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Ace Frehley

Ace Frehley

Actor · 1951–2025 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley was an American musician and songwriter best known as the former lead guitarist and founding member of the rock band KISS. Guitar World magazine ranked him as the 14th Greatest Metal Guitarist of All Time. His solos often incorporate the minor pentatonic scale and the use of vibratos. Frehley is also known for the use of many "whimsical" guitars, including a Gibson Les Paul guitar that emits smoke from the neck humbucker pickup and produces spinning pyrotechnics, and a custom Les Paul that emits light based on song tempo.

Acted in 44

2020s

  1. 2021

    Kiss: Destroyer - 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe

    Movie

2010s

  1. 2018

    Larger Than Life II

    Guitar, Vocals

  2. Larger Than Life

    Guitar, Vocals

2000s

  1. 2009

    KISS - THE LOST ALIVE 2 MOVIE

    Movie

  2. 2006

    VH1 Rock Honors

    TV

  3. Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night

    Movie

  4. 2005
  5. 2004

    The Best of KISS: 20th Century Masters

    Guitar, Vocals

  6. KISS - Love Gun

    Lead Guitar,Singing

  7. 2003

    KISS: VH1 Ultimate Albums - Alive!

    Movie

  8. Kiss: The Lost Concert

    Movie

  9. 2002

    KISS: The Videos 1974 - 2002

    Guitar, Vocals

  10. KISS : The Videos 1975-1998

    Movie

  11. 2001

    Kiss: Beyond the Makeup

    Movie

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. 1997

    Rock-A-Big Baby

    Ace Frehley

  3. Kiss [1997] Toledo

    Movie

  4. 1996
  5. Kiss: Unplugged

    Movie

  6. KISS: Reun1ting In Louisville

    Movie

1980s

  1. 1988

    Frehley's Comet: Live +4

    Guitar, Vocals

  2. 1981

    Kiss: The Elder Media Collection

    Movie

  3. 1980

    Kiss [1980] Sydney Australia

    Movie

1970s

  1. 1979

    Kiss [1979] The Return Of Kiss

    Movie

  2. Kiss [1979] A Visual Evolution 1973 - 1979

    Movie

  3. 1978

    Young Music Show

    TV

  4. KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

    Space Ace

  5. 1977

    Kiss: Live at The Summit

    Movie

  6. Kiss: Live in Tokyo

    Movie

  7. Kiss: Young Music Show

    Movie

  8. Kiss [1977] New York

    Movie

  9. Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit

    Movie

  10. 1976

    The Paul Lynde Halloween Special

    Movie

  11. Kiss [1976] Dressed For Cobo

    Movie

  12. Kiss - (Alive Tour) Cobo Hall Detroit, MI January 25,

    Lead Guitar

  13. Kiss [1976] Detroit 1976

    Movie

  14. 1975

    Kiss [1975] Midnight Special

    Movie

  15. Kiss - Winterland Or Hell

    Movie

  16. 1974

    Kiss [1974] Nothin' To Lose

    Movie

  17. Kiss [1974] Long Beach

    Movie

  18. 1973

    Kiss: Live At Coventry

    Movie

No release date

  1. KISS Live in Largo 20/12/77

    Movie

  2. KISS: Happy Halloween 1998

    Movie

Appearances29

2020s

  1. 2025

    Året var 1976

    Self (archive footage)

  2. From Tokyo to You

    Self - Archive Footage

  3. 2022

    Kiss: Through the Years

    Self · 11 episodes

  4. 2021

2010s

  1. 2017

    KISS och gitarristen som försvann

    Self - (archive footage)

  2. 2014

    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    Self

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. 2008

    That Metal Show

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

  3. 2007

    Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 3 (1992-2000)

    Self

  4. Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 2 (1978-1991)

    Self

  5. 2006

    Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 1 (1974-1977)

    Self

  6. 2004

    Rockthology 2

    Self (archive footage)

  7. When KISS Ruled the World

    Himself

  8. 2002

    That '70s KISS Show

    Himself

  9. 2001

    A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas

    Himself (voice)

  10. KISS - Konfidential & X-Treme Close Up

    Himself

  11. Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy

    Self (uncredited)

  12. 2000

    Kiss [2000] The Last Kiss

    Himself

1990s

  1. 1998

    Kiss: The Second Coming

    Self

  2. 1994

    Kiss My Ass: The Video

    Self

  3. 1992

    Kiss: X-Treme Close Up

    Self

1970s

  1. 1976

    KISS: Destroys Anaheim

    Self

  2. Kiss: Live at the Houston Summit

    Self