Musicians who act (film, TV, stage)

(I'm pretty sure there is an existing thread but I searched extensively and could not find).

This is about rock or pop musicians acting - as opposed to actors who sing (sometimes very well) (e.g. broadway musical actors)

 

Roger Daltrey has done more than his fair share of acting. Tommy obviously. I barely remember McVicar having seen it when it came out (I think).
I just watched a TV version of A Comedy of Errors. He got Shakespeare thing going.

 

aside from the last waltz, Levon helm and Robbie Robertson both did films.

 

Reba McEntire has a lengthy IMDb profile, including the sitcom Reba which lasted six seasons.

 

Debbie Harry was in Videodrome and Tales from the Darkside
David Bowie in Labyrinth and The Hunger

 

Sting and Neil Young come to mind.

 

The Monkees

 

Steve Earle in "The Wire"

 

Kylie Minogue was in Bio-Dome and Street Fighter..... basically your two usual Oscar contenders

 

Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Sheb Wooley, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Travis Tritt, Randy Travis, Cher, Elvis Presley

These three could kind of go either way, as I'm not sure if they were musicians who turned to acting to get into music, or vice-versa: Rick Springfield, John Schneider, David Cassidy

PS- I re-read the original post, and seen the OP was asking for pop or rock stars, so about half my list may not count, as they're primarily known as Country acts.

 

Tom Waits

 

I saw Dune.
Neil Young???

 

Elvis Presley was his own genre.

 

Wayne Brady

 

Phil Collins

 

Bobby Troup being evasive as Perry Mason bores in.

 

I always liked seeing Roger Daltrey on The Highlander.

 

I saw an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space 9 the other day with Iggy Pop. I was kind of disappointed with how professional he was.

 

Julie London

 

Mick Jagger was terrific in Performance but he's been pretty awful in anything else I've seen him in like Ned Kelly

 

Art Garfunkel in Carnal Knowledge, Catch-22, and Bad Timing

 

I can't remember the name of the movie, it was from the early nineties, and Young was in it----with blond hair! When I saw his name in the credits I had to rewind it (it was on a VHS tape, when I was living in Japan) to look again, and sure enough, it was ol' Shakey. If I weren't at work now I'd look it up.

 

Flea

 

Chris Isaak
Glen Frey (R.I.P.)


- C.I. numerous films & tv (including own tv show). Clip of "Uncle Bob" That Thing You Do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgWV2i1VG_c - Twin Peaks scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si2_xxJrllE - G.F. Miami Vice, Bob Sugar in Jerry Maguire, Nash Bridges & Wiseguy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoIY3Qm7VEU - Wiseguy

 

& Hairspray