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Overview

Date of Death:
6 December 1988, Madison, Tennessee, USA more
Trivia:
Recorded many of his most famous hits from the 1950s with legendary guitarist... more
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Alternate Names:
Lefty Wilbury

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Actor, Self, Archive Footage
Soundtrack:
  1. "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" (1 episode, 2009)
        - Episode #1.2 (2009) TV episode (writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman" (uncredited)) (performer: "Oh, Pretty Woman" (uncredited))
  2. "Heroes" (1 episode, 2009)
    ... aka Heroes: Villains (USA: third season title)
        - Chapter Ten '1961' (2009) TV episode (writer: "Crying" (uncredited)) (performer: "Crying" (uncredited))
  3. The Other End of the Line (2008) (writer: "OH PRETTY WOMAN")
  4. Solo quiero caminar (2008) (writer: "Oh Pretty Woman")
    ... aka Just Walking (Europe: English title: festival title)
  5. W. (2008/I) (writer: "Claudette") (performer: "Claudette")
    ... aka Oliver Stone's W. (Germany: TV title)
    ... aka W. - Ein missverstandenes Leben (Germany: DVD title)
  6. "60/90" (1 episode, 2008)
        - La taquigrafia i la Viagra (2008) TV episode (writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman") (performer: "Oh, Pretty Woman")
  7. "Banda sonora" (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode #3.4 (2008) TV episode (writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman") (performer: "Oh, Pretty Woman")
  8. "Memòries de la tele" (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode #2.22 (2008) TV episode (writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman") (performer: "Oh, Pretty Woman")
  9. "Prison Break" (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka Prison Break: On the Run (Australia: second season title)
        - The Art of the Deal (2008) TV episode (writer: "Llorando")
  10. Crazy (2007/I) (performer: "Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)")
  11. American Gangster (2007) (writer: "Only The Lonely (Know the Way I Feel)")
  12. Repressions (2007) (writer: "Crying")
  13. Danny - Tähti ja tähtien tekijä (2007) (V) (writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman")
  14. "Mania" (1 episode, 2007)
        - Cine Mania (2007) TV episode (writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman")
  15. "7th Heaven" (2 episodes, 1996-2006)
    ... aka 7th Heaven: Beginnings (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka Seventh Heaven
        - And Thank You: Part 2 (2006) TV episode (writer: "You Got It") (performer: "Anything You Want", "You Got It")
        - Anything You Want (1996) TV episode (writer: "Anything You Want") (performer: "Anything You Want")
  16. "Parashat Ha-Shavua" (1 episode, 2006)
        - VaYechi (2006) TV episode (writer: "Llorando")
  17. Gymnaslærer Pedersen (2006) (writer: "Oh! Pretty Woman")
    ... aka Comrade Pedersen (International: English title)
    ... aka Pedersen: High-School Teacher (International: English title)
  18. Date Movie (2006) (writer: "Oh Pretty Woman") (performer: "Oh Pretty Woman")
  19. Stay (2006) (writer: "You Got It") (performer: "You Got It")
    ... aka Sleeping Dogs (UK)
    ... aka Sleeping Dogs Lie (USA: new title)
  20. William Eggleston in the Real World (2005) (performer: "In the Real World")
  21. Miss Montigny (2005) (writer: "Oh ! Pretty Woman")
  22. Man on Fire (2004) (writer: "Blue Bayou")
  23. "The Sopranos" (1 episode, 2004)
        - Rat Pack (2004) TV episode ("CRYING")
  24. "Shabatot VeHagim" (1 episode, 2004)
        - Gesher Tzar (2004) TV episode (writer: "BeEmet Mazal Tov")
  25. "Operación triunfo" (2 episodes, 2003)
    ... aka O.T. (Spain: promotional abbreviation)
        - Episode #3.13 (2003) TV episode (writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman")
        - Episode #3.5 (2003) TV episode (writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman")
  26. Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) (music: "Pretty Woman")
    ... aka Tomorrow May Never Come (USA: informal literal English title)
    ... aka Tomorrow May Not Be (USA: DVD box title)
  27. Dreamcatcher (2003) (writer: "Blue Bayou") (performer: "Blue Bayou")
  28. Hundtricket - The movie (2002) (performer: "Oh Pretty Woman")
    ... aka Hundtricket (Sweden: short title)
    ... aka The Dog Trick (International: English title)
  29. Bad Company (2002) (writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman")
    ... aka Ceská spojka (Czech Republic)
  30. Last Orders (2001) (performer: "Blue Bayou" (1961)) ("Blue Bayou" (1961))
    ... aka Letzte Runde (Germany)
  31. Mulholland Dr. (2001) (writer: "Crying" (Llorando))
    ... aka Mulholland Drive (France) (UK) (USA: closing credits title)
  32. "Futurama" (1 episode, 2001)
        - The Cyber House Rules (2001) TV episode (writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman") (performer: "Oh, Pretty Woman")
  33. Mädchen, Mädchen (2001) ("You Got It")
    ... aka Girls on Top (USA)
    ... aka Mädchen Mädchen! (Germany: DVD title)
  34. 100 Greatest Number One Singles (2001) (TV) (performer: "Pretty Woman")
  35. The Guilty (2000) (writer: "Crying")
    ... aka Coupable ou non-coupable (Canada: French title: TV title)

