Date of birth: 1947-01-08
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: David Robert Jones , Tin Machine, David Jones, Davie Jones, Ziggy Stardust

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. In the US, he received five platinum and seven gold certifications. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Born and raised in South London, Bowie developed an interest in music as a child, eventually studying art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. “Space Oddity” became his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart after its release in July 1969. After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with his flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust. The character was spearheaded by the success of his single “Starman” and album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which won him widespread popularity. In 1975, Bowie's style shifted radically towards a sound he characterized as “plastic soul,” initially alienating many of his UK devotees but garnering him his first major US crossover success with the number-one single “Fame” and the album Young Americans. In 1976, Bowie starred in the cult film The Man Who Fell to Earth and released Station to Station. The following year, he further confounded musical expectations with the electronic-inflected album Low (1977), the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno that would come to be known as the Berlin Trilogy. Heroes (1977) and Lodger (1979) followed; each album reached the UK top five and received lasting critical praise. After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single “Ashes to Ashes,” its parent album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), and “Under Pressure,” a 1981 collaboration with Queen. He then reached his commercial peak in 1983 with Let's Dance, with its title track topping both UK and US charts. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including industrial and jungle. Bowie also continued acting; his roles included Major Celliers in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), the Goblin King Jareth in Labyrinth (1986), Pontius Pilate in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Nikola Tesla in The Prestige (2006), among other film and television appearances and cameos. He stopped concert touring after 2004 and his last live performance was at a charity event in 2006. In 2013, Bowie returned from a decade-long recording hiatus with the release of The Next Day. He remained musically active until he died of liver cancer two days after the release of his final album, Blackstar (2016).

1976-03-18
Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. A

2006-10-17
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supre

1996-08-09
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame

1997-01-01
Interview with David Bowie, in an original format of non-linear edition, cut-and-paste style.

2017-12-19
Docudrama telling the story of a building with a breath taking career that began in the empire, flou

1999-10-14
Bowie Live in Paris

1997-10-14
David Bowie Live At The Spot-Live From The 10th Spot,Capital Theatre,Port Chester,New York,USA,1997-

2002-07-18
David Bowie Live At Montreux Jazz Festival

1988-05-28
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutio

1985-02-22
Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met

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Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directe

1983-06-24
For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their heart

2009-08-06
A new kid in town assembles a fledgling rock band — together, they achieve their dreams and compete

2020-11-07
A ceremony for the Class of 2020 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The ceremony takes p

1983-04-29
Five-thousand-year-old vampire Miriam promises her lovers the gift of eternal life. When John, her c

1983-05-28
Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison

1978-11-16
After World War I, a war hero returns to Berlin to find that there's no place for him--he has no ski

2003-08-16
Twenty-three years after the release of the original Beatles mockumentary, 'The Rutles: All You Need

1981-04-02
This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 70s, following tape recordings of Christiane F.

1988-09-30
The biography of former Beatle, John Lennon—narrated by Lennon himself—with extensive material from

2001-09-28
Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when h

2006-12-13
Arthur is a spirited ten-year old whose parents are away looking for work, whose eccentric grandfath

2000-03-29
Julien Temple's second documentary profiling punk rock pioneers the Sex Pistols is an enlightening,

1992-04-22
A live concert in tribute to Freddie Mercury, former lead singer of Queen. Mercury died of AIDS and

2019-04-18
The amazing untold story of the radical underground radio station WBCN-FM set against the profound s

1983-12-23
Hammersmith Odeon, London, July 3, 1973. British singer David Bowie performs his alter ego Ziggy Sta

1986-06-27
When Sarah is forced to babysit her half-brother Toby, she inadvertently summons the Goblin King who

2008-05-16
Two brothers, ambitious dot-com entrepreneurs, attempt to keep their company afloat as the stock mar

1983-01-01
A fascinating story of rock n roll told through the clothes of those who lived it! From Elvis to Bow

2007-09-17
A documentary chronicling the tour for David Gilmour's 2006 album "On An Island"

1980-01-04
A look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s.

