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John Lennon

John Lennon

Actor · 1940–1980 · Liverpool, England, UK

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Biography

John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Along with fellow Beatle Paul McCartney, he formed one of the most successful songwriting partnerships of the 20th century. Born and raised in Liverpool, Lennon became involved as a teenager in the skiffle craze; his first band, The Quarrymen, evolved into The Beatles in 1960. As the group disintegrated towards the end of the decade, Lennon embarked on a solo career that produced the critically acclaimed albums John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine, and iconic songs such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Imagine". Lennon disengaged himself from the music business in 1975 to devote time to his family, but re-emerged in 1980 with a new album, Double Fantasy. He was murdered by Mark Chapman three weeks after its release. Lennon revealed a rebellious nature and acerbic wit in his music, his writing, his drawings, on film, and in interviews, and he became controversial through his political and peace activism. He moved to New York City in 1971, where his criticism of the Vietnam War resulted in a lengthy attempt by Richard Nixon's administration to deport him, while his songs were adopted as anthems by the anti-war movement. As of 2010, Lennon's solo album sales in the United States exceed 14 million units, and as writer, co-writer or performer, he is responsible for 27 number-one singles on the US Hot 100 chart. In 2002, a BBC poll on the 100 Greatest Britons voted him eighth, and in 2008, Rolling Stone ranked him the fifth-greatest singer of all-time. He was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

Acted in 31

2020s

  1. 2026

    John Lennon: The Last Interview

    Movie

  2. 2024

    La Historia del Fan Project Paul McCartney MX 2024

    Movie

  3. 2022

    Infamous Crime Scenes: John Lennon

    Movie

  4. 2021

    Life In Ten Pictures: John Lennon

    Movie

2010s

  1. 2018

    Arthur Janov's Primal Therapy

    Movie

  2. 2017

    John Lennon: Hard to Imagine

    Movie

  3. 2016

    Andy Warhol, Fluorescent

    (archive footage)

  4. 2014

    When the Beatles Drove Us Wild

    archival footage

  5. John Lennon - Imagine

    voce, pianoforte, chitarra

  6. 2013
  7. 2010

    2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

    (archive footage) (voice)

2000s

  1. 2008

    The 60s: The Beatles Decade

    TV

  2. 2002

1990s

  1. 1992

    The John Lennon Video Collection

    Movie

  2. 1990

    Lennon: A Tribute

    Movie

1980s

  1. 1986

    Vain Glory

    John Lennon

1970s

  1. 1977

    Fire in the Water

    Movie

  2. 1976

    Chelsea Girls with Andy Warhol

    Movie

  3. 1972

    John Lennon - Imagine

    Movie

  4. 1971

    Brazil in Cannes

    Movie

  5. Frank Zappa, John Lennon & Yoko Ono: At Fillmore East

    Movie

  6. 1970

    Apotheosis

    Movie

1960s

  1. 1969
  2. 1968
  3. Two Virgins

    Movie

  4. 1967

    How I Won the War

    Gripweed

  5. 1965

    Help!

    John

  6. 1964

No release date

  1. Inside the Beatles: 1962-1970

    Movie

Sound 27

2020s

  1. 2025

    The Beatles

    Musician

  2. 2024
  3. Man.

    Music

  4. An Ordered Hit of a Man (In Sequence)

    Music

  5. The Beatles LOVE

    Music

  6. 2022

    The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert

    Songs

  7. 2021

2000s

  1. 2007
  2. 2005

    Meet the Beatles

    Songs

1990s

  1. 1997

    Happy Birthday to John

    Songs

1970s

  1. 1978

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    Songs

  2. 1976

    All This and World War II

    Songs

  3. 1970

1960s

  1. 1969

    Rape

    Sound, Music

  2. 1968

    Film No. 5

    Sound, Music

  3. The Beatles: Revolution

    Music

  4. 1967

    Magical Mystery Tour

    Songs

  5. Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever

    Songs

  6. 1966

    Us Down by the Riverside

    Music

  7. 1965

    Help!

