Lemmy
Biography
Lemmy, whose real name was Ian Fraser Kilmister, was an English musician who founded Motörhead and fronted it as singer, bassist and principal songwriter from 1975 until his death in 2015. He grew up around Stoke-on-Trent and in Wales, played in 1960s bands including the Rockin' Vickers, and worked on Jimi Hendrix's road crew. In 1971 he joined the space rock group Hawkwind, where he handled lead vocals on Silver Machine. He started Motörhead in 1975; its biggest successes came with the single Ace of Spades and the chart-topping live record No Sleep 'til Hammersmith. He also had small parts in films, among them Hardware (1990) and Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1 (2013), and Motörhead won a Grammy for a cover of Metallica's Whiplash. Classic Rock gave him its first Living Legend award in 2005.
70years old at death
- Born Burslem
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Ian Fraser Kilmister, Ian Kilmister, Lemmy Kilmister and Ian Willis
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 25 years1988 to 2013
Genres
- Documentary67%, 4 films
- Biography33%, 2 films
- Comedy33%, 2 films
- Music33%, 2 films
- Sci-Fi33%, 2 films
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About the name
Lemmy named his new band Motörhead after his manager warned that the original name, B*stard, would never get the group a slot on Top of the Pops.
Behind the camera
Lemmy established his own recording label, Motorhead Music, in 2014 to promote and develop new talent, signing acts including Barb Wire Dolls and Budderside.
Lemmy movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Three actors appear in two 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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Online
Official profiles and reference pages.