1986-04-04
A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old pho

2020-11-27
With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive document

1998-12-18
The idealistic lifestyle of an old West farmer, his Indian wife, and half-breed son is interrupted w

1969-01-01
Love You till Tuesday was a promotional film designed to showcase the talents of David Bowie, made i

2021-11-20
Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induc

1985-07-13
Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the Joh

1978-05-30
Before the end of 1976, Bowie's interest in the burgeoning German music scene, as well as his drug a

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The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who

2016-05-09
Experience an inside look at David Bowie's incredible influence on music, art and culture via interv

1997-11-25
Closure is the 12th official Nine Inch Nails release. It consists of music videos interspersed with

1991-05-01
A waitress, a barman and an underwear designer try to rob the New York restaurant where two of them

2005-06-15
Documentary which traces the story of Live Aid from its humble beginnings, a pop tune cobbled togeth

2002-08-30
A look at "rock and roll" and other pop music based film of the 1970s.

2004-10-13
British Singer David Bowie performs at Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, in November, 2003, during the

2000-12-22
A terminally-ill boy's life is saved when his deceased 400-year-old friend, "Mr. Rice", leads him on

2011-09-10
"The Love We Make", a film directed by Albert Maysles ("Gimme Shelter") and Bradley Kaplan, follows

1985-06-08
The Private Dancer Tour was the fifth concert tour by singer Tina Turner. In support of her fifth st

2011-09-02
A journey through some of the finest moments of acoustic guitar performances from the BBC archives,

2001-10-20
The Concert for New York City (2001) captures the star-studded benefit held at Madison Square Garden

2016-01-29
A posthumos interview.

1997-02-03
Recorded live at Madison Square Garden, New York City - January 9, 1997. The purpose was a charity c

2023-06-27
Through archival interviews and footage, George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley relive the arc of their

2022-09-15
A cinematic odyssey featuring never-before-seen footage exploring David Bowie's creative and musical

1997-10-14
Various TV appearances by David Bowie promoting his album "Earthling"

1984-09-01
Jazzin' for Blue Jean is a 20-minute short film featuring David Bowie and directed by Julien Temple.

1999-03-20
Gang leaders Ray and Terry, who are cousins and lifelong friends, always trusting and relying on eac

1982-02-02
Baal is an amoral poetic genius who, after a life of debauchery, betrayal and violence, is about to

2004-08-26
Rockthology is the ultimate reference of rock music! With bands like Guns 'n Roses, Led Zeppelin, J

1998-04-29
An incredible retracing of the evolution of Reed's remarkable career over three decades. Filled with

2023-09-14
The complex and revolutionary music and lyrics of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, the glam rock powerhouse be

1996-06-11
Live at Rockpalast Open Air Festival, Loreley, Germany 22nd June 1996. 1. Intro - 00:132. Look Back

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Sussex, England, 1938. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Thomasina and Martha Hanbury, tw

1975-01-26
The documentary depicts Bowie on tour in Los Angeles, using a mixture of vérité sequences filmed in
1983-07-13
David Bowie brings his Serious Moonlight show to the legendary Montreal Forum on July 13th, 1983 .

1969-01-01
An artist's painting comes to life, and haunts him.
1970-07-08
Made for Scottish TV and airing in 1970, "The Looking Glass Murders" is a filmed version of the mime

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Through his ever changing reinvention, Bowie has become a symbol for fearlessness, innovation and cr

1986-12-13
A behind-the-scenes look at Jim Henson's 1986 fantasy film, 'Labyrinth', featuring David Bowie and J

1984-02-12
In 1983, David Bowie's album Let's Dance reestablished him as one of rock's most powerful and charis

2016-04-16
A probing portrait of Chris Burden, an artist who took creative expression to the limits and risked

2016-04-10
Documentary tribute to what VH1 called “the single greatest rock omnibus program ever aired” and Bro

1978-04-10
April 10th, 1978 - Dallas Convention Center - Dallas, TX

1989-06-24

2000-06-27
David Bowie in concert at the BBC Radio Theatre, London, June 27, 2000.

