Daltrey, Roger 1944-

PERSONAL

Full name, Roger Harry Daltrey; born March 1, 1944, in Hammersmith, London, England; son of Harry and Irene Daltrey; married Jacqueline (Jackie) Rickman, 1964 (divorced, 1968); married Heather Taylor (a model), 1971; children: (first marriage) Simon; (second marriage) Rosie Lea, Willow Amber, Jamie; two other children.

Addresses:

Agent—Gold/Marshak/Liedtke & Associates, 3500 West Olive Ave., Suite 1400, Burbank, CA 91505; Talentworks, 3500 West Olive Ave., Suite 1400, Burbank, CA 91505; Conway Van Gelder Ltd., 18-21 Jermyn St., 3rd Floor, London, SW1Y 6HP, United Kingdom; Special Artists Agency, 9464 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 890, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Office—WEA/Atlantic, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10019-6908.

Career:

Actor, singer, composer, musical director, and producer. The Who (rock band, previously known as The Detours and High Numbers), lead singer, 1965—; recorded as a solo artist, 1983—; appeared in numerous television commercials, including Bulova Watches and American Express; previously worked as construction worker and sheet metal worker.

Awards, Honors:

Golden Globe Award nomination, best acting debut in a motion picture—male, 1976, for Tommy; Grammy Award nomination (with others), best music video, 1991, for The Who Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy; inducted (with The Who) into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, 1990; Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (with The Who), 1995; awarded Commander of the British Empire, 2005; inducted (with The Who) into UK Music Hall of Fame, 2005.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(With The Who) Monterey Pop, 1969.

(With The Who) Woodstock (also known as Woodstock-3 Days of Peace and Music), Warner Bros., 1970.

La Fete aujourd'hui, la fete demain, 1972.

Tommy Walker (title role), Tommy (also known as "Tommy" by The Who and The Who's "Tommy"), Columbia, 1975.

Himself, Ride a Rock Horse, 1975.

Franz Liszt, Lisztomania, Warner Bros., 1975.

(With The Who) The Kids Are Alright, New World, 1979.

Clive Jackson, The Legacy (also known as The Legacy of Maggie Walsh), Universal, 1979.

John McVicar (title role), McVicar, Crown International, 1980.

Himself, Profiles in Rock, 1981.

Himself, Concert for Kampuchea, 1981.

Himself, The Who Rocks America 1982, 1982.

(With The Who), Ready Steady Go, Volume 1, 1983.

Bitter Cherry, 1983.

Himself, Cool Cats—Twenty-five Years of Rock 'N' Roll Style, 1983.

Producer, Pop Pirates, 1984.

Roger, Murder: Ultimate Grounds for Divorce, 1984.

(With The Who), Ready Steady Go, Volume 2, 1985.

(With The Who), Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties (also.

known as Casey Kasem's Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties), 1986.

Himself, The Magic Years, Vol. 1 (also known as The Foundations), 1987.

Himself, The Magic Years, Vol. 2 (also known as Live Killers in the Making), 1987.

Himself, The Magic Years, Vol. 3 (also known as Crowded in Glory), 1987.

(With The Who), Rolling Stone: The First Twenty Years, 1987.

Jeb Macklin, The Little Match Girl, 1987.

The barrister, The Hunting of the Snark, 1987.

Colin, Gentry, 1987.

(With The Who), The Who: Who's Better Who's Best, 1988.

(With The Who), The Who Live at Giants Stadium, 1989.

Street singer, Mack the Knife (also known as The Threepenny Opera), 1989.

Keith Gibson, Cold Justice, 1989.

Terry Clark, Buddy's Song, 1990.

Himself, An Irish Evening: Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast, 1991.

Blade, If Looks Could Kill (also known as Teen Agent), 1991.

Voice of Barnaby, The Real Story of Happy Birthday to You, 1992.

The Who's Tommy, the Amazing Journey, 1993.

John T. Coles, Lightning Jack, 1994.

Himself, Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who (also known as Celebration: The Music of the Who and Daltrey Sings Townshend), 1994.

(With The Who), The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 3 (also known as Britain Invades, America Fights Back), 1995.

