Lemmy Kilmister
Born: 1945-12-24, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
Died: 2015-12-28
Biography
Ian Fraser Kilmister (24 December 1945 – 28 December 2015), better known as Lemmy Kilmister or simply Lemmy, was an English musician. He was the founder, lead singer, bassist and primary songwriter of the rock band Motörhead, of which he was the only continuous member, and a member of Hawkwind from 1971 to 1975. Lemmy made appearances in film and television, including 1990 science fiction film Hardware and the 1987 comedy Eat the Rich, for which Motörhead also recorded the soundtracks including the title song. He also appears in the 1994 comedy Airheads (in which he is credited as "Lemmy von Motörhead") and in several movies from Troma Entertainment, including the narrator in 1996's Tromeo and Juliet and as himself in both Terror Firmer and Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV. His last role was portraying the President of the United States in Return to Nuke 'Em High (2013).
Filmography
- The Young Ones (1982)
- The Word (1990)
- The Comic Strip Presents... (1982)
- Hardware (1990)
- Airheads (1994)
- Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2001)
- Gutterdämmerung (2016)
- Tromeo & Juliet (1996)
- Terror Firmer (1999)
- Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2 (2017)
- Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1 (2013)
- The Curse of El Charro (2005)
- Frezno Smooth (1999)
- The Head Cat – Rockin’ The Cat Club: Live from the Sunset Strip (2018)
- Charlie's Death Wish (2005)
- Motörhead: Inside Motörhead: A Critical Review (2005)
- Motörhead: Clean Your Clock (2016)
- No Flesh Shall Be Spared (2009)
- Motorhead: Videobiography (2020)
- Armageddon Over Wacken 2004 (2005)
- South Atlantic Raiders: Part 2 Argie Bargie! (1990)
- Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5 (2003)
- The Ballad Of Danko Jones (2012)
- Hawkwind: Warrior on the Edge of Time (2026)
- Motörhead: The Wörld Is Ours, Vol 1 - Everything Further Than Everyplace Else (2012)
- Motörhead - Live Fast, Die Old (2005)
- Motörhead: The Wörld Is Ours - Vol 1 "Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else" (2011)
- Motörhead en concert aux Vieilles Charrues (2008)
- Motörhead - Stage Fright (2005)
- Hawkwind - Space Ritual (2007)