Acting
Bob Geldof
EN, SR, DE, FR cinema · 87 credits
Born
5 October 1951 (age 75)
Birthplace
Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland
Also known as The Boomtown Rats · Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof · Sir 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
Filmography
Zombie Plane
as Mort Pudlin
The Boomtown Rats: Live at Wacken
as Vocals / Guitar
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self (archive footage)
ABBA V Queen
as Self (archive footage)
The Quiet One
as Self
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
as Self (archival footage)
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
as Self (archive footage)
London's Burning
as Bob Geldof
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats
as Self, Writer
Stranded
as Self
Bob Geldof: The Moment
as Himself
Bad Girl
as George
Starsuckers
as Self (archive footage)
8
as Himself
Live 8
as Self
New York Doll
as Self
Lovesongs Of The 70's
as I Don't Like Mondays
Live Aid
as Self, Writer
The Old Fools
as Narrator
Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence
2000
Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence
as Self (archive footage)
Rat
Music
Spice World
as Bob Geldof
Diana & Me
as Self
Bob Geldof - Geldof goes Goondiwindi
as Sänger, Producer
Bernard and the Genie
as Himself
Coast to Coast
as Himself - Scruffy Person (uncredited)
An Audience with Billy Connolly
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Number One
as Harry 'Flash' Gordon
Live Aid
as Self, Scenario Writer
An Audience with Mel Brooks
as Self (uncredited)
Punk in London
as Self