Neil Young
Acting • Born 1945-11-12
Biography
Neil Percival Young OC OM (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer, musician and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and others. Since the beginning of his solo career with his backing band Crazy Horse, Young has released many critically acclaimed and important albums, such as Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, After the Gold Rush, Harvest and Rust Never Sleeps. He was a part-time member of Crosby, Stills & Nash. Young has received several Grammy and Juno Awards. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted him twice: in 1995 as a solo artist and in 1997 as a member of Buffalo Springfield. In 2000, Rolling Stone named Young No. 34 on their list of the 100 greatest musical artists. According to Acclaimed Music, he is the seventh most celebrated artist in popular music history. His guitar work, deeply personal lyrics and signature high tenor singing voice define his long career. He also plays piano and harmonica on many albums, which frequently combine folk, rock, country and other musical genres. His often distorted electric guitar playing, especially with Crazy Horse, earned him the nickname "Godfather of Grunge" and led to his 1995 album Mirror Ball with Pearl Jam. More recently he has been backed by Promise of the Real. 21 of his albums and singles have been certified Gold and Platinum in U.S by RIAA certification. Young directed (or co-directed) films using the pseudonym "Bernard Shakey", including Journey Through the Past (1973), Rust Never Sleeps (1979), Human Highway (1982), Greendale (2003), and CSNY/Déjà Vu (2008). He also contributed to the soundtracks of the films Philadelphia (1993) and Dead Man (1995). Description above from the Wikipedia article Neil Young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
126 credits
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Inside Greendale
Movie • 2004
Himself
Neil Young and The International Harvesters: Austin City Limits
Movie • 1984
Himself
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Déjà Vu
Movie • 2008
Himself
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Movie • 2001
Self - Performer
The Last Waltz
Movie • 1978
Self
Live 8
Movie • 2005
Self
Farm Aid: 20th Anniversary Concert
Movie • 2005
Self
Made in Heaven
Movie • 1987
Truck Driver
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Movie • 2006
Self
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps
Movie • 1979
Self
Neil Young In Concert at the BBC
Movie • 1971
Himself
Live Aid
Movie • 1985
Self
Year of the Horse
Movie • 1997
Self - Crazy Horse (Guitar/Vocals)
Barn
Movie • 2021
Close Up
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Movie • 2013
Self (archive footage)
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
Movie • 2023
Self
Journey Through the Past
Movie • 1972
Self
Human Highway
Movie • 1982
Lionel Switch / Frankie Fontaine
Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall
Movie • 2007
Self
Acoustic at the BBC
Movie • 2011
Self
Neil Young With Crazy Horse - Americana
Movie • 2012
Neil Young in Berlin
Movie • 1983
Self
Neil Young: Silver & Gold
Movie • 2000
Neil Young: Red Rocks Live
Movie • 2000
Neil Young: Prairie Wind
Movie • 2005
Neil Young: Greendale: Live at Vicar Street
Movie • 2003
Neil Young Journeys
Movie • 2012
Self
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
Movie • 2019
Self
Neil Young Trunk Show
Movie • 2009
Himself
A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young
Movie • 2011
Self
Neil Young, les raisons de la colère
Movie • 2022
Himself (archive)
Hope for Haiti Now
Movie • 2010
Self
Neil Young - Le Noise
Movie • 2011
Neil Young
Neil Young: MTV Unplugged
Movie • 1993
Himself
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
Movie • 1993
Self
Neil Young: Three More Decades
Movie • 2021
Himself
Immediate Family
Movie • 2022
Self
Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute
Movie • 2014
Self
Neil Young: Solo Trans
Movie • 1984
Himself
The Monsanto Years
Movie • 2015
Himself / Vocals / Guitar / Production
Celebration at Big Sur
Movie • 1971
Self
Neil Young with Crazy Horse: Psychedelic Pill
Movie • 2012
Sound City
Movie • 2013
Self
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Live In Japan 2001
Movie • 2005
Himself - Lead Vocal / Guitar / Piano
