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Joe Strummer (1952–2002)
Although best known as the outspoken front man for legendary punk rock group The Clash, Joe Strummer also carved out an interesting niche as an actor once the band broke up. The Clash formed in 1976, and along with the Sex Pistols spearheaded the British punk rock scene. By 1979, The Clash had broadened their musical horizons at a time when most ...
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Born:in Ankara, TurkeyDied:(age 50) in Broomfield, Somerset, England, UK |
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Soundtrack (195 credits)
Soundtrack (195 credits)
2018
Beat Shazam
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Episode #2.10
(2018)
... (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go")
- Episode #2.4
(2018)
... (writer: "London Calling")
2018
Nunca es tarde
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 30 March 2018
(2018)
... (writer: "Should I Stay Or Should I Go")
2018
Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Episode #9.2
(2018)
... (music: "Should I Stay or Should I Go")
2018
Golic and Wingo
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.26
(2018)
... (writer: "Rock the Casbah")
2016-2017
Stranger Things
(TV Series) (writer - 5 episodes)
- Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer
(2017)
... (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go")
- Chapter Four: Will the Wise
(2017)
... (writer: "This is Radio Clash")
- Chapter Seven: The Bathtub
(2016)
... (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go")
- Chapter Four: The Body
(2016)
... (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go")
- Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street
(2016)
... (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go")
Çukur
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2017) (music - 1 episode, 2017)
- Baslangiç
(2017)
... (lyrics: "Should I Stay Or Should I Go") / (music: "Should I Stay Or Should I Go")
2017
La Viola
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 29 April 2017
(2017)
... (writer: "London Calling")
2017
Good Morning Britain
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 29 March 2017
(2017)
... (writer: "Rock the Casbah" - uncredited)
2017
Match of the Day FA Cup
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- 2016/17 Fifth Round Replay: Manchester City vs. Huddersfield Town
(2017)
... (writer: "London Calling" - uncredited)
2017
One Hit Wonderland
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco
(2017)
... (writer: "London Calling")
2017
Death in Paradise
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Man Overboard: Part 1
(2017)
... (writer: "London Calling")
2016
Lucifer
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Homewrecker
(2016)
... (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go" - uncredited)
2016
Final Score
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #16.23
(2016)
... (writer: "London Calling" - uncredited)
2016
Tennis: Eastbourne
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- 2016: Thursday, Part 2
(2016)
... (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go" - uncredited)
2016
Formula 1: Ten Sport
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- 2016 Australian Grand Prix - Race Day
(2016)
... (writer: "Rock the Casbah")
2016
Ochéntame... otra vez
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Soy rebelde
(2016)
... (writer: "London Calling")
2016
Molly
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.1
(2016)
... (writer: "London's Burning")
2016
The Jump
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- 2016: Week 1
(2016)
... (writer: "London Calling" - uncredited)
2015
Patriot
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Milwaukee, America
(2015)
... (writer: "London Calling" - uncredited)
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Paul Rudd/Jon Glaser/Echosmith
(2015)
... (writer: "Rock the Casbah" - uncredited)
2014-2015
My Mad Fat Diary
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Who Is Stan Ford?
(2015)
... (writer: "Stupid Girl" - uncredited)
- Girls
(2014)
... (writer: "England's Irie" - uncredited)
2015
Inside No. 9
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The 12 Days of Christine
(2015)
... (writer: "Rock the Casbah")
2015
Pop Gold
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Hellraisers
(2015)
... (writer: "Janie Jones (Live)")
2014
Tu cara me suena mini - España
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.11
(2014)
... (writer: "Live While We're Young")
2014
I Need a Dodge! Joe Strummer on the Run
(Documentary) (performer: "15 Brigade") / (writer: "15 Brigade") / (writer: "Spanish Bombs", "1977" - as Strummer)
2014
Daily Ukulele
(TV Series short) (writer - 1 episode)
- London Calling - The Clash
(2014)
... (writer: "London Calling")
2014
Danny Baker Rocks... (A Bit)
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Eighties
(2014)
... (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go" - uncredited)
2011-2014
Top Gear
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Episode #21.1
(2014)
... (writer: "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" - uncredited)
- Episode #17.4
(2011)
... (writer: "Rock the Casbah")
2013
Por Ahora
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- ¿Qué preferís?