  36. Roy Orbison: The Anthology (1999) (V) (performer: "Only the Lonely", "Crying", "Pretty Woman", "Blue Bayou", "In Dreams")
  37. The Love Letter (1999) (writer: "Only The Lonely") (performer: "Only The Lonely")
  38. Paperback Hero (1999) (writer: "Cryin'", "Oh Pretty Woman", "Only the lonely") (performer: "Cryin'", "I Drove All Night", "Only the lonely")
  39. Kill the Man (1999) (writer: "Workin' For The Man") (performer: "Workin' For The Man")
  40. In Dreams (1999) (writer: "IN DREAMS") (performer: "IN DREAMS")
  41. "Ramat Aviv Gimmel" (1 episode, 1999)
        - Episode #5.2 (1999) TV episode (performer: "Pretty Woman")
  42. You've Got Mail (1998) (performer: "Dream")
  43. Little Voice (1998) (writer: "It's Over" (1964))
  44. Dance with Me (1998) (performer: "Dream Baby")
  45. A Cool, Dry Place (1998) (writer: "Claudette")
  46. Girls' Night (1998) (performer: "Oh, Pretty Woman", "Mean Woman Blues") ("Oh, Pretty Woman")
  47. Gravesend (1997) (writer: "Crying") (performer: "Crying")
  48. Gummo (1997) (writer: "Crying") (performer: "Crying")
  49. The End of Violence (1997) (performer: "You May Feel Me Crying")
    ... aka Am Ende der Gewalt (Germany: informal literal title)
    ... aka Am.Ende.der.Gew@lt. (Germany)
  50. Gypsy Magic (1997) ("California Blue")
  51. Star Trek: First Contact (1996) (performer: "Ooby Dooby")
    ... aka Star Trek VIII: First Contact (Australia) (USA: DVD box title)
    ... aka Star Trek 8 (USA: informal alternative title)
  52. The Sunchaser (1996) (writer: "So Young", "Blue Bayou", "Blue Rain") (performer: "So Young", "Blue Bayou", "Blue Rain")
  53. Dollywood: A Memory Worth Repeating (1996) (V) (writer: "Pretty Woman")
  54. Moonshine Highway (1996) (TV) (performer: "Go, Go, Go")
  55. "The Beatles Anthology" (1995) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
  56. Suolaista ja makeaa (1995) ("Kaunis nainen (Pretty woman)")
  57. Boys on the Side (1995) (writer: "You Got It")
    ... aka Avec ou sans hommes (France)
  58. Dumb & Dumber (1994) (writer: "Oh Pretty Woman") (performer: "Oh Pretty Woman")
    ... aka Dumb Happens
    ... aka Dumb and Dumber (USA: video box title)
  59. The Thing Called Love (1993) (writer: "WHAT KIND OF LOVE")
  60. Indecent Proposal (1993) (performer: "A Love So Beautiful") ("A Love So Beautiful")
  61. "Lo Kolel Sherut" (1 episode, 1993)
        - Episode #3.8 (1993) TV episode (writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman")
  62. That Night (1992) (performer: "DREAM BABY")
    ... aka One Hot Summer
  63. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (2 episodes, 1977-1992)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 22 May 1992 (1992) TV episode (writer: "Crying" (1961) (uncredited)) (performer: "Crying" (1961) (uncredited))
        - Episode dated 28 December 1977 (1977) TV episode (writer: "Blue Bayou")
  64. Only the Lonely (1991) (writer: "ONLY THE LONELY") (performer: "ONLY THE LONELY")
  65. "Only Fools and Horses" (1 episode, 1991)
        - Stage Fright (1991) TV episode (writer: "Crying")
  66. Pretty Woman (1990) (writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman") (performer: "Oh, Pretty Woman")