1984-02-01
British singer David Bowie performs in Vancouver, Canada, on September 12, 1983, during his Serious

2014-07-16
Ninety minutes of deleted and alternate takes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, assembled by David

2003-11-03
The sequel to the successful Queen - Greatest Video Hits. Contains Songs like A Kind of Magic and Th

2023-12-06
Flora Valverde, a non-binary student of Cinema and Audiovisual at UFPB, recounts in a video letter t

1998-08-17
Rare footage of a 1998 film where David Bowie discusses the British artist Richard Devereux’s work:

1998-01-01
Goldie, the godfather of drum and bass takes us on a roller coaster ride through his frenetic life.

1988-01-01
A chronicle of the eight shows held by the British singer David Bowie at the Sydney Entertainment Ce

2002-06-30
Disc 1: Oh. You Pretty Things, Queen Bitch), Five Years, Starman, John I'm Only Dancing, The Jean Ge

1997-01-09
TV Special live at Madison Square Garden on January 9, 1997 in celebration of David Bowie's 50th bir

A documentary about DEVO
1976-06-23
"Fame" was used as the soundtrack of an animated music video of the same title, directed by Richard

2002-06-15
"Live by Request" is a television show that aired on the A&E Network from 1996 to 2004. Hosted by Ma

2003-09-08
On 8th September 2003, David Bowie made history at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, London, with th

1991-05-24
Music Video Collection from Queen between 1981 and 1991

2002-11-11
The international pop scene of the 70's was marked as the era of superbands. Rock's own megalomania

1985-01-01

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The critical review series presents an in-depth analysis of the music of the greatest bands in the h

2013-08-13
Directed by BAFTA Award winner Hamish Hamilton, the movie was filmed during the closing night of the

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May Pang lovingly recounts her life in rock & roll and the whirlwind 18 months spent as friend, love

1993-03-08
Six full tracks and three clips from David Bowie's latest album, 'Black Tie, White Noise', performed

2022-03-19
Mickey Mouse is one of the most enduring symbols in our history. Those three simple circles take on

1985-07-13
David Bowie performs in front of 70,000 people at Wembley

1973-11-16
Bowie's final performance as Ziiggy Stardust

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David Bowie Under Review 1976 - 1979 The Berlin Trilogy features live and studio performances by Bow

1990-01-01
David Bowie's live performance from his 'Sound+Vision' tour, recorded live at the Tokyo Dome, Japan

2016-01-12
A special BBC programme on the life and music of David Bowie, presented by Jeremy Vine. Bowie was on

2016-01-11
A celebration of the career of the musician, whose death from cancer was announced 11th Jan 2016. Bo

1978-12-12
The Isolar II – The 1978 World Tour, more commonly known as The Low / Heroes World Tour or The Stage

1983-11-20
On the 20th November 1983, David Bowie performs his final Australian concert of the Serious Moonligh

2012-06-22
BBC documentary telling the story of how David Bowie arrived at one of the most iconic creations in

2017-01-13
A look back at the long and brilliant career of legendary British singer and actor David Bowie (1947

2016-04-26
With the news of his passing flooding newspaper headlines, and millions of fans paying tribute to hi

2015-02-10
The remarkable, forgotten story behind David Bowie’s biggest-ever hit record – and how an unlikely j

2009-07-14
David Bowie recorded an intimate set for VH1 Storytellers on August 23, 1999 at Manhattan Center in

2004-10-14
Looks like an alien, sings like a diva - Klaus Nomi was one of the 1980s' most profoundly bizarre ch

2020-06-01
An idol of young people in the 1960s, Françoise Hardy agrees to be interviewed and candidly reflects
2012-07-16
The life and career of American rapper Vanilla Ice, showcasing his start as a breakdancer in South D

1998-01-01
The program on this DVD is basically a retrospective produced in the early 1990s for public televisi

2010-10-18
The Sacred Triangle enlightens us on how one of the most influential pop stars of the previous centu

2024-06-26
"Time" takes you through the city at night, capturing fleeting moments. With dynamic visuals and an

2013-02-25
The official music video for "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" by David Bowie, it premiered on 25 Febru

2001-12-03
In 1972, Lou Reed's second solo album Transformer elevated him from a minor cult figure to one of th

2007-09-06
Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour plays a number of that band's most well known songs along with se

1969-10-14
The core of the plot is the romantic triangle formed by the protagonist, a conscripted soldier named

