Phil Ochs
Known for: Acting
Philip David Ochs (December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) was an American songwriter and protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer). Ochs was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, political activism, often alliterative lyrics, and distinctive voice. He wrote hundreds of songs in the 1960s and 1970s and released eight albums.
Filmography
Film
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Self
2019
Film
Renaldo and Clara
Self
1978
Film
Berkeley in the Sixties
Self (archive footage)
1990
Film
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
The Day the Music Died
Self
1977
Film
Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune
Self (archive footage)
2011
Film
Wondering About Things
Self
1971
Film
Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally
Self
1971
Conventions: The Land Around Us
Self (archive footage)
Film
The Creative Person: The Folksinger
Self
1965
Film
Last Summer Won't Happen
Himself
1968
Film
Chords of Fame
Himself
1984
Film
Generations Apart: A Question of Values
Self
1969