Personal Info
Birth date
1942-03-02 (83 Years)
Day of death
2013-10-27
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also known as
The Velvet Underground
Lewis Allan Reed
Lou Reed
Biography
Lewis Allan Reed was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the rock band the Velvet Underground, with a solo career that spanned five decades.
Filmography
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.411
Overview:
Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.Late Night with David Letterman
5.808
Overview:
Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created and hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 as the first incarnation of the Late Night franchise and went off the air in 1993, after Letterman left NBC and moved to Late Show on CBS. Late Night with Conan O'Brien then filled the time slot. As of March 2, 2009, the slot has been filled by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It will be filled by Seth Meyers in the spring of 2014, after Fallon becomes host of The Tonight Show.Saturday Night Live
7
Overview:
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.Classic Albums
7.7
Overview:
A documentary series about pop and rock albums that are considered the best or most distinctive of a well-known band or musician or that exemplify a stage in the history of music.The Blues
7.3
Overview:
The Blues is a 2003 documentary film series produced by Martin Scorsese, dedicated to the history of blues music. In each of the seven episodes, a different director explores a stage in the development of the blues. The series originally aired on PBS in the United States.Seven Ages of Rock
9
Overview:
A definitive landmark series charting the emergence and re-emergence of rock music as a global force, told through the musicians who have shaped this most enduring of genres.Popular Voices at the BBC
NYR
Overview:
Companion programme to Gregory Porter's Popular Voices (2017) in which Gregory Porter introduces a selection of live performances culled from the BBC archives.Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
5.731
Overview:
Arthur answers a distress call from Princess Selenia, who is menaced by the nefarious Maltazard.Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
5.8
Overview:
With Maltazard now seven feet tall and Arthur still two inches small, our hero must find a way to grow back to his normal size and stop the Evil M once and for all, with the help of Selenia and Betameche.Beautiful Darling
6
Overview:
James Rasin's documentary “Beautiful Darling” honors American Transgender actress and best-known Warhol Superstar, Candy Darling, and her all-too-brief life and career, with a combination of current and vintage interview material, rarely seen archival photos and footage, and extracts from Darling's movies.The Velvet Underground
6.86
Overview:
Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage.Prozac Nation
6.343
Overview:
When talented young writer Elizabeth Wurtzel earns a scholarship to Harvard, she sees it as her chance to escape the pressures of her working-class background and concentrate on her true talent. But what starts out so promising leads to self-destructive behavior and paralyzing depression that reflects an entire generation's struggle to navigate the effects of divorce, drugs, sex, and high expectations.Moonage Daydream
7.522
Overview:
A cinematic odyssey featuring never-before-seen footage exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey.Blue in the Face
6.5
Overview:
A wacky group of locals visit the neighborhood cigar shop, looking for good times and finding plenty of hilarious fun. But when the greedy owner threatens to close the shop for good and turn it into a trendy vegetarian restaurant, the neighborhood proves they'll do just about anything to save their favorite hangout.David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
7.2
Overview:
BBC documentary telling the story of how David Bowie arrived at one of the most iconic creations in pop history - Ziggy Stardust - with contributions from colleagues and famous fans.Faraway, So Close!