(With The Who), The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 4 (also known as Plugging In), 1995.

(With The Who), The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 6 (also known as My Generation), 1995.

Champions of the World, 1995.

Bad English I: Tales of a Son of a Brit, 1995.

(With The Who), The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (documentary), Abkco Films, 1996.

(With The Who), Listening to You: The Who at the Isle of Wight Festival (documentary), 1996.

(With The Who), Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival (documentary), Castle Music Pictures, 1997.

(With The Who), Legends: The Who (documentary), 1997.

Kelvin, Like It Is, First Run Features, 1998.

Classic Albums—The Who: Who's Next (documentary), ILC Music, 1999.

Himself, British Rock Symphony (documentary), WLIW-21, 1999.

Pixelon's iBash, Pax, 1999.

The Messiah XXI, Ndb TV, 2000.

My Generation, PolyGram, 2000.

The Who Live at the Royal Albert Hall, Image, 2000.

Rodney Marsh, Best, Optimum Releasing, 2000.

Nehemiah Peoples, Chasing Destiny, Artist View Entertainment, 2000.

The Chemical Wedding, 2001.

Ben, .com for Murder, Kinowelt, 2002.

One Who Day, Radical, 2002.

Argon the dragon, The Wheels on the Bus Video: Mango and Papaya's Animal Adventures (video), Starlight, 2003.

Tommy and Quadrophenia Live: The Who (video), Warner Music Vision, 2005.

Argon the dragon, The Wheels on the Bus Video: Mango Helps the Moon Mouse (video), Starlight, 2005.

The Who: Music in Review-The Moon Years (video), 2006.

Jimmy, Johnny Was, Sony, 2006.

My Generation: Who's Still Who, Spitfire, 2007.

Film Producer:

McVicar, Crown International, 1980.

Buddy's Song, 1990.

Film Executive Producer:

Quadrophenia, 1979.

Film Musical Director:

Quadrophenia, 1979.

Buddy's Song, 1990.

Television Appearances; Series:

One of the Boys, 1977.

Terry Clark, Buddy, 1986.

How to Be Cool, 1988.

Host, Extreme History with Roger Daltrey, History, 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Howard Storm, Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files (also known as Forgotten Prisoners), TNT, 1990.

Vlad/Jamie Blood, Vampirella, Showtime, 1996.

King Janos, Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula, 2000.

Surgeon's assistant, Trafalgar Battle Surgeon, Channel 4, 2005.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

William Dampier, Pirate Tales, 1997.

King Boric, The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (also known as Kampf der kobolde and Leprechauns), NBC, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Listening to You: the Who at the Isle of Wight, 1970.

Cucumber Castle, 1970.

Roger Daltrey, 1983.

Macheath, The Beggar's Opera, BBC, 1983, then PBS, 1984.

Dromios, The Comedy of Errors (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: "The Comedy of Errors"), BBC, then PBS, both 1984.

Live Aid, 1985.

Driving Force '86, 1986.

The Noel Edmonds Show, ABC, 1986.

Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties, 1986.

Rolling Stone Presents Twenty Years of Rock & Roll (also known as Rolling Stone: The First Twenty Years), 1987.

Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary: It's only Rock 'N' Roll, HBO, 1988.

(With The Who), MTV Rocumentary: The Story of the Who, 1988.

Fox Presents "Tommy" Performed by The Who, Fox, 1989.

Tommy Walker, Mr. Walker, Mrs. Walker, narrator, and specialist, The Who Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy, 1989.

Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin, 1991.

Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (also known as A Concert for Life: A Tribute to Freddie Mercury), 1992.

The Chieftains in Concert with Roger Daltrey and Nanci Griffith, PBS, 1992.

Voice of Barnaby the stableboy, The Real Story of Happy Birthday to You, HBO, 1992.

"Forever Ambergris," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1993.

(With The Who), The Who's Tommy, the Amazing Journey, Disney Channel, 1993.

Woodstock Diary, 1994.

The Who: Thirty Years of Maximum Rhythm and Blues, 1994.

The Tin Woodsman, The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True, TNT, 1995.

