Person Details

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Aliases: The Who

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Chiswick, London, England, UK

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 33

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

Biography

John Alec Entwistle (9 October 1944 – 27 June 2002) was an English bass guitarist, songwriter, singer, horn player, and film and record producer who was best known as the bass player for the rock band The Who. His aggressive lead sound influenced many rock bass players. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Who in 1990. Entwistle's lead instrument approach used pentatonic lead lines, and a then-unusual trebly sound ("full treble, full volume") created by roundwound RotoSound steel bass strings. He had a collection of over 200 instruments by the time of his death, reflecting the different brands he used over his career: Fender and Rickenbacker basses in the 1960s, Gibson and Alembic basses in the 1970s, Warwick in the 1980s, and Status all-Carbon fibre basses in the 1990s. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Entwistle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Most Famous Work

Top of the Pops
Average
7

Top of the Pops

(1964) Self
Behind the Music
Average
6

Behind the Music

(1997) Self
Classic Albums
Average
8

Classic Albums

(1997) Self
Woodstock
Average
8

Woodstock

(1970) Self - The Who
Monterey Pop
Average
7

Monterey Pop

(1968) Self - The Who
Live Aid
Average
8

Live Aid

(1985) Self
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
Average
8
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
Average
7

Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who

(2007) Self (archive footage)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self
2022 Self - The Who Member
2015 N/A
2014 N/A
Himself
Himself
2013 Himself
Himself
2012 Himself
2011 N/A
2009 N/A
N/A
Himselft
2008 bass
Himself - bass, vocals
2007 Self (archive footage)
2006 John Entwistle
Himself (archive)
Self
2005 Self - Bass
2004 N/A
2002 N/A
Himself
2000 Self - Bass / Vocals
1999 Self
1998 Himself
1997 Self
Self
1996 N/A
Self - Bass
1995 Self
1994 Self
Himself
1991 Self - Guest
N/A
Self
1989 N/A
Self - Bass Guitars, Vocals
1985 Self
1984 N/A
1983 Himself
1982 Self
Self
1981 Self
Hinself
N/A
1979 Himself
1975 Himself
Self - The Who
1970 Himself
Self - The Who
1968 Self - The Who
1967 Himself
1966 himself
1964 Self
N/A
Self
Himself
N/A
Himself
Year Character Movie/Tv

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
2016 Theme Song Performance
1999 Original Music Composer
1979 Music Director
Music Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1979 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1975 Original Story
Year Role Movie/Tv

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