6.9
Overview:
Damiel is now married to Marion, runs the pizzeria “Da Angelo” and the two have a child. The solitarily remaining angel Cassiel is more and more dissatisfied with his destiny as a mere observer of human life and finally decides to take the great leap. As Karl Engel he soon gets into a dubious milieu and finds himself as the assistant of the German American Baker, who makes his money with shady arms deals and sends films east in exchange for weapons. Cassiel’s adventure turns into a “thriller” when he decides to put a stop to Baker’s game.Lulu on the Bridge
5.795
Overview:
This film is about a famous jazz saxophonist, Izzy, whose life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot.Rock & Rule
5.881
Overview:
A malevolent rock star kidnaps a female singer to force her to participate in the summoning of a demon and her band must help her stop him.Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
7.286
Overview:
A chronicle of the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel.Get Crazy
6.3
Overview:
Mega-promoter Colin Beverly plans to sabotage the New Year's 1983 concert of small-time operator Max Wolfe. Wolfe's assistants Neil Allen and Willie Loman find romance while trying to save the drugs, violence, and rock and roll from Beverly's schemes.Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
7.3
Overview:
Iconic American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol is the subject of this documentary, which looks at both his life and his influence on pop culture. The film provides details about Warhol's upbringing in Pittsburgh and follows his move to New York City, where he found massive success turning pop imagery into art and eventually founded "The Factory," his famed studio and party venue. Among the many notables interviewed are Dennis Hopper, David Hockney, and Roy Lichtenstein.Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
6.5
Overview:
This intimate portrait of Andy Warhol pulls together a unique library of material shot by New York film legend Jonas Mekas. Spanning from 1963 to 1990, the film features a cast of counterculture icons including Allen Ginsberg, George Maciunas, John Lennon, and Yoko Ono, as well as John and Caroline Kennedy, and Lee Radziwill (Jackie Kennedy Onassis's sister and Warhol muse)—to whom Mekas dedicates the film. The film features footage from the Velvet Underground's first public performance. A portrait of the remarkable life of arguable the twentieth century's most famous artist and leading iconographer.Jimi Hendrix
7.708
Overview:
Made shortly after his death, this documentary explores the brief life and remarkable legacy of guitarist Jimi Hendrix. After finding fame in the U.K., Hendrix brought his act back to the U.S., where his influential playing style left a blazing imprint on a whole generation of musicians. Employing interviews with family and contemporaries, such as Eric Clapton, as well as scorching live performances from Woodstock and Isle of Wight, the film paints an indelible portrait of a rock 'n' roll legend.One Trick Pony
5.4
Overview:
An aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record label and a talentless producer. At the same time, he's struggling to save his failing marriage.Permanent Record
6.3
Overview:
David Sinclair seems to have everything going for him: he's smart, musically talented, and very successful. To top off his senior year in high school, his band is trying to get a recording session. Therefore, David's suicide leaves everyone, especially his best friend and bandmate, Chris, with a lot of questions.Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story
8.2
Overview:
Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story is a documentary about the life and work of Michael "Mick" Ronson, the guitarist, songwriter, producer and arranger who, in the early part of his career, performed with David Bowie as one of the 'Spiders from Mars'.Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
6.854
Overview:
A reckless joyride into the darkest corners of popular music that delves deep into the mind of Mick Rock, the genius photographer who immortalized the seventies and the rise to rock stardom of many legendary musicians.Palermo Shooting
6.2
Overview:
After the wild lifestyle of a famous young German photographer almost gets him killed, he goes to Palermo, Sicily to take a break. Can the beautiful city and a beautiful local woman calm him down?WBCN and the American Revolution
5
Overview:
The amazing untold story of the radical underground radio station WBCN-FM set against the profound social, political and cultural changes of the late-1960s and early-70s, using the actual sights, sounds and stories of those who connected through the station, exploding music and countercultural scenes, militant anti-war and civil rights protests and emerging women’s and LGBTQ-liberation movements.Acting
TBAFinal Weapon as The Holder
2022Moonage Daydream as Self (archive footage)
2021The Velvet Underground as Self (archive footage)
2019WBCN and the American Revolution as Self (archive footage)
2017Popular Voices at the BBC (3 Episodes) as Self (archive footage)
2017Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2017Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story as Self
2017Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait as Self (archive footage)
2016Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar as Self (archive footage)
2016Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape as Self (archive footage)
2015Heart of a Dog as Doctor
2015A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol as self
2015Danny Says as Self (archive footage)
2015Occupy Wall Street: We Are The 99% as Narrator
2014Lou Reed: Transformer & Live at Montreux 2000 as Himself
2013Lou Reed - Remembered as Self (Archival footage)
2013Diaries, Notes, and Sketches as Self
2012David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust as Self (archive footage)
2012Anton Corbijn Inside Out as Self
2011An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast as Unknown
2011Lou Reed Live Performances 1972 & 1974 as Unknown