Roger Daltrey: The Music of The Who, Disney Channel, 1995.

Jimmy, Mastercard Masters of Music Concert for the Prince's Trust, 1996.

William Dampier, Pirate Tales, TBS, 1997.

British Rock Symphony, 1999.

ABC 2000, ABC, 1999.

Freddie Mercury, the Untold Story, 2000 and 2001.

Host, Rockstock, 2000.

(With The Who), Piped Dreams, 2000.

The Concert for New York City, VH1, 2001.

2001: The Year in Music, VH1, 2001.

The Rise of the Celebrity Class, BBC, 2004.

Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of ‘Smile’, Showtime, 2004.

Live 8, 2005.

Movie Music Mania, ITV, 2005.

Rock n' Roll Fantasy Camp, The Learning Channel, 2006.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, MTV 1st Annual Video Music Awards, MTV, 1984.

The American Music Awards, ABC, 1986.

3rd Annual DVD Exclusive Awards, FX Channel, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Shindig Goes to London: Part 2," Shindig!, 1965.

Popside, 1966.

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, 1967.

Beat-Club, 1967, 1968, 1969.

Top of the Pops, 1965-1981.

The John Denver Show, 1973.

Fracois Arconciel, "The Alchemist," Crossbow (also known as Guillaume Tell and William Tell), 1987.

Danny Bingham, "Can't Say N-N-No," Midnight Caller, 1991.

Hugh Fitzcairn, "The Hunters," Highlander, 1993.

Dalton, "Forever Ambergris," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1993.

Hugh Fitzcairn, "Star-Crossed," Highlander, 1995.

Tax, "Big Girls Don't Fly," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, 1996.

Hugh Fitzcairn, "Till Death," Highlander, 1996.

Colonel Angus Rickman, "The Exodus: Parts 1 & 2," Sliders, 1997.

Hugh Fitzcairn, "The Stone of Stone," Highlander, 1997.

Hugh Fitzcairn, "Unusual Suspects," Highlander, 1997.

Himself, "Pauline and Linda Get a Bite," Jobs for the Girls, 1997.

Wetten, dass …?, 1997.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1998.

"Keith Moon," Behind the Music, 1998.

Hugh Fitzcairn, "To Be," Highlander, 1998.

Hugh Fitzcairn, "Not to Be," Highlander, 1998.

Larry Moore, "Cracked Up," The Bill, 1999.

Nobby Clegg, "Between a Rock Star and a Hard Place," Rude Awakening, 1999.

Nobby Clegg, "Bosses, Burglars & Back Street Babes," Rude Awakening, 2000.

Nobby Clegg, "On the Rocks with a Twist of Limey," Rude Awakening, 2000.

Nobby Clegg, "Yes Sir, That's My Baby," Rude Awakening, 2000.

Nobby Clegg, "Untitled," Rude Awakening, 2000.

Voice of himself, "A Tale of Two Springfields," The Simpsons (animated), 2000.

Father Dennis Del Toro, Witchblade, TNT, 2001.

Mr. Wilkinson, That '70s Show, Fox, 2001.

Host, "Soul Man," Strange Frequency, VH1, 2001.

Madame Sesostris/Father Dennis Del Toro, "Hierophant," Witchblade, TNT, 2001.

Breakfast with Frost, BBC1, 2002.

Mr. Wilkinson, "That '70s Musical," That '70s Show, FOX, 2002.

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (also known as The Late Late Show), CBS, 2003.

"Pete Townshend: Can't Explain," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

Top Gear (also known as Top Gear Xtra), BBC, 2004 and 2006.

"The Priest & the Beast," The Mighty Boosh, BBC, 2005.

Mickey Dunn, "Living Legend," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S.I., CSI: Las Vegas, and Les Experts), CBS, 2006.

Parkinson, BBC, 2006.

Mick Keating, "Once Upon a Time on the Westway," The Last Detective, ITV, 2006.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Host/Devil, Strange Frequency, VH1, 2001.

Stage Appearances:

Scrooge, A Christmas Carol, Madison Square Garden, New York City, 1998.

Radio Appearances:

Judas, Jesus Christ Superstar, BBC, 1996.

