Keith MoonFilmography

Born:: August 23, 1947 in London, England, UK
Occupation:: Actor, Executive Producer, Composer (Music Score), Supervisor/Manager
Biography:: Gangling, long-faced British drummer Keith Moon had been a member of the Beachcombers before joining The Who in 1964. Like the other members of that fabled hard-rock quartet, Moon made his first film appearances in a handful of rock-concert shorts and features. He inaugurated his brief movie...Read More

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My Generation: Who's Still Who

2008
Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who

Actors: Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Kenney Jones

Synopsis: Oscar-winning filmmaker Murray Lerner and co-director Paul Crowder draw on the essential themes of The Who's music and lyrics to craft a definitive audio-visual document of the influential band's timeless legacy. From their origins as a 1960s R&B cover band to their transformation into the band Read More

2007
Classic Rock Drum Solos

Actors: Carmine Appice

Synopsis: Classic Rock Drum Solos offers footage of some of the most impressive percussionists in history performing by themselves in the middle of concerts. Among the legendary performers on this release are Keith Moon, Ginger Baker, Gene Kripa, Carl Palmer, Gene Krupa, and over a dozen others. ~ Perry Read More

2007
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels

Synopsis: This comedy presentation by Frank Zappa features a behind the scenes look at the making of this video. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

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

Synopsis: The Who were one of the most exciting and original rock bands to come out of England in the 1960's, combining a distinctive and intelligent lyrical perspective with a music that was passionate and explosive. The Who: Who's Better, Who's Best is a video compilation that features performances of Read More

1988
Ready Steady Go, Vol. 2

Synopsis: One of a series of volumes containing tapes of live performances as seen on the fab British rock 'n roll TV show so popular in the 60s. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1985
Quadrophenia

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Phil Daniels, Mark Wingett, Philip Davis, Sting, Garry Cooper, Leslie Ash

Synopsis: This film version of the Who's rock opera {^Quadrophenia} makes a few tentative stabs at "explaining" the alienation of 1960s British working-class youth, but its major selling point is its nonstop rock-and-R&B musical score, including the hit single "Love Reign O'er Me." Phil Daniels (replacing Read More

1979
The Who: The Kids Are Alright

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Keith Moon

Synopsis: The classic rock group The Who are featured in this 1979 documentary about the career of the group. It is enhanced by rare footage of the performers, including a television interview with the later-deceased Keith Moon. Highlights include footage from many of the band's early performances. Among Read More

1979
Sextette

Actors: Mae West, Timothy Dalton, Dom DeLuise, Tony Curtis, Ringo Starr

Synopsis: Mae West (1892-1980) was perhaps the original comic sex goddess of American cinema. Originally a vaudeville performer, she became a national sensation following her 1926 Broadway show Sex, which she wrote, produced, directed and starred in. She continued to outrage the sensibilities of her time on Read More

1978
The Who: At Kilburn 1977

Actors: The Who

Synopsis: In 1977, while Jeff Stein was compiling The Kids Are Alright, his excellent documentary on legendary British rockers the Who, the filmmaker felt he lacked strong film footage of several classic Who tunes and wanted performances that would bring the picture up to date. With this in mind, Stein Read More

1977
All This and World War II

Actors: The Bee Gees

Synopsis: All This and World War II is a fascinating but singularly pointless "musical documentary". Virtually all the footage has been culled from the vaults of Fox Movietone News, and edited in a linear manner in order to visually trace the history of World War II. Complementing this priceless newsreel Read More

1976
Tommy

Crew: Composer (Music Score)

Actors: Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Roger Daltrey, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Jack Nicholson, Robert Powell

Synopsis: Tommy (Roger Daltrey) is a "deaf, dumb and blind kid" who retreats into himself after the death of his father. His mother, Nora (Ann-Margret), and stepfather Frank (Oliver Reed) take him to see a specialist (Jack Nicholson) but Tommy is apparently a hopeless case. That is, until Tommy discovers Read More

1975
Stardust

Actors: Rose Marie Klespitz, Rick Lee Parmentier, David Essex, Adam Faith, Larry Hagman, Rosalind Ayres

Synopsis: Stardust was the sequel to That'll be the Day, a 1973 film à clef about the rise of a Beatles-like rock group. Real-life rock star David Essex plays singer Jim Maclaine (read: John Lennon), whose sudden rise to fame has enriched him beyond his wildest dreams. His perspective and sense of values Read More

1974
Son of Dracula

Actors: Harry Nilsson

Synopsis: Freddie Francis' Son of Dracula, not to be confused with the 1943 film featuring Lon Chaney, Jr., is a minor curiosity, an attempt at a comedic, modern-day vampire story that is most notable for its eccentric casting and pop soundtrack. The title role is played by singer and songwriter Harry Nilsson Read More

1974
That'll Be the Day

Crew: Composer (Music Score), Supervisor/Manager

Actors: David Essex, Ringo Starr, Rosemary Leach, James Booth, Billy Fury

Synopsis: Long before Grease was even thought of, the British came out with That'll Be The Day, the story of a young man (David Essex) growing up in the dreary working-class world of Britain who comes of age and finds his proper outlet in the first outgrowths of the rock-and-roll world in Britain. This film Read More

1973
200 Motels

Actors: The Mothers of Invention, Theodore Bikel, Ringo Starr, Janet Ferguson, Lucy Offerall

Synopsis: Less a movie than a purposely crude series of musical vignettes and inside jokes for die-hard fans, Frank Zappa informs viewers in the opening scene that "Touring can make you crazy, ladies and gentlemen, and that is what 200 Motels is all about." The rest of the plot-less production is filled Read More

1971
Woodstock

Actors: Joan Baez, Joe Cocker, The Who, Crosby, Stills & Nash

Synopsis: This iconic musical documentary covers the three-day 1969 music festival on the property of Max Yasger's farm that symbolized the late 1960s in terms of musical, social and political ideology of the era. American audiences are introduced to Ten Years After, featuring guitar great Alvin Lee. Jimi Read More

1970
The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970

Synopsis: The Who was near the height of its powers as one of Britain's greatest hard-rock bands when they played the massive 1970 Isle of Wight Music Festival for an audience of nearly 600,000. Filmmaker Murray Lerner, who captured the festival on film for the documentary Message To Love: The Isle of Wight Festival Read More

1970
Monterey Pop

Synopsis: The first concert film of the rock & roll era, Monterey Pop is an invaluable record of some of the major musical figures of the late 1960s. The organizers of the Monterey International Pop Festival, held June 16-18, 1967, wisely chose to record the proceedings on film for commercial distribution. Read More

1968