Alice Cooper
Known for: Acting
Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than five decades. With a stage show that sometimes included a guillotine, gallows, electric chair, fake blood, boa constrictor and baby dolls, Cooper drew equally from horror movies, vaudeville and garage rock to pioneer a grandly theatrical and violent brand of heavy metal that was designed to shock. Alice Cooper originally was a band that consisted of Furnier on vocals and harmonica, Glen Buxton on lead guitar, Michael Bruce on rhythm guitar, Dennis Dunaway on bass guitar, and Neal Smith on drums. Taking on the name in 1968, the Alice Cooper band broke into the international music mainstream with the 1971 hit "I'm Eighteen". It was followed in 1972 by the even bigger single "School's Out", which reached #1 in the UK during that summer. The band reached its commercial peak with the transatlantic #1 album Billion Dollar Babies in 1973. Furnier's solo career as Alice Cooper, legally adopting the band's name as his own, began with the 1975 concept album Welcome to My Nightmare, and reached his commercial peak with the 1989 hit "Poison". His most recent studio release (his 18th solo album) was in 2008, Along Came a Spider. Expanding from his original Detroit-based garage rock roots, over the years Cooper has experimented with many different musical styles, including art rock, conceptual rock, rock and roll, jazz, new wave, and heavy metal. He's known for his social and witty persona offstage. The Rolling Stone Album Guide goes so far as to call him the world's most "beloved heavy metal entertainer". He helped to shape the sound and look of heavy metal, and is seen as the person who "first introduced horror imagery to rock'n'roll, and whose stagecraft and showmanship have permanently transformed the genre". Away from music, Cooper is a film actor, a golfing celebrity, a restaurateur, and since 2004 a popular radio DJ with his classic rock show Nights with Alice Cooper. In 2011, the original Alice Cooper Group was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Filmography
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Top of the Pops
Self - Host
1964
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Monk
Alice Cooper
2002
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
2003
Series
Top Gear
Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
2002
Series
That '70s Show
Alice Cooper
1998
Series
The One Show
Self - Guest
2006
Series
The One Show
Self
2006
Series
Leute heute
Self
1997
Series
WWF Superstars
Alice Cooper
1986
Series
WWF Wrestling Challenge
Self
1986
Series
Bubble Guppies
Windy Pete (voice)
2011
Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
1996
Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Host
1996
Series
Classic Albums
Self
1997
Series
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
Series
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
2009
Series
TFI Friday
1996
Series
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Self
1994
Series
Stars in the House
Self
2020
Series
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1976
Film
Dark Shadows
Self
2012
Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
1999
Series
Room 101
Self
1994
Series
Rove
Self
1999
Series
Duncanville
Alice Cooper
2020
Die ultimative Chartshow
Self
2003
Series
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Series
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
1995
Series
Counting Cars
Self - Host
2012
Film
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Mr. Underwood
1991
Series
Disco
Self
1971
Film
Wayne's World
Self
1992
Series
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
Self
2012
Series
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Prince of Darkness
Street Schizo
1987
Series
The Top Ten Revealed
Self
2018
Series
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self
1974
Series
The Snoop Sisters
Prince
1973
Film
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self (archive footage)
2024
Riverside
Self
1982
Film
Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Self
2010
Series
Slå på ring
2001
Series
Power Hour
Self
2020
Series
Heavy Metal Heaven Hosted by Elvira
Himself
1989
Film
Zappa
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Diary of a Mad Housewife
Alice Cooper
1970
Series
This Morning
Self
1988
Film
Suck
Bartender
2009
Series
Laurel Canyon
Self
2020
Series
Pink Lady
Alice Cooper
1980
Series
Trigger Happy TV
2000
Series
Jonathan & Jesus
Self
2024
Film
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
Self
2013
Film
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Father Sun
1978
Film
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
An Honest Liar
Self
2014
Film
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Self
2003
Film
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Self
2004
100 Most Shocking Music Moments
Self
2009
Film
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
King Herod
2018
Film
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2020
Film
Monster Dog
Victor Raven
1988
Film
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #5: Haunted Lives
Self
2020
Film
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
2005
Film
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self - Presenter
2022
Film
Louder Than Hell: Wacken The Movie
Self
2014
Film
Sextette
Waiter
1978
Film
The Filth and the Fury
Self (archive footage)
2000
Film
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
Self
1988
Film
Live Eighties
Self
2004
Film
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
Self
2005
Film
Frampton
2026
Film
Hired Gun
Self
2017
Film
Rockthology 2
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
Self
2013
Film
Let it Rock: Volume 1
Self
2003
Film
WWE WrestleMania III
Self
1987
Film
The History of Metal and Horror
Self
2021
Film
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
Self
2015
Film
Sunset Strip
Self
2012
Film
Roadie
Self
1980
Film
Bigfoot
Alice Cooper
2012
Film
The Attic Expeditions
Samuel Leventhal
2001
Film
Grease Day USA
Self
1978
Film
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Self
1987
Spooks & Creeps
Pirate Jack ("Freakshow")
2004
Film
Alice Cooper: Live from the Astroturf
Self
2019
Series
Live from Studio Five
Self
2009
Film
Life After Dead: The Ladies of the Evil Dead
Self
2007
Film
House of Cardin
Self
2019
Film
40 Years of Star Trek
Self
2006
Film
A Band Called Death
Self
2013
Series
No Cover
Self
2022
Film
Slash: Raised On the Sunset Strip
Self
2014
Film
Suzi Q
Self
2019
Rock 'N' Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen
Self
2013
Film
The Story of the Yardbirds
Self
2008
Film
Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story
Self
1991
Film
Alice Cooper à Paris
Self
1982
Film
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Self
2006
Film
Lemmy
Self
2010
Film
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
Self
2023
Film
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
Self
2023
Film
Hollywood Vampires: Live In Rio
Lead & Backing Vocals / Harmonica / Rhythm Guitar
2023
Film
Skum Rocks!
