Bob Dylan
Acting
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and painter. He has been a major figure in music for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler, and an apparently reluctant figurehead, of social unrest. Though he is well-known for revolutionizing perceptions of the limits of popular music in 1965 with the six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone," a number of his earlier songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" became anthems for the US civil rights and anti-war movements. His early lyrics incorporated a variety of political, social and philosophical, as well as literary influences. They defied existing pop music conventions and appealed hugely to the then burgeoning counterculture. Initially inspired by the songs of Woody Guthrie, Robert Johnson, Hank Williams, and the performance styles of Buddy Holly and Little Richard, Dylan has both amplified and personalized musical genres, exploring numerous distinct traditions in American song—from folk, blues and country to gospel, rock and roll, and rockabilly, to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, embracing even jazz and swing. Dylan performs with guitar, keyboards, and harmonica. Backed by a changing line-up of musicians, he has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been dubbed the Never Ending Tour. His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but his greatest contribution is generally considered to be his songwriting. Since 1994, Dylan has published three books of drawings and paintings, and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries. As a songwriter and musician, Dylan has received numerous awards over the years including Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards; he has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2008, a road called the Bob Dylan Pathway was opened in the singer's honor in his birthplace of Duluth, Minnesota. The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2008 awarded him a special citation for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power."
Known for
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movieNo Time to Think: Bob Dylan as Filmmaker
2026
Himself (archival footage)
movieNewport and the Great Folk Dream
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieJohn Candy: I Like Me
2025
Self - Singer (archive footage)
movieHighway 99: A Double Album
2025
Self [Archival]
movieOne to One: John & Yoko
2025
Self (archive footage)
movieReturn of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beach Boys
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieSong to Woody: Greenwich Village, The Folk Revival, and Bob Dylan
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Greatest Night in Pop
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieJoan Baez: I Am a Noise
2023
Self (archive footage)
movie2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieJoni Mitchell, Lady Blue
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieKalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieKaren Dalton: In My Own Time
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Magic Voices of Pop
2021
Self (archive)
movieBob Dylan: Odds and Ends
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieLike a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
2021
Self (archival footage)
movieThe Dancing Man of L.A.
2021
Self (archive footage)
tv1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieMy Darling Vivian
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieNana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieOnce Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieBig Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieManson: Music from an Unsound Mind
2019
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
2019
Self (archive footage)
tvElvis Presley: The Searcher
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieEric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
2018
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Top Ten Revealed
2018
Self (archive footage)
tvPopular Voices at the BBC
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Discreet Françoise Hardy
2016
Self (archive footage)
movieÅret var 1966
2016
Self (archive footage)
movieJohnny Cash: American Rebel
2015
Self (archive photos/footage)
movieMavis!
2015
Self
movieGreenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013
Self (archive footage)
movieYouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls
2011
Self (archive footage)
movieO Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
2009
Self (archive footage)
movieComposing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965
2008
Self (Archive Footage)
movie65 Revisited
2007
Self (archive footage)
movieBob Dylan: The Folk Years
2006
Himself (archive footage)
movieThe Ballad of AJ Weberman
2006
Self (archive sound)
movieGotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan
2006
self - archival footage
Folk Britannia
2006
Self (archival footage)
movieHank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieBob Dylan - TV Live & Rare 1963 - 1975
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieTales From a Golden Age: Bob Dylan 1941-1966
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieRolling Thunder Revue - 1975-1976 Video Anthology
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Best Of Beat
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieEd Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieMasked and Anonymous
2003
Jack Fate
movieWorld Tour 1966: The Home Movies
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieEric Clapton & Friends in Concert
1999
Self - Guest star
movieParadise Cove
1999
Alfred - Chauffeur
movieSinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995
Self - Performer
My Generation: The Animals
1995
Self (Archive Footage)
movieSuperstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
1990
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieCatchfire
1990
Artist (uncredited)
movieHearts of Fire
1987
Billy Parker
movieRenaldo and Clara
1978
Renaldo
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Musical Guest
tvDisco
1971
Self
![Screen Test [ST83]: Bob Dylan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mzBL8VvwH67ktB1wcPKFtsCNXPF.jpg)
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieThe Wild West Bank Sound
Self - Musician/Self - songwriter (archive footage)
Sound21
jeat?
2023
Music
movieBob Dylan - TV Live & Rare 1963 - 1975
2004
Original Music Composer
movieWonder Boys
2000
Songs
movieBand of the Hand
1986
Theme Song Performance
moviePat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
Original Music Composer
movieBob Dylan – Don't Look Back
1967
Original Music Composer
Writing4
Directing2
movieRenaldo and Clara
1978
Director
movieEat the Document
1972
Director
Editing2
Crew1
Production1
Calico Joe
Producer