Bob Geldof
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Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE (born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter and political activist. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, who achieved popularity as part of the punk rock movement. The band had UK number one hits with his co-compositions "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays". Geldof starred as Pink in Pink Floyd's 1982 film Pink Floyd – The Wall. As a fundraiser, Geldof organised the charity supergroup Band Aid and the concerts Live Aid and Live 8, and co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?", one of the best-selling singles to date. Geldof is widely recognised for his activism, especially his anti-poverty efforts concerning Africa. In 1984, he and Midge Ure founded the charity supergroup Band Aid to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. They went on to organise the charity super-concert Live Aid the following year and the Live 8 concerts in 2005. Geldof currently serves as an adviser to the ONE Campaign, co-founded by fellow Irish rock singer and activist Bono, and is a member of the Africa Progress Panel (APP), a group of ten distinguished individuals who advocate at the highest levels for equitable and sustainable development in Africa. A single father, Geldof has also been outspoken for the fathers' rights movement. Geldof was granted an honorary knighthood (KBE) by Elizabeth II in 1986 for his charity work in Africa: it is an honorary award as Geldof is an Irish citizen, but he is often referred to as 'Sir Bob'. He is a recipient of the Man of Peace title which recognises individuals who have made "an outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace", among numerous other awards and nominations. In 2005, he received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Geldof, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
as Pink
The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Spice World (1997)
as Bob Geldof
An Audience with Billy Connolly (1985)
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Live 8 (2005)
as Self
Live Aid (1985)
as Self
Zombie Plane (—)
as Mort Pudlin
An Audience with Mel Brooks (1984)
as Self (uncredited)
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992)
as Self
Number One (1985)
as Harry 'Flash' Gordon
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)
as Self
The Best of Max Headroom (1987)
as Self
Live Aid (2004)
as Self
8 (2008)
as Himself
Diana & Me (1997)
as Self
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? (2004)
as Self
Queen: Champions of the World (1995)
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)
as Self
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible (2025)
as Self
Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher (2010)
as Self
Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey (1986)
as Self
Coast to Coast (1987)
as Himself - Scruffy Person (uncredited)
Sketches of Frank Gehry (2006)
as Self
Scarfe's Follies (1988)
Actor
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid (2019)
as Self (archival footage)
Best Ever Spitting Image (2006)
as Self
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Quintessentially Irish (2024)
as Self
The Quiet One (2019)
as Self
Live Eighties (2004)
as Self
There's Only One Paul McCartney (2002)
as Self
Bernard and the Genie (1991)
as Himself
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today (2005)
as Self
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? (2024)
as Self
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball (1987)
as Self
I Am Bob (2007)
as Bob
New York Doll (2005)
as Self
Fly Squad – First Strike! (—)
as (voice)
The Making of Sun City (1985)
Actor
Starsuckers (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
One World, One Voice (1990)
as Self
Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Bad Girl (2012)
as George
The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott (1996)
as Self
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card (2024)
as Self
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live (1986)
as Self
Pavarotti & Friends (1992)
as Self
Live Aid Against All Odds (2005)
as Self
BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard (2025)
as Self
The World's Greatest Gigs (2005)
Actor
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition (2004)
as Self
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats (2020)
as Self
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped (2024)
as Self
The Other Side of the Wall (1982)
as Self
Jools Holland: My Life in Music (2012)
as Self
Doug and the Slugs and Me (2022)
as Self
Stranded (2015)
as Self
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video (1984)
as Self
ABBA V Queen (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Postcards from the 48% (2018)
Actor
Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said (2016)
as Self
Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies (2017)
as Self
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink? (2007)
as Self
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities (2015)
as Self
Punk in London (1977)
as Self
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era (1994)
as Self
The Boomtown Rats: Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978 (2005)
Actor
Clan Banlieue, 1992-2004: La Grande Famiglia in Movimento (2004)
Actor
Queen: Is This The Real Life? (1999)
as Self
The Rory Gallagher Story (2024)
as Self
Bob Geldof - Berlin Live (2015)
as Singer
Stuck in the Middle (2005)
as Self
Modern Slavery (2009)
Actor
Lovesongs Of The 70's (2004)
as I Don't Like Mondays
The Boomtown Rats: Live at Wacken (2025)
as Vocals / Guitar
Irish Rock at the BBC (2015)
as Self
London's Burning (2016)
as Bob Geldof
Bob Geldof: The Moment (2014)
as Himself
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats (2016)
as Self
The Old Fools (2002)
as Narrator
Bob Geldof - Geldof goes Goondiwindi (1993)
as Sänger
Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen (2012)
Actor
On the Frontlines of Hunger (—)
as Self
The Boomtown Rats Live in Japan 1980 (—)
Actor