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Bob Dylan

Acting Born May 24, 1941 Duluth, Minnesota, USA 187 credits
187
Total Credits
1953–2026
74 Years Career Span
34
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Bob Dylan, also known by the names Robert Allen Zimmerman, Blind Boy Grunt, and The Ba, is a male actor with 176 known credits. Born on May 24, 1941, in Duluth, Minnesota, United States, he is associated with the movie and television database known as TMDB. His personal information on the platform includes his acting category and known credits within the entertainment industry.

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Career

Career overview

Bob Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941, in Duluth, Minnesota, United States, is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and painter. Throughout his career, he has been credited under several names, including Blind Boy Grunt and The Ba. Within the scope of his film and television database profile, he is recognized for his work in acting and holds a total of 176 known credits.

Dylan has established a prominent presence in the entertainment industry spanning multiple decades. His profile includes personal information detailing his birthday and birthplace, as well as alternative names used professionally or informally throughout his career. As an active figure in the media landscape, his contributions to the arts are cataloged across a substantial number of known credits within the database records.

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Known for

Film

John Candy: I Like Me

as Self - Singer (archive footage)
Film

A Complete Unknown

2024
Film

Joan Baez: I Am a Noise

as Self (archive footage)

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

as Self (archive footage)

The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse

as Self (archive footage)

Magic Knight Rayearth

as Self
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Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen

as Self

Crayon Shin-chan Spin-off

as Self

A Última Música

as Self (archive footage)

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as Jack Fate

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2002

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2002

Frequent co-stars

Howard Petrie 17 shared titles
Natsuki Aikawa 9 shared titles
Cha Hwa-yeon 9 shared titles
Anjali Bhimani 8 shared titles
Hitoe Ootake 8 shared titles
Eckart von Hirschhausen 7 shared titles
Eddie Mayehoff 7 shared titles
Jang Seung-jo 6 shared titles
Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste 6 shared titles
Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste 6 shared titles

Career timeline

No Time to Think: Bob Dylan as Filmmaker
John Candy: I Like MeOne to One: John & YokoI understand · MusicHighway 99: A Double AlbumNewport and the Great Folk Dream
A Complete Unknown · SongsThe Greatest Night in PopThe Partners · MusicThe Beach BoysReturn of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Joan Baez: I Am a Noisejeat? · Music
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyHallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a SongJoni Mitchell, Lady Blue
1971: The Year That Music Changed EverythingThe Magic Voices of PopThe Dancing Man of L.A.Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riffBob Dylan: Odds and Ends
My Darling VivianOnce Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the BandJimmy Carter: Rock & Roll PresidentNana Mouskouri, Momente ihres LebensBob Dylan & Phil Lesh & Friends – Baltimore Arena 1999
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin ScorseseRolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese · LyricistRollin' Rain and Hard Thunder: A Compilation FilmManson: Music from an Unsound MindThe Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
The Top Ten RevealedElvis Presley: The SearcherEric Clapton: Life in 12 BarsBarbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground
Bob Dylan: Trouble No MorePopular Voices at the BBC
The Discreet Françoise HardyÅret var 1966
Mavis!Johnny Cash: American RebelBob Dylan: Roads Rapidly Changing - In & Out of the Folk Revival 1961 - 1965Snapshots from the Tour
Born In ChicagoGreenwich Village: Music That Defined a GenerationSweet Blues: A Film About Mike BloomfieldLegend of Lead Belly
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The FloodJohn Mellencamp: It's About You
YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian GirlsBob Dylan RevealedBob Dylan: The Blood of the LambBob Dylan: 1990-2006 - The Never Ending Narrative
My Own Love Song · Music
The People SpeakO Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para RecordarJoan Baez: How Sweet the SoundBob Dylan: Keep Your Eyes on the PrizeBob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries: Drummer Winston Watson's Incredible Journey
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965Johnny Cash: Live On AirJohnny Cash's AmericaBob Dylan: 1978-1989 - Both Ends of the RainbowInside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years: Busy Being Born... Again!
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a DreamThe Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk FestivalThe Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971Pete Seeger: The Power of Song65 Revisited
Bob Dylan: When the Deal Goes DownGotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob DylanFolk BritanniaThe Ballad of AJ WebermanAndy Warhol: A Documentary Film
Prisoners of Beckett · MusicNo Direction Home: Bob DylanGeorge Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh RevisitedLive Aid: 20 Years Ago TodaySeattle Supersonic
Live AidHank Williams: Honky Tonk BluesWillie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & AngelsBob Dylan: World Tours 1966-1974 - Through the Camera of Barry FeinsteinTales From a Golden Age: Bob Dylan 1941-1966
Masked and AnonymousMasked and Anonymous · WriterMasked and Anonymous · MusicEd Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights BackThe Best Of Beat
Wonder Boys · Songs
Eric Clapton & Friends in ConcertParadise Cove
The Rolling Stones: Bridges To Buenos Aires
Dharma & Greg
Robbie Robertson: Going HomeSinatra: 80 Years My WayMy Generation: The Animals
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg · ThanksBob Dylan: MTV UnpluggedBob Dylan: Woodstock '94The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
Daniel Lanois "Rocky World" · MusicWillie Nelson: The Big Six-OBob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert CelebrationNanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms

Full Filmography

187 titles
  • No Time to Think: Bob Dylan as Filmmaker (2026) as Himself (archival footage)
  • John Candy: I Like Me (2025) as Self - Singer (archive footage)
  • One to One: John & Yoko (2025) as Self (archive footage)
  • I understand (2025) Music
  • Highway 99: A Double Album (2025) as Self [Archival]
  • Newport and the Great Folk Dream (2025) as Self (archive footage)
  • A Complete Unknown (2024) Songs
  • The Greatest Night in Pop (2024) as Self (archive footage)
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  • The Partners (2024) Music
  • The Beach Boys (2024) as Self (archive footage)
  • Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley (2024) as Self (archive footage)
  • Song to Woody: Greenwich Village, The Folk Revival, and Bob Dylan (2024) as Self (archive footage)
  • Song to Woody: Greenwich Village, The Folk Revival, and Bob Dylan (2024) Music
  • Girl From the North Country (2024) Songs
  • Girl from the North Country (2024) Songs
  • Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western (2024) Music
  • Stepping Into the Unknown: Films from the Bob Dylan Center (2024)
  • Joan Baez: I Am a Noise (2023) as Self (archive footage)
  • jeat? (2023) Music
  • 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022) as Self (archive footage)
  • Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2022) as Self
  • Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue (2022) as Self (archive footage)
  • 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Magic Voices of Pop (2021) as Self (archive)
  • The Dancing Man of L.A. (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres (2021) as Self (archival footage)
  • Bob Dylan: Shadow Kingdom (2021) as Self
  • Karen Dalton: In My Own Time (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • My Darling Vivian (2020) as Self (archive footage)
  • Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band (2020) as Self (archive footage)
  • Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (2020) as Self
  • Nana Mouskouri, Momente ihres Lebens (2020) as Self (archive footage)
  • Bob Dylan & Phil Lesh & Friends – Baltimore Arena 1999 (2020) as Self
  • Bob Dylan: Busy Being Born (2020) as Self
  • Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019) as Self
  • Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019) Lyricist
  • Rollin' Rain and Hard Thunder: A Compilation Film (2019) as Self
  • Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind (2019) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash (2019) as Self (archive footage)
  • Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music (2019) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Top Ten Revealed (2018) as Self (archive footage)
  • Elvis Presley: The Searcher (2018) as Self (archive footage)
  • Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars (2018) as Self (archive footage)
  • Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground (2018)
  • Bob Dylan: Trouble No More (2017) as Self
  • Popular Voices at the BBC (2017) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Discreet Françoise Hardy (2016) as Self (archive footage)
  • Året var 1966 (2016) as Self (archive footage)
  • Mavis! (2015) as Self
  • Johnny Cash: American Rebel (2015) as Self (archive photos/footage)
  • Bob Dylan: Roads Rapidly Changing - In & Out of the Folk Revival 1961 - 1965 (2015) as Self
  • Snapshots from the Tour (2015) as Himself
  • Born In Chicago (2013) as Self
  • Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation (2013) as Self (archive footage)
  • Sweet Blues: A Film About Mike Bloomfield (2013) as Self
  • Legend of Lead Belly (2013) as Self
  • Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood (2012) as Self
  • John Mellencamp: It's About You (2012) as Self
  • YouTube Trilogy: 4 Songs, History, Asian Girls (2011) as Self (archive footage)
  • Bob Dylan Revealed (2011) as Self
  • Bob Dylan: The Blood of the Lamb (2011) as Self
  • Bob Dylan: 1990-2006 - The Never Ending Narrative (2011) as Self
  • My Own Love Song (2010) Music
  • The People Speak (2009) as Self
