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).
214 movies · 45 shows
Eyes Behind the Lens
2026·0.0
Bowie: The Final Act
2025·7.9
Twiggy
2025·7.7
Enigma
2025·6.2
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025·7.8
Placebo: This Search for Meaning
2024·0.0
Luther: Never Too Much
2024·8.0
David Bowie: The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars (2024 Dolby Atmos Mix)
2024·10.0
TIME
2024·0.0
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024·7.9
Can Creativity Save the World?
2024·0.0
DEVO
2024·7.7
Eno
2024·6.0
Dear Bowie
2023·4.0
Thriller 40
2023·8.7
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
2023·7.6
WHAM!
2023·7.3
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
2023·7.0
LOLA
2023·6.4
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023·6.8
Moonage Daydream
2022·7.5
Freddie Mercury: The Final Act
2022·6.7
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
2022·7.0
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021·4.0
The Velvet Underground
2021·6.8
The Magic Voices of Pop
2021·2.0
Moby Doc
2021·6.1
The Dancing Man of L.A.
2021·0.0
David Bowie: Out of this World
2021·5.8
David Bowie: London Boy
2021·6.0
Zappa
2020·7.3
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions
2020·10.0
Lindsay Dances - Theatre and life according to Lindsay Kemp
2020·0.0
The BRITs at 40
2020·0.0
My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019·7.5
The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story
2019·7.5
WBCN and the American Revolution
2019·5.0
David Bowie: Finding Fame
2019·6.9
Bowie: Glastonbury 2000
2018·8.5
Why Are We Creative?
2018·7.5
BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia
2018·0.0
Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen
2018·7.2
Der Reichstag
2017·8.0
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2017·7.4
Glam Rock at the BBC
2017·6.5
Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
2017·6.8
Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story
2017·8.2
Bowie at the BBC
2017·7.0
David Bowie: The Last Five Years
2017·7.1
Gaga for Dada: The Original Art Rebels
2016·5.0
Gimme Danger
2016·6.9
David Bowie: The Berlin Briefings
2016·0.0
Bowie: The Man Who Changed the World
2016·5.7
David Bowie: The Man Who Stole the World
2016·6.5
Burden
2016·5.8
Night Flight: Born Again
2016·0.0
David Bowie - In His Own Words
2016·0.0
The Dada Principle
2016·7.0
David Bowie I Love You (Since I Was Six)
2016·0.0
David Bowie: Sound and Vision
2016·8.0
David Bowie: Starman
2016·7.8
David Bowie: On the Rock Trail
2015·8.0
Let's Dance: Bowie Down Under
2015·1.5
B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989
2015·7.7
Wilde Jahre West-Berlin
2015·0.0
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014·7.0
Soul Boys of the Western World
2014·5.8
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014·7.2
I Am Divine
2014·7.3
David Bowie Is Happening Now
2013·6.0
David Bowie: Five Years
2013·7.5
The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
2013·7.4
David Bowie - The Calm Before The Storm: Under Review 1969 - 1971
2012·0.0
Vanilla Ice Archive
2012·0.0
Clockwork Orange County
2012·6.0
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
2012·7.2
The Genius of David Bowie
2012·0.0
The Love We Make
2011·7.2
Acoustic at the BBC
2011·4.8
Let’s Spend the Night Together: Confessions of Rock’s Greatest Groupies
2010·4.0
Bing Crosby: The Television Specials Volume 2 – The Christmas Specials
2010·0.0
Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973: The Sacred Triangle
2010·7.0
David Bowie: Rare and Unseen
2010·0.0
Krautrock: The Rebirth of Germany
2009·7.2
Bandslam
2009·5.8
David Bowie: VH1 Storytellers
2009·6.5
Kings of Glam
2008·0.0
August
2008·5.2
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
2007·6.3
David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
2007·0.0
David Gilmour: Remember That Night
2007·7.7
David Bowie - The Plastic Soul Review
2007·0.0
David bowie - Up Close and Personal
2007·4.0
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
2007·7.1
David Bowie - Music in Review
2007·0.0
Arthur and the Invisibles
2006·6.4
The Prestige
2006·8.2
David Bowie - Total Rock Review
2006·0.0
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: Million Sellers
2006·0.0
David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust
2006·6.0
Best of Bowie
2006·0.0
David Bowie: Under Review 1976-79
2006·7.5
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
2005·8.2
TV Party
2005·8.0
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005·0.0
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005·0.0
Françoise Hardy : Tant de belles choses...
