John Doe
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John Doe (born John Nommensen Duchac on February 25, 1954 in Decatur, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, poet and bass player. Doe founded the much-praised L.A. punk band X, of which he is still an active member. His musical compositions and performances span the rock, country and folk music genres. As an actor, he has dozens of television appearances and several movies to his credit, including the role of Jeff Parker in the television series Roswell. In addition to X, Doe performs with the country-folk-punk band The Knitters and has released records as a solo artist. In the early 1980s, he performed on two albums by The Flesh Eaters. In the 1989 biopic Great Balls of Fire!, Doe played Jerry Lee Lewis's cousin-turned-father-in-law J. W. Brown. Doe starred in the 1992 film Roadside Prophets and in the 1998 short Lone Greasers. Other movie acting credits include Road House, Vanishing Point, Salvador, Boogie Nights, The Specials, The Good Girl, Gypsy 83 and Pure Country. As a musician with X, he has two feature-length concert films, several music videos, and an extended performance-and-interview sequence in The Decline of Western Civilization, Penelope Spheeris's seminal documentary about the early-1980s L.A. punk scene. Along with co-writer Exene Cervenka, Doe composed most of the songs recorded by X. Wild Gift, an album from that band's heyday, was named "Record of the Year" by Rolling Stone, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times. With Dave Alvin, he co-wrote two of the songs on the Blasters' 1984 album Hard Line, "Just Another Sunday" and "Little Honey". In the 1992 movie The Bodyguard (starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston), it was Doe's version of "I Will Always Love You" that plays on the jukebox when Costner and Houston's characters are dancing. It was released on audio cassette by Warner Bros. in September 1992, but is difficult to obtain (though bootleg copies can be downloaded from the Internet). No version is believed to have been released on CD. "The Meanest Man in the World" by Doe was featured in Season 4 of the television series Friday Night Lights and included on the second soundtrack album. John Doe released an album with Canadian indie rock band The Sadies called Country Club on April 14, 2009. The album features covers of country classics along with original songs. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Doe (musician), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Credits
Torque (2004)
as Sheriff Barnes
Boogie Nights (1997)
as Amber's Husband
The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
as Boyd Wallace
Media Whore (2002)
as Self
Scorpion Spring (1996)
as Deputy
Celebrity Mix (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
The Good Girl (2002)
as Mr. Worther
Road House (1989)
as Pat McGurn
Unplugged (—)
as Drake (voice)
Brokedown Palace (1999)
as Bill Marano
Sugar Town (1999)
as Carl
Forces of Nature (1999)
as Carl
Zombex (2013)
as Seamus O'Connor
Live Freaky! Die Freaky! (2006)
as Tex (voice)
Song 1 (2012)
as Man
Border Radio (1987)
as Dean
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
as J.W. Brown
Absent Father (2008)
as Tony
Salvador (1986)
as Roberto, Restaurant Owner
Ring of Fire (2013)
as A.P. Carter
Slam Dance (1987)
as Det. John Gilbert
The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997)
as Lewis
Ten Inch Hero (2007)
as Trucker
The Darwin Awards (2007)
as Guy in Bar #2
Pure Country (1992)
as Earl Blackstock
The Red Right Hand (2001)
as Jake Stabler
Vanishing Point (1997)
as Sammy
X: Live in Los Angeles (2005)
as Himself
X: The Unheard Music (1986)
as Self
The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
as Self
3:15 the Moment of Truth (1986)
as Drunk at Club
Georgia (1995)
as Bobby
Smithereens (1982)
as Door Guy (uncredited)
My Little One (2019)
as Matt
Wuthering Heights (2003)
as Earnshaw
Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003)
as Self
Electric Slide (2014)
as Detective Bill Holiday
All Creatures Here Below (2019)
as Uncle Doug
Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story (1997)
as Joe Maphis
Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994)
as Lucky
The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon (2022)
as Self
Black Cat Run (1998)
as Martin James
The Price of Kissing (1997)
as Mouse
The Specials (2000)
as Eight
Quantum Cowboys (2023)
as John the Gunslinger/John the Bartender/John the Businessman
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020)
as Self
Bug (2002)
as Record Store Owner
25 Years of Punk (2001)
as Self
Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday (2013)
as Self
You're Gonna Miss Me (2017)
as Jake Fillmore
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind (2011)
as Self
Highway 99: A Double Album (2025)
as Self
Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons (2004)
as Self (vocals, acoustic guitar)
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys (2018)
Actor
Drowning on Dry Land (1999)
as Les
Lucky 13 (2005)
as Mr. Baker
The Pass (1998)
as Bus Station Clerk
Roadside Prophets (1992)
as Joe Mosley
Wildflowers (2000)
as Teacher
Black Circle Boys (1997)
as Bonfiglio
Touch (1997)
as Elwin Worrel
Liquid Dreams (1991)
as Cab Driver
A Matter of Degrees (1991)
as Peter Downs
D.O.A. (2022)
as Frank Bigelow
Without You I'm Nothing (1990)
as John Doe
Gypsy 83 (2001)
as Ray Vale
Hated (2012)
as Sam
Pleased to Meet Me (2013)
as Pete Jones
Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club (2006)
as Interviewee, X