  • O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar (2009) as Self (archive footage)
  • Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound (2009) as Self
  • Bob Dylan: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize (2009) as Self
  • Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour Diaries: Drummer Winston Watson's Incredible Journey (2009) as Self
  • Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965 (2008) as Self (Archive Footage)
  • Johnny Cash: Live On Air (2008) as Self
  • Johnny Cash's America (2008) as Self
  • Bob Dylan: 1978-1989 - Both Ends of the Rainbow (2008) as Self
  • Inside Bob Dylan's Jesus Years: Busy Being Born... Again! (2008) as Self
  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2007) as Self
  • The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival (2007) as Self
  • The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971 (2007) as Self
  • Pete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007) as Self
  • 65 Revisited (2007) as Self (archive footage)
  • The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys (2007) as Self
  • The Bob Dylan Phenomenon (2007) as Self
  • Bob Dylan: When the Deal Goes Down (2006)
  • Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan (2006) as self - archival footage
  • Folk Britannia (2006) as Self (archival footage)
  • The Ballad of AJ Weberman (2006) as Self (archive sound)
  • Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film (2006) as Self
  • Bob Dylan and The Band: 1969-1970 Compilation (2006) as Self
  • Bob Dylan: The Folk Years (2006) as Himself (archive footage)
  • Bob Dylan After the Crash 1966-1978 (2006) as Self
  • Prisoners of Beckett (2005) Music
  • No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) as Self
  • George Harrison & Friends - The Concert for Bangladesh Revisited (2005) as Self
  • Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today (2005) as Self
  • Seattle Supersonic (2005) as Self
  • Bob Dylan - Live At The House Of Blues (2005) as Self
  • Bob Dylan: The Best of Bob Dylan (2005) as Self
  • Live Aid (2004) as Self
  • Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues (2004) as Self (archive footage)
  • Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels (2004) as Self
  • Bob Dylan: World Tours 1966-1974 - Through the Camera of Barry Feinstein (2004) as Self
  • Tales From a Golden Age: Bob Dylan 1941-1966 (2004) as Self (archive footage)
  • Bob Dylan - TV Live & Rare 1963 - 1975 (2004) as Self (archive footage)
  • Bob Dylan - TV Live & Rare 1963 - 1975 (2004) Original Music Composer
  • Rolling Thunder Revue - 1975-1976 Video Anthology (2004) as Self (archive footage)
  • Masked and Anonymous (2003) as Jack Fate
  • Masked and Anonymous (2003) Writer
  • Masked and Anonymous (2003) Music
  • Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back (2003) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Best Of Beat (2003) as Self (archive footage)
  • World Tour 1966: The Home Movies (2003) as Self (archive footage)
  • Wonder Boys (2000) Songs
  • Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert (1999) as Self - Guest star
  • Paradise Cove (1999) as Alfred - Chauffeur
  • The Rolling Stones: Bridges To Buenos Aires (1998) as Self
  • Dharma & Greg (1997) as Self
  • Robbie Robertson: Going Home (1995) as Self
  • Sinatra: 80 Years My Way (1995) as Self - Performer
  • My Generation: The Animals (1995) as Self (Archive Footage)
  • The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (1994) Thanks
  • Bob Dylan: MTV Unplugged (1994) as Self
  • Bob Dylan: Woodstock '94 (1994) as Self
  • The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994 (1994) as Self
  • Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame (1994) as Himself
  • Daniel Lanois "Rocky World" (1993) Music
  • Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O (1993) as Self
  • Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (1993) as Self
  • Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms (1993) as Self
  • Van Morrison: One Irish Rover (1991) as Self
  • Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night (1991) as Self
  • Catchfire (1990) as Artist (uncredited)
  • Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • MTV Unplugged (1989) as Self
  • Imagine: John Lennon (1988)
  • The Power of Speech (1988) Music
  • Hearts of Fire (1987) as Billy Parker
  • Getting to Dylan (1987) as Self
  • Taj Mahal and Friends (1987) as Self
  • Band of the Hand (1986) Theme Song Performance
  • Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert (1986) as Self
  • Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert (1986) Music
  • Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company (1986) Music
  • Live Aid (1985) as Self
  • The Making of Sun City (1985) as Self
  • We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985) as Self
  • Bob Dylan: Jokerman (1984)
  • The Story of the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem (1983) as Self
  • Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip (1979) as Self
  • The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) as Self
  • The Last Waltz (1978) as Self
  • Renaldo and Clara (1978) as Renaldo
  • Renaldo and Clara (1978) Writer
  • Renaldo and Clara (1978) Director
  • Renaldo and Clara (1978) Editor
  • Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1934-1977 (1977)
  • Bob Dylan: Rolling Thunder Revue, Clearwater 1976 (1976) as Self
  • Bob Dylan: Hard Rain (1976) as Self
  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Musical Guest
  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
  • Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) as Alias
  • Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) Original Music Composer
  • Eat the Document (1972) as Self
  • Eat the Document (1972) Director
  • Eat the Document (1972) Editor
  • The Concert for Bangladesh (1972) as Self
  • Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here (1972) as Self
  • Scruggs: A Festival of Music (1972) as Self
  • Great Performances (1971) as Self
  • Disco (1971) as Self
  • Diary Films I - V (1971) Music
  • Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks (1970) as Self
  • The Johnny Cash Show (1969) as Self
  • Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music (1969) as Self
  • Titel, Thesen, Temperamente (1967) as Self
  • Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back (1967) as Self
  • Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back (1967) Original Music Composer
  • Festival (1967) as Self
  • Dylan Speaks (1965) as Self
  • Andy Warhol Screen Tests (1965) as Self
  • Screen Test [ST83]: Bob Dylan (1965) as Self
  • Bob Dylan Quest Television Special (1964) as Self
  • The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963) as Bobby
  • The Grammys (1959) as Self
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • Calico Joe Producer
  • The Wild West Bank Sound as Self - Musician/Self - songwriter (archive footage)
  • Blood on the Tracks Author

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Bob Dylan best known for?

Bob Dylan is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including John Candy: I Like Me (2025), A Complete Unknown (2024), Joan Baez: I Am a Noise (2023), 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything (2021).

When and where was Bob Dylan born?

Bob Dylan was born on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA.

How many credits does Bob Dylan have?

Bob Dylan has accumulated over 187 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1953 to 2026.

What is Bob Dylan's background in cinema and television?

Bob Dylan, also known by the names Robert Allen Zimmerman, Blind Boy Grunt, and The Ba, is a male actor with 176 known credits. Born on May 24, 1941, in Duluth, Minnesota, United States, he is associated with the movie and television database known as TMDB. His personal information on the platform includes his acting c...

Bob Dylan by the numbers

187credits
171films
16TV series
1953–2026active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (187) Born on May 24

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