Roger Waters
Known for: Acting
George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. He was a founding member of the rock band Pink Floyd, serving as bassist and co-lead vocalist. Following the departure of bandmate Syd Barrett in 1968, Waters became the band's lyricist, principal songwriter and conceptual leader. The band subsequently achieved worldwide success in the 1970s with the concept albums The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall. Although Waters' primary instrument in Pink Floyd was the bass guitar, he also experimented with synthesisers and tape loops and played rhythm guitars in recordings and in concert. Amid creative differences within the group, Waters left Pink Floyd in 1985 and began a legal battle with the remaining members over their future use of the group's name and material. The dispute was settled out of court in 1987, and nearly eighteen years passed before he performed with Pink Floyd again. Waters' solo career has included three studio albums: The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking (1984), Radio K.A.O.S. (1987), and Amused to Death (1992). In 1986, he contributed songs and a score to the soundtrack of the movie When the Wind Blows based on the Raymond Briggs book of the same name. In 1990, he staged one of the largest rock concerts in history, The Wall – Live in Berlin, with an estimated 200,000 people in attendance. In 1996, he was inducted into the US and UK Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pink Floyd. He has toured extensively as a solo act since 1999 and played The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety for his world tours of 2006–2008. In 2005, he released Ça Ira, an opera in three acts translated from Étienne Roda-Gil and his wife Nadine Delahaye's libretto based on the early French Revolution. On 2 July 2005, he reunited with Pink Floyd bandmates Nick Mason, Richard Wright, and David Gilmour for the Live 8 benefit concert, the group's only appearance with Waters since their last performance with him 24 years earlier. In 2010, he began The Wall Live, a worldwide tour that features a complete performance of The Wall.
Filmography
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
2015
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
Omnibus
Self
1967
Series
Omnibus
1967
Series
Tout le monde en parle
Self
2004
Series
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self - Pink Floyd
1975
Series
Classic Albums
Self
1997
ECHO-Verleihung
Self
1992
Series
Seven Ages of Rock
Self
2007
Series
Soundbreaking
Self
2016
Film
Live 8
Self
2005
Film
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Bass, Vocals
1972
Film
Roger Waters: The Wall
Self - Vocal, Guitar, and Bass
2014
Film
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
2012
Film
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin
Self / Pink, The Father / The Doctor
1990
Film
If These Walls Could Sing
Self
2022
Film
State of Fear
1997
Film
Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
Self
2023
Film
The Occupation of the American Mind
Narrator (voice)
2016
Film
Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon
Self
2003
Film
Roger Waters: Us + Them
Self - Lead Vocals, Bass, Guitar
2019
Film
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Pink Floyd: The Final Cut
Himself
1983
Film
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
Self
2023
Film
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
Self
2003
Film
Stamping Ground
Self - Pink Floyd
1971
Film
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
Self
2011
Film
Roger Waters: This Is Not a Drill - Live from Prague
2023
Film
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review)
Self
2007
Film
A Technicolor Dream
Himself
2008
Film
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?