    Songs

  8. 1964

Directed 14

2010s

  1. 2016

    WAR IS OVER! (If You Want It)

    Director

2000s

  1. 2003

    Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon

    Director

1990s

  1. 1992

    The John Lennon Video Collection

    Director

1970s

  1. 1972

    Imagine

    Director

  2. John Lennon - Imagine

    Director

  3. 1971

    Erection

    Director

  4. Up Your Legs Forever

    Director

  5. 1970

    Fly

    Director

  6. Apotheosis

    Director

1960s

  1. 1969

    Rape

    Director

  2. Self-Portrait

    Director

  3. Bed Peace

    Director

  4. 1968

    Two Virgins

    Director

  5. 1967

    Magical Mystery Tour

    Director

Wrote 9

1970s

  1. 1972

    Imagine

    Writer

  2. Oh! Calcutta!

    Writer

  3. 1970

    Apotheosis

    Writer

  4. Fly

    Writer

1960s

  1. 1969

    Rape

    Writer

  2. Self-Portrait

    Writer

  3. Bed Peace

    Writer

  4. 1968

    Two Virgins

    Writer

  5. 1967

    Magical Mystery Tour

    Writer

Produced 5

1980s

  1. 1986

    John Lennon: One to One Concert Live in New York

    Producer

1970s

  1. 1972

    Imagine

    Producer

  2. 1970

    Did Britain Murder Hanratty?

    Producer

1960s

  1. 1967

    Magical Mystery Tour

    Producer

Edited 1

1960s

  1. 1969

    Rape

    Editor

Appearances282

2020s

  1. 2026

    Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC

    Self

  2. 2025

    The Beatles - Free As A Bird: A Song Reborn

    Self (archive footage)

  3. A Love Letter to the Beatles

    Self (archive footage)

  4. Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror

    Self (archive photo)

  5. The Beatles: Here, There and Everywhere

    Self (archive footage)

  6. TWST / Things We Said Today

    Self (archive footage)

  7. The Beatles

    Self (archive footage)

  8. David Frost Vs

    self (archive footage) · 1 episode

  9. 2024
  10. Here Today

    Self (Music)

  11. Daytime Revolution

    Self (archive footage)

  12. Hinckley

    Self (archive footage)

  13. The Bannfoot Ferry

    Self (archive footage)

  14. 2023

    Paul McCartney: Got Back

    Self (archive footage)

  15. Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song

    Self (archive footage)

  16. The Beatles and the BBC

    Self (archive footage)

  17. Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC

    Self (archive footage)

  18. Louder Than Rock

    Self (archive footage)

  19. 2022
  20. The Beatles: 1964 US Tour Reconstruction

    Self

  21. Ringo Starr: One of Them

    Self (archive footage)

  22. Behind the Lyrics: The Beatles

    Self

  23. The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert

    Self (archive footage)

  24. 2021
  25. Parkinson at 50

    Self (archive footage)

  26. Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!

    Self (archive footage)

  27. A Life in Ten Pictures

    Self (archive footage) · 1 episode

  28. Under the Volcano

    Self (archive footage)

  29. 2020

    Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon

    Self (archive footage)

  30. John Lennon: His Life, Legacy, Last Days

    Self (archive footage)

  31. Lennon's Last Weekend

    Self (archive footage)

  32. Lennon & McCartney: Hello From Liverpool

    Self

2010s

  1. 2019

    Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle

    Self (archive footage)

  2. Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal

    Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)

  3. Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2

    Self (archive footage)

  4. The Last 24 Hours: John Lennon

    Self

  5. 2018

    John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky

    Self (archive footage)

  6. In Search of Greatness

    Self - Singer

  7. The King

    Self (archive footage)

  8. The Beatles ‎– Ready Steady Go!

    Self

  9. Looking for Lennon

    Self (Archive footage)

  10. Elvis Presley: The Searcher

    Self (archive footage) · 2 episodes

  11. Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

    Self (archive footage)

  12. George Harrison - All Things Pass

    Self (archive footage)

  13. 2017
  14. I Don't Know Which Tree It Comes From that Fragrance

    Self

  15. Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

    Self - Musician (archive footage)

  16. Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution

    Self (archive footage)

  17. Free to Rock

    Self - The Beatles (archive footage)

  18. Kyoko

    Self (archive footage)

  19. Året var 1967

    Self (archive footage)

  20. 2016

    WAR IS OVER! (If You Want It)

    Self

  21. Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album

    Self (archive footage)

  22. 2015

    The Last Lennon Interview

    Self (archive footage)

  23. The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One

    Self (archive footage)

  24. The Beatles 1

    Self (archive footage)

  25. The Beatles 1+

    Self (archive footage)

  26. In Their Own Words

    Self (archive footage) · 1 episode

  27. 2014

    Beatles på Sverigeturné

    Self (archive footage)

  28. 2013

    Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'

    Self - Musician (archive footage)