(2013)
... (writer: "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" - uncredited)
2000-2013
EastEnders
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Episode dated 31 October 2013
(2013)
... (writer: "Live While We're Young" - uncredited)
- Episode dated 2 March 2000
(2000)
... (writer: "Stupid Girl" - uncredited)
2013
Lilyhammer
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Millwall Brick
(2013)
... (writer: "Safe European Home")
2013
Rude Tube
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Rude'lympics
(2013)
... (writer: "White Riot" - uncredited)
2012
London Calling
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Every Picture Tells a Story
(2012)
... (writer: "London Calling" - uncredited)
- Fuck Art Let's Dance
(2012)
... (writer: "London Calling" - uncredited)
2012
The Hitchhiker
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Santa Monica Freeway
(2012)
... (writer: "Should I Stay Or Should I Go")
2012
New Girl
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Normal
(2012)
... (writer: "Death or Glory" - uncredited)
2012
White Heat
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Personal is Political
(2012)
... (writer: "London Calling" - uncredited)
2012
No me la puc treure del cap
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Festa i ball
(2012)
... (writer: "Should I Stay Or Should I Go")
2011
Treme
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Can I Change My Mind?
(2011)
... (writer: "I'm So Bored With The U.S.A." - uncredited)
2009-2011
Banda sonora
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Episode #7.2
(2011)
... (writer: "London Calling")
- Episode #5.19
(2009)
... (writer: "London Calling")
2010
Casal Rock
(TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes)
- El gran concert
(2010)
... (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go")
- La gira
(2010)
... (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go")
- Avis Road
(2010)
... (writer: "London Calling", "Should I Stay or Should I Go")
- Casal Punk
(2010)
... (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go")
2010
Warehouse 13
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Time Will Tell
(2010)
... (writer: "London's Burning" - uncredited)
2010
Der letzte Bulle
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Der verlorene Sohn
(2010)
... (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go")
2010
Hjernevask
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Foreldreeffekten
(2010)
... (writer: "London Calling")
2010
Grey's Anatomy
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Valentine's Day Massacre
(2010)
... (writer: "The Magnificent Seven" - uncredited)
2010
Chuck
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Chuck Versus the Nacho Sampler
(2010)
... (writer: "Rock the Casbah" - uncredited)
2009
Welcome to the 80's
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Postpunk und Neue Deutsche Welle
(2009)
... (writer: "What's My Name", "This Is England" (uncredited), "White Riot")
2009
Samantha Who?
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Other Woman
(2009)
... (writer: "Train in Vain" - uncredited)
2009
Dancing with the Stars
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #9.2
(2009)
... (writer: "Rock the Casbah" - uncredited)
2007-2009
Dancing with the Stars
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- Round Nine
(2009)
... (writer: "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" - uncredited)
- Round 1: Part 1
(2009)
... (writer: "Train In Vain" - uncredited)
- Round 3
(2007)
... (writer: "Rock the Casbah")
Californication
(TV Series) (1 episode, 2007) (writer - 1 episode, 2008)
- In a Lonely Place
(2008)
... (writer: "Janie Jones" - uncredited)
- Turn the Page
(2007)
... ("Coma Girl")
2008
20 to 1
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Music with a Message
(2008)
... (writer: "Rock the Casbah")
Uvolnete se, prosím
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2007) (music - 1 episode, 2007)
- Episode dated 9 November 2007
(2007)
... (lyrics: "Train in Vain") / (music: "Train in Vain")
Big Love
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes, 2006 - 2007) (performer - 1 episode, 2007)
- Take Me as I Am
(2007)
... (performer: "Midnight Jam" - uncredited) / (writer: "Midnight Jam" - uncredited)
- A Barbecue for Betty
(2006)
... (writer: "Get Down Moses")
2007
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
(Documentary) (performer: "The Brooding Sound Of Madness", "I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore", "Omotepe", "Filibustero", "A Rockin' World", "The Rose Of Erin") / (writer: "White Riot", "Rock the Casbah", "London's Burning", "I'm So Bored With The USA", "1977", "What's My Name", "Garageland", "White Man In Hammersmith Palais", "The Call Up", "Magnificent Seven", "London Calling", "Rock The Casbah", "Should I Stay Or Should I Go", "(In The) Pouring Rain", "Career Oportunities")
2006
ER
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Ames v. Kovac
(2006)
... (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go")
- Parenthood
(2006)
... (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go")
2005
American Dad!
