- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 6, 1956
- Place of Birth
- Oakland, California, USA
Peter Buck
Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. He also plays the banjo and mandolin on several R.E.M. songs. Throughout his career with R.E.M. (1980–2011), as well as during his subsequent solo career, Buck has also been at various times an official member of numerous 'side project' groups. These groups included Arthur Buck (with Joseph Arthur), Hindu Love Gods, The Minus 5, Tuatara, The Baseball Project, Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3, Tired Pony, The No-Ones and Filthy Friends, each of which have released at least one full-length studio album. Additionally, the experimental combo Slow Music (which also features Fred Chalenor, Hector Zazou, Matt Chamberlain, Robert Fripp, and Bill Rieflin) have released an official live concert CD. Another side project group called Full …
Filmography
tvTFI Unplugged
2026 · Self (Archive Footage)
Singing Earth
tvSinging Earth
2025 · Himself
movieWeirdo: The Story of Five Eight
2024 · Self
movieR.E.M. - Monster
2019 · Himself
movieR.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed
2017
movieR.E.M. - Automatic for the People
2017 · Electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, dulcimer, bouzouki
movieR.E.M. - Out Of Time
2016 · Gitarre
movieR.E.M. by MTV
2014 · Himself
movieR.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions
2014
movieBasically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton
2012 · Self
movieR.E.M. at the BBC
2012 · Performer
movieR.E.M. Live from Austin, TX
2010
movieDo It Again
2010 · Self
movieR.E.M.: This Is Not a Show - Live at the Olympia in Dublin
2009
movieThe Fleshtones: Pardon Us for Living But the Graveyard Is Full
2009 · Himself
movie6 Days
2008
movieRobyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects
2008 · Himself
movieR.E.M. Live
2007 · Guitarist
movieSlacker Uprising
2007 · Self
movieR.E.M.: When the Light is Mine
2006
tvThe Colbert Report
2005 · Self
movieSesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieR.E.M. : Perfect Square
2004 · Guitar
movieFallen Angel: Gram Parsons
2004 · Self - R.E.M.
movieR.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
2003 · Himself
movieR.E.M.
2002 · Himself
movieR.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
2001
tvBoston Public
2000 · Self
movieR.E.M.: A Stirling Performance
2000 · Himself
movieMan on the Moon
1999 · Original Music Composer
R.E.M.: This Way Up
movieR.E.M.: This Way Up
1999 · Himself
movieR.E.M. - Falls to Climb
1999 · Himself
movieR.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/18
1998
movieR.E.M.: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre 1998/10/17
1998
tvParkinson
1998 · Self
movieNew Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film
1996 · Self
movieR.E.M.: Road Movie
1996
movieTibetan Freedom Concert
1996 · Self
movieR.E.M.: Rough Cut
1995 · Himself
movieR.E.M.: Parallel
1995 · Himself
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Musical Guest
R.E.M. - This Film Is On
movieR.E.M. - This Film Is On
1991 · Himself
movieMTV's 10th Anniversary Special
1991 · Self
movieR.E.M.: MTV Unplugged
1991
movieR.E.M: Shocking Club, Milan, Italy
1991
movieR.E.M. Tourfilm
1990 · Himself
movieR.E.M.: Pop Screen
1990
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Peter Buck (voice)
tvMTV Unplugged
1989 · Self
movieAthens, GA Inside/Out
1987 · Himself
movieR.E.M.: Succumbs
1987 · Self
movieR.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater
1985
tvMTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self
movieLeft of Reckoning
1984
movieR.E.M.: Live at the Raleigh Underground
1982
tvAustin City Limits
1975 · Self
tvRockpalast
1974 · Self (guitar)