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Lou Reed

Acting

Born March 2, 1942 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died October 27, 2013

Also known as Lewis Allan Reed

Biography

Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) 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.

Awards & recognition

  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame · 2015
  • Grammy Awards
  • Steiger Award

Filmography34 titles

Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story

2017as Self

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

2009as Self

Jimi Hendrix

1973as Self

Classic Albums

1997as Self

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

2021as Self (archive footage)

Moonage Daydream

2022as Self (archive footage)

Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration

1993as Self

Diaries Notes and Sketches

1968as Self

David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust

2012as Self (archive footage)

Nanking

2007Thanks

Danny Says

2015as Self (archive footage)

Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973: The Sacred Triangle

2010as Self (archive footage)

Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella

1990as Self

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

The Velvet Underground

2021as Self (archive footage)

SHOT! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock

2016as Self - Musician (archive footage)

Lou Reed's Berlin

2007as Self

Occupy Wall Street: We Are The 99%

2015as Narrator

Heart of a Dog

2015as Doctor

Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer

2001as Self

Blue in the Face

1995as Man with Strange Glasses

A Night with Lou Reed

1983as Self - Vocals, Guitar

Permanent Record

1988as Himself

Prozac Nation

2001as Lou Reed

Palermo Shooting

2008as Self

Beautiful Darling

2010as Self (archive footage)

Lulu on the Bridge

1998as Not Lou Reed

Rock & Rule

1983as Mok (singing voice)

Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds

2010as Maltazard (voice)

Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard

2009as Maltazard (voice)

WBCN and the American Revolution

2019as Self (archive footage)

Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory

2008

Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground

2018

The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

2007as Self