Lou Reed
Known for: Acting
Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942 – October 27, 2013) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the rock band the Velvet Underground, with a solo career that spanned five decades.
Filmography
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
1993
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
Series
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
1982
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
1993
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
Series
Classic Albums
Self
1997
Series
Lo + plus
Self
1995
Film
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
Maltazard (voice)
2009
Series
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Self (archive footage)
2021
Series
Seven Ages of Rock
Self
2007
Series
The Blues
Self
2003
Film
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
Maltazard (voice)
2010
Film
Blue in the Face
Man with Strange Glasses
1995
Series
Andy Warhol's America
2022
Film
Faraway, So Close!
Lou Reed
1993
Film
Moonage Daydream
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
Self
1993
Film
Heart of a Dog
Doctor
2015
Film
Lulu on the Bridge
Not Lou Reed
1998
Film
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections
Self
1990
Film
Prozac Nation
Lou Reed
2003
Film
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
The Velvet Underground
Self (archive footage)
2021
Series
Popular Voices at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
Self
2012
Film
Rock & Rule
Mok (singing voice)
1983
Film
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Self
1968
Film
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Self
2009
Film
Permanent Record
Himself
1988
Film
September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill
Self
1994
Film
Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1934-1977
1977
Film
365 Day Project
Self
2007
Film
Palermo Shooting
Self
2008
Film
One Trick Pony
Steve Kunelian
1980
Film
Get Crazy
Auden
1983
Film
Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story
Self
2017
Film
The Making of Sun City
Self
1985
Film
Lou Reed: Through the Years: New York 1983 - Spain 2004
Vocals / Guitar
2008
Film
A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who
Self
1994
Film
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage)
1990
Film
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Self
1965
Film
Lou Reed's Berlin
Self
2007
Film
WBCN and the American Revolution
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
The Harry Smith Project Live
Self
2006
Film
David Bowie & The Story of Ziggy Stardust
Self (archive footage)
2012
Film
Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
Self - Musician (archive footage)
2017
Film
Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol
2005
Film
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
1989
Film
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Self
1987
Film
Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground
2018
Film
Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory
2008
Film
The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966
1966
Film
The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound
Self
1966
Film
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Self
1988
Film
Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Self
2010
Film
A Not So Silent Night
Self
2008
Film
Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella
Self
1990
Film
One World, One Voice
Self
1990
Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
Self (archive footage)
2016
Film
13 Most Beautiful… Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests
Self
2009
Film
The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards
Himself
1966
Film
Wild Boys: The Story of Duran Duran
Self (archive footage)
2000
Film
Jimi Hendrix
Self
1973
Film
New York Rock at the BBC
2008
Film
David Bowie: An Earthling at 50
Self - Live on Stage with Bowie
1997
Film
Andy Warhol, Fluorescent
(archive footage)
2016
Film
David Bowie & Friends: A Very Special Birthday Celebration
Self - Special Guest
1997
Film
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
Self
1998
Film
Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar
Self (archive footage)
2016
Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture
Self
2001
Film
John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music
Self
1998
Film
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol
self
2015
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
1993
Film
Gerard Malanga's Film Notebooks
Self
1970
Film
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
Self
2007
Film
The Making of Rock & Rule
Self
1983
Film
Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973: The Sacred Triangle
Self (archive footage)
2010
Film
The Velvet Underground in Boston
Himself
1967
Film
Classic Albums: Lou Reed - Transformer
Self
2001
Film
Velvet Underground's First Public Appearance
Self
2006
An Introduction to Harmolodics
1995
Film
Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe
Self
1993
Film
Andy Warhol's America
2022
Film
Nico Icon
1995
Film
Patti Smith at Anthology Film Archives Febr. 19, 1998
Self
2006
Film
The Velvet Underground Rehearses
Self
1966
Film
The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII
guitar, vocals
1993
Velvet Underground: Under Review
2006
Film
Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties
Self (archive footage)
1989
Film
Danny Says
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
Beautiful Darling
Self (archive footage)
2010
![Screen Test [ST265]: Lou Reed (Eye)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ubeaPCUOALgMmGgP4YzNOoRSjLm.jpg)
Film
Screen Test [ST265]: Lou Reed (Eye)
Himself
1966
Film
Andy Warhol + Roy Lichtenstein
1966
Film
A Night with Lou Reed
Self - Vocals, Guitar
1983
Film
The Plastic People of the Universe
Self
2001
Screen Test: Lou Reed (Coke)
Himself
1966
![Screen Test [ST268]: Lou Reed (Apple)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/f9eRhnigYxiSynyA37EIFaFDwRy.jpg)
Film
Screen Test [ST268]: Lou Reed (Apple)
Himself
1966
![Screen Test [ST264]: Lou Reed](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/1XI3UD2rTCAXv8AzHJ7mTclagsF.jpg)
Film
Screen Test [ST264]: Lou Reed
Himself
1966
Film
Homeland: The Story of the Lark
2010
Film
Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in Jersey
Performer
1992
Film
Moe Gets Tied Up
1966
Film
Lou Reed: Live in Barcelona
1984
Film
Decade
Self
1989
![Screen Test [ST270]: Lou Reed (Hershey)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/3Omh1xRvFpwDwCqcvl7dVKvTssN.jpg)
Film
Screen Test [ST270]: Lou Reed (Hershey)
Himself
1966
![Screen Test [ST263]: Lou Reed](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/lWdzcTQXKsEYDCPOdmotNBJlKdw.jpg)
Film
Screen Test [ST263]: Lou Reed
Himself
1966
Film
Lou Reed - Remembered
Self (Archival footage)
2013
Film
David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session
Self
2001
Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side
Himself
2005
Film
Rock 'n' Roll Man - Lou Reed in concerto 1980
1980
Film
The Velvet Underground at Bataclan '72
1972
Film
Lou Reed Live at Montreux 2000
Himself
2005
Film
Lou Reed: Transformer & Live at Montreux 2000
Himself
2014
The Making of an Underground Film
Self
1965
Film
Salvador Dalí
Self
1966
Film
Lou Reed: Spanish Fly: Live in Spain
Self
2004
Film
Red Shirley
2010
![Screen Test [ST271]: Lou Reed (Hershey)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/8LuNHz75JQSjlBZHcUaJ0V44Tmr.jpg)
Film
Screen Test [ST271]: Lou Reed (Hershey)
Himself
1966
Film
Lou Reed Live at Capitol Theatre
Self
1984
Film
Lou Reed - Lowest Form of Life
2009
Film
The Velvet Underground: Loaded
Self
1970
Film
Zeitkratzer And Lou Reed: Metal Machine Music
Electric Guitar
2007
Lou Reed - Magic & Loss
Himself
1992
Film
Venus in Furs
Himself
1966
Film
Bye Bye Kipling
Self
1986
Film
Lou Reed - Ancienne Belgique 22-05-1974
Himself
1974
Occupy Wall Street: We Are The 99%
Narrator
2015
Film
Lou Reed Live Performances 1972 & 1974
2011
Film
Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side
2006
Film
Exploding Plastic Inevitable
Himself
1967
Film
How the Ladies Pay (Lou Reed)
Self
1977
Film
Final Weapon
The Holder
Film
Whips
Self
1964
Film
Lou Reed: Live
Vocals / Guitar
2007