David Bowie

Personal Info

Birthday

January 8, 1947

Day of Death

2016-01-10

(69 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

David Robert Jones

Tin Machine

David Jones

Davie Jones

Ziggy Stardust

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.

Known For

Twin Peaks

The Hunger

The Prestige

Extras

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Dream On

Zoolander

Arthur and the Invisibles

Filmography

2025
Live Aid At 40 The Concert
as Self
Twiggy
as (archival footage)
Enigma
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Luther: Never Too Much
as Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (2024 Dolby Atmos Mix)
as Guitar, Saxophone, Vocals
TIME
as Narrator (voice)
My Way
as Self (archive footage)
Can Creativity Save the World?
as Self
DEVO
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Dear Bowie
as David Bowie
Thriller 40
as Self (archive footage)
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
as Self (archive footage)
WHAM!
as Self (archive footage)
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
as Self (archive footage)
LOLA
as Self - Singer (archive footage)
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Moonage Daydream
as Self (archive footage)
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
as Self (archive footage)
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
as Self (archive footage)
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
The Velvet Underground
as Self (voice)
Moby Doc
as Self
The Dancing Man of L.A.
as Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: Out of this World
as Self
David Bowie: London Boy
as Self
2020
Zappa
as Self (archive footage)
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions
as Self (archive footage)
Françoise Hardy : tant de belles choses
as Self
Lindsay Dances - Theatre and life according to Lindsay Kemp
as Self
The BRITs at 40
as Self (archive footage)
2019
My Music: A Classic Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
as Self (archive footage)
WBCN and the American Revolution
as Self
David Bowie: Finding Fame
as Self (archive footage)
Moonage Ice Cream
as Self (Archival/Voice)
2018
Bowie: Glastonbury 2000
as Self - Vocals
Why Are We Creative?
as Self
Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen
as Singer
2017
Der Reichstag
as Self (archive footage)
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
as Jack Celliers (archive footage)
Glam Rock at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: The Last Five Years
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels
as Self
Bowie: The Man Who Changed the World
as Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: The Man Who Stole the World
as Self (archive footage)
Burden
as Self (archive footage)
Night Flight: Born Again
as Self
David Bowie - In His Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
Das Prinzip Dada
as Self
David Bowie I Love You (Since I Was Six)
as Self
David Bowie: Sound and Vision
as Self
David Bowie: Starman
as Self
2015
David Bowie: On the Rock Trail
as Self (archive footage)
Let's Dance: Bowie Down Under
as Self
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
as Self
Wilde Jahre West-Berlin
as Self
2014
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
Soul Boys of the Western World
as Self (archive footage)
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Phillip Jeffries
2013
David Bowie Is Happening Now
as Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: Five Years
as Self (archive footage)
2012
David Bowie - The Calm Before The Storm: Under Review 1969 - 1971
as Self - Singer, songwriter
Vanilla Ice Archive
as Self (archive footage)
Clockwork Orange County
as Self
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
as Self / Ziggy Stardust (archive footage)
The Genius of David Bowie
as Self - Performer (archive footage)
2011
The Love We Make
as Self
Acoustic at the BBC
as Self
2010
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
as Self
Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973: The Sacred Triangle
as Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
as Self
2009
Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany
as Self (archive footage)
Bandslam
as David Bowie
David Bowie: VH1 Storytellers
as Self
2008
Kings of Glam
as Self (archive footage)
August
as Cyrus Ogilvie
2007
David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
as Self
David Gilmour: Remember That Night - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
as Self - Guest Artist
David Bowie - The Plastic Soul Review
as Self - Singer, Songwriter
David bowie - Up Close and Personal
as Self - Singer, Songwriter
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
as Lord Royal Highness
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
as Self
David Bowie - Music in Review
as Self - Singer, Songwriter
2006
Arthur and the Invisibles
as Maltazard (voice)
The Prestige
as Tesla
David Bowie - Total Rock Review
as Self
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers
