Bob Dylan
Biography
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter whose career in popular music has spanned decades. He was born in St. Louis County, Minnesota, and settled in New York City in 1961, performing at Greenwich Village clubs before signing with Columbia Records. His 1962 debut, Bob Dylan, drew on traditional folk and blues, and The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963) established him as a significant songwriter. He later caused controversy by using electric rock instrumentation on Bringing It All Back Home and Highway 61 Revisited (both 1965) and Blonde on Blonde (1966). Country and rural themes shaped John Wesley Harding (1967), Nashville Skyline (1969) and New Morning (1970), and he won acclaim for Blood on the Tracks (1975) and Time Out of Mind (1997), which took the Grammy for Album of the Year. He appeared in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) and was documented in Dont Look Back (1967).
85years old
Turns 86 on May 24in 224 days
- Born Duluth
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Robert Allen Zimmerman (birth name)Also credited as Robert Zimmerman, Robert Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman), Jack Frost, Shabtai Zisl ben Avraham and Dylan
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 57 years1967 to 2024
Genres
- Documentary82%, 14 films
- Music65%, 11 films
- Biography41%, 7 films
- Drama18%, 3 films
- History18%, 3 films
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Big break
Dylan was signed to Columbia Records after playing harmonica on Carolyn Hester's third album, which brought him to the attention of producer John Hammond.
First role
TV director Philip Saville invited Dylan to England for his first visit there, from December 1962 to January 1963, to act in the BBC play Madhouse on Castle Street, where Dylan sang "Blowin' in the Wind" at the end.
Behind the camera
Dylan recorded "Love and Theft" with his touring band, and the album came out on September 11, 2001. He used the alias Jack Frost as its producer.
Behind the camera
Dylan co-wrote Masked & Anonymous with Larry Charles, the director, using the alias Sergei Petrov. He also starred as Jack Fate in the film.
A first
Dylan's album Rough and Rowdy Ways made him the oldest artist to score a UK number one of new, original material.
Bob Dylan movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Martin Scorsese directed three of these films. Joan Baez appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Martin Scorsese
Also three films together4 more actors
- Bruce SpringsteenReturn of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley (2024), Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band (2019) and We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)
- Allen GinsbergRolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019), No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) and Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back (1967)
- Johnny CashMy Darling Vivian (2020), Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2007) and No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
- Ronnie HawkinsOnce Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band (2019), Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019) and The Last Waltz (1978)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Bob Dylan's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$163 million
5 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 5 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 4 figure not found.
- 5Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 4Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$150M92.1% of the total
- 2$11M6.8% of the total
- 3$1.1M0.7% of the total
- 4$546K0.3% of the total
- 5$322K0.2% of the total
Awards
Thirteen awards and honors from 1973 to 2007, twelve of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 2001 | Best Original Song | Things Have Changed | Won |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2007 | Best Americana Album | Won | |
| 2007 | Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance | Won | |
| 2002 | Best Contemporary Folk Album | Won | |
| 1998 | Album of the Year | Won | |
| 1998 | Best Contemporary Folk Album | Won | |
| 1998 | Best Male Rock Vocal Performance | Won | |
| 1995 | Best Traditional Folk Album | Won | |
| 1991 | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | |
| 1990 | Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | Won | |
| 1980 | Best Male Rock Vocal Performance | Won | |
| 1973 | Album of the Year | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 1997 | Kennedy Center Honors | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.