Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

124

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-03-02

Deathday

2013-10-27 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

The Velvet Underground
Lewis Allan Reed

Lou Reed

Biography

Lewis Allan Reed was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the rock band the Velvet Underground, with a solo career that spanned five decades.

Known For

5.7%

Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard

Nov 26, 2009

5.8%

Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds

Aug 22, 2010

6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

6.3%

Prozac Nation

Sep 8, 2001

7.5%

Moonage Daydream

Sep 15, 2022

6.5%

Blue in the Face

Sep 15, 1995

6.9%

Faraway, So Close!

Sep 1, 1993

6.8%

The Velvet Underground

Oct 15, 2021

5.4%

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

May 25, 1992

5.9%

Rock & Rule

Apr 15, 1983

6.2%

Palermo Shooting

Nov 20, 2008

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Acting

—		Whips as Self
—		Final Weapon as The Holder

2022

Moonage Daydream as Self (archive footage)

2021

The Velvet Underground as Self (archive footage)

2019

WBCN and the American Revolution as Self (archive footage)

2017		Popular Voices at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
2017		Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2017		Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story as Self
2017		Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait as Self (archive footage)

2016		Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar as Self (archive footage)
2016		Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape as Self (archive footage)

2015		Heart of a Dog as Doctor
2015		Danny Says as Self (archive footage)
2015		Occupy Wall Street: We Are The 99% as Narrator

2013		Lou Reed - Remembered as Self (Archival footage)
2013		Diaries, Notes, and Sketches as Self

2012		David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust as Self (archive footage)
2012		Anton Corbijn Inside Out as Self

2011		An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast
2011		Lou Reed Live Performances 1972 & 1974

2010		Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973: The Sacred Triangle as Self (archive footage)
2010		Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds as Maltazard (voice)
2010		Gorillaz \| Live at Glastonbury Festival
2010		Homeland: The Story of the Lark
2010		Red Shirley
2010		Beautiful Darling as Self (archive footage)
2010		Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche as Self

2009		The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts as Self
2009		Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard as Maltazard (voice)
2009		13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests as Self
2009		Lou Reed - Lowest Form of Life

2008		A Not So Silent Night as Self
2008		Palermo Shooting as Self
2008		Lou Reed: Through the Years: New York 1983 - Spain 2004 as Vocals / Guitar
2008		New York Rock at the BBC
2008		Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory

2007		365 Day Project
2007		Lou Reed's Berlin as Self
2007		Zeitkratzer And Lou Reed: Metal Machine Music as Electric Guitar
2007		Seven Ages of Rock as Self
2007		The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music as Self
2007		Lou Reed: Live as Vocals / Guitar

2006		The Harry Smith Project Live as Self
2006		Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance as Self
2006		Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side
2006		Velvet Underground: Under Review

2005		Lou Reed Live at Montreux 2000 as Himself
2005		Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side as Himself

2004

Lou Reed: Spanish Fly: Live in Spain as Self

2003

The Blues as Self

2001		Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer as Self
2001		Prozac Nation as Lou Reed
2001		The Plastic People of the Universe as Self
2001		Lou Reed: Transformer e Live at Montreux as Himself
2001		Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture as Self
2001		David Sanborn & Friends \| The Super Session as Self

2000

Wild Boys: The Story of Duran Duran as Self (archive footage)

1998		Patti Smith at Anthology Film Archives Febr. 19, 1998 as Self
1998		John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music as Self
1998		Lulu on the Bridge as Not Lou Reed
1998		Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart as Self

1997		Classic Albums as Self
1997		David Bowie & Friends: A Very Special Birthday Celebration as Self - Special Guest
1997		David Bowie: An Earthling at 50 as Self - Live on Stage with Bowie

1995		An Introduction to Harmolodics
1995		Blue in the Face as Man with Strange Glasses
1995		Lo + plus as Self

1994		A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who as Self
1994		September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill as Self

1993		Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe as Self
1993		The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII as guitar, vocals
1993		Faraway, So Close! as Lou Reed
1993		Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
1993		Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle

1992		Lou Reed - Magic & Loss as Himself
1992		Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in Jersey as Performer
1992		The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1990		One World, One Voice as Self
1990		Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol as Self (archive footage)
1990		Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections as Self
1990		Songs for Drella as Self

1989		Decade as Self
1989		The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball as Self
1989		Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties as Self (archive footage)

1988		Permanent Record as Himself
1988		Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel as Self

1987

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball as Self

1986		The South Bank Show: Velvet Underground as Self
1986		Bye Bye Kipling as Self

1985

The Making of Sun City as Self

1984		Lou Reed: Live in Barcelona
1984		Lou Reed Live at Capitol Theatre as Self

1983		A Night with Lou Reed as Self - Vocals, Guitar
1983		Get Crazy as Auden
1983		Rock & Rule as Mok (singing voice)
1983		The Making of Rock & Rule as Self

1982

Late Night with David Letterman as Self

1980		One Trick Pony as Steve Kunelian
1980		Rock 'n' Roll Man - Lou Reed in concerto 1980

1977

How the Ladies Pay (Lou Reed) as Self

1975		Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
1975		Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1974

Lou Reed - Ancienne Belgique 22-05-1974 as Himself

1973

Jimi Hendrix as Self

1972

The Velvet Underground at Bataclan '72

1970

The Velvet Underground: Loaded as Self

1967		The Velvet Underground in Boston as Himself
1967		Exploding Plastic Inevitable as Himself

1966		Venus in Furs as Himself
1966		Screen Test: Lou Reed as Himself
1966		Moe Gets Tied Up
1966		The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards as Himself
1966		The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound as Self
1966		The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966
1966		Screen Test: Lou Reed (Coke) as Himself
1966		Salvador Dalí as Self
1966		Screen Test [ST268]: Lou Reed (Apple) as Himself
1966		Screen Test [ST271]: Lou Reed (Hershey) as Himself
1966		The Velvet Underground Rehearses
1966		Screen Test [ST265]: Lou Reed (Eye) as Himself
1966		Screen Test [ST270]: Lou Reed (Hershey) as Himself
1966		Screen Test [ST264]: Lou Reed as Himself