  67. Mystery Train (1989) (performer: "Domino")
  68. Checking Out (1989) (performer: "ONLY THE LONELY") ("ONLY THE LONELY")
  69. Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night (1988) (TV) (writer: "Only The Lonely", "Blue Bayou", "Leah", "Running Scared", "Uptown", "In Dreams", "Crying", "Go, Go, Go (Down The Line)", "Claudette", "It's Over", "Oh, Pretty Woman")
  70. Running on Empty (1988) (writer: "Oh Pretty Woman")
  71. Satisfaction (1988) ("Talk to Me")
    ... aka Girls of Summer (Canada: English title)
  72. Less Than Zero (1987) (writer: "Life Fades Away") (performer: "Life Fades Away")
  73. Hiding Out (1987) (writer: "Crying") (performer: "Crying")
    ... aka Adult Education (USA: alternative title)
  74. Blue Velvet (1986) (writer: "In Dreams") (performer: "In Dreams")
  75. Insignificance (1985) (music: "Wild Hearts") (performer: "Wild Hearts") (producer: "Wild Hearts")
  76. Weird Science (1985) (writer: "OH, PRETTY WOMAN")
  77. "Austin City Limits" (1 episode, 1983)
        - Roy Orbison (1983) TV episode (performer: "Only The Lonely", "Dream Baby", "In Dreams", "Mean Woman", "Blue Angel", "Lana", "Blue Bayou", "Leah", "Candy Man", "Cryin'", "Oooby Dooby", "Hound Dog", "Working for the Man", "Down The Line", "It's Over", "Pretty Woman", "Running Scared")
  78. Roadie (1980) (writer: "That Lovin' You Feelin' Again") (performer: "That Lovin' You Feelin' Again", "Eyes Of Texas")

  79. "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
        - Steve Martin/Jackson Browne (1977) TV episode (writer: "Oh, Pretty Woman")
  80. The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) (writer: "Blue Bayou") (performer: "Blue Bayou")
  81. Roy Sings Orbison (1975) (TV) (writer: "Only the Lonely (Know The Way I Feel)", "Crying", "Blue Bayou", "Running Scared", "In Dreams", "It's Over", "Oh, Pretty Woman") (performer: "Only the Lonely (Know The Way I Feel)", "Crying", "Penny Arcade", "Blue Bayou", "Running Scared", "Candy Man", "In Dreams", "Mean Woman Blues", "It's Over", "Oh, Pretty Woman")
  82. Zigzag (1970) (performer: "Zig Zag")
    ... aka False Witness (UK)
    ... aka Zig Zag
    ... aka Zig-Zag
  83. "The Johnny Cash Show" (2 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - Episode #1.26 (1970) TV episode (writer: "Cryin'") (performer: "Cryin'")
        - Episode #1.15 (1969) TV episode (writer: "Cryin'", "Pretty Woman") (performer: "Cryin'", "Pretty Woman")

  84. 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee (1969) (TV) (writer: "Go, Go, Go (Down The Line)")
  85. The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967) (writer: "The Fastest Guitar Alive", "Pistolero", "Good Time Party", "River", "Whirlwind", "Medicine Man", "Rollin' On") (performer: "The Fastest Guitar Alive", "Pistolero", "Good Time Party", "River", "Whirlwind", "Medicine Man", "Rollin' On")
  86. Un callejón sin salida (1965) (writer: "Ay Preciosa (Pretty Woman)")
Actor:
  1. The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967) .... Johnny Banner
Self:
  1. The True History of the Traveling Wilburys (2007) (V) (as Lefty Wilbury) .... Himself
  2. Roy Orbison: Live from Australia 1972 (2005) (V) .... Himself

