David Bowie at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...

(1947–2016) held leading roles in several feature films, including ''

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'' (1976) (for which he won a Saturn Award for Best Actor), '' Just a Gigolo'' (1978), ''

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'' (1983), '' The Hunger'' (1983), ''

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'' (1986), and ''

The Linguini Incident ''The Linguini Incident'' (also released on home video as ''Houdini and Company'', ''The Robbery'', ''Shag-O-Rama'') is a 1991 American cult crime comedy film set in New York starring David Bowie and Rosanna Arquette. The film was directed by R ...

'' (1991). Films in which he appeared in a supporting role or cameo include '' The Last Temptation of Christ'' (1988) and ''

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'' (2001). Bowie also appeared on several television series including '' Extras'', '' Dream On'', and the horror anthology series '' The Hunger''. He won a

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in the category of Outstanding Special Class Special in 2003 for ''Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s with David Bowie'' (AMC). Bowie was featured in a number of documentaries, films, and videos focusing on his career. He also appeared frequently in documentaries about other musicians.

Film

As actor

As subject of documentary or video

This list contains documentaries and videos that have been officially released as films, television broadcasts and/or home video, ordered by date filmed. Bootlegs and privately distributed videos are not included. The list is selective, particularly with respect to television performances and interviews. A more complete list can be found in Nicholas Pegg's
The Complete David Bowie
' ( Titan, 2004, revised and updated 2011).

As himself in other documentaries

This list is selective. For a more complete list, see Nicholas Pegg's ''The Complete David Bowie''. * '' Group Madness: The Making of Yellowbeard'' (1983) * ''Cool Cats: Twenty-Five Years of Rock 'N' Roll Style'' (1983) * ''Queen: The Magic Years'' (1987) * '' Imagine: John Lennon'' (1988) * ''Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol'' (1990) * ''Travelling Light'' (1992) * ''The Time Life History Of Rock N' Roll'' (1995) * '' Inspirations'' (1997) * '' Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart'' (1998) * ''

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'' (2003) * '' Scott Walker: 30 Century Man'' (2006)

As producer

* ''Büvös vadász'' (1994) (aka ''

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'') * ''Passaggio per il paradiso'' (1998) (aka ''Gentle Into the Night'' or ''Passage to Paradise'') * '' Scott Walker: 30 Century Man'' (2006)

References

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