RECORDINGS

Albums (with The Who):

Instant Party, 1965.

Ready Steady Who EP, 1965.

My Generation, 1965.

A Quick One (Happy Jack), 1966.

The Who Sings My Generation, Decca, 1966.

Happy Jack, Decca, 1967.

The Who Sell Out, Decca, 1967.

Live at Fillmore East, 1968.

Furious Prelude, 1968.

Magic Bus—The Who on Tour, Decca, 1968.

Tommy, Decca, 1969.

Live in Amsterdam, 1969.

The Who/The Strawberry Alarm Clock, 1969.

The Greatest Rock Sensation, 1970.

Live at Leeds, Decca, 1970.

Who's Next, Decca, 1971.

Meaty, Beaty, Big, and Bouncy (greatest hits), Decca, 1971.

Who Did It, 1971.

The Best of the Who, 1971.

Golden Double Album, 1971.

Exciting, 1971.

The Who Pop Giants, 1971.

Pop Heroes, 1971.

Collector's Item, 1972.

Tommy, Pt. 2, 1972.

Perfect Collection, 1973.

Quadrophenia, MCA, 1973.

Tales from the Who, 1974.

Magic Bus/My Generation, 1974.

Odds & Sods, MCA, 1974.

Who's Next/Odds & Sods, MCA, 1974.

A Quick One (Happy Jack)/The Who Sell Out, 1974.

Tommy (original soundtrack), Polydor, 1975.

The Who by Numbers, MCA, 1975.

Best of 1964-1974, 1975.

The Story of the Who, 1976.

Who Are You, MCA, 1978.

Musical Biography with Alison Steele, 1978.

The Kids Are Alright (original soundtrack), MCA, 1979.

Who Are You/Live at Leeds, 1980.

Face Dances, Warner Bros., 1981.

Filling in the Spaces, 1981.

Filling in the Gaps, 1981.

Phases, 1982.

It's Hard, Warner Bros., 1982.

Who's Next/Who by Numbers, 1982.

Live at Leeds/Who Are You, 1982.

Hooligans, MCA, 1982.

Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy/Who by Numbers, MCA, 1982.

Who's Greatest Hits, MCA, 1983.

Dance to Keep from Crying, 1983.

Rarities, Vol. 1: 1966-1968. 1983.

Rarities, Vol. 2: 1970-1973, 1983.

Who's Last, 1984.

Who's Missing, MCA, 1985.

The Who, 1985.

Two's Missing, Polydor, 1987.

This is My Generation, 1988.

Who's Better Who's Best, 1988.

American Tour 1973, 1989.

Live in Amsterdam, 1989.

Tommy Live, 1989.

Join Together, MCA, 1990.

Talkin' 'Bout Their Generation, Baktabak, 1993.

Rarities 1966-1972, Vol. 1-2, Polydor, 1994.

Quadrophenia Demos, 1994.

Thirty Years of Maximum R&B, MCA, 1994.

Live at Leeds, MCA, 1995.

My Generation: The Very Best of the Who, MCA, 1996.

Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, Legacy, 1996.

Who Are You, Polydor, 1996.

It's Hard, MCA, 1997.

Face Dances, MCA, 1997.

Music Must Change, 1998.

Who's Zoo Two!, 1998.

Closer to Queen Mary, 1998.

Woodstock, 1998.

20th Century Masters-The Millenium Collection: The Best of The Who, 1999.

BBC Sessions, 2000.

The Blues to the Bush, 2000.

The BBC Sessions, 2000.

High Numbered: More BBC and TV Sessions 1965-1970, 2001.

Who's Next, MCA, 2001.

Live at Leeds, MCA, 2001.

The Who Sell Out, 2002.

The Ultimate Collection, UTV, 2002.

My Generation, MCA, 2002.

Maximum Who: The Unauthorized Biography of the Who, 2002.

The Ultimate Collection, 2002.

Who's Next, MCA, 2003.

Singles, 2003.

Live at the Royal Albert Hall, Steamhammer, 2003.

Tommy, Geffen, 2003.

Ultimate Collection, 2003.

First Singles Box, Universal, 2004.