2005·8.0
Inside the Music
2005·0.0
Live Aid
2004·9.2
The Nomi Song
2004·6.4
Bowie: A Reality Tour
2004·8.4
Rockthology 2
2004·0.0
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
2004·3.5
Pixies: Gouge
2004·8.0
David Bowie - Sound and Vision
2003·10.0
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2
2003·8.5
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
2003·7.0
David Bowie: Live at Riverside Studios '03
2003·0.0
Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
2003·0.0
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003·5.8
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
2003·6.9
David Bowie: Reality Live
2003·6.0
Supergroups
2002·0.0
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002·10.0
Hr. Vinterberg & Mr. Bowie
2002·9.0
David Bowie: Live at Montreux
2002·0.0
David Bowie: Live Olympia Paris
2002·9.5
David Bowie: Best of Bowie
2002·7.1
David Bowie: Live by Request
2002·8.0
Queen - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 10th Anniversary Documentary
2002·9.0
Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer
2001·6.5
The Concert for New York City
2001·5.1
Zoolander
2001·6.2
Mr. Rice's Secret
2000·6.5
Bowie at the BBC
2000·9.0
David Bowie: Roseland Ballroom, NYC
2000·0.0
The Filth and the Fury
2000·6.9
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
2000·8.3
David Bowie - Live at The Elysee Montmartre Paris
1999·0.0
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999·6.9
Everybody Loves Sunshine
1999·4.6
Gunslinger's Revenge
1998·4.5
In Stillness and in Silence (Sacred)
1998·0.0
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
1998·7.7
Goldie: When Saturn Returns
1998·7.0
A Bing Crosby Christmas
1998·10.0
Nine Inch Nails: Closure
1997·7.3
David Bowie - Live from the 10th spot
1997·0.0
David Bowie: Earthling On TV
1997·0.0
David Bowie Birthday Celebration Live in NYC
1997·0.0
David Bowie & Friends: A Very Special Birthday Celebration
1997·0.0
David Bowie: An Earthling at 50
1997·8.5
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996·5.5
Basquiat
1996·6.6
David Bowie - Kremlin Palace Moscow
1996·7.0
David Bowie: The Making of "1.Outside"
1995·0.0
Nine Inch Nails & David Bowie: Dissonance
1995·9.0
Queen: Champions of the World
1995·8.3
The World of Jim Henson
1994·7.4
Gay! Gay! Hollywood
1994·3.3
Tina Turner: The Girl from Nutbush
1993·0.0
David Bowie: Black Tie White Noise
1993·8.0
Blast 'Em
1992·7.0
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992·7.4
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1992·8.4
Queen: Greatest Flix II
1991·7.9
The Linguini Incident
1991·6.6
David Bowie: Live At The Tokyo Dome
1990·10.0
Tin Machine - Live at Paradiso
1989·0.0
Imagine: John Lennon
1988·7.0
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988·7.2
David Bowie: Glass Spider
1988·8.4
Inside the Labyrinth
1986·7.6
Labyrinth
1986·7.3
Absolute Beginners
1986·5.5
Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary
1986·7.2
Live Aid
1985·7.9
David Bowie at Live Aid
1985·8.0
Tina Turner: Private Dancer Tour
1985·7.0
Tokyo Melody: A Film About Ryuichi Sakamoto
1985·7.2
Into the Night
1985·6.5
Video AID
1985·0.0
David Bowie: Jazzin' for Blue Jean
1984·7.6
Ricochet
1984·9.0
David Bowie: The Serious Moonlight Tour
1984·6.9
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight
1984·8.6
The Oshima Gang
1983·0.0
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1983·7.4
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Sydney
1983·0.0
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight Montreal
1983·6.0
Yellowbeard
1983·5.6
Group Madness
1983·9.0
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983·7.3
The Hunger
1983·6.7
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
1983·8.3
Baal
1982·4.7
Christiane F.
1981·7.3
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980·4.0
David Bowie On Stage: Live in Japan
1978·0.0
Just a Gigolo
1978·5.0
David Bowie: Live at Beat Club Musikladen
1978·9.0
David Bowie On Stage
1978·0.0
David Bowie: Musikladen Extra
1978·0.0
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
1977·5.3
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1976·6.5
Night Lunch
1975·5.0
David Bowie: Cracked Actor
1975·7.6
Diamond Dogs Demo Video
1974·0.0
David Bowie: The 1980 Floor Show
1973·0.0
The Looking Glass Murders
1970·0.0
The Virgin Soldiers
1969·6.8
The Image
1969·5.0
David Bowie: Love You Till Tuesday
1969·6.2
NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure
1967·0.0