Phil Ochs

Personal Info

Birthday

December 19, 1940

Day of Death

1976-04-09

(35 years old)

Place of Birth

El Paso, Texas, USA

Phil Ochs

Biography

Philip David Ochs (December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) was an American songwriter and protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer). Ochs was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, political activism, often alliterative lyrics, and distinctive voice. He wrote hundreds of songs in the 1960s and 1970s and released eight albums.

Known For

Filmography

2019
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
as Self
2013
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
as Self (archive footage)
1990
Berkeley in the Sixties
as Self (archive footage)
1984
Chords of Fame
as Himself
1978
Renaldo and Clara
as Self
1977
The Day the Music Died
as Self
1969
Generations Apart: A Question of Values
as Self
1968
Last Summer Won't Happen
as Himself
1965
The Creative Person: The Folksinger
as Self