David Bowie

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-01-08 (69 years old)

Deathday

2016-01-10

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

David Bowie

Biography

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 ...

Acting

1976

The Man Who Fell to Earth

as Thomas Jerome Newton

2006

The Prestige

as Tesla

1996

Basquiat

as Andy Warhol

1997

David Bowie: An Earthling at 50

as Self - Interviewee

2017

Der Reichstag

as Self (archive footage)

1988

1985

Into the Night

as Colin Morris

2021

The Velvet Underground

as Self (voice)

1983

Yellowbeard

as The Shark (uncredited)

2009

Bandslam

as David Bowie

1983

The Hunger

as John Blaylock

1978

Just a Gigolo

as Paul Ambrosius von Przygodski

2003

1981

Christiane F.

as David Bowie

2001

Zoolander

as David Bowie

2006

Arthur and the Invisibles

as Maltazard (voice)

2000

The Filth and the Fury

as Self (archive footage)

1983

1986

Labyrinth

as Jareth

2008

August

as Cyrus Ogilvie

1983

1986

Absolute Beginners

as Vendice Partners

2020

Zappa

as Self (archive footage)

1998

Gunslinger's Revenge

as Jack Sikora

1985

Live Aid

as Self

1978

2023

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

as Self (archive footage)

2016

Bowie: The Man Who Changed the World

as Self (archive footage)

1997

Nine Inch Nails: Closure

as Self (uncredited)

2002

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2000

Mr. Rice's Secret

as Mr. William Rice

2011

2023

WHAM!

as Self (archive footage)

2017

Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait

as Self (archive footage)

2022

Moonage Daydream

as Self (archive footage)

1984

David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean

as Vic / Screaming Lord Byron

1982

Baal

as Baal

2023

LOLA

as Self - Singer (archive footage)

1969

The Image

as The Boy

2016

Burden

as Self (archive footage)

2000

Bowie at the BBC

as Self - Vocals

1984

David Bowie: Serious Moonlight

as Self - Lead Vocals / Guitar

2014

2023

Dear Bowie

as David Bowie

2002

David Bowie: Best of Bowie

as Self (archive footage)

-

Are We Not Men?

as Self (archive footage)

1976

Fame

as Himself (voice)

1991

Queen: Greatest Flix II

as Self (archive footage)

2002

1985

Video AID

as Self

2005

2013

David Bowie Is Happening Now

as Self (archive footage)

2023

The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

as Self (archive footage)

2022

Mickey: The Story of a Mouse

as Self (archive footage)

2012

David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust

as Self / Ziggy Stardust (archive footage)

2024

Jim Henson Idea Man

as Jareth (archive footage)

2017

Bowie at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2016

2004

The Nomi Song

as Self (archive footage)

2012

Vanilla Ice Archive

as Self (archive footage)

1998

A Bing Crosby Christmas

as Self (archive footage)

2024

DEVO

as Self (archive footage)

2024

TIME

as Narrator (voice)

2024

My Way

as Self (archive footage)

1969

2014

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

as Self (archive footage)

1992

2017

Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1984

Ricochet

as Self

2005

TV Party

as Self

2005

The Work of Director Mark Romanek

as Self (archive footage)

1983

2009

Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany

as Self (archive footage)

1983

1975

2018

Bowie: Glastonbury 2000

as Self - Vocals

2017

David Bowie: The Last Five Years

as Self (archive footage)

1974

Diamond Dogs Demo Video

as Self / Harpie

2019

David Bowie: Finding Fame

as Self (archive footage)

2019

My Music: A Classic Christmas

as Self (archive footage)

2017

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

as Jack Celliers (archive footage)

1994

The World of Jim Henson

as Jareth (archive footage)

2016

1985

Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto

as Celliers (archive footage)

2007

SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis

as Lord Royal Highness

2014

Soul Boys of the Western World

as Self (archive footage)

2013

David Bowie: Five Years

as Self (archive footage)

2017

Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock

as Self - Musician (archive footage)

2004

Live Aid

as Self

2008

Kings of Glam

as Self (archive footage)

2015

David Bowie: On the Rock Trail

as Self (archive footage)

2012

The Genius of David Bowie

as Self - Performer (archive footage)

2021

Moby Doc

as Self

2007

David Bowie - The Plastic Soul Review

as Self - Singer, Songwriter

2006

David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust

as Self - Singer, Songwriter

2007

David bowie - Up Close and Personal

as Self - Singer, Songwriter

2007

David Bowie - Music in Review

as Self - Singer, Songwriter

2017

Glam Rock at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

2021

The Dancing Man of L.A.

as Self (archive footage)

2025

Twiggy

as (archival footage)

2004

2023

Thriller 40

as Self (archive footage)

1984

The Snowman

as Older James (re-released version) (uncredited)

2016

David Bowie - In His Own Words

as Self (archive footage)

2024

Luther: Never Too Much

as Self (archive footage)

2020

The BRITs at 40

as Self (archive footage)

2019

Moonage Ice Cream

as Self (Archival/Voice)

2025

1978

David Bowie: Musikladen Extra

as Self - Keyboard, Vocals

-

David Bowie - PNE Live Rehearsal 1976

as Self - Vocals, Saxophone

2025

Enigma

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Production

1994

Magic Hunter

as Executive Producer

2022

1976

Fame

as Music

1976

Fame

as Lyricist

1986

Labyrinth

as Songs

1979

Radio On

as Songs

1982

Cat People

as Theme Song Performance

2019

The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!

as Original Music Composer

1982

2018

Lazarus

as Original Music Composer

2001

2017

2024

2007

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man

as Executive Producer

1986

When the Wind Blows

as Main Title Theme Composer

2003

Laurel Canyon

as Thanks

2018

Lazarus

as Writer

2018

Lazarus

as Music

2006

Best of Bowie

as Director

2016

Closer

as In Memory Of

2025

LAZARUS

as Music

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