
David Bowie
Acting
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).

Bowie: The Final Act
Self (archive footage)

Twiggy
(archival footage)

Enigma
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)

Placebo: This Search for Meaning
Self (archive footage)

Luther: Never Too Much
Self (archive footage)

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

TIME
Narrator (voice)

Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)

Can Creativity Save the World?
Self

DEVO
Self (archive footage)

Dear Bowie
David Bowie

Thriller 40
Self (archive footage)

AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Self (archive footage)

WHAM!
Self (archive footage)

The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)

LOLA
Self - Singer (archive footage)

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Self (archive footage)

Moonage Daydream
Self (archive footage)

Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
Self (archive footage)

Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
Self (archive footage)

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self

The Velvet Underground
Self (voice)

The Magic Voices of Pop
Self (archive)

Moby Doc
Self

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

David Bowie: Out of this World
Self

David Bowie: London Boy
Self

Zappa
Self (archive footage)

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

Françoise Hardy : tant de belles choses
Self

Lindsay Dances - Theatre and life according to Lindsay Kemp
Self

The BRITs at 40
Self (archive footage)

My Music: A Classic Christmas
Self (archive footage)

The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
Self (archive footage)

WBCN and the American Revolution
Self

David Bowie: Finding Fame
Self (archive footage)

Bowie: Glastonbury 2000
Self - Vocals

Why Are We Creative?
Self

BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia

Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen
Self - Singer

Der Reichstag
Self (archive footage)

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
Jack Celliers (archive footage)

Glam Rock at the BBC
Self (archive footage)

Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
Self - Musician (archive footage)

Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story
Self - Narrator (voice)

Bowie at the BBC
Self (archive footage)

David Bowie: The Last Five Years
Self (archive footage)

Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels
Self

Gimme Danger
archive footage

David Bowie: The Berlin Briefings

Bowie: The Man Who Changed the World
Self (archive footage)

David Bowie: The Man Who Stole the World
Self (archive footage)

Burden
Self (archive footage)

Night Flight: Born Again
Self

David Bowie - In His Own Words
Self (archive footage)

The Dada Principle
Self

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

David Bowie: Sound and Vision
Self

David Bowie: Starman
Self

David Bowie: On the Rock Trail
Self (archive footage)

Let's Dance: Bowie Down Under
Self

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

Wilde Jahre West-Berlin
Self

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)

Soul Boys of the Western World
Self (archive footage)

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Phillip Jeffries

David Bowie Is Happening Now
Self (archive footage)

David Bowie: Five Years
Self (archive footage)

The Stars (Are Out Tonight)

David Bowie - The Calm Before The Storm: Under Review 1969 - 1971
Self - Singer, songwriter
Vanilla Ice Archive
Self (archive footage)

Clockwork Orange County
Self

The Genius of David Bowie
Self - Performer (archive footage)

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

The Love We Make
Self

Acoustic at the BBC
Self

Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
Self

Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973: The Sacred Triangle
Self (archive footage)

David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
Self

Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany
Self (archive footage)

Bandslam
David Bowie

David Bowie: VH1 Storytellers
Self

Kings of Glam
Self (archive footage)

August
Cyrus Ogilvie

David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
Self

David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Self - Guest Artist

David Bowie - The Plastic Soul Review
Self - Singer, Songwriter

David bowie - Up Close and Personal
Self - Singer, Songwriter

SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
Lord Royal Highness

Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
Self

David Bowie - Music in Review
Self - Singer, Songwriter

Arthur and the Invisibles
Maltazard (voice)

The Prestige
Tesla

David Bowie - Total Rock Review
Self

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers
Self

David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust
Self - Singer, Songwriter

Best of Bowie

David Bowie: Under Review 1976-79
Self

The Work of Director Mark Romanek
Self (archive footage)

TV Party
Self

Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Self

Live Aid Against All Odds
Self

Inside the Music
Self

Live Aid
Self

The Nomi Song
Self (archive footage)