  3. Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night (1988) (TV) .... Himself
  4. The 30th Annual Grammy Awards (1988) (TV) .... Himself
  5. She's Having a Baby (1988) (uncredited) .... Himself
  6. Chuck Berry Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (1987) .... Himself - DVD only
  7. "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself - Musical Guest (1 episode, 1987)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
        - Dennis Hopper/Roy Orbison (1987) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest
  8. "Wogan" (1 episode, 1985)
    ... aka The Wogan Years (UK: repeat compilations title)
        - Episode dated 12 June 1985 (1985) TV episode
  9. "Just Our Luck" .... Himself (1 episode, 1983)
    ... aka Just My Luck
        - Something Alien This Way Comes (1983) TV episode .... Himself
  10. "Austin City Limits" .... Himself (1 episode, 1983)
        - Roy Orbison (1983) TV episode .... Himself
  11. "SCTV Network 90" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
    ... aka SCTV Comedy Network (USA: new title)
    ... aka SCTV Network (USA: new title)
        - Pledge Week (1981) TV episode .... Himself
  12. "The Dukes of Hazzard" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
        - The Great Hazzard Hijack (1981) TV episode .... Himself
  13. Roadie (1980) .... Himself
  14. "The Midnight Special" .... Himself - Guest Host (2 episodes, 1974-1980)
        - Episode dated 16 May 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
        - Episode dated 15 February 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host
  15. "Pink Lady" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
    ... aka Pink Lady and Jeff
        - Episode #1.6 (1980) TV episode .... Himself
  16. Nashville Remembers Elvis on His Birthday (1980) (TV) .... Himself

  17. The Johnny Cash Christmas Special (1977) (TV) .... Himself
  18. "Saturday Night at the Mill" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
        - Episode #2.1 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
  19. Roy Sings Orbison (1975) (TV) .... Himself
  20. "The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club" (1974) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes, 1974)
    ... aka At the Wheeltappers (UK: fourth season title)
  21. "The Golden Shot" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1970-1972)
        - Episode dated 9 July 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 8 May 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 7 June 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
  22. "The Johnny Cash Show" .... Himself (4 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - Episode #2.13 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.26 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.15 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.3 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  23. "Stars on Sunday" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode dated 30 August 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself

  24. "The London Palladium Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1966-1967)
        - Episode dated 1 January 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.12 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
  25. "Where the Action Is" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1966)
        - Episode #2.232 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.215 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.194 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
  26. "Bandstand" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1963-1966)
    ... aka AB (USA: short title)
    ... aka American Bandstand (USA: new title)
    ... aka American Bandstand 1966 (USA: ninth season title)
    ... aka New American Bandstand 1965 (USA: new title)
    ... aka VH1's Best of American Bandstand (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode #9.39 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #6.232 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
  27. "Ready, Steady, Go!" .... Himself (5 episodes, 1963-1966)
        - Episode #3.30 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.25 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.24 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.38 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.6 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
  28. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself - Audience Bow / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #18.31 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Audience Bow
        - Episode #18.3 (1964) TV episode .... Singer
  29. "Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium" .... Himself - Top Of The Bill (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka Sunday Night at the London Palladium (UK: short title)
        - Episode #10.22 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Top Of The Bill
  30. "Thank Your Lucky Stars" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1963-1965)
        - Episode #7.22 (1965) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #5.32 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #5.4 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
  31. "Shindig!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
        - Episode #1.5 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  32. The Roy Orbison Show (1964) (TV) .... Himself
  33. "The Dick Clark Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show (USA: alternative title)
        - Episode #3.46 (1960) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Light My Fire (2009) (V) .... Himself
  2. The Big O in Britain (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  3. "60/90"
        - La taquigrafia i la Viagra (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "Banda sonora"
        - Episode #3.4 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  5. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (2007) .... Himself
  6. Duet Impossible (2006) (TV) .... Performer
  7. "80s"
        - Episode #1.2 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  8. Ed Sullivan's Rock 'n' Roll Classics, Vol. 4: Elvis & Other Rock Greats (2003) (V) .... Himself
  9. Lubbock Lights (2003) .... Himself
  10. George Harrison - Der sanfte Beatle (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  11. Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock'n'Roll (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  12. Roy Orbison: The Anthology (1999) (V) .... Himself
  13. In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story (1999) (TV) .... Himself
  14. The Life and Times of Roy Orbison (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  15. "The Beatles Anthology"
        - March '63 to February '64 (1995) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
  16. The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 2 (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  17. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"
        - Episode dated 22 May 1992 (1992) TV episode .... Himself
  18. The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  19. "Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll" (1991)
  20. "Saturday Night Live"
        - Kevin Kline/Bobby McFerrin (1988) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself


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Jason Priestley and Jennifer Connelly starred in music video for his song "I Drove All Night". Released in 1992, directed by Peter Care. more
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