Singles Box, Vol. 1, Universal, 2004.

Then and Now: 1964-2004, 2004.

Put Downs and Sends-Ups Tour, 2004.

The Early Collection: Magic Bus,/Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy/Who's Missing, 2004.

Quick One (Happy Jack), Polygram, 2004.

Then and Now: 1964-2004. Geffen, 2004.

High Numbers Live: 1964, 2005.

Rarities, Vol. 1/Vol. 2, Universal, 2005.

A Quick One (Happy Jack), Classics FR, 2005.

A Quick One (Happy Jack), Classics FR, 2006.

Direct Hits, Classics FR, 2006.

Tommy, Universal, 2006.

Endless Wire, 2006.

I'm a Boy, Universal, 2006.

Special Box Set, 2006.

Wire & Glass, Polygon, 2006.

I'm a Boy/Exciting, 2007.

Also recorded Who's Missing (1965-72).

Albums (as a solo artist):

Daltrey, MCA, 1973.

Ride a Rock Horse, MCA, 1975.

Lisztomania (original soundtrack), A&M, 1975.

One of the Boys, MCA, 1977.

McVicar (original soundtrack), Polydor, 1980.

Best Bits (greatest hits), MCA, 1983.

Parting Should Be Painless, Atlantic, 1984.

Under a Raging Moon, Atlantic, 1985.

Can't Wait to See the Movie, Atlantic, 1987.

Rocks in the Head, 1992.

Albums (Other):

Recorded (with others) The Chieftans: An Irish Evening.

Videos:

Ride a Rock Horse, 1975.

The Kids are Alright, Pioneer, 1979.

Quadrophenia, 1979.

Tommy, 1982.

Who Rocks America, 1983.

Who's Better, Who's Best: The Videos, 1988.

Live: Featuring Rock Opera Tommy, Sony, 1991.

Thirty Years of Maximum R&B Live, MCA, 1994.

Who's Tommy: The Amazing Journey, Walt Disney Video, 1994.

The Rockers are Alright, 1994.

Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, 1998.

The Vegas Job: Reunion Concert Live in Vegas, 1999.

Classic Albums: The Who-Who's Next, 1999.

Who's Next, 2000.

Quadrophenia, 2001.

Live at the Royal Albert Hall, Image, 2001.

Host, The Who Weekend, VH1, 2002.

Brian Wilson: On Tour, Sanctuary, 2003.

The Old Grey Whistle Test: Vol 2, BBC, 2003.

Narrator, Yesspeak, Classic Pictures, 2003.

Early Years, 2004.

Tommy, Geffen, 2004.

The Who Live in Boston, Rhino, 2004.

The Singer and the Song, Ventura, 2004.

The Who: Live in Boston, WSM, 2004.

Tangled Up in Who, 2005.

Tommy and Quadrophenia: Live, Rhino, 2005.

Alan Meets Roger Daltrey, 2005.

Live from Toronto, Immortal, 2006.

Purple Hearts and Power Chords: The Who on Film 1965-1969, 2006.

The Moon Years, 2006.

Live from Toronto, 2006.

Quadrophenia Live, Rhino, 2006.

Tommy Live, Rhino, 2006.

In Their Own Words, Classic Rock Legends, 2006.

Music Box Biographical Collection, Music Video Box, 2006.

Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, Eagle Vision USA, 2006.

20th Anniversary Reunion Concert, Passport, 2006.

The Who: Live at Lyon, 2006.

The Who: The Vegas Job, Universal, 2006.

Music Videos:

Appeared in Barbra Streisand's "Emotion."

WRITINGS

Film Scores:

(Additional songs) Lisztomania, 1975.

(Uncredited) Quadrophenia, 1979.

(With The Who) The Kids Are Alright, 1979.

Buddy's Song, 1990.

(Additional songs) Chasing Destiny, 2000.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, July 12, 1996, pp. 13.

The Independent, July 7, 1994, pp. 25.

New York Times, December 8, 1993, pp. C2; September 16, 1998, pp. B2.

People Weekly, February 28, 1994, pp. 84.

Time, November 16, 1998, pp. 133.