David Bowie
Actor
Filmography (All Films)
- Best of Bowie (1972-1999)
- Feat. David Bowie
- Contains 47 music videos spanning the Thin White Duke's career from 1972 to 1999.
- Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1973)
- Dir. D.A. Pennebaker
Feat. David Bowie
- David Bowie, in his farewell gig of alter–ego Ziggy Stardust, performs many of the songs that forged his sensational career in the 1970s.
- Man Who Fell to Earth, The (1976)
- Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark…
- David Bowie plays a humanoid trapped on Earth during a quest for water.
Genuinely original and imaginative article is stamped with Nic Roeg's…
- Alan Clarke at the BBC, Volume 2: Disruption (1978-1989)
- Dir. Alan Clarke
Feat. Gary Oldman, David Bowie, Sean Chapman
- A 5–DVD box set bringing together long–unavailable productions which Alan Clarke directed for the BBC between 1978 and 1987. All these…
- Just a Gigolo (1979)
- Dir. David Hemmings
Feat. David Bowie
- Unusual tragicomedy with David Bowie drifting through post–WWI Berlin.
- Christiane F. (1981)
- Dir. Ulrich Edel
Feat. David Bowie
- Absorbing account of the decline and fall into the Berlin's degrading drug and prostitution scene of two young heroin addicts. Features the music and…
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
- Dir. Nagisa Oshima
Feat. David Bowie, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano
- David Bowie endures the hardships of a Japanese POW camp in WWII. Stylish melodrama, memorably scored by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
- Hunger, The (1983)
- Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon
- Ultra–slick sci–fi vampire film featuring Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie as a couple of chic bloodsuckers. A sexy, stylish piece,…
- David Bowie - Serious Moonlight (1983)
- Feat. David Bowie
- David Bowie performs his 'Serious Moonlight Tour' in Vancouver, 12th August 1983, plus "Ricochet" a short documentary about Bowie on the Far East…
- Absolute Beginners (1986)
- Dir. Julien Temple
Feat. David Bowie, Sade Adu, Patsy Kensit…
- Glitzy musical pastiche that takes its inspiration from British jazz, mod, and beatnik culture to tell its barely coherent tale of teen angst.
- Labyrinth (1986)
- Dir. Jim Henson
Feat. David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly
- Jennifer Connelly goes in search of her baby brother, kidnapped by the Goblin King (David Bowie). An entourage of creatures from Jim Henson highlight…
- Last Temptation of Christ, The (1988)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey…
- Brave, earnest film controversial for its assumption that Christ suffered from mortal doubt when chosen to carry God's message. Willem Dafoe plays…
- Vidiot from UHF, The (1989)
- Dir. Jay Levey
Feat. Al Yankovic, Michael Richards, Kevin McCarthy…
- 'Weird' Al Yankovic showcases his brand of crazy satire as the manager of a loony TV station. Pretty stoopid, but kids will love it.
- Linguini Incident, The (1991)
- Dir. Richard Shepard
Feat. David Bowie, Rosanna Arquette, Eszter Balint…
- A largely forgotten, but mildly quirky comedy about an odd couple: a waitress (Arquette) who wants to be an escape–artist and a British barman…
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
- Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, Moira Kelly…
- The big–screen prequel charts a surreal path of events preceding the murder of Laura Palmer. Without the constraints of TV censorship Lynch…
- History of Rock 'n' Roll, The (TV Series) (1995)
- Feat. Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Madonna…
- An epic and (mostly) comprehensive journey through the history of rock music from the 1950s to the mid–1990s, featuring an unprecendented…
- Basquiat (1996)
- Dir. Julian Schnabel
Feat. Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie, Gary Oldman…
- The director sends a post–mortem loveletter to his friend and contemporary, Jean–Michel Basquiat, a celebrated but fragile New York black…
- Busted (Everybody Loves Sunshine) (1999)
- Dir. Andrew Goth
Feat. Goldie , David Bowie
- North London mobster glory awaits Goldie (the drum–n–bass star) who must reclaim his criminal empire from a…
- Mr. Rice's Secret (2000)
- Dir. Nicholas Kendall
Feat. David Bowie
- David Bowie is the 400–yr old ‘friend’ of a terminally ill boy who is directed into a magical adventure in this British–Canadian…
- David Bowie - A Reality Tour (2004)
- Feat. David Bowie
- A concert performance of David Bowie live at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland in 2003. The 30 song set list spans as many years from The Man Who…
- Prestige, The (2006)
- Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Scarlett Johansson…
- Another astounding feat of storytelling from the dir. of MEMENTO that spins a constantly intriguing yarn of two rival magicians who engage in a…
- Extras - Series 2 (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen, Orlando Bloom…
- Ricky Gervais graduates from bit–part actor to TV star in part two of his acclaimed anatomy of the showbiz industry.
Berated for ‘selling…
- August (2008)
- Dir. Austin Chick
Feat. Josh Hartnett, Naomie Harris, David Bowie…
- Indie drama set in August 2001, where two brothers struggle to keep their New York–based internet company afloat in the middle of the…
- David Bowie: The Last Five Years (2017)
- Dir. Francis Whately
Feat. David Bowie
- A documentary exploring David Bowie's final two albums, The Next Day and Blackstar, and his stage play play Lazarus.
After retiring from live…