as Self
David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust
as Self - Singer, Songwriter
David Bowie: Under Review 1976-79
as Self
2005
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
as Self (archive footage)
TV Party
as Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
as Self
Live Aid Against All Odds
as Self
Inside the Music
as Self
2004
The Nomi Song
as Self (archive footage)
Bowie: A Reality Tour
as Self
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
as Self (archive footage)
Pixies: Gouge
as Self
2003
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
as Self
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
as Self
David Bowie: Live at Riverside Studios '03
as Self
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
as Self - Interviewee
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
as Self
David Bowie Reality Live
as Self
2002
Supergroups
as Self
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Hr. Vinterberg & Mr. Bowie
as Self
David Bowie: Live at Montreux
as Self
David Bowie: Live Olympia Paris
as Self
David Bowie: Best of Bowie
as Self (archive footage)
David Bowie: Live by Request
as Self
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
as Self
2001
Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer
as Self
The Concert for New York City
as Self
Zoolander
as David Bowie
2000
Mr. Rice's Secret
as Mr. William Rice
Bowie at the BBC
as Self - Vocals
David Bowie: Roseland Ballroom, NYC
as Self
The Filth and the Fury
as Self (archive footage)
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
as Self
1999
David Bowie - Live at The Elysee Montmartre Paris
as Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
Everybody Loves Sunshine
as Bernie
1998
Gunslinger's Revenge
as Jack Sikora
In Stillness and in Silence (Sacred)
as Self
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
as Self
A Bing Crosby Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
Goldie: When Saturn Returns
as Self
1997
Nine Inch Nails: Closure
as Self (uncredited)
David Bowie - Live from the 10th spot
as Self
David Bowie: Earthling On TV
as Self
David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYC
as Self
David Bowie & Friends: A Very Special Birthday Celebration
as Self
David Bowie: An Earthling at 50
as Self - Interviewee
1996
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
as Self
Basquiat
as Andy Warhol
David Bowie - Kremlin Palace Moscow
as self
David Bowie: Rockpalast
as Self
1995
The Making of the 'Outside' Album
as Self
Nine Inch Nails & David Bowie: Dissonance
as Self
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
as Self
1994
The World of Jim Henson
as Jareth (archive footage)
1993
David Bowie: Black Tie White Noise
as Self
1992
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
as Phillip Jeffries
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
as Self
1991
Queen: Greatest Flix II
as Self (archive footage)
The Linguini Incident
as Monte
1990
David Bowie: Live At The Tokyo Dome
as Self
1988
Imagine: John Lennon
as Self
The Last Temptation of Christ
as Pontius Pilatus
David Bowie: Glass Spider
as Self
1986
Inside the Labyrinth
as Self
Labyrinth
as Jareth
Absolute Beginners
as Vendice Partners
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
as Self
1985
Live Aid
as Self
Tina Turner: Private Dancer Tour
as Self
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
as Celliers (archive footage)
Into the Night
as Colin Morris
Video AID
as Self
1984
The Snowman
as Older James (re-released version) (uncredited)
David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean
as Vic / Screaming Lord Byron
Ricochet
as Self
David Bowie: The Serious Moonlight Tour
as Self
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight
as Self - Lead Vocals / Guitar
1983
The Oshima Gang
as Self
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
as Self / Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Montreal
as Self
Yellowbeard
as The Shark (uncredited)
Group Madness
as Self
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
as Celliers
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
as Self (archive footage)
1982
Baal
as Baal
1981
Christiane F.
as David Bowie
1980
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as Self
1978
David Bowie On Stage: Live in Japan
as Self
Just a Gigolo
as Paul Ambrosius von Przygodski
David Bowie: Live at Beat Club Musikladen
as Self - Keyboard, Vocals
David Bowie: Musikladen Extra
as Self - Keyboard, Vocals
1977
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
as Self
1976
Fame
as Himself (voice)
The Man Who Fell to Earth
as Thomas Jerome Newton
1975
Night Lunch
as Self
David Bowie: Cracked Actor
as Self
1974
Diamond Dogs Demo Video
as Self / Harpie
1973
The 1980 Floor Show
as Self
1970
The Looking Glass Murders
as Cloud
1969
The Virgin Soldiers
as Soldier
The Image
as The Boy
David Bowie: Love You Till Tuesday
as Self
1967
NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure
as Self