Bill Wyman

Acting

Bill Wyman

Born 1936-10-24 · Lewisham, London, England, UK

William George Wyman (né Perks; born 24 October 1936) is an English musician who was the bass guitarist with the rock band the Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1993. Wyman was part of the band's first stable lineup and performed on their first 19 albums. From 1997 to 2018, he performed as the vocalist and bass guitarist for Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings. He was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Rolling Stones in 1989. Wyman briefly returned to recording with the Rolling Stones in 2023. Wyman has kept a journal since he was a child after World War II. It has been useful to him as an author who has written seven books, selling two million copies. Wyman's love of art has additionally led to his proficiency in photography and his photographs have hung in galleries around the world. Wyman's lack of funds in his early years led him to create and build his own fretless bass guitar. He became an amateur archaeologist and enjoys relic hunting; The Times published a letter about his hobby (Friday 2 March 2007). He designed and markets a patented "Bill Wyman signature metal detector", which he has used to find relics dating back to era of the Roman Empire in the English countryside. As a businessman, he owns several establishments including the famous Sticky Fingers Café, a rock & roll-themed bistro serving American cuisine first opened in 1989 in the Kensington area of London and later, two additional locations in Cambridge and Manchester, England. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bill Wyman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Gimme Shelter poster
7.3

A detailed chronicle of the famous 1969 tour of the United States by the British rock band The Rolling Stones, which culminated with the disastrous and tragic concert held on December 6 at the Altamont Speedway Free Festival, an event of historical significance, as it marked the end of an era: the generation of peace and love suddenly became the generation of disillusionment.

Gimme Shelter

1970

Being Mick poster
7.0

For everyone who's always envied the life of the legendary Rolling Stones frontman, this behind-the-scenes documentary lets you in on Mick Jagger's private life, with family home movies and interviews, and also follows him recording and performing songs from his solo Goddess in the Doorway" album. Special appearances by Bono, Pete Townshend, Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz, and others are featured.

Being Mick

2001

Zappa poster
7.3

With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.

Zappa

2020

Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher poster
9.0

Ghost Blues follows the life and career of Rory Gallagher from his upbringing in Cork, his early days with a showband, the brief success of Taste and then his legendary solo career leading up to his health problems in later life and tragic death at the age of just 47. There are archive interviews, both audio and visual, with Rory and contributions from many of his friends and admirers including his brother Donal, Bob Geldof, The Edge, Cameron Crowe, Slash, Johnny Marr, James Dean Bradfield, Ronnie Drew, Bill Wyman, Martin Carthy, band members Ted McKenna and Gerry McAvoy and many more.

Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher

2010

Digital Dreams poster
7.0

An amalgam of documentary and cinema verité, this movie outlines the life, loves and music of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Bill Wyman. After leaving the Stones in 1981, Wyman tried to establish his own separate musical identity, conveyed here through a stream of hallucinatory images and animated sequences.

Digital Dreams

1983

The Rolling Stones: 25x5 - The Continuing Adventures of The Rolling Stones poster
7.5

The Rolling Stones emerged in the summer of 1963 as the so-called "bad boys" antidote to the Beatles, a characterization that became one of the foundations of modern rock 'n' roll. In the 25 years that followed, the Stones have succeeded in outraging, mystifying, confusing yet always inspiring their fans. 25 X 5: The Continuing Adventures of The Rolling Stones is the first time that the Stones have gone on camera to tell their own story. Over two hours of devastatingly frank narratives by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, and Ron Wood are underscored by rare interview segments with Brian Jones and Mick Taylor, and rare and never-before-seen archival film, video, and newsreel footage.

The Rolling Stones: 25x5 - The Continuing Adventures of The Rolling Stones

1993

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute poster
6.5

Wembley Stadium hosts a concert featuring stars from the fields of music, comedy and film, in celebration of the 70th birthday of imprisoned ANC leader Nelson Mandela. Highlight of the evening is the one hour live performance of Dire Straits feat. Eric Clapton.

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

1988

Eat the Rich poster
6.2

Alex is a disgruntled waiter at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the contempt and disgust of the upper class, Alex & cohorts attempt to go on a rampage. Meanwhile, General Karprov and Spider plot to involve the inept anarchists into their plans to derail the prime-minister-to-be's campaign.

Eat the Rich

1987

Sympathy for the Devil poster
6.3

While The Rolling Stones rehearse "Sympathy for the Devil" in the studio, an alternating narrative reflects on 1968 society, politics and culture through five different vignettes.

