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Henry Rollins

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Henry Garfield started singing in the DC punk band State of Alert before changing his name and becoming a legendary punk figure as frontman for Black Flag and his own Rollins Band. Rollins performs and records spoken word and writes books for his own publishing company (he has about ten). He got his start acting in a short by underground artist Raymond Pettibon... See full bio »

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Henry Lawrence Garfield
in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Hide HideActor (44 titles)
2013 He Never Died (pre-production)
Jack (rumored)
 
2013 Hawaii Five-0 (TV series)
Ray Beckett
– Ho'opio (2013) … Ray Beckett
 
2012 In the House of Flies
The Voice
 
2012 Dark Prophet (TV series)
Gen. Adam Luther
– Pilot (2012) … Gen. Adam Luther
 
2011 The Paul Reiser Show (TV series)
Henry
– The Playdate (2011) … Henry
 
2011 Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (video)
Kilowog (voice)
 
2010-2011 Adventure Time (TV series)
Bob Rainicorn / Cookie Man
– Her Parents (2011) … Bob Rainicorn (voice)
– The Enchiridion! (2010) … Cookie Man (voice)
 
2010 Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV series)
Robotman
– The Last Patrol! (2010) … Robotman (voice)
 
2009 Sons of Anarchy (TV series)
AJ Weston
– Na Triobloidi (2009) … AJ Weston
– The Culling (2009) … AJ Weston
– Service (2009) … AJ Weston
– Fa Guan (2009) … AJ Weston
– Potlatch (2009) … AJ Weston
See all 10 episodes »
 
2009 H for Hunger
 
2009 Suck
Rockin' Roger
 
2009 The Ballad of G.I. Joe (video short)
Duke
 
2009 The Devil's Tomb
Fulton
 
2009 American Dad! (TV series)
Trucker
– Chimdale (2009) … Trucker (voice)
 
2007 Californication (TV series)
Radio Show Host
– LOL (2007) … Radio Show Host
 
2007 Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (video)
Dale Murphy
 
2007 Odd Job Jack (TV series)
Larry
– Insecticidal Tendencies (2007) … Larry
 
2006 Shorty McShorts' Shorts (TV series)
Skylar
– Boyz on da Run: Part 3 (2006) … Skylar (voice)
– Boyz on da Run: Part 2 (2006) … Skylar (voice)
– Boyz on da Run: Part 1 (2006) … Skylar (voice)
 
2006 Live Freaky Die Freaky (voice)
 
2006 Lies & Alibis
Putty
 
2005 Feast
Coach
 
2005 Shock & Awe: The Tour (video)
 
2004 Teen Titans (TV series)
Johnny Rancid
– Can I Keep Him? (2004) … Johnny Rancid (voice)
– Fractured (2004) … Johnny Rancid (voice)
 
2003 A House on a Hill
Arthur
 
2003 Bad Boys II
TNT Leader
 
2003 Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter (Video Game)
Main Character (voice)
 
2002 The Drew Carey Show (TV series)
Mr. Jericho - E-Bay Ass Kicking Guy
– Hickory Dickory... Double Date (2002) … Mr. Jericho - E-Bay Ass Kicking Guy
 
2002 The New Guy
Warden
 
2002 Psychic Murders (video)
Johnny Miracle
 
2001 Time Lapse (video)
Gaines
 
2001 Morgan's Ferry
Monroe
 
2001 Scenes of the Crime
Greg
 
1999-2001 Batman Beyond (TV series)
Mad Stan
– Countdown (2001) … Mad Stan (voice)
– Eyewitness (2000) … Mad Stan (voice)
– Rats (1999) … Mad Stan (voice)
 
2000 Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (video)
Benjamin Knox (voice) / Bonk (voice)
 
2000 Desperate But Not Serious
Bartender
 
1998 Jack Frost
Sid Gronic
 
1998 Welcome to Paradox (TV series)
Dr. Ovid Brazil
– All Our Sins Forgotten (1998) … Dr. Ovid Brazil
 
1997 Oddville, MTV (TV series)
– Episode dated 23 July 1997 (1997)
 
1997 Lost Highway
Guard Henry
 
1995 Heat
Hugh Benny
 
1995 Johnny Mnemonic
Spider
 
1994 The Chase
Officer Dobbs
 
1990 Kiss Napoleon Goodbye
Jackson
 
1985 The Right Side of My Brain (short)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (11 titles)
2006 Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone (documentary) (performer: "Judy Is A Punk", "Commando", "Blitzkrieg Bop")
 