  29. Good Ol' Freda

    Self (archive footage)

  30. Året var 1963

    Self (archive footage)

  31. 2012

    Genius

    Self (archive footage)

  32. Jonas Mekas: I Am Not a Filmmaker

    Self (archival)

  33. Magical Mystery Tour Revisited

    Self (archive footage)

  34. Palme

    Self (archive footage)

  35. The Beatles: In Chicago 1964-1966

    Self

  36. The Beatles: Their Golden Age

    Self

  37. Infamous Assassinations

    Self (archive footage) · 1 episode

  38. Becoming the Beatles

    Self

  39. The Winged Beetle

    Self

  40. 2011
  41. Beatles Stories

    Self (archive footage)

  42. Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

    Himself (archive footage)

  43. The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4

    Self (archive footage)

  44. The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 2

    Self (archive footage)

  45. The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 3

    Self (archive footage)

  46. The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 1

    Self (archive footage)

  47. I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern

    Self (archive footage)

  48. The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos

    Self (archive footage)

  49. Composing Outside The Beatles: Lennon & McCartney 1973-1980

    Self (Archive Footage)

  50. 2010

    The Day John Lennon Died

    Self (archive footage)

  51. LennoNYC

    Self (archive footage)

  52. The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles

    Self (archive footage)

  53. Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison

    Self (archive footage)

  54. The Beatles: The Complete Story

    Self (Archive Footage)

2000s

  1. 2009

    The Rise & Fall of WCW

    Self (archive footage)

  2. The Beatles - Composing Outside The Beatles: Lennon & McCartney 1967-1972

    Self (Archive Footage)

  3. The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere

    Self (archive footage)

  4. The Beatles: The Mini Documentaries

    Self

  5. The Beatles on Record

    Self

  6. The Beatles: Parting Ways

    Self

  7. O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar

    Self (archive footage)

  8. Project 9: The Making of The Beatles: Rock Band

    Self (archive footage)

  9. 2008

    The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories

    Self (archive footage)

  10. Classic Albums: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band

    Self

  11. Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970

    Self (archive footage)

  12. The Beatles: Turn Left at Greenland

    self

  13. Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965

    Self (Archive Footage)

  14. The Beatles: Up Close and Personal

    Self (archive footage)

  15. 2007

    365 Day Project

    Self

  16. The Beatles: Destination Hamburg

    Self (archive footage)

  17. THE BEATLES in HELP!

    Self (archive footage)

  18. The Beatles Phenomenon

    Self (archive footage)

  19. I Met the Walrus

    Self

  20. Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

    Self (archive footage)

  21. The Beatles Explosion

    Self (archive footage)

  22. 2006

    The Beatles: Love

    Self

  23. To John With Love

    Self (archive footage)

  24. John & Yoko Bed-In

    Self

  25. Warhol and Maciunas

    Self

  26. The Ballad of AJ Weberman

    Self (archive footage)

  27. The U.S. vs. John Lennon

    Self (archive footage)

  28. Doctor Who: Origins

    Self (archive footage)

  29. 2005
  30. The World's Greatest Gigs

    Self (archive footage)

  31. Pink Floyd London '66-'67

    Self (uncredited)

  32. The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2

    Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

  33. The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary

    Self (archive footage)

  34. Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits

    Self (archive)

  35. The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent

    Self (archive footage)

  36. Meet the Beatles

    Self (Archival footage)

  37. 2004

    Beatles Biggest Secrets

    Self (archive footage)

  38. Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair

    Self (archive footage)

  39. Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle

    Self (archive footage)

  40. 2003

    The Beatles: Around the World

    Self (archive footage)

  41. Imagine Imagine

    Self

  42. Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back

    Self (archive footage)

  43. Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon

    Self (archive footage)

  44. Beatles: The Journey

    Self (archive footage)

  45. The Beatles: A Long and Winding Road

    Self (archive footage)

  46. The Beatles - Trilogy

    Self

  47. 2002

    Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.

