self

1995Nine Inch Nails & David Bowie: DissonanceSelf

1995Queen: Champions of the WorldSelf

1994The World of Jim HensonJareth (archive footage)

1994Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazinself

1994Gay! Gay! Hollywood

1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Musical Guest

1993Tina Turner: The Girl from Nutbush

1993David Bowie: Black Tie White NoiseSelf

1993Full StretchDavid Bowie

1992Blast 'EmSelf (uncredited)

1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MePhillip Jeffries

1992ECHO-VerleihungSelf

1992The Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertSelf

1991Queen: Greatest Flix IISelf (archive footage)

1991The Linguini IncidentMonte

1990Dream OnSir Roland Moorecock

1990Twin PeaksPhillip Jeffries (archive footage)

1990David Bowie: Live At The Tokyo DomeSelf

1989Tin Machine - Live at Paradiso

1988Imagine: John LennonSelf

1988The Last Temptation of ChristPontius Pilatus

1988David Bowie: Glass SpiderSelf

1987Sacrée soiréeSelf (Clip) (archive footage)

1986Inside the LabyrinthSelf

1986LabyrinthJareth

1986Absolute BeginnersVendice Partners

1986Looney Tunes 50th AnniversarySelf

1985Live AidSelf

1985David Bowie at Live Aid

1985Tina Turner: Private Dancer TourSelf

1985Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi SakamotoCelliers (archive footage)

1985Into the NightColin Morris

1985Video AIDSelf

1984MTV Video Music AwardsSelf

1984David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue JeanVic / Screaming Lord Byron

1984RicochetSelf

1984David Bowie: The Serious Moonlight TourSelf

1984David Bowie: Serious MoonlightSelf - Lead Vocals / Guitar

1983The Oshima GangSelf

1983Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from MarsSelf / Ziggy Stardust

1983David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Sydney

1983David Bowie: Serious Moonlight MontrealSelf

1983YellowbeardThe Shark (uncredited)

1983Group MadnessSelf

1983Merry Christmas, Mr. LawrenceCelliers

1983The HungerJohn Blaylock

1983Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll StyleSelf (archive footage)

1982Champs-ElyséesSelf

1981Christiane F.David Bowie

1981Wetten, dass..?Self

1980The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70'sSelf

1978David Bowie On Stage: Live in JapanSelf

1978Young Music Show

1978Just a GigoloPaul Ambrosius von Przygodski

1978David Bowie: Live at Beat Club MusikladenSelf - Keyboard, Vocals

1978David Bowie On Stage

1978David Bowie: Musikladen ExtraSelf - Keyboard, Vocals

1977Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde ChristmasSelf

1977The BRIT AwardsSelf

1977Auf los geht's losSelf

1976The Man Who Fell to EarthThomas Jerome Newton

1975Night LunchSelf

1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest

1975David Bowie: Cracked ActorSelf

1975Système 2Self

1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf

1974Diamond Dogs Demo VideoSelf / Harpie

1973David Bowie: The 1980 Floor ShowSelf

1972MusikladenSelf

1970The Looking Glass MurdersCloud

1969The Virgin SoldiersSoldier

1969The ImageThe Boy

1969Unsere kleine Show - Musik zur blauen StundeSelf

1969David Bowie: Love You Till TuesdaySelf

1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest

1967OmnibusSelf

1967NBC television special: The Pursuit of PleasureSelf

19664-3-2-1 Hot and SweetSelf

1964Theatre 625

1964Top of the PopsSelf (archive footage)

1963Ready Steady Go!Self

1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf

Are We Not Men?Self (archive footage)

David Bowie - PNE Live Rehearsal 1976Self - Vocals, Saxophone

David Bowie: Day-In Day-Out