2005 The Work of Director Anton Corbijn (video documentary) (performer: "Liar")
 
2003 Futurama (TV series)
– Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV (2003) (writer: "TV Party")
 
2002 Robbery Homicide Division (TV series)
– Wild Ride (2002) (writer: "One Shot")
 
2002 Jackass: The Movie (documentary) ("Drinking And Driving" / as Henry Garfield)
 
1995-1997 Beavis and Butt-Head (TV series)
– Shortcuts (1997) (performer: "Disconnect")
– Top o' the Mountain (1995) (performer: "Disconnect")
 
1995 Johnny Mnemonic (writer: "I SEE THROUGH")
 
1994 PCU (writer: "Drinking and Driving" / as Henry Garfield)
 
1993 Freaked (writer: "Freaked" / performer: "Freaked")
 
1993 Body Snatchers (writer: "YOU DIDN'T NEED")
 
1990 Pump Up the Volume (performer: "Kick Out The Jams")
 
Show ShowWriter (8 titles)
2007 Henry Rollins: Uncut from Israel (TV documentary)
 
2006 The Henry Rollins Show (TV series)
 
2006 Henry Rollins: Uncut from NYC (TV movie)
 
2005 Shock & Awe: The Tour (video) (uncredited)
 
2005 Henry Rollins: Shock & Awe (video)
 
2004 Henry Rollins: Live at Luna Park (video)
 
2001 Henry Rollins: Up for It (video documentary)
 
1994 Ten Monologues from the Lives of the Serial Killers (writings)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2005 Shock & Awe: The Tour (video) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (119 titles)
2012 Dude! Where's My Music? (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 Brand X with Russell Brand (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.8 (2013) … Himself
 
2012 My Career as a Jerk (documentary)
 
2012 Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Who Shot Rock & Roll: The Film (documentary short)
Himself
 
2012 A Band Called Death (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Jobriath A.D. (documentary)
Narrator
 
2012 We Who Wait: The Adverts & TV Smith (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.11 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 The Project (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 April 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Bad Brains: A Band in DC (documentary)
 
2012 West of Memphis (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Bloodied But Unbowed: Uncut (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die (TV series documentary)
Himself - Actor, Writer and Musician
– The Boy Who Loves Jesus Grows Up (2011) … Himself - Actor, Writer and Musician
– Life After Donkey Kong (2011) … Himself - Actor, Writer and Musician
 
2011 Looking for Lenny (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Snake Underworld (TV movie)
Himself - Host (also archive footage)
 
2011 God Bless Ozzy Osbourne (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Shields (TV special)
Himself - Narrator
 
2011 Chelsea Lately (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #5.38 (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 Last Fast Ride: The Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess (documentary)
 
2010 National Geographic Explorer (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Born to Rage? (2010) … Himself
 
2007-2010 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 December 2010 (2010)
– Episode dated 10 May 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2010 Music (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Sounds Like a Revolution (documentary)
 
2010 Search and Destroy: Iggy & The Stooges' Raw Power (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 The 7PM Project (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.187 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Barbershop Punk (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 RuPaul's Drag Race (TV series)
Himself - Guest Judge
– Rocker Chick (2010) … Himself - Guest Judge
 
2010 Clockwork Orange County (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Free Radio (TV series)
Himself
– Earthquake (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 William Shatner's Gonzo Ballet (documentary)
 
2008 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (TV movie)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2008 Henry Rollins Uncut: New Orleans (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Urban Struggle: The Battle of the Cuckoo's Nest (video documentary)
 
2008 Tracks (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 March 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The Joy of Lex (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 More Blood, More Guts: The Making of 'Wrong Turn 2' (video documentary short)
Himself / Dale Murphy
 
2007 Making Gore Look Good (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Students of 'The Graduate' (video short)
Himself
 
2007 The Seduction (video short)
Himself
 
2006-2007 The Henry Rollins Show (TV series)
Himself - Host
– The Stooges (2007) … Himself - Host
– John Waters/The Mars Volta (2007) … Himself - Host
– Ben Stiller/Ryan Adams (2007) … Himself - Host
– Marilyn Manson/Peaches (2007) … Himself - Host
– William Shatner/Peeping Tom (2007) … Himself - Host
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2007 Punk's Not Dead (documentary)
Himself - Black Flag, SOA
 
2007 Henry Rollins: Uncut from Israel (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Into the Night with... (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Shirin Neshat und Henry Rollins (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and the Gun Club (documentary)
Gun Club Producer
 
2006 The Drug Years (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Teenage Wasteland (2006) … Himself
– Just Say No! … Himself
 