Neil Young: Harvest Time
Movie • 2022
Self
Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session
Movie • 2015
Self
Neil Young - Live at Farm Aid 2014
Movie • 2014
Himself
Brian Wilson: On Tour
Movie • 2003
Self
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music
Movie • 2022
Himself
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Live in San Francisco
Movie • 1978
Himself - Guitar / Keyboards / Harmonica
Neil Young + The Promise of the Real: Noise & Flowers
Movie • 2022
Himself
Neil Young: Rock At The Beach
Movie • 2009
Self
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: CSNY 1974
Movie • 2014
Himself
The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971
Movie • 2007
Self
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Live in Wembley 1974
Movie • 1974
Self
Neil Young: Freedom
Movie • 1990
Himself (Guitar, Piano, Harmonica and Vocals)
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions
Movie • 1995
Himself
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: Weld
Movie • 1991
Himself
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Movie • 2003
Self
Neil Young: Don't Be Denied
Movie • 2009
Himself
Paradox
Movie • 2018
The Man in the Black Hat
Bachman
Movie • 2018
Tears Are Not Enough
Movie • 1985
Self
'68
Movie • 1988
Westy
Greendale
Movie • 2004
Wayne Newton
Emmylou Harris: Building the Wrecking Ball
Movie • 1996
Self
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Movie • 1991
Self - Guest
Shakin All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s
Movie • 2005
Self
Farm Aid 2001 - A Concert For America
Movie • 2002
Himself
David Crosby: Remember My Name
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
Movie • 2019
Self
Woodstock
Movie • 1970
Self - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Mountaintop
Movie • 2019
Himself
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Canadian Horsepower
Movie • 2012
Fireside Session II
Movie • 2020
Self
Fireside Session I
Movie • 2020
Self
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - The Legend Lives On
Movie • 2010
Himself
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Movie • 2005
Self
Neil Young: Rare Clips
Movie • 2006
Himself
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
Movie • 1993
Self
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Fifty by Four - Half a Century of CSNY
Movie • 2014
Himself
Yield
Movie • 2020
Pa Carnago
Love at Large
Movie • 1990
Rick
Return to Greendale
Movie • 2020
Himself
Muddy Track
Movie • 2015
Himself
Neil Young: Hometown
Movie • 2017
Himself
Neil Young: Timeless Orpheum
Movie • 2020
Himself
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Way Down in the Rust Bucket
Movie • 2021
Himself
Neil Young: Young Shakespeare
Movie • 2022
Self
The Times
Movie • 2020
Bridge School Benefit Concert 1986
Movie • 1986
Self
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - In a Rusted Out Garage
Movie • 1986
Self
Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Across the Water
Movie • 2024
Neil Young - Boarding House 1978
Movie • 2024
Himself
Coastal
Movie • 2025
Self
Trans: The Animated Story
Movie • 2024
Dialogue
A Letter Home
Movie • 2014
Self
Catalyst
Movie • 2024
Self
A Day at the Gallery
Movie • 2012
Author
Neil Young - Archives Vol.1 (1963-1972)
Movie • 2009
Neil Young in London
Movie • 2019
Echo in the Canyon
Movie • 2019
Self
Neil Young with Pearl Jam - Live at Hasselt Belgium
Movie • 1995
Neil Young: Under Review 1976 - 2006
Movie • 2007
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Movie • 2010
Himself
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
Self - Musical Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
The Top Ten Revealed
TV • 2018
Self (archive footage)
The Johnny Cash Show
TV • 1969
Self
Malibu U
TV • 1967
Self
Where Are They Now?
TV • 1999
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Late Show with David Letterman
TV • 1993
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Musical Guest
MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Self
Kunscht!
TV • 2014
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musical Guest
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
TV • 2021
Self (archive footage)
CMT Crossroads
TV • 2002
Self
Laurel Canyon
TV • 2020
Self (archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
LincVolt
TV • 2024
Self