2010Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973: The Sacred Triangle as Self (archive footage)
2010Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds as Maltazard (voice)
2010Homeland: The Story of the Lark as Unknown
2010Red Shirley as Unknown
2010Beautiful Darling as Self (archive footage)
2010Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche as Self
2009The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts as Self
2009Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard as Maltazard (voice)
200913 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests as Self
2009Lou Reed - Lowest Form of Life as Unknown
2008A Not So Silent Night as Self
2008Palermo Shooting as Self
2008Lou Reed: Through the Years: New York 1983 - Spain 2004 as Vocals / Guitar
2008New York Rock at the BBC as Unknown
2008Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory as Unknown
2007365 Day Project as Unknown
2007Lou Reed's Berlin as Self
2007Zeitkratzer And Lou Reed: Metal Machine Music as Electric Guitar
2007Seven Ages of Rock (7 Episodes) as Self
2007The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music as Self
2007Lou Reed: Live as Vocals / Guitar
2006The Harry Smith Project Live as Self
2006Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance as Self
2006Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side as Unknown
2006Velvet Underground: Under Review as Unknown
2005Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol as Unknown
2005Lou Reed Live at Montreux 2000 as Himself
2005Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side as Himself
2004Lou Reed: Spanish Fly: Live in Spain as Self
2003The Blues (1 Episode) as Self
2001Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer as Self
2001Prozac Nation as Lou Reed
2001The Plastic People of the Universe as Self
2001Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture as Self
2001David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session as Self
2000Wild Boys: The Story of Duran Duran as Self (archive footage)
1998Patti Smith at Anthology Film Archives Febr. 19, 1998 as Self
1998John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music as Self
1998Lulu on the Bridge as Not Lou Reed
1998Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart as Self
1997Classic Albums (1 Episode) as Self
1997David Bowie & Friends: A Very Special Birthday Celebration as Self - Special Guest
1997David Bowie: An Earthling at 50 as Self - Live on Stage with Bowie
1995An Introduction to Harmolodics as Unknown
1995Blue in the Face as Man with Strange Glasses
1995Lo + plus (1 Episode) as Self
1994A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who as Self
1994September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill as Self
1993Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe as Self
1993The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII as guitar, vocals
1993Faraway, So Close! as Lou Reed
1993Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration as Unknown
1993Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle as Unknown
1992Lou Reed - Magic & Loss as Himself
1992Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in Jersey as Performer
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1 Episode) as Unknown
1990One World, One Voice as Self
1990Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol as Self (archive footage)
1990Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections as Self
1990Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella as Self
1989Decade as Self
1989The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self
1989Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties as Self (archive footage)
1988Permanent Record as Himself
1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel as Self
1987The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball as Self
1986The South Bank Show: Velvet Underground as Self
1986Bye Bye Kipling as Self
1985The Making of Sun City as Self
1984Lou Reed: Live in Barcelona as Unknown
1984Lou Reed Live at Capitol Theatre as Self
1983A Night with Lou Reed as Self - Vocals, Guitar
1983Get Crazy as Auden
1983Rock & Rule as Mok (singing voice)
1983The Making of Rock & Rule as Self
1982Late Night with David Letterman (1 Episode) as Self
1980One Trick Pony as Steve Kunelian
1980Rock 'n' Roll Man - Lou Reed in concerto 1980 as Unknown
1977How the Ladies Pay (Lou Reed) as Self
1975Saturday Night Live (1, 1 Episode) as Self - Musical Guest, Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1974Lou Reed - Ancienne Belgique 22-05-1974 as Himself
1973Jimi Hendrix as Self
1972The Velvet Underground at Bataclan '72 as Unknown
1970The Velvet Underground: Loaded as Self
1970Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks as Unknown
1967The Velvet Underground in Boston as Himself
1967Exploding Plastic Inevitable as Himself
1966Venus in Furs as Himself
1966Screen Test: Lou Reed as Himself
1966Moe Gets Tied Up as Unknown
1966The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards as Himself
1966The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound as Self
1966The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966 as Unknown
1966Screen Test [ST268]: Lou Reed (Apple) as Himself
1966Screen Test [ST271]: Lou Reed (Hershey) as Himself
1966The Velvet Underground Rehearses as Unknown
1966Screen Test: Lou Reed (Coke) as Himself
1966Salvador Dalí as Self
1966Screen Test [ST265]: Lou Reed (Eye) as Himself
1966Screen Test [ST270]: Lou Reed (Hershey) as Himself
1966Screen Test [ST264]: Lou Reed as Himself
1965Andy Warhol Screen Tests as Self
1965The Making of an Underground Film as Self
1964Whips as Self
Sound
2024Colours ... Songs
2023Silver Plate ... Music
2007Zeitkratzer And Lou Reed: Metal Machine Music ... Music
2007Perfect Day ... Music
1990Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella ... Original Music Composer
1988Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair ... Music
1966Chelsea Girls ... Original Music Composer
Writing
2021Oh Boy! What's Wrong With You?! ... Story
Crew
2017Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock ... Thanks
Directing
2010Red Shirley ... Director
Production
2010Red Shirley ... Producer