Rock stars in good films?

Well, he did hang with Elvis once

ED

 

The Magic Christian: Ringo Starr

 

Ringo was also in CAVEMAN(1981). Not really a bad film, just that the novelty wears off quick. But he did just as well as anyone else in that film, and more convincing than his wife was, that's for sure

ED

 

It didn't rub off! LOL! I love Frank!
He rocks but he doesn't roll...

 

I just remembered that Greg Allman had a convincing small role in RUSH, as a small town drug lord. He only has one or two lines, but his menace is palpable.

 

True enough......."Bad, Bad Leroy Brown"?!?

ED

 

I guess Ringo looked the part better than Barbara! Considering both the male and female had MUCH body HAIR...No pin-up chicks in those days! Well...not to us modern men...or maybe not!

 

And "Candy" also........

 

"The Manchurian Candidate," is an excellent movie. "Ironweed," with Streep, Nicholson and Waits is another great choice.

Dwight Yoakam isn't a "rock" star, but has performed very admirably in several movies including, "Sling Blade."

 

How about Lyle Lovett in 'The Player'. Not a huge role, but...

 

Gene Simmons in the Tom Selleck movie "Runaway". It's a typical cheesy sci-fi film circa 1984, but he turns in a good performance.

 

Thanks for jogging my memory; typical for the genre at the time, but Simmons saves the movie(and steals it); Selleck looked to me like a fish out of(outta?)water. And he was.

ED

 

Don Johnson in "Hot Spot"!!

 

Bob Geldof - The Wall
Roger Daltry - Tommy

 

The Greatest Rock Band Ever in that famous Rockumentary: This is Spinal Tap.

 

John Doe has been in dozens of films, including "The Good Girl", "Boogie Nights" and "Georgia". Small parts, generally, but he is usually quite good.

 

Rick Springfield "Hard To Hold". Yes, I actually enjoyed this film.

 

Not a rock star but country star "Dwight Yokam" in the Billy Bob Thorton Flick "Slingblade". I liked that movie even though most people I talk to say it sucked. I thought Yokam played a great redneck a**hole in it. I might add that Billy Bob Thorton was great as well.

 

Rex Smith in Sooner Or Later. I always kind of liked his crooner-type vocals even though this movie was kind of a typical predictable teen romance sort of movie. But is he an actor or musician, hmmmm? Well I guess a musician as the record was released first.

 

David Bowie's vampire movie... can't remember the title.

 

Ryuichi Sakamoto in the Last emperor anf also Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - I think there was another chap in that film as well but my memory fails me

All the best - Andrew

 

The Hunger...1983

 

Which also featured Peter Murphy, another rock star, although I'm not sure if we are counting musical performances as acting. Still, Peter's performance is highly theatrical.

 

David Essex, Billy Fury, Ringo Starr, Marty Wilde, Dave Edmunds, Keith Moon, Paul Nicholas and Adam Faith in
That'll Be The Day/Stardust.

'Bout time this was given a reappraisal and a DVD release.

 

Pete Townshend "White City" (not a bad little movie and some great music sequences)

Ray Davies-Return To Waterloo

Eric Burdon and Billy Idol in "The Doors" (oops--sorry. you said GOOD movies. Oh well--this was at least a movie)

George Harrison in "The Rutles"