Pete Townshend

Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend (born 19 May 1945) is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career. His career with The Who spans more than forty years, during which time the band grew to be considered one of the most influential bands of the 60s and 70s, and, according to Eddie Vedder, "possibly the greatest live band ever." Townshend is the primary songwriter for The Who, having written well over one hundred songs for the band's eleven studio albums, including concept albums and the rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia, plus popular rock and roll radio staples like Who's Next, and dozens more that appeared as non-album singles, bonus tracks on reissues, and tracks on rarities compilations like Odds & Sods. He has also written over one hundred songs that have appeared on his solo albums, as well as radio jingles and television theme songs. Although known primarily as a guitarist, he also plays other instruments such as keyboards, banjo, accordion, synthesiser, bass guitar and drums, on his own solo albums, several Who albums, and as a guest contributor to a wide array of other artists' recordings. Townshend has never had formal lessons in any of the instruments he plays. Townshend has also been a contributor and author of newspaper and magazine articles, book reviews, essays, books, and scripts, as well as collaborating as a lyricist (and composer) for many other musical acts. Townshend was ranked #3 in Dave Marsh's list of Best Guitarists in The New Book of Rock Lists, #10 in Gibson.com's list of the top fifty guitarists, and #50 in Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list: 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Townshend was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Who in 1990. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pete Townshend, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For: Acting

