Acting
John Lydon
EN, NO, CS cinema · 69 credits
Born
31 January 1956 (age 70)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Also known as Johnny Rotten · Sex Pistols
John Joseph Lydon (born 31 January 1956), also known by his stage name Johnny Rotten, is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as the lead singer of the late-1970s British punk band the Sex Pistols, which lasted from 1975 until 1978, and again for various revivals during the 1990s and 2000s. He is also the lead singer of post-punk band Public Image Ltd (PiL), which he founded and fronted from 1978 until 1993, and again since 2009. Lydon's outspoken persona, rebellious image and fashion style led to his being asked to become the singer of the Sex Pistols by their manager, Malcolm McLaren. With the Sex Pistols, he penned singles including "Anarchy in the U.K.," "God Save the Queen", "Pretty Vacant" and "Holidays in the Sun", the content of which precipitated what one commentator described as the "last and greatest outbreak of pop-based moral pandemonium" in Britain. The band scandalised much of the media, and Lydon was seen as a figurehead of the burgeoning punk movement. Because of their controversial lyrics and disrepute at the time, they are regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of popular music. [source: Wikipedia]
Known for
Filmography
Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly
as Self (archive footage)
Kylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
as Self (archive footage)
Rebel Dread
as Self
Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
as Self (archive footage)
The Public Image Is Rotten
as Himself
Song to Song
as John Lydon
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
as Self - Performer
Super Duper Alice Cooper
as Self (voice)
There Is a PiL in Heaven
Actor, Producer
Sons of Norway
as Johnny Rotten
Sex Pistols: Agents of Anarchy
as Self (archive footage)
Punk's Not Dead
as Self
Joy Division - Under Review
as Himself
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
as Self - Vocals
25 Years of Punk
as Self (archive footage)
The Independent
as Baruce
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
as Self - Host
Sex Pistols: Live in Winterland
as Self - Vocals
Sex Pistols: Live at Budokan
as Johnny Rotton
Dancing Barefoot
1995
Dancing Barefoot
as Self (archive footage)
Public Image Ltd. : Videos
Actor, Writer
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style
as Self (archive footage)
Copkiller
as Leo Smith
Public Image Ltd. : Live in Japan '83
as Himself, Writer
D.O.A.
as Self
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
as The Collaborator
