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Richie Havens

Acting Born Jan 21, 1941 Brooklyn, New York, USA 24 credits

Biography

Richard Pierce Havens was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music encompassed elements of folk, soul, and rhythm and blues. He had an intense and rhythmic guitar style (often in open tunings), and played soulful covers of pop and folk songs. He was the opening act at Woodstock.

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Full filmography

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • Married... with Children (1987) as Richie Havens
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
  • Great Performances (1971) as Self
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • Solid Gold (1980) as Self
  • Rock Concert (1973) as Self
  • I'm Not There (2007) as Old Man Arvin
  • Woodstock (1970) as Self
  • Street Hunter (1990) as Daze
  • Greased Lightning (1977) as Woodrow
  • Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019) as Self
  • The Boss' Son (1978) as Albert
  • Hearts of Fire (1987) as Pepper Ward
  • Perfect Harmony (1991) as Scrapper Johnson
  • Catch My Soul (1974) as Othello
  • ... Sings Dylan II (2015) as Self (archive footage)
  • Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (2003) as Himself
  • Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation (2013) as Self
  • The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite (1981) as Amos
  • Woodstock Diary (1994) as Self
  • Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary (1977) as Self - Performer
  • Orphan of War (1999)
  • ...Sings the Beatles (2009) as Self (archive footage)