Bob Dylan
Biography
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman; May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and painter. He has been a major figure in music for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler, and an apparently reluctant figurehead, of social unrest. Though he is well-known for revolutionizing perceptions of the limits of popular music in 1965 with the six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone," a number of his earlier songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" became anthems for the US civil rights and anti-war movements. His early lyrics incorporated a variety of political, social and philosophical, as well as literary influences. They defied existing pop music conventions and appealed hugely to the then burgeoning counterculture. Initially inspired by the songs of Woody Guthrie, Robert Johnson, Hank Williams, and the performance styles of Buddy Holly and Little Richard, Dylan has both amplified and personalized musical genres, exploring numerous distinct traditions in American song—from folk, blues and country to gospel, rock and roll, and rockabilly, to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, embracing even jazz and swing. Dylan performs with guitar, keyboards, and harmonica. Backed by a changing line-up of musicians, he has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been dubbed the Never Ending Tour. His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but his greatest contribution is generally considered to be his songwriting. Since 1994, Dylan has published three books of drawings and paintings, and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries. As a songwriter and musician, Dylan has received numerous awards over the years including Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards; he has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2008, a road called the Bob Dylan Pathway was opened in the singer's honor in his birthplace of Duluth, Minnesota. The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2008 awarded him a special citation for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power."
Known For
Saturday Night Live
1975
Great Performances
1971
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Dharma & Greg
1997
The Oscars
1953
Storyville
1997
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
1967
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
MTV Unplugged
1989
0Disco
1971
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
The Top Ten Revealed
2018
Filmography
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest · 1975
Great Performances
as Self · 1971
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self · 1975
Dharma & Greg
as Self · 1997
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Storyville
· 1997
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
as Self · 1967
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self · 1978
MTV Unplugged
as Self · 1989
Disco
as Self · 1971
The Johnny Cash Show
as Self · 1969
The Top Ten Revealed
as Self (archive footage) · 2018
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Singer (archive footage) · 2025
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Alias · 1973
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
The Beach Boys
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
Andy Warhol's America
· 2022
The Last Waltz
as Self · 1978
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
as Self · 2019
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
as Self · 2022
Catchfire
as Artist (uncredited) · 1990
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
as Self (archive footage) · 2018
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
as Self · 1993
One to One: John & Yoko
as Self (archive footage) · 2025
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
Born In Chicago
as Self · 2013
Live Aid
as Self · 1985
Masked and Anonymous
as Jack Fate · 2003
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
as Self (archive footage) · 2018
Joan Baez: I Am a Noise
as Self (archive footage) · 2023
Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
as Self · 1967
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1990
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
· 1986
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
as Self · 2005
Folk Britannia
as Self (archival footage) · 2006
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
as Self · 1985
Popular Voices at the BBC
as Self (archive footage) · 2017
The People Speak
as Self · 2009
Imagine: John Lennon
· 1988
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage) · 2022
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
as Self · 2020
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage) · 2020
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self - Performer · 1995
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
as Self (archive footage) · 2020
Hearts of Fire
as Billy Parker · 1987
Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1934-1977
· 1977
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
as Self · 1995
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
as Self · 1965
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
as Self · 1993
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
as Self (archive footage) · 2019
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
as Self (archival footage) · 2021
Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound
as Self · 2009
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
as Self (archive footage) · 2004
Bob Dylan: Trouble No More
as Self · 2017
The Dancing Man of L.A.
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
Johnny Cash's America
as Self · 2008
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
as Self (archive footage) · 2013
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
as Self (archive photos/footage) · 2015
Song to Woody: Greenwich Village, the Folk Revival, and Bob Dylan
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
as Self (archive footage) · 2019
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
as Self · 2007
The Grammys
as Self · 1959
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
as Self · 1972
Karen Dalton: In My Own Time
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
The Making of Sun City
as Self · 1985
The Concert for Bangladesh
as Self · 1972
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
as Self · 2007
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
as Self · 1979
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
as Self · 1994
John Mellencamp: It's About You
as Self · 2012
The Rolling Stones: Bridges To Buenos Aires
as Self · 1998
The Discreet Françoise Hardy
as Self (archive footage) · 2016
George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited
as Self · 2005
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
as (archive footage) · 2016
Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind
as Self (archive footage) · 2019
Mavis!
