Rodney Bingenheimer

Personal Info

Birthday

December 15, 1947

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

Mountain View, California, USA

Also Known As

Rodney R. Bingenheimer

Rodney Bingenheimer

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rodney Bingenheimer, born December 15, 1947, is a radio disc jockey on the long-running Los Angeles rock station KROQ who is notable for helping numerous iconic bands become successful in the American market.

His contribution to the music business has been described as important. He developed a reputation for being the first American deejay to identify new artists and play "edgy new bands" such as Blondie, the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, Duran Duran, The Cure, Joan Jett, No Doubt, Blur, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, The Bangles, X, Coldplay and many others. He managed a key but now-defunct L.

Known For

SpongeBob SquarePants

Up in Smoke

Absolute Vow

Repo Man

The Runnin' Kind

The Trip

Look Away

Rockula

Filmography

2024
Spirit Riser
as The Dark Friend
2023
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
as Self
2021
Look Away
as (Archival Footage)
2019
Suzi Q
as Self
My View: Clem Burke
as Self
2018
Bad Reputation
as Self
Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Absolute Vow
as Wanderer
2016
B.C. Butcher
as Himself
2014
The Seeds: Pushin' Too Hard
as Himself
2012
Clockwork Orange County
as Self
2010
Iconoclast
as Himself
We Were Feared
as Himself
2003
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
as Self
2001
The Man from Elysian Fields
as Self (uncredited)
1997
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
as Self - Hollywood Legend
1994
Inevitable Grace
as Simone's Club Companion
1990
Rockula
as Rodney Bingenheimer
1989
The Runnin' Kind
as Rodney
1987
Back to the Beach
as Self
Uncle Meat
as Self
1984
Repo Man
as Club Owner
1978
Up in Smoke
as Rodney Bingenheimer
1967
The Trip
as Club goer (uncredited)