2003-11-12
A documentary, which takes you on a journey of Bowie's revolutionary career, struggle with his perso

2022-04-20
The story of the extraordinary final chapter of Freddie Mercury’s life and how, after his death from

2014-12-02
Bing Crosby was, without a doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first hal

1996-11-17
An examination of the evolution of commercials as an artistic medium, featuring interviews with medi

2012-07-04
Many objected to leather-jacket, spike-hair kids with tattoos. But, that did not dissuade a generati

2010-11-09
Bing Crosby and Christmas - they're inseparable. It was only natural for the voice that sold more th

1992-06-03
In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while

2017-05-09
Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story is a documentary about the life and work of Michael "Mick" Ronso

2010-01-01
Most famous for his alter-ego, the ostentatious, androgynous "Ziggy Stardust", Bowie has continually

1984-03-27
Ricochet provides a behind-the-scenes portrait of David Bowie during his 1983 Serious Moonlight Tour

2015-02-05
The wild West Berlin of the 1980s became the creative melting pot of pop subcultures: music, art and

1977-11-30
Bing Crosby and his family spend Christmas at the estate of a distant relative in England.

2015-01-01
Tv documentary by Margarete Kreuzer about the sub-culture of West-Berlin in the 1980s. The unique p

1986-01-14
Celebrities are interviewed about the social and working lives of Bugs, Daffy, Porky and the rest of

2005-08-03
From 1978 to 1982, Glenn O'Brien hosted a New York city public access cable TV show called TV Party.

2005-09-13
More than two-dozen music-videos directed by filmmaker Mark Romanek (One-Hour Photo) are collected t

2007-04-27
A documentary on the influential musician Scott Walker.

1967-05-08
A special documentary dealing with topics as narcotics, sex, promiscuity, fads, pop culture and mora

1983-06-11
A behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of 1983's Yellowbeard

2009-10-22
Documentary which looks at how a radical generation of musicians created a new German musical identi

1983-12-31
Documentary about the making of Nagisa Oshima's 1983 film MERRY CHRISTMAS MR. LAWRENCE.

1975-12-09
This is Poe and Král's first effort, shot on small-gauge stock, before their more well-known endeavo

2018-11-30
Bowie's legendary Sunday night headline performance on June 25 at the most famous festival on Earth.

2018-09-07
A 30 years odyssey: the world's most intriguing artists and thinkers from the fields of visual art,

2017-01-07
In the last five years of his life, David Bowie ended nearly a decade of silence to engage in an ext

1974-01-01
During his stay at New York’s Pierre Hotel, David Bowie and cameraman John Dove made a short concept

2004-05-05
Andy Warhol described Jackie Curtis as “A pioneer without a frontier.” In this biographical document

2019-02-09
Coming 50 years after the release of Space Oddity, the 90-minute film explores the Bowie before Zigg

2000-02-01
Having struggled to crack his brief, Dennis Hopper decides the only honourable act is to throw himse

2006-07-15

2019-11-16
Gavin MacLeod and Marion Ross host a Christmas celebration that features classic performances of pop

2017-11-04
Oscar winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto weaves man-made and natural sounds together in his works. Hi

2003-06-17
A look at the history of fame in the world through the eyes of pop star impresario, Rodney Bingenhei

2016-09-21
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the surreal art movement, comedian Jim Moir (a.k.

1994-11-23
In this episode of PBS' Great Performances, the history and legacy of puppeteer Jim Henson is explor

2016-02-06
One hundred years ago, Dadaism challenged ideological, aesthetic and political conventions. Like Dav

2020-05-02
A documentary that collects for the first time and in an almost anthological way the historical repe

2005-07-13
This concert film was created for the London premiére launch of Live Aid on dvd in November 2004. It

1985-04-09
Documentary about the eclectic Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto during the recording sessions for

2007-04-28
SpongeBob and his pals are on the ultimate underwater adventure in SpongeBob SquarePants: Atlantis S

2002-05-13
Queen look back at the huge and emotional Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert as it makes its 10th anniv

2014-09-30
A journey through the 1980s and beyond; the story of a band, an era and how one small gathering of o

