- Known For
- Sound
- Born
- July 5, 1943
- Place of Birth
- Toronto, Ontario
- Died
- August 9, 2023
Robbie Robertson
Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) was a Canadian musician. He was lead guitarist for Bob Dylan in the mid-late 1960s and early-mid 1970s, guitarist and songwriter with the Band from their inception until 1978, and a solo artist. Robertson's work with the Band was instrumental in creating the Americana music genre. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as a member of the Band, and into Canada's Walk of Fame, with the Band and on his own. He is ranked 59th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitarists. He wrote "The Weight", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", and "Up on Cripple Creek" with the Band and had solo hits with "Broken Arrow" and "Somewhere Down the Crazy River", and many others. He was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award…
Filmography
tvMr. Scorsese
2025 · Self
movieKillers of the Flower Moon
2023 · Original Music Composer, In Memory Of
movieBuffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
2022 · Self
movieThe Dancing Man of L.A.
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)
2021
movieStronger Together, Tous Ensemble
2020 · Self
movieOnce Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
2020 · Self, Book
movieThe Irishman
2019 · Original Music Composer, Executive Music Producer
tvNative America
2019 · Self - Narrator (voice)
tvRumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
2019
tvElvis Presley: The Searcher
2018 · Self
movieRumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
2017 · Self
movieLennon or McCartney
2014 · Self (voice)
movieCharles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
2014 · Guitar
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Guest
movieThe Wolf of Wall Street
2013 · Executive Music Producer
movieEric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
2013 · Self
movieThe Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971
2013 · Chitarra Solista voce, Director
movieBob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
2012 · Self
movieCurse of the Axe
2012 · Narrator
movieAin't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
2010 · Self (archive footage)
movieReel Injun
2010 · Self
movieShutter Island
2010 · Music Supervisor
movieThe 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009 · Creative Consultant
movieEric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
2007 · Self
movieBuffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
2006 · Self
movieNo Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005 · Self (archive footage)
movieShakin All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s
2005 · Self
movieRonnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
2004
movieFestival Express
2003 · Self - The Band
movieWorld Tour 1966: The Home Movies
2003 · Self (archive footage)
movieGangs of New York
2002 · Executive Music Producer
movieRevisiting 'The Last Waltz'
2002 · Self
movieSalt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within
2002
Road Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson
movieRoad Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson
2001 · Self
movieSunset Strip
2000 · Executive Music Producer
movieWolves
1999 · Narrator (voice)
movieMaking a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
1999 · Self - Mohawk/Cayuga
movieClassic Albums: The Band - The Band
1997 · Self
tvClassic Albums
1997 · Self
movieAsteroids: Deadly Impact
1997 · Narrator
Dakota Exile
movieDakota Exile
1996 · Narrator
movieCasino
1995 · Music Consultant
movieRobbie Robertson: Going Home
1995 · Self
movieThe Crossing Guard
1995 · Roger
movieRobbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
1994 · Himself
The Native Americans: The Tribal People of the Northwest
movieThe Native Americans: The Tribal People of the Northwest
1994 · Music
movieWoodstock Diary
1994 · Self - The Band
movieJimmy Hollywood
1994 · Original Music Composer
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Musical Guest
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Musical Guest
movieMetallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992 · Self
movieGuitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Folk Rock Night
1991 · Himself
movieThe Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods
1991 · Host
movieOne World, One Voice
1990 · Self
movieMartin Scorsese Directs
1990 · Self, Music
tvMTV Rockumentary
1989
movieMovies Are My Life
1988 · Self
movieChuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
1987 · Self - DVD only
movieThe Color of Money
1986 · Original Music Composer
movieThe King of Comedy
1982 · Original Music Composer, Music Producer
movieRaging Bull
1980 · Additional Soundtrack
movieCarny
1980 · Patch, Producer, Writer
movieThe Last Waltz
1978 · Self, Producer
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Musical Guest
movieEat the Document
1972 · Self
movieYou Are What You Eat
1968
movieLife Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
— · Self (archive footage)
The Band: The Authorized Biography
movieThe Band: The Authorized Biography
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