Mike Rutherford
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Top Gear
Self
2002
Series
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Series
Sacrée soirée
Self - Genesis
1987
Series
Classic Albums
Self
1997
Series
Seven Ages of Rock
Self
2007
Series
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
Self (archive footage)
2013
Series
Berlin Live
Self - Performer
2011
Series
London 2012 Olympic Games
Self
2012
Film
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
Self
2012
Film
Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
Self
1999
Film
Genesis: Total Rock Review
Self (archive footage)
2006
Film
Genesis: When in Rome 2007
Self
2008
Film
An Audience with Elton John
Self
1997
Film
Genesis: Live at Shepperton Studios
Self
1973
Film
Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium
Self
1989
Film
Genesis: Together and Apart
Self
2014
Film
Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words
Self
2012
Film
Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
Self
2007
The Mechanic
Self
2012
Film
Genesis - Three Sides Live
Self - Guitars, Bass
1981
Film
Genesis: In Concert
Self
1977
Film
A Concert by the Lake
Self
2010
Genesis: From the Beginning
Self (archive footage)
1986
Film
Genesis | ... And Then There Were Three ...
Self
1978
Film
VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
Self (archive footage)
1999
Film
Genesis: Up Close and Personal
Self (archive footage)
2007
Film
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour
Self
1988
Film
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Self
2014
Film
The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
Self
2005
Film
Genesis | Songbook
Self
2001
Film
Genesis Raindrops Over Hamburg
2007
Film
Genesis: The Video Show
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
Prog Rock at the BBC
Self
2009
Film
Genesis | The Last Domino?
Self
2021
Film
Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980
Self
1980
Film
Genesis | Live in Poland
Self
1998
Film
Genesis in Liverpool
Self
1980
Film
Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris
Self
1973
Film
Mike + The Mechanics | Live in Berlin 2017
Self
2017
Film
Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
Self
2008
Film
Mike + the Mechanics + Paul Carrack - Live at Shepherds Bush London
Self - Guitar / Self - Bass / Self - Vocals
2005
Film
Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980
self
2000
Film
Genesis: A History
Self
1991
Film
Genesis | No Admittance
Self
1992
Film
Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
Self (archive footage)
2002
Film
Three Dates with Genesis
Self
1978
Film
Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72
Self
1972
Genesis: Visible Touch
Self - Guitar, Bass
1987
Film
Genesis - Live on Midnight Special
Self
1973
Film
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
self
2025
Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance
Self
1992
From Genesis to Revelation
Self
1998
Film
Genesis - Live from Knebworth
Self
1992
Film
Genesis | Live... Tonight
Self
2011
Film
Genesis | Opening Night
Self
1992
Film
Genesis: Turning It on Again
Self (archive footage)
2007
Film
Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
Genesis - Melody 74
Self
1974
Film
Genesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal
Self
1983
Film
Genesis | Members Only DVD
Self
2008
Film
Band Du Lac: A Concert By The Lake
Self - Guitar
2006
Film
Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
Self
1993
Film
Genesis - Live
Self
1973
Film
Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Self
1984
Film
Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
Genesis | Live at Montreux 1987
Self
1987
Film
Band Du Lac: One Night Only Live
Self - Guitar
2006
Film
Prog Rock Britannia
Self
2009
Film
Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980
Self
1980
Film
Neil McCormick's Needle Time with Mike Rutherford
Self
2015
Film
Genesis: Selling England by the Pound
Self
1973
Mike and the Mechanics - Live in Warburg 2011
Self
2011
Mike + the Mechanics | Live at the House of Blues 1995
Self
1995
Film
Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons
2015
Film
The Making of the MAMA Album
Self
1984
Mike and the Mechanics - Video Collection
Self
2007