Robbie Robertson
Sound • Born 1943-07-05 – Died 2023-08-09
Biography
Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) was a Canadian musician. He was lead guitarist for Bob Dylan in the mid-late 1960s and early-mid 1970s, guitarist and songwriter with the Band from their inception until 1978, and a solo artist. Robertson's work with the Band was instrumental in creating the Americana music genre. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as a member of the Band, and into Canada's Walk of Fame, with the Band and on his own. He is ranked 59th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitarists. He wrote "The Weight", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", and "Up on Cripple Creek" with the Band and had solo hits with "Broken Arrow" and "Somewhere Down the Crazy River", and many others. He was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Songwriters. Robertson collaborated on film and TV soundtracks, usually with director Martin Scorsese, beginning in the rockumentary film The Last Waltz (1978) and continuing through dramatic films including Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1983), The Color of Money (1986), Casino (1995), Gangs of New York (2002), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Silence (2016), The Irishman (2019), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
Filmography
53 credits
The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)
Movie • 2021
Carny
Movie • 1980
Patch
The Crossing Guard
Movie • 1995
Roger
The Last Waltz
Movie • 1978
Self
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
Movie • 1999
Self - Mohawk/Cayuga
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
Movie • 1987
Self - DVD only
Festival Express
Movie • 2003
Self - The Band
Wolves
Movie • 1999
Narrator (voice)
Eat the Document
Movie • 1972
Self
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Folk Rock Night
Movie • 1991
Himself
One World, One Voice
Movie • 1990
Self
Dakota Exile
Movie • 1996
Narrator
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Movie • 2022
Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Movie • 2007
Self
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
Movie • 2012
Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Movie • 2013
Self
Lennon or McCartney
Movie • 2014
Self (voice)
Curse of the Axe
Movie • 2012
Narrator
You Are What You Eat
Movie • 1968
Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within
Movie • 2002
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Movie • 2017
Self
Martin Scorsese Directs
Movie • 1990
Self
The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods
Movie • 1991
Host
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
Movie • 2004
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
Movie • 1995
Self
The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971
Movie • 2013
Chitarra Solista voce
Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
Movie • 2014
Guitar
Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'
Movie • 2002
Self
Shakin All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s
Movie • 2005
Self
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
Movie • 2020
Self
Reel Injun
Movie • 2010
Self
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
Movie • 2006
Self
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Movie • 2020
Self
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
Movie • 2010
Self (archive footage)
Woodstock Diary
Movie • 1994
Self - The Band
Asteroids: Deadly Impact
Movie • 1997
Narrator
Movies Are My Life
Movie • 1988
Self
The Dancing Man of L.A.
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
Movie
Himself
Road Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson
Movie • 2001
Self
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Movie • 1992
Self
Classic Albums: The Band - The Band
Movie • 1997
Self
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
Native America
TV • 2019
Self - Narrator (voice)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musical Guest
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
TV • 2018
Self
Classic Albums
TV • 1997
Self
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
TV • 2019
MTV Rockumentary
TV • 1989
Mr. Scorsese
TV • 2025
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Musical Guest