Lou Reed
Acting1942Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) 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
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
Maltazard (voice)
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
Maltazard (voice)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Prozac Nation
Lou Reed
Moonage Daydream
Self (archive footage)
Blue in the Face
Man with Strange Glasses
Faraway, So Close!
Lou Reed
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
Acting History
Future
Final Weapon
as The Holder
2026
Who Loves The Sun
Music
2023
Silver Plate
Music
2022
Moonage Daydream
as Self (archive footage)
2021
The Velvet Underground
as Self (archive footage)
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
TVas Self (archive footage)
2019
WBCN and the American Revolution
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Shot! The Life and Death of Mick Rock
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Popular Voices at the BBC
TVas Self (archive footage)
2016
Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
as Self (archive footage)
Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Heart of a Dog
as Doctor
Danny Says
as Self (archive footage)
Occupy Wall Street: We Are The 99%
as Narrator
2014
2013
Lou Reed - Remembered
as Self (Archival footage)
2012
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
as Self
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Beautiful Darling: The Life and Times of Candy Darling
as Self (archive footage)
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
as Maltazard (voice)
Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973: The Sacred Triangle
as Self (archive footage)
Gorillaz Live at Glastonbury
as Self
Arthur and the Great Adventure
as Maltazard (voice)
Red Shirley
Producer
Red Shirley
Director
2007
Lou Reed's Berlin
as Self
365 Day Project
as Self
Zeitkratzer And Lou Reed: Metal Machine Music
as Electric Guitar
Lou Reed: Live
as Vocals / Guitar
Seven Ages of Rock
TVas Self
Nanking
Thanks
Lou Reed's Berlin
Music
Lou Reed's Berlin
Lyricist
Perfect Day
Music
2005
2004
2003
Prozac Nation
as Lou Reed
The Blues
TVas Self• 1 eps
2001
Lou Reed - Transformer
as Self
Classic Albums
TVas Self• 1 eps
2000
Wild Boys: The Story of Duran Duran
as Self (archive footage)
1998
Lulu on the Bridge
as Not Lou Reed
John Cale
as Self
1997
David Bowie: An Earthling at 50
as Self - Live on Stage with Bowie
David Bowie & Friends: A Very Special Birthday Celebration
as Self - Special Guest
1995
Blue in the Face
as Man with Strange Glasses
Lo + plus
TVas Self
1993
Faraway, So Close!
as Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII
as guitar, vocals
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TVas Self - Musical Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
TVas Self - Musical Guest
1992
1990
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
as Self (archive footage)
One World, One Voice
as Self
Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella
Original Music Composer
1989
Decade
as Self
Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties
as Self (archive footage)
1987
1986
Bye Bye Kipling
as Self
1985
The Making of Sun City
as Self
1983
The Making of Rock & Rule
as Self
Rock & Rule
as Mok (singing voice)
Get Crazy
as Auden
A Night with Lou Reed
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
1982
Late Night with David Letterman
TVas Self - Musical Guest
1980
One Trick Pony
as Steve Kunelian
1977
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Musical Guest / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1974
Lou Reed - Ancienne Belgique 22-05-1974
as Himself
1973
Jimi Hendrix
as Self
1970
1968
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
as Self
1967
The Velvet Underground in Boston
as Himself
Exploding Plastic Inevitable
as Himself
1966
Screen Test: Lou Reed (Coke)
as Himself
Venus in Furs
as Himself
The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards
as Himself
Salvador Dalí
as Self
Screen Test [ST263]: Lou Reed
as Himself
Screen Test [ST265]: Lou Reed (Eye)
as Himself
Screen Test [ST264]: Lou Reed
as Himself
Screen Test [ST270]: Lou Reed (Hershey)
as Himself
Screen Test [ST271]: Lou Reed (Hershey)
as Himself
Screen Test [ST268]: Lou Reed (Apple)
as Himself
Chelsea Girls
Original Music Composer
1965
1964
Whips
as Self