Self
2007
Film
Sound of the City: London 1964-73
Self
1973
Film
Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here
Self
2012
Film
Pink Floyd - Reflections And Echoes
Self
2006
Film
John Lennon: A Journey in the Life
Self
1985
Film
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon - The Ultimate Critical Review
Self
2008
Film
Môa, Mother Africa Roots
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
The Abbey Road Story
Self
1998
Film
Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972
Self
2016
Film
Retrospective: Looking Back at the Wall
Self
1999
Film
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 4 - Devi/ation
Self
2016
Film
Pink Floyd: The Story
self
1994
Film
Roger Waters: In The Flesh - Live
Himself - Vocals, Bas
2000
Film
Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution)
Self
1970
Film
Pink Floyd - The Reunion Concert
Self - Bass, Vocals
2005
Censoring Palestine
Self
2024
Film
Superstars in Concert
Self
1984
Roger Waters : The Wall - Live Netherlands
self
2011
Film
Roger Waters The Wall on Tour
self
2010
Film
Pink Floyd: The Wall - Nassau Coliseum
Self - Bass, Vocals
1980
Film
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Self
2005
Film
Roger Waters - Live Earth
2007
Film
Roger Waters: This is not a Drill, Live at River Plate Stadium
2023
Film
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (Immersion Box Set)
Self
2011
Film
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason
Self
2007
Film
Pink Floyd: Inside Pink Floyd: A Critical Review 1975-1996
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses - The True Story of Pink Floyd
Self
2010
Film
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 1 - Cambridge St/ation
Self
2016
Film
Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Rehearsal 1987
Self
2019
Film
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon
Self (archive footage)
2007
Film
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 3
Self
2004
Film
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
Self
1970
Film
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 2 - Germin/ation
Self
2016
Film
Chit Chat with Oysters
Self
2013
Film
Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Pink Floyd: Saint-Tropez
Self
1970
Film
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 4
Self
2004
Film
Roger Waters: Live at Rock in Rio Lisboa, 2006
vocals, bass, acoustic guitar
2006
Film
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (Immersion Box Set)
Self
2011
Film
On l'appelait Roda
Self
2018
Film
Pink Floyd: Amougies Pop Festival
1970
Film
Pink Floyd: KQED
Self
1970
Film
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 7 - Continu/ation
Self
2016
Film
Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour
Self (archive footage)
2011
Film
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (50th Anniversary)
Bass, Vocals
2025
Film
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Immersion Box)
Self
2012
Film
The Other Side of the Wall
Self
1982
Film
Echoes - A History Of Pink Floyd
Self
2024
Film
Roger Waters: Live in Argentina
Himself (Lead vocals, Bas, Acoustic Guitar)
2007
Film
Pink Floyd: Live Anthology
Self - Bass, Vocals
2005
Film
Pink Floyd - Video Anthology 1966-1983
Self
2007
Film
Pink Floyd: The Wall Live at Earl's Court
1980
Film
C'era una volta in Italia - Giacarta sta arrivando
Sé stesso
2022
Film
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Interviews
Self
2009
Film
Roger Waters – 30th Anniversary Of The Wall
himself
2011
Film
David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
Self
2007
Film
Roger Waters: Radio K.A.O.S.
Himself
1988
Film
Pink Floyd - Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
self
1975
Film
Pink Floyd: Animals (2018 Remix)
Self
2022
Film
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Folk Rock Night
Himself
1991
Film
Roger Waters: Amused to Death
2015
Film
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
Self
2000
Film
Pink Floyd: Belgian TV 1968
1968
Film
Pink Floyd London '66-'67
Self
2005
Film
Roger Waters: Radio KAOS
Vocals, Bass
1988
Film
Roger Waters - The Dark Side of the Moon Live - Bogota 2007
self
2007
Film
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 5
Self
2004
Film
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 2
himself
2014
Film
Pink Floyd -The Wall Lost Documentary
Self
2004
Film
Inside Pink Floyd: A critical review 1967 - 1974
Self
2005
Film
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 1
himself
2014
Film
Pink Floyd: Hakone Aphrodite 1971
Self
2021
Film
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 3 - Dramatis/ation
Self
2016
Film
The Dark Side of The Moon - Live at Wembley`74
Self
1974
Film
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 6 - Obfusc/ation
Self
2016
Film
A Fleeting Glimpse
2020
Roger Waters - Live/Rock in Rio Lisbon Portugal
2010
Film
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary)
2023
Film
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Blu-ray)
2023
Film
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: Meddle
Self
2007
Film
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 1
Self
2004
Film
Pink Floyd – 1982-2012 : Les 30 ans de The Wall
Self
2011
Film
Roger Waters: Video Anthology
1984
Film
Pink Floyd (Live at Brighton Dome) 1972
Bass and vocals
Film
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 2
Self
2004
Film
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 5 - Reverber/ation
Self
2016
Film
Pink Floyd: The Best of Pink Floyd
2011
Film
Pink Floyd: Live in Royaumont, FR
Self
1971