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Stan of Arabia: Part 1
(2005)
... (writer: "Rock The Casbah" - uncredited)
2005
Bang Bang Orangutang
(writer: "Straight to Hell", "Train in Vain (Stand by Me)", "The Magnificent Seven", "London Calling")
2005
Entourage
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- I Love You Too
(2005)
... (writer: "Rock The Casbah" - uncredited)
- Oh, Mandy
(2005)
... (writer: "Complete Control" - uncredited)
2005
Punk: Attitude
(Documentary) (writer: "Know Your Rights" - as J Strummer) / (writer: "What's My Name", "Capital Radio", "White Man In Hammersmith Palais", "Clash City Rockers", "London's Burning", "London Calling", "Garageland", "White Riot", "Know Your Rights Dub" - as Strummer)
2004
Blackpool
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.5
(2004)
... (writer: "Should I Stay Or Should I Go?")
2004
Let's Rock Again!
(Documentary) (writer: "1977", "Arms Aloft", "Bhindi Bhagee", "Cool 'n' Out", "Get Down Moses", "Global a Go-Go", "Johnny Appleseed", "London's Burning", "Mega Bottle Ride", "Minstrel Boy", "Shaktar Donetsk", "Tony Adams", "Yalla Yalla" - as Strummer) / (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go", "Trash City")
2004
New Zealand Idol
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Top 3 Performance Show: 80's Hits
(2004)
... (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go")
2004
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #11.107
(2004)
... (writer: "Rock the Casbah" - uncredited)
2004
The Sopranos
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- In Camelot
(2004)
... (writer: "Rock the Casbah" - uncredited)
Subterranean
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2004) (writer - 1 episode, 2004)
- Stellastarr*
(2004)
... (performer: "Redemption Song") / (writer: "Redemption Song")
2003
Waking the Dead
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Walking on Water: Part 1
(2003)
... (writer: "Should I Stay Or Should I Go")
2002-2003
Gilmore Girls
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Keg! Max!
(2003)
... (writer: "White Riot" - uncredited)
- One's Got Class and the Other One Dyes
(2002)
... (writer: "London Calling" - uncredited)
2002
Gary Webb: In His Own Words
(Documentary short) (performer: "Redemption Song") / (writer: "Redemption Song")
2002
That '80s Show
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- After the Kiss
(2002)
... (writer: "This Is Radio Clash")
- Corey's Remix
(2002)
... (writer: "Rock the Casbah")
2001
Black Hawk Down
(arranger: "Minstrel Boy (Film Version)") / (producer: "Minstrel Boy (Film Version)")
2001
Me Without You
(writer: "White Riot" (1977), "White Man in Hammersmith Palais" (1979) - as Strummer)
2001
100 Greatest Number One Singles
(TV Special documentary) (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go")
2000
Daria
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Mart of Darkness
(2000)
... (writer: "Lost in the Supermarket")
2000
At Home with the Braithwaites
(TV Series) (1 episode)
- Episode #1.1
(2000)
... ("Stay Free", uncredited)
1999
That '70s Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Punk Chick
(1999)
... (writer: "I'm So Bored With the U.S.A.")
