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Bob Dylan
A troubadour of truth and rebellion, Bob Dylan reshapes music and culture with poetic lyrics and a voice that challenges the world, becoming a timeless icon of artistic and social revolution.
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In short · Composing since 1965, 7 decades active, 58 credits, 1 Academy Award win.
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Biography
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Over his 69-year career, he has remained a major figure in popular culture, selling an estimated 125 million records worldwide. Dylan revolutionized folk music in the early 1960s by introducing more sophisticated lyrical techniques, blending it with the intellectualism of classic literature and poetry. His work often reflected political, social, and philosophical themes, challenging pop music conventions and resonating with the counterculture movement of the time.
Filmography · 11 of 11
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8 credits
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground(2018)
Actor
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Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune(2010)
Musician
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Masked and Anonymous(2003)
Jack Fate
Film
Paradise Cove(1999)
Alfred - Chauffeur
Film
Hearts of Fire(1987)
Billy Parker
Film
Renaldo and Clara(1978)
Renaldo
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Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid(1973)
Alias
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Dylan Speaks(1965)
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Producer
1 creditComposer
2 creditsAwards & Nominations
1 winAcademy Awards
- Won2000Oscar — Music (original Song)
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- Highway 99: A Double AlbumSelf · 2025
- One to One: John & YokoSelf (archive footage) · 2025
- Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis PresleySelf · 2024
- Spin's 100 Greatest Rock Stars Since That Was a ThingSelf · 2023
- Nothing ComparesSelf · 2022
- Roy Orbison ForeverSelf · 2022
- Patti Smith: Electric PoetSelf · 2022
- Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a SongSelf · 2022
- 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf (archive footage) · 2022
- Shadow KingdomSelf · 2021
- Bob Dylan: Odds and EndsSelf · 2021
- 1971: The Year That Music Changed EverythingSelf (archive footage) (1 Episode) · 2021
- Bob Dylan: Busy Being BornSelf · 2020
- Born in ChicagoSelf · 2020
- Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the BandSelf (archive footage) · 2020
- Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin ScorseseSelf · 2019
- The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Buenos AiresSelf · 2019
- The Gift: The Journey of Johnny CashSelf · 2019
- TVTV: Video RevolutionariesSelf · 2018
- Trouble No MoreSelf · 2017
- Popular Voices at the BBCSelf · 2017
- Horn from the Heart: The Paul Butterfield StorySelf · 2017
- The B-SideSelf · 2016
- Steve JobsSelf · 2015
- Sweet Blues: A Film About Mike BloomfieldSelf · 2013
- When Albums Ruled the WorldSelf · 2013
- Radio UnnameableSelf · 2012
- My Father and the Man in BlackSelf · 2012
- Bob Dylan RevealedSelf · 2011
- Mark Knopfler: A Life in SongsSelf - Singer · 2011
- It's About YouSelf · 2010
- Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo ChildSelf · 2010
- The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk FestivalSelf · 2007
- 65 RevisitedSelf · 2007
- Pete Seeger: The Power of SongSelf · 2007
- The Best of Bob DylanSelf · 2005
- No Direction Home: Bob DylanSelf · 2005
- The HurricaneSelf · 1999
- The BandSelf · 1995
- RockfogyatkozásSelf · 1988
- Live AidSelf · 1985
- We Are the WorldSelf · 1985
- The Last WaltzSelf · 1978
- Eat the DocumentSelf · 1972
- The Concert for BangladeshSelf · 1972
- Johnny Cash! The Man, His World, His MusicSelf · 1969
- Bob Dylan: Dont Look BackSelf · 1967
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