as Self · 2015
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
as Self (archive footage) · 2003
The Madhouse on Castle Street
as Bobby · 1963
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground
· 2018
Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom
as Self · 2021
Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music
as Self · 1969
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
as Self · 2004
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
as Self - Guest star · 1999
Highway 99: A Double Album
as Self [Archival] · 2025
The Wild West Bank Sound
as Self - Musician/Self - songwriter (archive footage)
Seattle Supersonic
as Self · 2005
Renaldo and Clara
as Renaldo · 1978
The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971
as Self · 2007
The Best Of Beat
as Self (archive footage) · 2003
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
as Self · 2005
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue
as Self (archive footage) · 2022
The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994
as Self · 1994
Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks
as Self · 1970
Bob Dylan: When the Deal Goes Down
· 2006
Newport and the Great Folk Dream
as Self (archive footage) · 2025
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
as Self · 2007
YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls
as Self (archive footage) · 2011
The Story of the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
as Self · 1983
Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert
as Self · 1986
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film
as Self · 2006
The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys
as Self · 2007
Andy Warhol's America
· 2022
Bob Dylan: Roads Rapidly Changing - In & Out of the Folk Revival 1961 - 1965
as Self · 2015
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
as Self (archive footage) · 2009
Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
as Self (archive footage) · 2003
Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens
as Self (archive footage) · 2020
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
as Self · 2012
Eat the Document
as Self · 1972
No Time to Think: Bob Dylan as Filmmaker
as Himself (archival footage) · 2026
Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms
as Self · 1993
Rollin' Rain and Hard Thunder: A Compilation Film
as Self · 2019
Taj Mahal and Friends
as Self · 1987
Bob Dylan: Woodstock '94
as Self · 1994
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Screen Test [ST83]: Bob Dylan
as Self · 1965
My Generation: The Animals
as Self (Archive Footage) · 1995
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965
as Self (Archive Footage) · 2008
Johnny Cash: Live On Air
as Self · 2008
Rolling Thunder Revue - 1975-1976 Video Anthology
as Self (archive footage) · 2004
Bob Dylan: Rolling Thunder Revue, Clearwater 1976
as Self · 1976
Bob Dylan: MTV Unplugged
as Self · 1994
Van Morrison: One Irish Rover
as Self · 1991
Bob Dylan: Busy Being Born
as Self · 2020
Live Aid
as Self · 2004
Bob Dylan: Hard Rain
as Self · 1976
Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan
as self - archival footage · 2006
Tales From a Golden Age: Bob Dylan 1941-1966
as Self (archive footage) · 2004
Scruggs: A Festival of Music
as Self · 1972
Festival
as Self · 1967
Getting to Dylan
as Self · 1987
Stepping Into the Unknown: Films from the Bob Dylan Center
· 2024
Bob Dylan: 1978-1989 - Both Ends of the Rainbow
as Self · 2008
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night
as Self · 1991
Sweet Blues: A Film About Mike Bloomfield
as Self · 2013
Dylan Speaks
as Self · 1965
Bob Dylan: Jokerman
· 1984
Legend of Lead Belly
as Self · 2013
The Ballad of AJ Weberman
as Self (archive sound) · 2006
Bob Dylan - Live At The House Of Blues
as Self · 2005
Bob Dylan: 1990-2006 - The Never Ending Narrative
as Self · 2011
Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years: Busy Being Born... Again!
as Self · 2008
Snapshots from the Tour
as Himself · 2015
Året var 1966
as Self (archive footage) · 2016
Bob Dylan and The Band: 1969-1970 Compilation
as Self · 2006
65 Revisited
as Self (archive footage) · 2007
Bob Dylan: World Tours 1966-1974 - Through the Camera of Barry Feinstein
as Self · 2004
Bob Dylan & Phil Lesh & Friends – Baltimore Arena 1999
as Self · 2020
Paradise Cove
as Alfred - Chauffeur · 1999
The Bob Dylan Phenomenon
as Self · 2007
Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries: Drummer Winston Watson's Incredible Journey
as Self · 2009
Bob Dylan Revealed
as Self · 2011
Bob Dylan: The Best of Bob Dylan
as Self · 2005
Bob Dylan: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
as Self · 2009
Bob Dylan: The Blood of the Lamb
as Self · 2011
Bob Dylan - TV Live & Rare 1963 - 1975
as Self (archive footage) · 2004
Bob Dylan: The Folk Years
as Himself (archive footage) · 2006
Bob Dylan Quest Television Special
as Self · 1964
Bob Dylan After the Crash 1966-1978
as Self · 2006