    Self (archive footage)

  48. Things They Said Today

    Self (archive footage)

  49. Monday Night Mayhem

    Self (archive footage)

  50. 2001
  51. Wingspan

    Self (archive footage)

  52. 2000

    Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album

    Self

  53. John & Yoko's Year of Peace

    Self (archive footage)

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. The Beatles: A Celebration

    Self (archive footage)

  3. 1997

    Happy Birthday to John

    Self

  4. 1996

    The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

    Self - Lead Vocals

  5. The Beatles Story

    Self (archive footage)

  6. The Beatles Unauthorized

    Self (archive footage)

  7. Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary

    Self (archive footage)

  8. 1995
  9. You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'

    Self

  10. 1993

    Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live

    Self

  11. Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary

    Self

  12. 1992

    The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper

    Self (Archival Footage)

  13. 1991

    The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit

    Self (archive footage)

  14. 1990

    Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections

    Self

1980s

  1. 1988

    Imagine: John Lennon

    Self (archive footage)

  2. Ken Russell's ABC of British Music

    Self (archive)

  3. 1987
  4. 1986

    He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

    Self (archive footage)

  5. John Lennon: One to One Concert Live in New York

    Self (archive footage)

  6. Fun with the Fab Four

    Self (archive footage)

  7. 1985

    John Lennon: A Journey in the Life

    Self (archive footage)

  8. The Real Buddy Holly Story

    Self (archive footage)

  9. 1984

    Yoko Ono: Then and Now

    Self (archive footage)

  10. 1983

    When the Music's Over

    Self (archive footage)

  11. 1982

    The Compleat Beatles

    Self (archive footage)

  12. Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

    Self (archive footage)

  13. 1981
  14. This Is Elvis

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1970s

  1. 1979

    Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip

    Self (archive footage)

  2. 1978

    I Wanna Hold Your Hand

    Self (archive footage)

  3. 1977

    The Beatles at Shea Stadium

    Self

  4. Urgent ou à quoi bon exécuter des projets puisque le projet est en lui-même une jouissance suffisante

    Self

  5. The Day the Music Died

    Self

  6. 1975

    A Salute to Sir Lew Grade

    Self

  7. 1974

    Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles

    Self (archive footage)

  8. 1972

    Imagine

    Self

  9. The One to One Concert

    Self

  10. Eat the Document

    Self

  11. Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here

    Self

  12. 1971

    Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally

    Self

  13. Up Your Legs Forever

    Self - Last Legs/Self - credit narrator(uncredited)

  14. Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family

    Self

  15. Dynamite Chicken

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  16. 1970

1960s

  1. 1969

    Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

    Self

  2. 24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko

    Self

  3. The Beatles: Something

    Self

  4. The Beatles: Abbey Road

    Self - Vocals, Guitar

  5. Self-Portrait

    Self

  6. Bed Peace

    Self

  7. The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two

    Self (archive footage)

  8. The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three

    Self (archive footage)

  9. The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One

    Self (archive footage)

  10. 1968

    The Beatles Mod Odyssey

    Self

  11. Film No. 5

    Self

  12. Beatles Electroniques

    Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  13. The Beatles: Revolution

    Self

  14. Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

    Self

  15. The Movie Orgy

    Self (archive footage)

  16. 1967

    Magical Mystery Tour

    Self / Ticket Salesman / Magician with Coffee / Narrator

  17. Our World

    Self

  18. Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever

    Self

  19. 1966

    El Rey en Londres

    Self (archive footage)

  20. The Beatles: Live at Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany

    Self - The Beatles

  21. The Beatles: In Japan (7/1/1966)

    Self - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

  22. The Beatles: In Japan (6/30/1966)

    Self

  23. The Beatles - In Germany 24-26 June, 1966

    Self

  24. Reflections on Love

    Self (archive footage)

  25. 1965

    The Music of Lennon & McCartney

    Self (archive footage)

  26. The Beatles: Live in Paris

    Self

  27. The Beatles

    Self (vocals musical segments) (uncredited) · 39 episodes

  28. Doctor Who: The Chase

    Self (archive footage)

  29. Pop Gear

    Self

  30. 1964

    What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA

    Self - The Beatles Member

  31. The Beatles: Live in The Netherlands

    Self

  32. The Beatles Sing for Shell

    Self

  33. The Beatles in Australia

    Self

  34. Around the Beatles

    Self

  35. The Beatles: Live at the Washington Coliseum

    Self

  36. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York

    Self (archive footage)

  37. 1963

    The Beatles Come to Town

    Self

  38. The Beatles - Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool

    Self

  39. The Mersey Sound

    Self

  40. 1962
  41. 1961

No release date

  1. The Beatles - 1967-1970

    Self (archive footage)

  2. Building the Beatles

    Self (Archive Footage)

Thanked in the credits2

2010s

  1. 2014

    Lennon or McCartney

    Thanks

2000s

  1. 2009

    Project 9: The Making of The Beatles: Rock Band

    Thanks