Lou Reed

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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.

Known For

Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard

Maltazard (voice)

Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds

Maltazard (voice)

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest

Saturday Night Live

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Prozac Nation

Lou Reed

Moonage Daydream

Self (archive footage)

Blue in the Face

Man with Strange Glasses

Faraway, So Close!

Lou Reed

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

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