Bowie: A Reality Tour
Self

Rockthology 2
Self (archive footage)

Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
Self (archive footage)

Pixies: Gouge
Self

David Bowie - Sound and Vision
Self

Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2
Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
Self

David Bowie: Live at Riverside Studios '03
Self

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

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
Self - Interviewee

Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Self

David Bowie: Reality Live
Self

Supergroups
Self

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Self - Narrator (voice)

Hr. Vinterberg & Mr. Bowie
Self

David Bowie: Live at Montreux
Self

David Bowie: Live Olympia Paris
Self

David Bowie: Best of Bowie
Self (archive footage)

David Bowie: Live by Request
Self

Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
Self

Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer
Self

The Concert for New York City
Self

Zoolander
David Bowie

Mr. Rice's Secret
Mr. William Rice

Bowie at the BBC
Self - Vocals

David Bowie: Glastonbury Festival 2000
Self

David Bowie: Roseland Ballroom, NYC
Self

The Filth and the Fury
Self (archive footage)

The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Self

David Bowie - Live at The Elysee Montmartre Paris
Self

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self

Everybody Loves Sunshine
Bernie

Gunslinger's Revenge
Jack Sikora

In Stillness and in Silence (Sacred)
Self

Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
Self

A Bing Crosby Christmas
Self (archive footage)

Goldie: When Saturn Returns
Self

Nine Inch Nails: Closure
Self

David Bowie: Earthling On TV
Self

David Bowie - Live from the 10th spot
Self

David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYC
Self

David Bowie & Friends: A Very Special Birthday Celebration
Self

David Bowie: An Earthling at 50
Self - Interviewee

The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
Self

Basquiat
Andy Warhol

David Bowie - Kremlin Palace Moscow
self

David Bowie: Rockpalast
Self

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

Nine Inch Nails & David Bowie: Dissonance
Self

Queen: Champions of the World
Self

The World of Jim Henson
Jareth (archive footage)

Gay! Gay! Hollywood

David Bowie: Black Tie White Noise
Self

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Phillip Jeffries

The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Self

Queen: Greatest Flix II
Self (archive footage)

The Linguini Incident
Monte

David Bowie: Live At The Tokyo Dome
Self

Tin Machine - Live at Paradiso

Imagine: John Lennon
Self

The Last Temptation of Christ
Pontius Pilatus

David Bowie: Glass Spider
Self

Inside the Labyrinth
Self

Labyrinth
Jareth

Absolute Beginners
Vendice Partners

Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
Self

David Bowie at Live Aid

Live Aid
Self

Tina Turner: Private Dancer Tour
Self

Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
Celliers (archive footage)

Into the Night
Colin Morris

Video AID
Self

David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean
Vic / Screaming Lord Byron

Ricochet
Self

David Bowie: The Serious Moonlight Tour
Self

David Bowie: Serious Moonlight
Self - Lead Vocals / Guitar

The Oshima Gang
Self

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Self / Ziggy Stardust

David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Sydney
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Montreal
Self

Yellowbeard
The Shark (uncredited)

Group Madness
Self

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Celliers

The Hunger
John Blaylock

Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
Self (archive footage)

The Snowman
Older James (re-released/US version)

Baal
Baal

Christiane F.
David Bowie

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self

David Bowie On Stage: Live in Japan
Self

Just a Gigolo
Paul Ambrosius von Przygodski

David Bowie: Live at Beat Club Musikladen
Self - Keyboard, Vocals

David Bowie On Stage

David Bowie: Musikladen Extra
Self - Keyboard, Vocals

Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
Self
Fame
Himself (voice)

The Man Who Fell to Earth
Thomas Jerome Newton

Night Lunch
Self

David Bowie: Cracked Actor
Self

Diamond Dogs Demo Video
Self / Harpie

David Bowie: The 1980 Floor Show
Self
The Looking Glass Murders
Cloud

The Virgin Soldiers
Soldier

The Image
The Boy

David Bowie: Love You Till Tuesday
Self

NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure
Self