2006 Howard Stern on Demand (TV series)
Himself
– Best of 04/17-04/21, 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Henry Rollins/Staff Fight (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Henry Rollins: Uncut from NYC (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 American Hardcore (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 2006 Independent Spirit Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Ultimate Film Fanatic (TV series)
Himself - Judge
 
2005 The Work of Director Anton Corbijn (video documentary)
Himself (segment "Liar")
 
2005 Punk: Attitude (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Dinner for Five (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.7 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Project Greenlight 3 (TV series)
Himself
 
2005 We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 HARDtalk Extra (TV series)
Himself
– Henry Rollins (2005) … Himself
 
2005 I Love the '90s: Part Deux (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of 'Walk the Line' (TV documentary short)
Himself - Musician
 
2005 Henry Rollins: Shock & Awe (video)
Himself
 
2004 Henry's Film Corner (TV series)
Himself - Host
 
2004 Def Jam Fight for NY (Video Game)
Himself (voice)
 
2004 Totally Gayer (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Bone Thugs n Harmony: The Collection Volume 2 (video documentary)
Himself (segment "War")
 
2004 Super Secret Movie Rules (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Sports Underdogs (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Henry Rollins: Live at Luna Park (video)
Himself
 
2004 Deathdealer: A Documentary (documentary short)
Vincent
 
2004 Jackass: Volume Two (video)
 
2003 I Love the '80s Strikes Back (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 1989 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Boyz Up Unauthorized (documentary short)
Henry Rollins
 
2003 50 Sexiest Video Moments (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 I Love the '80s (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 1984 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Jackass: The Movie (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Full Metal Challenge (TV series)
Presenter (host)
 
2002 The Making of 'Jackass: The Movie' (TV special documentary short)
Himself
 
2001-2002 Night Visions (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Patterns (2002) … Himself - Host
– Voices (2002) … Himself - Host
– Cargo (2002) … Himself - Host
– Switch (2002) … Himself - Host
– Harmony (2002) … Himself - Host
See all 22 episodes »
 
2002 One-Hit Wonders (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 May 2002 (2002) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 May 2002 (2002) … Himself
– Episode dated 7 May 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Politically Incorrect (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 April 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2001 Henry Rollins: Up for It (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Howard Stern (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 October 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Henry Rollins, Your Number Is One (video short)
Himself
 
1994-2001 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode #9.112 (2001) … Himself
– Episode #3.275 (1995) … Himself
– Episode #3.233 (1995) … Himself - Guest
– Episode #3.110 (1994) … Himself
– Episode #3.109 (1994) … Himself
 
2001 25 Years of Punk (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Dogtown and Z-Boys (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Human Journey (TV series)
Himself - Narrator (2000)
 
2000 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - Member, Black Flag (as Black Flag)
 
2000 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2000 My Generation (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Turn Ben Stein On (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 August 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
1999 The Panel (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.39 (1999) … Himself
 
1998 You Saw Me Up There
Himself
 
1998 Sin City Spectacular (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.8 (1998) … Himself
 
1997 Platinum (TV movie)
Himself at the Cocktail
 
1997 The Rodman World Tour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 January 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Henry Rollins, Easter Sunday (video documentary short)
Henry Rollins
 
1997 VH1 Legends (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– The Doors (1997) … Narrator
 
1997 Behind the Music (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– The Doors (1997) … Narrator (voice)
 
1996 Unsolved Mysteries (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.25 (1996) … Himself
 
1995 State of the Union: Undressed (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 Woodstock '94 (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Dennis Miller Live (TV series)
Himself
– Anger (1994) … Himself
 
1994 Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 April 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1994 Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey
Himself
 
1993 MTV Sports (TV series)
Himself - Rant and Rave
– Episode dated 12 October 1993 (1993) … Himself - Rant and Rave
 
1993 Unplugged (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Spoken Word 1 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 The Word (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.14 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 No Age, New York
Himself
 
1992 Rollins: Talking from the Box
Himself
 
1991 Reality 86'd (documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Words in Your Face (TV short)
Himself
 
1989 Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets (documentary)
Himself
 
1984 Black Flag Live (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 The Slog Movie (documentary)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2005 Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Poetry book: "End of Silence". See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 5 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | 3 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Henrietta Collins | Black Flag

Height:

5' 9½" (1.77 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Want a good body? Work at it. Want to be a success? Work at it. Want to be truly exceptional? Be a touch insane . . . You need a little bit of insanity to do great things. See more »

Trivia:

In 2010, he traveled to such places as Senegal, Mali, Ireland, China, North Korea, Mongolia, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Vietnam, the United Arab Emirates, Uganda, and South Sudan. See more »

Trademark:

Insightful, often brutally outspoken See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Aquarius