Born: Chiswick, London, England, UK, 1945-05-19

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1966	Carousella	himself	35
2	1967	The Lost Paths	Himself	0
3	1968	Monterey Pop	Self - The Who	74
4	1969	Heads	Self	0
5	1973	Jimi Hendrix	Self	77
6	1975	Tommy	Himself	65
7	1979	The Who: The Kids Are Alright	Himself	73
8	1979	The Secret Policeman's Ball	Himself	63
9	1982	The Who: Live at Shea Stadium 1982	Self	78
10	1982	The Secret Policeman's Other Ball	Self	60
11	1982	Video EP: Pete Townshend		0
12	1984	The Who: Live from Toronto		0
13	1985	White City	Pete Fountain	0
14	1985	The Who at Live Aid		0
15	1985	Pete Townshend - South Bank Show Documentary	self	0
16	1994	The Who: Maximum R&B Live	Himself	0
17	1994	A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who	Self	0
18	1995	The History of Rock 'n' Roll	Self	100
19	1996	Pete Townshend - Live at Fillmore West, April 30th, 1996	guitar, vocals	0
20	1998	Listening to You: The Who Live at the Isle of Wight	Himself	72
21	1999	Classic Albums: The Who - Who's Next	Self	71
22	1999	The Who - Who's Next 1971-2023	Self	80
23	1999	Pete Townshend - Letterman Compilation 1985-1999	self	0
24	2000	The Beatles Revolution	Self	0
25	2000	The Who & Special Guests: Live At The Royal Albert Hall	Self - Lead Guitar / Vocals	65
26	2002	Pete Townshend: Music from Lifehouse		0
27	2002	Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances		100
28	2003	Brian Wilson: On Tour	Self	0
29	2003	Mayor of the Sunset Strip	Self	68
30	2004	Police Protecting Children - Internet Paedophilia	Self	0
31	2004	The Who: Live in Boston	Himself	0
32	2004	One For The Road: Ronnie Lane Memorial Concert	Pete Townshend	80
33	2004	Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?	Self	48
34	2005	The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'	Self (archive footage)	0
35	2006	The Who – Broadcast In Roundhouse Electric Proms 2006		0
36	2006	The Passing Show: The Life and Music of Ronnie Lane	Himself	75
37	2006	The Who: BBC Electric Proms	Himself	70
38	2006	The Who: Live at Lyon	Himself (Guitars, Vocals)	0
39	2006	The Who: Quadrophenia Live With Special Guests	Pete Townshend	0
40	2007	Dear Mr. Fantasy - A Celebration for Jim Capaldi	Himself	0
41	2007	Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who	Self	69
42	2008	Beat Club: The 40th Anniversary Edition		0
43	2008	The Who - At Kilburn 1977	guitar	78
44	2009	The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970	Himselft	83
45	2009	Woodstock: Untold Stories		0
46	2009	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame	Self	0
47	2011	Acoustic at the BBC	Self	48
48	2012	The Who: Live in Texas '75	Himself	0
49	2013	Quadrophenia: Can You See the Real Me?	Himself	88
50	2013	The Who - The Making of Tommy	Himself	90
51	2014	Lambert & Stamp	Himself	72
52	2014	The Who: Sensation—The Story of Tommy	Himself	0
53	2014	Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited	Self	0
54	2014	Led Zeppelin Played Here	Self (archive footage)	80
55	2014	Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall	Self	65
56	2014	Lennon or McCartney	Self	52
57	2015	The Who: French TV Archives 1965-1967		0
58	2015	Classic Quadrophenia	Self	70
59	2015	The Who: Live in Hyde Park	Himself - guitarist, vocals	78
60	2016	Night Flight: Born Again	Self	0
61	2016	Pete Townshend's Deep End - Face The Face	Self	0
62	2017	The Who: Rock in Rio 2017	guitar	80
63	2021	Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!	Self (archive footage)	0
64		THE WHO Live At The Chicago Amphitheater 1979	Himself	0
65	2019	Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation	Self	73
66	2021	Classic Albums: The Who Sell Out	Himself	85
67	2022	The Who: One Band's Explosive Story	Self - The Who Member	80
68	2022	The Who Hits 50! Live		0
69	2023	Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd	Self	75
70		The Who – With Orchestra Live At Wembley		60
71	1965	Seize millions de jeunes: Mods	Interviewee	0
72	1970	Woodstock	Self - The Who	75
73	1970	The Who ‎– Live At Tanglewood 1970	Himself	0
74	1973	Sound of the City: London 1964-73	Self	70
75	1981	Concerts for the People of Kampuchea	Self	0
76	1983	The Who Rocks America 1982	Himself	40
77	1985	Live Aid	Self	79
78	1993	Pete Townshend Live in New York Featuring Psychoderelict	Himself	0
79	1996	The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus	Self - Guitar	74
80	2001	Being Mick	Self	0
81	2005	Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today	Self	0
82	2006	The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests	Self	0
83	2006	The Who: Werchter 6/30/2006		0
84	2006	The Who: Monte Carlo 7/15/2006		0
85	2006	The Who: Nyon 7/20/2006		0
86	2006	An Ox's Tale: The John Entwistle Story	Himself	60
87	2006	The Who: Philadelphia 9/12/2006		0
88	2006	The Who: Palm Springs 11/11/2006		0
89	2006	The Who: Grand Rapids 12/5/2006		0
90	2007	The Who: Fragments Fan Club DVD	Himself	0
91	2007	The Who: Fresno 2/25/2007		0
92	2007	The Who: Atlantic City 3/9/2007		0
93	2007	The Who: Lisbon 5/16/2007		0
94	2008	Smashing Pumpkins: If All Goes Wrong	Himself	70
95	2008	The Who - Live at the London Coliseum 1969	Himself - guitars, vocals	79
96	2009	Rachel Fuller presents: In the Attic with Pete Townshend & Friends	Self	0
97	2014	The Who: Quadrophenia - Live in London		62
98	2015	Jean-Michel Jarre: A Journey into Sound	Self	80
99	2017	The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight 2004 Festival	Self	90
100	2017	The Who: Tommy Live at The Royal Albert Hall	Himself – guitars, vocals	66
101	2018	Bad Reputation	Self	66
102		The Who - Live at the Silverdome	Himself	0
103	2019	The Night That Changed Rock		0
104		The Who: Philadelphia 11/25/2006		0
105		The Who: Vancouver 10/8/2006		0
106	1987	Jimi Plays Monterey	Self (archive footage)	74
107	1989	The Who \| Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy	Self - Guitars & Vocals / Mr. Walker / Mrs. Walker / Narrator	80
108	1993	The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb	Voice	65
109	2004	Live Aid		92
110	2005	The Who \| Tommy and Quadrophenia Live	Self - Guitar, Vocals	70
111	2005	The World's Greatest Gigs		0
112	2006	The Who: Brighton 6/18/2006		0
113	2006	The Who: Hampshire 7/3/2006		0
114	2006	The Who: Liverpool 7/5/2006		0
115	2006	The Who: Liverpool 7/6/2006		0
116	2006	The Who: Dublin 7/8/2006		0
117	2006	The Who: Glasgow 7/9/2006		0
118	2006	The Who: Bonn 7/11/2006		0
119	2006	The Who: Locarno 7/14/2006		0
120	2006	The Who: Lyon 7/17/2006		0
121	2006	The Who: Metz 7/18/2006		0
122	2006	The Who: St. Polten 7/22/2006		0
123	2006	The Who: Ulm 7/23/2006		0
124	2006	The Who: Madrid 7/27/2006		0
125	2006	The Who: Zaragoza 7/29/2006		0
126	2006	The Who: Wantagh 9/13/2006		0
127	2006	The Who: Boston 9/16/2006		0
128	2006	The Who: Holmdel 9/21/2006		0
129	2006	The Who: Baltimore 9/23/2006		0
130	2007	The Who: Cheshire 6/23/2007		0
131	2007	The Who: Dublin 6/29/2007		0
132	2008	VH1 Rock Honors: The Who	Self	0
133	2011	The Who: Purple Hearts and Power Chords		0
134	2012	12-12-12 \| The Concert for Sandy Relief	Self	68
135	2015	It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC		80
136	2019	The Who: The Night That Changed Rock	Self	0
137	2020	Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac	Self	90
138	2021	The Sparks Brothers	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	74

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1964	Top of the Pops	Self	66
2	1967	Omnibus	Self	72
3	1971	Great Performances	Self	53
4	1974	Rockpalast	Self (guitar vocal)	100
5	1974	Rockpalast		100
6	1975	Les Rendez-vous du dimanche	Self - The Who	60
7	1976	The Secret Policeman's Ball	Self	50
8	1978	The Kennedy Center Honors	Self	74
9	1987	Na siehste!	Self	0
10	1989	MTV Rockumentary		70
11	1989	The Simpsons	Pete Townshend (voice)	80
12	1997	Classic Albums	Self	77
13	1997	Behind the Music	Self	72
14	1999	Where Are They Now?	Self	75
15	2006	VH1 Rock Honors		70
16	2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self	59

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