John Densmore
Biography
John Densmore, born in Los Angeles, is an American musician best known as the drummer for the rock band the Doors, which he helped form in 1965 after playing with Robby Krieger in the Psychedelic Rangers and rehearsing with Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison in Rick and the Ravens. He drummed on all of the group's records in a style shaped by jazz and world music, and he studied ethnic music with the jazz cellist Fred Katz. The Doors became stars in 1967 and sold more than 100 million units before breaking up in 1973, after which he and Krieger started the Butts Band. Densmore later worked in dance and theater, wrote the play Skins, and acted in the films Get Crazy (1983), Dudes (1987) and The Doors (1991). His books include the autobiography Riders on the Storm (1990) and The Seekers (2020). The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted him in 1993.
81years old
Turns 82 on December 1in 49 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as John Paul Densmore
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 34 years1983 to 2017
Genres
- Music86%, 6 films
- Documentary57%, 4 films
- Biography29%, 2 films
- Comedy29%, 2 films
- Adventure14%, 1 film
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First role
Densmore wrote a one-act play called Skins himself, and in 1984 he made his stage acting debut in it at La Mama Theatre in New York.
Early training
Densmore studied under Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar at Shankar's Kinnara School of Music in Los Angeles, and Krieger studied there with him.
A change of course
In the 1980s Densmore moved from rock and roll into dance, touring the United States for two years with Bess Snyder and Co.
Behind the camera
Densmore also produced and co-scored Window of Opportunity, a dark comedy. Samuel Warren Joseph wrote and directed the film, which deals with corporate greed.
John Densmore movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Ray Manzarek directed two of these films. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Robby Krieger's page
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.