Bob Geldof
Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE (born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter and political activist. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, who achieved popularity as part of the punk rock movement. The band had UK number one hits with his co-compositions "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays". Geldof starred as Pink in Pink Floyd's 1982 film Pink Floyd – The Wall. As a fundraiser, Geldof organised the charity supergroup Band Aid and the concerts Live Aid and Live 8, and co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?", one of the best-selling singles to date. Geldof is widely recognised for his activism, especially his anti-poverty efforts concerning Africa. In 1984, he and Midge Ure founded the charity supergroup Band Aid to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. They went on to organise the charity super-concert Live Aid the following year and the Live 8 concerts in 2005. Geldof currently serves as an adviser to the ONE Campaign, co-founded by fellow Irish rock singer and activist Bono, and is a member of the Africa Progress Panel (APP), a group of ten distinguished individuals who advocate at the highest levels for equitable and sustainable development in Africa. A single father, Geldof has also been outspoken for the fathers' rights movement. Geldof was granted an honorary knighthood (KBE) by Elizabeth II in 1986 for his charity work in Africa: it is an honorary award as Geldof is an Irish citizen, but he is often referred to as 'Sir Bob'. He is a recipient of the Man of Peace title which recognises individuals who have made "an outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace", among numerous other awards and nominations. In 2005, he received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Geldof, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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- 2024 · Quintessentially Irish as Self
- 2024 · The Greatest Night in Pop as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · In Conversation with Alan Yentob as Self
- 2019 · The Quiet One as Self
- 2016 · A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats as Self
- 2015 · The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities as Self
- 2012 · Bad Girl as George
- 2012 · Jools Holland: My Life in Music as Himself
- 2011 · Berlin Live as Self - Performer
- 2009 · Skavlan as Self - Guest
- 2007 · Seven Ages of Rock as Self
- 2006 · Legends as Self
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · Sketches of Frank Gehry as Self
- 2005 · Live 8 as Self
- 2005 · Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today as Self
- 2005 · Live Aid Against All Odds as Self
- 2003 · Grumpy Old Men as Self
- 2002 · Top Gear as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2001 · Richard & Judy as Self
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 1999 · Maybrit Illner as Self
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Spice World as Bob
- 1997 · Leute heute as Self
- 1996 · The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott as Self
- 1992 · ECHO-Verleihung as Self
- 1992 · The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert as Self
- 1991 · DAS! as Self
- 1990 · Schmidteinander as Self
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Himself
- 1987 · Going Live! as Self
- 1986 · ZDF-Fernsehgarten as Self
- 1986 · Omnibus Presents Comic Relief as
- 1985 · Live Aid as Self
- 1985 · Number One as Harry 'Flash' Gordon
- 1985 · We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song as Self
- 1984 · An Audience with Mel Brooks as Self (uncredited)
- 1982 · Pink Floyd: The Wall as Pink
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1982 · The Kenny Everett Television Show as Self
- 1982 · The Kenny Everett Television Show as Guest
- 1981 · Three of a Kind as Self
- 1978 · The Kenny Everett Video Show as
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1977 · Punk in London as Self
- 1976 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- 1976 · Plattenküche as Self
- 1974 · 3 nach 9 as Self
- 1966 · Goldene Kamera Verleihung as Self
- 1955 · This Is Your Life as Self
- Future · The Boomtown Rats Live in Japan 1980 as
- 2024 · Rory Gallagher: Calling Card as Self
- 2023 · Paula as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · ABBA V Queen as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Doug and the Slugs and Me as Self
- 2020 · Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats as Self
- 2018 · Postcards from the 48% as
- 2017 · Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies as Self
- 2016 · Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said as Self
- 2016 · London's Burning as Bob Geldof
- 2015 · Stranded as Self
- 2015 · Bob Geldof - Berlin Live as Singer
- 2015 · Irish Rock at the BBC as Self
- 2014 · Bob Geldof: The Moment as Himself
- 2012 · Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen as
- 2010 · Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher as Self
- 2009 · Starsuckers as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · Modern Slavery as
- 2008 · 8 as Himself
- 2007 · The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink? as Self
- 2007 · I Am Bob as Bob
- 2007 · Blair: The Inside Story as Self
- 2006 · Best Ever Spitting Image as Self
- 2005 · The World's Greatest Gigs as
- 2005 · Stuck in the Middle as Self
- 2005 · The Boomtown Rats: Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978 as
- 2005 · New York Doll as Self
- 2004 · Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? as Self
- 2004 · Lovesongs Of The 70's as I Don't Like Mondays
- 2004 · Live Aid as Self
- 2004 · The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition as Self
- 2004 · Live Eighties as Self
- 2002 · The Old Fools as Narrator
- 2002 · There's Only One Paul McCartney as Self
- 2000 · Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · Diana & Me as Self
- 1994 · Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era as Himself
- 1993 · Bob Geldof - Geldof goes Goondiwindi as Sänger
- 1992 · The Return of Spinal Tap as Bob Geldof (extended version)
- 1992 · Pavarotti & Friends as Self
- 1991 · Bernard and the Genie as Himself
- 1990 · One World, One Voice as Self
- 1988 · Scarfe's Follies as
- 1987 · Coast to Coast as Himself - Scruffy Person (uncredited)
- 1987 · The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball as Self
- 1986 · Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey as Himself
- 1986 · The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live as
- 1985 · An Audience with Billy Connolly as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1985 · The Making of Sun City as
- 1984 · 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video as Self
- 1982 · The Secret Policeman's Other Ball as Self
- 1982 · The Other Side of the Wall as
- Future · Does Anyone Care What Anyone Says In Rock’n’Roll? as Self