Acting
Mike Rutherford
EN, FR, DE cinema · 75 credits
Born
2 October 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Also known as Genesis · Michael Rutherford · Mike + The Mechanics · Mike and the Mechanics · Mike & the Mechanics
Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford (born 2 October 1950) is an English guitarist, bassist, and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Genesis in 1967. Rutherford and keyboardist Tony Banks are the group's two continuous members. Initially serving as Genesis's bass guitarist and backing vocalist, Rutherford also performed most of the band's rhythm guitar parts—frequently on twelve-string guitar—in collaboration with successive Genesis lead guitarists Anthony Phillips and Steve Hackett. Following Hackett's departure from Genesis in 1977, Rutherford assumed the additional role of the lead guitarist on the band's studio albums (beginning with ...And Then There Were Three... in 1978). Rutherford was one of the main Genesis songwriters throughout their career and wrote the lyrics for some of the band's biggest international hits, such as "Follow You Follow Me", "Turn It On Again", "Land of Confusion" and "Throwing It All Away". He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010. In addition to his work with Genesis, Rutherford released two solo albums in the early 1980s. In 1985, he formed Mike + the Mechanics, which became a chart-topping act and significant live draw in its own right. The group earned Rutherford an Ivor Novello Award for the 1988 single "The Living Years", as well as two Grammys.
Known for
Filmography
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
as self
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
as Self (archive footage)
Genesis: Up Close and Personal
as Self (archive footage)
Genesis: Turning It on Again
as Self (archive footage)
Band Du Lac: A Concert By The Lake
as Self - Guitar
Band Du Lac: One Night Only Live
as Self - Guitar
Genesis: Total Rock Review
as Self (archive footage)
Genesis: The Video Show
as Self (archive footage)
Mike + the Mechanics + Paul Carrack - Live at Shepherds Bush London
as Self - Guitar / Self - Bass / Self - Vocals
Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
as Self (archive footage)
Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
as Self (archive footage)
Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
as Self (archive footage)
VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
as Self (archive footage)
Genesis: Visible Touch
1987
Genesis: Visible Touch
as Self - Guitar, Bass
Genesis: From the Beginning
1986
Genesis: From the Beginning
as Self (archive footage)
Genesis - Three Sides Live
as Self - Guitars, Bass
The Shout
Original Music Composer