Self / Narrator (voice)
2013
Film
Larry presents: Best of The 80s
Self
2004
Film
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1979
Self
2007
Film
To Be Frank: Sinatra at 100
Self
2015
Film
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
Self
2007
Film
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
Self
2001
Film
I Love Muppets
Self
2002
Film
Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!
Self
1997
Film
Rock Camp: The Movie
Self
2021
Film
Good to See You Again, Alice Cooper
Self - Vocals
1974
Film
Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon
Self
2022
Film
Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock 'n' Roll
Self
2018
Film
Alice Cooper: Rock In Rio 2017
Self - Vocals
2017
Film
Back To The 80's - Live In Concert
Self (archive footage)
2004
Film
Medicine Ball Caravan
Self
1971
Film
This Is America Part 2
Self (archive footage)
1980
Film
Freakshow
Pirate Jack (voice)
1999
Film
Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)
Self
2022
Film
The Story of Rock 'n' Roll Comics
Self
2011
Film
VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
Self
2009
Film
Michael Monroe -dokumenttielokuva
Self
2023
Film
Alice Cooper : Wacken 2017
Self - Vocals
2017
Film
Rock-a-Bye
Self
1973
Film
Danny Says
Self
2015
Film
The Yardbirds: In Their Own Words
2024
Film
Alice Cooper - Welcome to My Nightmare
Steven / Alice
1976
Film
Midsummer Rock: The Cincinnati Pop Festival 1970
Self
1970
Film
Ho Ho Ho Selecta!
Celebrity of Christmas Future
2003
Film
Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf
Self
2024
Film
Super Duper Alice Cooper
Self (voice)
2014
Film
Rock this Town
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
Self
2012
Film
The Sunflower Superjam 2012
Self
2013
Film
Spooktacular!
Self
2023
Film
Promised Land of Heavy Metal
Self (archive footage)
2008
The Freddy Krueger Special
Self
1988
Film
Alice Cooper: Trashes The World
Self - Vocals
1990
Film
Alice Cooper - Graspop Metal Meeting
Self
2022
Film
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 3
Self
1989
Film
Alice Cooper: The Nightmare
Steven
1975
Film
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1
Self
1989
Film
Cum On Feel The Noize
Self
2017
Film
Alice Cooper: Brutally Live
Self - Vocals
2000
Film
25 Years of Punk
Self
2001
Film
Who Shot Rock & Roll: The Film
Self
2013
Film
Alice Cooper: Halloween Night of Fear
Self
2011
Film
Malevolent: Unearthing John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness
Self
2018
Film
From Straight to Bizarre
Self
2012
Alice Cooper: Live at Wacken Open Air 2013
Self
2013
Film
Alice Cooper: Live at Montreux 2005
Lead Vocal
2006
Film
The Art of McCartney
Self
2014
Film
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
Self - Musician
2019
Film
When Woodstock Was Young
Self
2009
Film
When Rock Ruled the World
Self
2002
Film
Alice Cooper: Old School: 1964-1974
Self
2012
Film
Alice Cooper: A Paranormal Evening at the Olympia Paris
Self
2017
Film
Alice Cooper: The Nightmare Returns
Self - Vocals
1987
Film
Alice Cooper: Prime Cuts
Self
1991
Film
Glam Rock at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who
Self
1994
Film
Alice Cooper and Friends
Self
1978
Film
Alice Cooper: Detroit Stories
Self
2021
Film
Alice Cooper: Montreal 1972
Self
2014
Film
Alice Cooper - The Ultimate Clip Collection
Self
2003
Film
Hollywood Vampires Live at Hellfest 2018
Self
2018
Film
Alice Cooper: Theatre of Death
Self - Vocals
2010
Film
Alice Cooper: Raise the Dead (Live from Wacken)
Self - Vocals
2014
Film
Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11
Self
2013
Film
Alice Cooper: The Strange Case of Alice Cooper
Self
1979
Film
Udo Lindenberg - MTV Unplugged 2 - Live vom Atlantik
Self
2018
Film
Alice Cooper
Self
1970
Film
Udo Lindenberg: Volle Fahrt voraus - Begegnungen auf dem Lindischen Ozean
Self
2019
Film
The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
Self
2001
Film
Alice Cooper - Road (Live at Hellfest 2022)
Self - Vocals
2022
Film
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 7
Self
1990
Film
Alice Cooper: Bonnaroo 2012
Self
2012
Film
Rockthology Presents: Hard 'N' Heavy, Volume 8
Self
2004
Film
Alice Cooper: Live at The Enmore Theatre
Self
2011
Film
Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC
Self
2023
Film
Alice Cooper: Special Edition Ep
Self - Vocals
2007
Film
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 15
Self
1992
Film
Prachtig 80: Volume 2
Self
2003
Film
Dreams
Self
2025
Film
Alice Cooper - AVO Session
Self
2012
Film
Muppet Video: Rock Music with the Muppets
Self (Archive Footage)
1985