Lou Reed
Acting • Born 1942-03-02 – Died 2013-10-27
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.
Filmography
131 credits
Rock 'n' Roll Man - Lou Reed in concerto 1980
Movie • 1980
David Bowie: An Earthling at 50
Movie • 1997
Self - Live on Stage with Bowie
Blue in the Face
Movie • 1995
Man with Strange Glasses
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Movie • 2009
Self
Palermo Shooting
Movie • 2008
Self
WBCN and the American Revolution
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Movie • 1988
Self
Get Crazy
Movie • 1983
Auden
Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Movie • 2010
Self
A Not So Silent Night
Movie • 2008
Self
Lou Reed: Live in Barcelona
Movie • 1984
Lou Reed - Transformer
Movie • 2001
Self
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage)
Whips
Movie • 1964
Self
Permanent Record
Movie • 1988
Himself
Lou Reed's Berlin
Movie • 2007
Self
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Movie • 1987
Self
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
Movie • 1994
Self
Velvet Underground: Under Review
Movie • 2006
Lou Reed - Magic & Loss
Movie • 1992
Himself
Lou Reed Live at Montreux 2000
Movie • 2005
Himself
![Screen Test [ST271]: Lou Reed (Hershey)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/8LuNHz75JQSjlBZHcUaJ0V44Tmr.jpg)
Screen Test [ST271]: Lou Reed (Hershey)
Movie • 1966
Himself
![Screen Test [ST268]: Lou Reed (Apple)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/f9eRhnigYxiSynyA37EIFaFDwRy.jpg)
Screen Test [ST268]: Lou Reed (Apple)
Movie • 1966
Himself
Lulu on the Bridge
Movie • 1998
Not Lou Reed
Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in Jersey
Movie • 1992
Performer
David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session
Movie • 2001
Self
One World, One Voice
Movie • 1990
Self
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
Movie • 1993
Self
Lou Reed: Transformer & Live at Montreux 2000
Movie • 2014
Himself
An Introduction to Harmolodics
Movie • 1995
Final Weapon
Movie
The Holder
Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe
Movie • 1993
Self
The Making of Sun City
Movie • 1985
Self
Moonage Daydream
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Movie • 1989
Self
Lou Reed - Remembered
Movie • 2013
Self (Archival footage)
How the Ladies Pay (Lou Reed)
Movie • 1977
Self
Lou Reed: Spanish Fly: Live in Spain
Movie • 2004
Self
Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side
Movie • 2006
Lou Reed: Through the Years: New York 1983 - Spain 2004
Movie • 2008
Vocals / Guitar
Lou Reed: Live
Movie • 2007
Vocals / Guitar
Faraway, So Close!
Movie • 1993
Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground in Boston
Movie • 1967
Himself
Exploding Plastic Inevitable
Movie • 1967
Himself
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
Movie • 2009
Maltazard (voice)
The Velvet Underground at Bataclan '72
Movie • 1972
Venus in Furs
Movie • 1966
Himself
One Trick Pony
Movie • 1980
Steve Kunelian
Heart of a Dog
Movie • 2015
Doctor
Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973: The Sacred Triangle
Movie • 2010
Self (archive footage)
David Bowie & Friends: A Very Special Birthday Celebration
Movie • 1997
Self - Special Guest
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
Movie • 2010
Maltazard (voice)
Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side
Movie • 2005
Himself
Occupy Wall Street: We Are The 99%
Movie • 2015
Narrator
The Velvet Underground Rehearses
Movie • 1966
365 Day Project
Movie • 2007
Self
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
Movie • 2012
Self
Beautiful Darling
Movie • 2010
Self (archive footage)
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
Movie • 2007
Self
Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story
Movie • 2017
Self
Lou Reed Live Performances 1972 & 1974
Movie • 2011
Screen Test: Lou Reed (Coke)
Movie • 1966
Himself
The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound
Movie • 1966
Self
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Movie • 1965
Self
13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests
Movie • 2009
Self
A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who
Movie • 1994
Self
Jimi Hendrix
Movie • 1973
Self
A Night with Lou Reed
Movie • 1983
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
Movie • 1998
Self
The Making of an Underground Film
Movie • 1965
Self
Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella
Movie • 1990
Self
Red Shirley
Movie • 2010
Lou Reed - Lowest Form of Life
Movie • 2009
Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance
Movie • 2006
Self
Wild Boys: The Story of Duran Duran
Movie • 2000
Self (archive footage)
The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards
Movie • 1966
Himself
Moe Gets Tied Up
Movie • 1966
The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966
Movie • 1966
Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties
Movie • 1989
Self (archive footage)
Homeland: The Story of the Lark
Movie • 2010
Bye Bye Kipling
Movie • 1986
Self
Prozac Nation
Movie • 2003
Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII
Movie • 1993
guitar, vocals
Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage)
Danny Says
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
Movie • 2001
Self
John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music
Movie • 1998
Self
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Movie • 1990
Self (archive footage)
Salvador Dalí
Movie • 1966
Self
![Screen Test [ST263]: Lou Reed](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/lWdzcTQXKsEYDCPOdmotNBJlKdw.jpg)
Screen Test [ST263]: Lou Reed
Movie • 1966
Himself
The Plastic People of the Universe
Movie • 2001
Self
The Velvet Underground
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory
Movie • 2008
Decade
Movie • 1989
Self
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
Movie • 1993
The Harry Smith Project Live
Movie • 2006
Self
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
Movie • 1990
Self
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Movie • 1968
Self
Rock & Rule
Movie • 1983
Mok (singing voice)
Lou Reed Live at Capitol Theatre
Movie • 1984
Self
An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast
Movie • 2011
New York Rock at the BBC
Movie • 2008
Lou Reed - Ancienne Belgique 22-05-1974
Movie • 1974
Himself
Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
Movie • 2017
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Zeitkratzer And Lou Reed: Metal Machine Music
Movie • 2007
Electric Guitar
The Velvet Underground: Loaded
Movie • 1970
Self
The Making of Rock & Rule
Movie • 1983
Self
![Screen Test [ST270]: Lou Reed (Hershey)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/3Omh1xRvFpwDwCqcvl7dVKvTssN.jpg)
Screen Test [ST270]: Lou Reed (Hershey)
Movie • 1966
Himself
![Screen Test [ST265]: Lou Reed (Eye)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/ubeaPCUOALgMmGgP4YzNOoRSjLm.jpg)
Screen Test [ST265]: Lou Reed (Eye)
Movie • 1966
Himself
![Screen Test [ST264]: Lou Reed](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/1XI3UD2rTCAXv8AzHJ7mTclagsF.jpg)
Screen Test [ST264]: Lou Reed
Movie • 1966
Himself
Patti Smith at Anthology Film Archives Febr. 19, 1998
Movie • 1998
Self
Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks
Movie • 1970
Self
Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol
Movie • 2005
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol
Movie • 2015
self
Nico Icon
Movie • 1995
Andy Warhol + Roy Lichtenstein
Movie • 1966
Gorillaz Live at Glastonbury
Movie • 2010
Self
Arthur and the Great Adventure
Movie • 2010
Maltazard (voice)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musical Guest
The Blues
TV • 2003
Self
Popular Voices at the BBC
TV • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums
TV • 1997
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Lo + plus
TV • 1995
Self
Seven Ages of Rock
TV • 2007
Self
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
TV • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Late Night with David Letterman
TV • 1982
Self - Musical Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Musical Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
TV • 1993
Self - Musical Guest