1999
Bravo Two Zero
(TV Movie) (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go", "London Calling", "Rock the Casbah")
1999
Queer as Folk
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.8
(1999)
... (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go")
1999
Playing the Field
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #2.3
(1999)
... (writer: "Stupid Girl" - uncredited)
1993-1998
Tohuwabohu
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- Historobohu (Tohu 1-7 bzw. 50)
(1998)
... (writer: "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" - uncredited)
- Montreux-Mix II
(1995)
... (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go" - uncredited)
- Folge 12 - Das Schlechteste aus Tohuwabohu
(1993)
... (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go" - uncredited)
1998
King of the Hill
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Nine Pretty Darn Angry Men
(1998)
... (writer: "Rock the Casbah" - uncredited)
1998
The Simpsons
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Natural Born Kissers
(1998)
... (writer: "Rock The Casbah")
1998
Friends
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The One with Ross's Wedding
(1998)
... (writer: "London Calling" - uncredited)
1997
This Life
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- One Bedding and a Funeral
(1997)
... (writer: "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" - uncredited)
1992-1997
Mystery Science Theater 3000
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- I Was a Teenage Werewolf
(1997)
... (writer: "London Calling" - uncredited)
- Revenge of the Creature
(1997)
... (writer: "Rock the Casbah" - uncredited)
- Space Travellers
(1992)
... (writer: "Should I Stay or Should I Go")
1997
Grosse Pointe Blank
(performer: "War Cry") / (producer: "War Cry") / (writer: "War Cry", "Rudie Can't Fail")
1979-1996
Top of the Pops
(TV Series) (writer - 5 episodes)
- Episode dated 21 March 1996
(1996)
... (writer: "Stupid Girl")
- Episode dated 4 September 1980
(1980)
... (writer: "Bankrobber")
- Episode dated 21 August 1980
(1980)
... (writer: "Bankrobber")
- Episode dated 3 January 1980
(1980)
... (writer: "London Calling")
- Episode dated 20 December 1979
(1979)
... (writer: "London Calling")
1994
Beavis and Butt-Head
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Right On
(1994)
... (writer: "Should I Stay or Shoul I Go? (Live)")
1990
I Hired a Contract Killer
("Burning Light", "Afro-Cuban Be-Bop", "Ned Your Love So Bad", "My Nerves", "Young Girl", "Suffering With The Blues") / (performer: "Body And Soul")
1988
Permanent Record
(performer: "Baby the Trans", "Nothin' 'Bout Nothin'", "Trash City", "Nefertiti Rock", "Cholo Vest") / (producer: "Baby the Trans", "Nothin' 'Bout Nothin'", "Trash City", "Nefertiti Rock", "Cholo Vest") / (writer: "Baby the Trans", "Nothin' 'Bout Nothin'", "Trash City", "Nefertiti Rock", "Cholo Vest")
1987
Straight to Hell
(performer: "Yakety Yak", "Ambush At Mystery Rock") / (writer: "Ambush At Mystery Rock", "Salsa Y Ketchup")
1986
First Among Equals
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.7
(1986)
... (writer: "London Calling" - uncredited)
1986
Sid and Nancy
(performer: "Love Kills", "Dum Dum Club") / (writer: "Love Kills", "Dum Dum Club")
1983
The US Festival
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- New Wave Day
(1983)
... (writer: "Know Your Rights", "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" - uncredited)
1982
Saturday Night Live
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Ron Howard/The Clash
(1982)
... (writer: "Straight To Hell", "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" - uncredited)
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I spoke to Paul Simon about this and he said, 'Hey man, before Graceland I was dead in the water. Nobody was checking my stuff.' So he's a realist. He had some barren years after stuff like One-Trick Pony, and out of the hat he pulled Graceland. So life is interesting: anything can happen. But you've got to be tough enough to take a spell in the wilderness, instead of hoping to be in the ... See more »Trivia:
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