Jerry Garcia
Acting • Born 1942-08-01 – Died 1995-08-09
Biography
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead. Though he vehemently disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader or "spokesman" of the group. As one of its founders, Garcia performed with the Grateful Dead for their entire three-decade career (1965–1995). Garcia also founded and participated in a variety of side projects, including the Saunders-Garcia Band (with longtime friend Merl Saunders), Jerry Garcia Band, Old and in the Way, the Garcia/Grisman acoustic duo, Legion of Mary, and the New Riders of the Purple Sage (which Garcia co-founded with John Dawson and David Nelson). He also released several solo albums, and contributed to a number of albums by other artists over the years as a session musician. He was well known by many for his distinctive guitar playing and was ranked 13th in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" cover story. Later in life, Garcia was sometimes ill because of his unstable weight, and in 1986 went into a diabetic coma that nearly cost him his life. Although his overall health improved somewhat after that, he also struggled with heroin addiction, and was staying in a California drug rehabilitation facility when he died of a heart attack in August 1995. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Garcia, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
74 credits
Gimme Shelter
Movie • 1970
Self
Sister's Keeper
Movie • 2007
Olest Brother
Grateful Dawg
Movie • 2000
Self
WBCN and the American Revolution
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Heartbeeps
Movie • 1981
Phil (voice)
The Grateful Dead Movie
Movie • 1977
Self
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault
Movie • 2000
Self
The Journey
Movie • 2001
Self
Conversations With The Deadheads
Movie
In Our Eyes: The European Deadhead Odyssey
Movie • 1990
And Miles to Go Before I Sleep
Movie • 1994
Self
DEADHEADS
Movie • 2016
Deadheads
Movie • 1990
Deadheads: An American Subculture
Movie • 1990
Himself
Jerry Garcia Band: Live at Shoreline
Movie • 2005
Himself
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault II
Movie • 2001
Self
Grateful Dead: Ticket to New Year's Eve Concert
Movie • 1987
Self
Hells Angels Forever
Movie • 1983
Himself
Grateful Dead: At Old Renaissance Faire Grounds 1972
Movie • 1972
as Himself
Grateful Dead: So Far
Movie • 1987
Self - Guitar
Grateful Dead: The Broadcast Archives
Movie • 2008
Grateful Dead: Still Alive And Well
Movie • 2005
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
Movie • 2011
Self (archive footage)
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault III
Movie • 2002
Self
Grateful Dead: Bits And Pieces About...
Movie
Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
Movie • 1978
Self
Grateful Dead: Truckin Up to Buffalo
Movie • 1989
Self
Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2023
Movie • 2023
Self
Grateful Dead: Bird Song
Movie • 2005
Self
San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog
Movie • 1970
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage)
Rock ‘N’ Roll Goldmine: The San Francisco Sound
Movie • 1986
Himself
The Source
Movie • 1999
Self
The Last Great Traffic Jam
Movie • 2005
Woodstock: Untold Stories
Movie • 2009
self
Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited
Movie • 2014
Self
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault IV
Movie • 2003
Self
All Tomorrow's Parties
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Grateful Dead Meet-Up 2022
Movie • 2022
Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie • 2022
Self (voice)
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
Movie • 2002
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
Movie • 1993
Self
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault
Movie • 2000
Himself
Introducing... Roy Buchanan
Movie • 1971
Long Strange Trip
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Grateful Dead: Cornell '77
Movie • 2017
Self - Band Member
Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here
Movie • 1989
Self - Performer
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert
Movie • 1970
Self
Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream
Movie • 2013
Self
The Hippie Temptation
Movie • 1967
Dirty Hippie
Grateful Dead: New Jersey Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo - Live at The Capitol Theater
Movie • 1977
Self - Performer
Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show
Movie • 2006
Self
Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty
Movie • 1997
Self
Grateful Dead: Fare Thee Well - Playing for Change, Chicago, IL
Movie • 2015
Himself
Grateful Dead: Rocking The Cradle - Egypt 1978
Movie • 2008
Self
Woodstock
Movie • 1970
Self
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Festival Express
Movie • 2003
Self
The Acid Test
Movie • 1966
Self
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America
Movie • 2009
Self
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
Movie • 1981
Self - Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead - Giants Stadium 1991
Movie • 2019
Self
Grateful Dead: Crimson, White & Indigo
Movie • 2011
Self
Truckin' With The Dead
Movie • 1993
Self
Grateful Dead: Live at Foxboro
Movie • 1989
Self
Grateful Dead: The Making of "Built to Last"
Movie • 1989
Self
Grateful Dead: All The Years Combine - The DVD Collection
Movie • 2012
Self
Grateful Dead
Movie • 1995
Self
Elvis Costello & Friends Live at Sweetwater
Movie • 1989
Basketball: A Love Story
TV • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Long Strange Trip
TV • 2017
Self (archive footage)
History 101
TV • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums
TV • 1997
Self
America's Top 10
TV • 1980
Self