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Mark Knopfler

Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE is a British songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded with his younger brother, David Knopfler, in 1977. Described by Classic Rock as a virtuoso, Knopfler is a fingerstyle guitarist and was ranked 27th on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". As of 2009, he and Dire Straits had sold more than 120 million records. A four-time Grammy Award winner, Knopfler is the recipient of the Edison Award, the Steiger Award and the Ivor Novello Award, as well as holding three honorary doctorate degrees in music from universities in the United Kingdom. Knopfler was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Dire Straits in 2018.

Known For: Acting

Born: Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 1949-08-12

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1980	Arena: Dire Straits	Self	80
2	1984	Dire Straits: Alchemy Live 1983	Lead Vocals, Guitar	74
3	1985	Dire Straits: Live at Wembley Arena	Guitar, Vocals	83
4	1986	Dire Straits: Thank You Australia and New Zealand	Himself - Guitar, Vocals	0
5	1986	All Star Concert	Self	0
6	1987	The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball	Self	50
7	1990	The Best of All Star Band: Live in Concert	Self	0
8	1990	The Cream of Eric Clapton	Self	60
9	1991	Guitar	Self	0
10	1991	Voices That Care	Self	80
11	1992	Dire Straits - Live In Basel	Himself - Lead Guitar, Vocals	50
12	1992	Dire Straits: Autumn in Nimes	Himself - Guitar, Vocals	0
13	1992	Dire Straits: The Last Concert - Zaragoza 1992	Himself - Guitar, Vocals	0
14	1993	Dire Straits: On The Night	Himself - Lead Vocals, Guitar	71
15	1995	The History of Rock 'n' Roll	Self	100
16	1996	Mark Knopfler: A Night in London	Himself - Guitars, Vocals	62
17	1996	The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott	Self	0
18	2004	Mark Knopfler - Shangri-La BDA		0
19	2006	Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris: Real Live Roadrunning	Himself	100
20	2006	Mark Knopfler - Live in Paris		38
21	2006	Mark Knopfler - Hay On Wye Festival		55
22	2007	Mark Knopfler - Live In Berlin 2007	Himself	0
23	2007	Mark Knopfler: Kill to Get Crimson - A Documentary	Himself	0
24	2009	Mark Knopfler: Get Lucky - Behind the Scenes	Himself	0
25	2009	Mark Knopfler: Get Lucky - The Interviews	Himself	0
26	2010	The Best British Rock Concert of All Time, Live at Knebworth	Self	73
27	2011	Mark Knopfler: A Life in Songs	Himself	43
28	2015	Mark Knopfler: Tracker - A Documentary	Himself	0
29	2019	Mark Knopfler: Live at Madison Square Garden 2019	lead vocals, guitar	80
30	2021	Great North: A Run. A River. A Region.	Self	0
31	2021	Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story	Self	70
32		Rock Gala Concert		0
33	1979	Dire Straits: Live at Rockpalast 1979	lead vocals, guitar	70
34	1985	Dire Straits at Live Aid		0
35	1985	Live Aid	Self	79
36	1987	Chet Atkins and Friends		0
37	1988	Dire Straits with Eric Clapton - Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute	vocals, guitar	70
38	1988	Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute	Self	60
39	1988	Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome	Self	60
40	1988	Eric Clapton: Philadelphia 1988	vocals, guitar	70
41	1990	Silver Clef Award Winners Show, Knebworth Park	Self	0
42	1993	Curves Contours & Body Horns	Self	0
43	1997	Music for Montserrat	Self	64
44	1998	Dire Straits: Sultans of Swing, The Very Best of Dire Straits		74
45	2004	Live Aid	Self	92
46	2005	Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today	Self	0
47	2005	Scotty Moore & Friends: A Tribute to the King	Self	75
48	2006	Eric Clapton: After Midnight Live	Himself - Guitar	0
49	2007	Mark Knopfler - AVO Session Basel	Vocals, Guitar	80
50	2009	O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar	Self (archive footage)	0
51	2009	An Evening with Mark Knopfler and band		48
52	2009	Mark Knopfler Prince s Trust		65
53	2012	Mark Knopfler: Guitar Stories	Himself	80
54	2016	Dire Straits: The Best Of	vocals, guitars	0
55	2018	Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony	Self [Dire Straits]	0
56	2019	Mark Knopfler - Live in Valencia 2019	Singer, Lead Guitar	0
57	2024	Mark Knopfler - One Deep River		0
58		Mark Knopfler: Live at the Atrium		0
59		Mark Knopfler Live In Rotterdam		0
60		Mark Knopfler: Fingerpicking Good		0
61	2019	Mark Knopfler - Milano 2019		0
62		Dire Straits ‎– Autumn In Nimes		0
63	2021	Under the Volcano	Self	68
64	2025	Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms	Mark Knopfler	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1964	Top of the Pops	Self	66
2	1974	Rockpalast		100
3	1974	3 nach 9	Self	65
4	1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Musical Guest	70
5	1976	The Secret Policeman's Ball	Self	50
6	1978	The Kenny Everett Video Show		77
7	1987	French & Saunders	Himself	75
8	1989	Geld oder Liebe	Self	0
9	1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Musical Guest	72
10	1995	Die Harald Schmidt Show	Self	70
11	1998	Parkinson	Self	0
12	2003	Soundstage		0
13	2007	Seven Ages of Rock	Self	90
14	2024	Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends	Self - Host	85