2018-06-05
Renowned as one of the greatest performers of the 20th century Freddie Mercury pushed the boundaries

2013-05-25
Featuring a wealth of previously unseen archive, this film looks at how Bowie continually evolved: f

2019-04-29
A documentary chronicling Queen and Lambert's incredible journey since they first shared the stage t

2017-07-21
A reckless joyride into the darkest corners of popular music that delves deep into the mind of Mick

2004-11-16
4 × DVD, The broadcast of the biggest benefit concert in history, organized by Bob Geldof and Midge

2008-11-22
Profiling the leading men of the glam rock era, Liza Tarbuck guides us through the glittering career

2015-12-08
Some say that youth is wasted on the young, but this could never be said of Rock icon David Bowie. H

2012-06-22
A selection of some of David Bowie's best performances from the BBC archives, which also features ar

1995-10-18
Live performance of Nine Inch Nails & David Bowie on their 1995 Outside Tour

1999-09-25
A TV special celebrating the 25th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. Before a celebrity audience, m
2021-01-10
A documentary about David Bowie.

2000-06-19
June 19th, 2000. This video is dedicated to the principles behind the Rock Against Racism movement.

2021-05-28
A surrealist biographical documentary about trailblazing electronic musician and animal rights activ

2007-07-09
There were 3 distinct periods in the life of David Bowie during the 1970s. The first of course consi

2002-07-01
David Bowier live performance at l'Olypia of Paris, in 2002

2012-07-23
The programme also includes rare, seldom seen archive footage and photographs plus a host of other f

2006-03-27
Part of the Rock Milestones features of artists albums, this one on David Bowie's critically acclaim

2007-05-21
The Up Close and Personal series continues with this entry on the chameleon-like talents of pop star

2006-09-26
Critical review of the music and story behind the legend of David Bowie and his band The Spiders fro

2007-04-16
Retrospective of the music of David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars during the breakthrough period f

2002-07-29
An inspirational conversation between David Bowie and director Thomas Vinterberg. Topics of discussi

2017-09-15
A spangly celebration of the outburst of far-out pop and fuzz-filled rock that lit up the British ch

2021-05-24
One man dance party Howard Mordoh, a longtime fixture of the L.A. concert scene, copes with the canc

2006-01-25

2003-09-14
Conan O'Brien celebrates ten years of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in this one-hour special. Many

1995-12-01
David Bowie candidly discusses his inspiration and influences behind 'Outside', his 22nd studio albu

2025-03-07
Twiggy takes a comprehensive look at the life story of UK model and cultural icon Twiggy, real name

2004-04-27
Gouge - a documentary tracing The Pixies' story featuring interviews with Bono, David Bowie, Thom Yo

2023-12-02
Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time, d

1984-12-15
A young boy makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, which comes to life at midnight and takes him on a ma

2016-02-12
Always on the money when it comes to music, David Bowie is equally at home talking about the fate of

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David Bowie’s The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars in Dolby Atmos spatial a

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Luther Vandross started his career supporting David Bowie, Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, and more. Hi

2020-02-11
In 2020 the BRIT Awards celebrated a massive 40th ever show. In this documentary Jack Whitehall delv

2019-01-12
An audio/ visual remix of the work of David Bowie.

1996-06-18

2003-01-31

2024-04-18
The final part of the Creativity Trilogy explores existential threats our world is facing. An inspir

1978-04-08
Bremen, Germany - 30th May 1978 1 Sense Of Doubt 2 Beauty And The Beast 3 "Heroes" 4 Stay 5

Rehearsal For Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada, Feb 2, 1976 (Isolar tour). S

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Two legends contested their identities as women in the court of public opinion: April Ashley, who wa

2003-09-02
In the 60's, the British Invasion sparked a cultural change in rock 'n' roll and America fights back

2024-01-21
Originally formed amidst the chaos of the 1970 Kent State anti-Vietnam War protest killings, the not

2024-11-28
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2016-06-10
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The final creative chapter of one of music’s most iconic artists. Featuring rare interviews with tho

2024-05-18
Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a f

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A generative documentary about artist Brian Eno, with 52 quintillion possible iterations, so that no