Sympathy for the Devil

1968

The Rolling Stones at the BBC poster
5.0

01. Programme Intro > 02. Start Me Up (1981) > 03. Lets Spend The Night Together (1967) > 04. Mick Jagger Interview (1967) > 05. Get Off Of My Cloud (1965) > 06. 19th Nervous Breakdown (1966) > 07. Gimme Shelter (1969) > 08. Miss You (1978) > 09. Angie (1973) > 10. Keith Richards Interview (1974) > 11. Its Only Rock and Roll (1974) > 12. Fool To Cry (1976) > 13. Brown Sugar (1971) > 14. Mick Jagger Interview (1982) > 15. Jumpin Jack Flash (1968) > 16. Dancing With Mr D (1973) > 17. Honky Tonk Women (1969) > 18. Keith Richards Interview (1982) > 19. The Last Time (1965)

The Rolling Stones at the BBC

2012

The Stones and Brian Jones poster
7.1

A look at the relationships and rivalries within The Rolling Stones in their formative years, as well as the creative musical genius of Brian Jones, key to the success of the band.

The Stones and Brian Jones

2024

Let's Spend the Night Together poster
6.2

The Rolling Stones' record-breaking 1981 North American arena tour documented by director Hal Ashby. Featuring the biggest Rolling Stones songs from the first 20 years - in the words of Mick Jagger, "a feel of what it's like to be there", as 20 cameras take you onstage with the band in this groundbreaking, dynamic tour.

Let's Spend the Night Together

1982

The Rolling Stones: Stones in Exile poster
6.6

In 1971, to get breathing room from tax and management problems, the Stones go to France. Jimmy Miller parks a recording truck next to Keith Richards and Anita Pallenberg's Blue Coast villa, and by June the band is in the basement a few days at a time. Upstairs, heroin, bourbon, and visitors are everywhere. The Stones, other musicians and crew, Pallenberg, and photographer Dominique Tarle, plus old clips and photos and contemporary footage, provide commentary on the album's haphazard construction. By September, the villa is empty; Richards and Jagger complete production in LA. "Exile on Main Street" is released to mediocre reviews that soon give way to lionization.

The Rolling Stones: Stones in Exile

2010

Frampton poster
NR

Follows a rock icon who lost everything and fought his way back, again and again.

Frampton

2026

The Quiet One poster
6.8

Featuring never-before-seen home movies and photographs, musician Bill Wyman opens up his vast personal archives to share stories and memories of his three-decade stint as bassist of the Rolling Stones.

The Quiet One

2019

Cocksucker Blues poster
5.8

This fly-on-the-wall documentary follows the Rolling Stones on their 1972 North American Tour, their first return to the States since the tragedy at Altamont.

Cocksucker Blues

1972

Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple poster
6.8

Stevie Van Zandt, known as New Jersey's most famous consigliere to Bruce Springsteen and Tony Soprano, takes center stage. Featuring a wealth of never-before-seen footage, this documentary traces Van Zandt's career as a producer, musician, songwriter, activist, actor, and more, from the clubs of Asbury Park, N.J. to arenas and stadiums, to the Bada Bing Club and the Underground Garage.

Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple

2024

5 + 1 poster
5.0

Documentary in two parts: the first one shows one of Johnny Hallyday's concerts at the Palais des Sports in Paris in May 1969 while the second is the filming of an exceptional performance by the Rolling Stones in Hyde Park in London in July 1969, a few days after Brian Jones's death.

5 + 1

1970

The T.A.M.I. Show poster
7.9

Hailed by one music reviewer as "the grooviest, wildest, slickest hit ever to pound the screen," "The T.A.M.I. Show" is an unrelenting rock spectacular starring some of the greatest pop performers of the 60s. These top recording idols – representing the musical moods of London, Liverpool, Hollywood and Detroit – packed the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium with 2,600 screaming fans and virtually brought down the house. This is the cinematic record of that electrifying event.

The T.A.M.I. Show

1964

Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin' poster
7.5

An account of the short life of genius musician Jimi Hendrix (1942-70), probably the most talented and influential guitarist of the twentieth century: his humble beginnings in Seattle, his time in New York, his rise to fame in swinging London… Live fast, love hard, die young.

Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'

2013

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus poster
7.4

A 1968 event put together by The Rolling Stones. The film is comprised of two concerts on a circus stage and included such acts as The Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and Jethro Tull. John Lennon and his fiancee Yoko Ono performed as part of a supergroup called The Dirty Mac, along with Eric Clapton, Mitch Mitchell, and Keith Richards.

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

1996

In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett poster
7.0

A tribute to Kenny Everett broadcast after his death from AIDS in 1995. Comprising of many of his classic sketches from his 1980s BBC TV series, this tribute also features recollections from those who knew him.

In the Best Possible Taste: A Tribute to Kenny Everett

1995

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NR

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Rolling Stones – Hearts for Prague

2018

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9.5

Rolling Stones Live in Barcelona/Spain Estadi Olimpic June 13 / 14, 1990 01. Start Me Up 02. Sad Sad Sad 03. Tumbling Dice 04. Miss You 05. Ruby Tuesday 06. Terrifying 07. Rock and a Hard Place 08. Honky Tonk Women 09. Happy 10. Paint it Black 11. 2000 Light Years from Home 12. Sympathy for the Devil 13. Street Fighting Man 14. It's Only Rock and Roll 15. Brown Sugar 16. Jumping Jack Flash 17. Satisfaction

The Rolling Stones: Urban Jungle Barcelona

1990

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