Jerry Garcia

Acting

Jerry Garcia

Born 1942-08-01 · San Francisco, California, U.S.

Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead. Though he vehemently disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader or "spokesman" of the group. As one of its founders, Garcia performed with the Grateful Dead for their entire three-decade career (1965–1995). Garcia also founded and participated in a variety of side projects, including the Saunders-Garcia Band (with longtime friend Merl Saunders), Jerry Garcia Band, Old and in the Way, the Garcia/Grisman acoustic duo, Legion of Mary, and the New Riders of the Purple Sage (which Garcia co-founded with John Dawson and David Nelson).  He also released several solo albums, and contributed to a number of albums by other artists over the years as a session musician. He was well known by many for his distinctive guitar playing and was ranked 13th in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" cover story. Later in life, Garcia was sometimes ill because of his unstable weight, and in 1986 went into a diabetic coma that nearly cost him his life. Although his overall health improved somewhat after that, he also struggled with heroin addiction,  and was staying in a California drug rehabilitation facility when he died of a heart  attack in August 1995. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Garcia, 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

Woodstock poster
7.6

An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000.

Woodstock

1970

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony poster
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The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony take place on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. This year’s Performer Inductees are Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, and Carly Simon. Judas Priest and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis will receive the Musical Excellence Award, Harry Belafonte and Elizabeth Cotten the Early Influence Award, and Allen Grubman, Jimmy Iovine, and Sylvia Robinson the Ahmet Ertegun Award.

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022

The Journey poster
6.5

Eric Saperston directs this amazing journey about a group of young Americans who decide to ask the age old question in life, "what do our elders have to pass down to us?"

The Journey

2001

The Source poster
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Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs in 1997. Three actors provide dramatic interpretations of the work of these three writers, and the film chronicles their friendships, their arrival into American consciousness, their travels, frequent parodies, Kerouac's death, and Ginsberg's politicization. Their movement connects with bebop, John Cage's music, abstract expressionism, and living theater. In recent interviews, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Kesey, Ferlinghetti, Mailer, Jerry Garcia, Tom Hayden, Gary Snyder, Ed Sanders, and others measure the Beats' meaning and impact.

The Source

1999

The Hippie Temptation poster
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CBS TV news special hosted by Harry Reasoner explores the way-out world of the Hippies and the Haight-Ashbury psychedelic 1960s LSD scene. Footage of LSDs users experiencing bummer trips. The Diggers, the Oracle and cool street and Golden Gate Park scenes with hippies tripping out. The Grateful Dead are interviewed and are shown performing "Dancin' in the Streets" on a flatbed truck in Golden Gate Park. The Hippie Temptation!

The Hippie Temptation

1967

Grateful Dead poster
8.0

A series of still photographs taken by Linda McCartney of the Grateful Dead at the Dead's house in Haight-Ashbury and at a concert in Central Park, both in the early days of the band. Panning, morphing, and other techniques are used to impart some motion. Excerpts from three Dead songs are played in the background.

Grateful Dead

1995

Heartbeeps poster
4.5

Two domestic robots fall in love and run off together.

Heartbeeps

1981

Last Days at the Fillmore poster
7.0

Legendary rock impresario Bill Graham closed the Fillmore West in early summer 1971 with five nights of all-star concerts, the last curtain going down on July 4. The storied San Francisco venue had become an institution, an integral part of the West Coast music scene of the '60s and, now, an essential element of the mythology of rock 'n' roll. Always the showman, Graham made sure the Fillmore West was sent off in a blaze of glory, spotlighting bands - including the Grateful Dead and Santana-that rose to fame at the hall. The madness leading up to the shows and the concerts themselves were filmed for FILLMORE: THE LAST DAYS, a gritty, behind-the-scenes look at a fascinating moment in rock history and a showcase for great performances by iconic artists who epitomized 'the San Francisco Sound.' Originally released in 1972 and long out-of-print, the documentary film makes its DVD debut with Rhino's landmark reissue.

Last Days at the Fillmore

1972

Grateful Dead: Tivoli Concert Hall, 4/17/72 poster
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This year we're celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the legendary Europe '72 Album, by bringing the previously unreleased Tivoli Concert Hall, 4/17/72 performance to the big screen.

Grateful Dead: Tivoli Concert Hall, 4/17/72

2022

Grateful Dead: View from the Vault III poster
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Grateful Dead - View from the Vault III Shoreline Amphitheater Mountain View CA June 16, 1990 First Set: 1 Let The Good Times Roll 2 Truckin' 3 Touch Of Grey 4 Mama Tried 5 Big River 6 Friend Of The Devil 7 Cassidy 8 Big Boss Man 9 One More Saturday Night Second Set: 10 China Cat Sunflower 11 I Know You Rider 12 We Can Run 13 Estimated Prophet 14 Terrapin Station 15 Jam 16 Space 17 Drums 18 China Doll 19 Sugar Magnolia 20 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue Bonus Footage: Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA - October 3, 1987 21 Hey Pocky Way 22 New Minglewood Blues 23 Candyman 24 When I Paint My Masterpiece 25 West L.A. Fadeaway 26 My Brother Esau

Grateful Dead: View from the Vault III

2002

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Sister's Keeper

2007

Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music poster
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Examine the history of bluegrass music, from its origins to its eventual worldwide popularity, and hear from dozens of musicians who explain the ways bluegrass music transcends generational, cultural and geographic boundaries.

Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music

2019

Festival Express poster
7.2

The filmed account of a large Canadian rock festival train tour boasting major acts. In the summer of 1970, a chartered train crossed Canada carrying some of the world's greatest rock bands. The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Buddy Guy, and others lived (and partied) together for five days, stopping in major cities along the way to play live concerts. Their journey was filmed.

Festival Express

2003

Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America poster
7.0

Documentary on the sexual revolution in America.

Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America

2009

Long Strange Trip poster
8.1

The tale of the Grateful Dead is inspiring, complicated, and downright messy. A tribe of contrarians, they made art out of open-ended chaos and inadvertently achieved success on their own terms. Never-before-seen footage and interviews offer this unprecedented and unvarnished look at the life of the Dead.

Long Strange Trip

2017

Grateful Dead: View from the Vault IV poster
10.0

The Grateful Dead perform two live concerts in Oakland and Anaheim in 1987. Featuring the entire sets from both shows, View from the Vault 4 is a must-rent for the legions of Deadheads. Songs include "When Push Comes to Shove," "Funiculi Funicula," "Terrapin Station," "Throwing Stones" and many more.

Grateful Dead: View from the Vault IV

2003

Grateful Dead: Live at Foxboro poster
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The Dead’s 20-song performance on 7/2/89 saw the band at the height of their late-80s success following the release of In The Dark just two years prior. Songs which made their way into the setlist that night included “Playing in the Band”, “Wang Dang Doodle”, covers of Bob Dylan‘s “Queen Jane Approximately” and “Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)”, “Friend of the Devil”, “Eyes of the World”, “He’s Gone”, “Sugar Magnolia”, and “Dear Mr. Fantasy” just to name a few.

Grateful Dead: Live at Foxboro

1989

The Grateful Dead Movie: Bonus Songs poster
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100 minutes of bonus songs not included in the film during the band's October 1974 five-night run at Winterland in San Francisco.

The Grateful Dead Movie: Bonus Songs

2004

Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2023 poster
6.0

A year after Brent Mydland's passing, the Grateful Dead returned to the summer stadium circuit, playing Chicago's Soldier Field for the first time, with two keyboard players filling the seat Brent left vacant. Bruce Hornsby and Vince Welnick’s presence and musical contributions reinvigorated and revitalized the Grateful Dead, and the inspiration of the Dead's playing was palpable. On a Saturday night in front of 60,000 fans, the Dead played what is often considered one of the greatest shows of the Bruce-Vince era, up there with the second Giants Stadium show from a few days earlier. The Soldier field show was filled with favorites, including “Shakedown Street,”“Brown-Eyed Women,” “Playing In The Band,” “Terrapin Station,” and “Dark Star.” From the original six-camera video feed that appeared on the stadium's big screens and the pristine soundboard audio, Chicago 6/22/91 is an incredible performance start-to-finish.

Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2023

2023

Hells Angels Forever poster
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What starts off as a squadron of American daredevil bombers in World War II, branded by society as renegades, turns into a revealing ride into the world of honor, violence, and undying passion for motorcycles on the road.

Hells Angels Forever

1983

Grateful Dead: So Far poster
8.0

So Far is a music documentary video by the Grateful Dead. Directed by Jerry Garcia and Len Dell'Amico, it is intended to give a subjective view of the Grateful Dead experience. The soundtrack includes Dead song performances, largely from 1985. The visuals combine scenes of the band playing the songs, other Dead related material, computer animation, and found footage that has been altered and edited in various ways. So Far was released on VHS videotape and on laserdisc in 1987, and has a running time of 55 minutes.

Grateful Dead: So Far

1987

Grateful Dead: View from the Vault poster
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View from the Vault, Volume One, sometimes known simply as View from the Vault, is the first release in a series of DVDs and companion soundtracks by the Grateful Dead known as "View from the Vault". The audio is taken from the soundboard and the video from the video screens at the concerts. The first volume was recorded and filmed at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh on July 8, 1990 with bonus material recorded two days earlier at Cardinal Stadium, Louisville. The set was certified Gold by the RIAA on February 2, 2001.

Grateful Dead: View from the Vault

2000

Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited poster
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Sixteen performances, which total 73 minutes, of previously unreleased performances from the 1969 Woodstock Festival. This is the follow-up to 2009's Woodstock: Untold Stories Melanie: "Mr. Tambourine Man/Tuning My Guitar" (6:18) Joan Baez: "Oh Happy Day" (3:59) Joan Baez: "I Shall Be Released" (3:38) Santana: "Persuasion" (2:55) Canned Heat: "Woodstock Boogie" (8:38) The Grateful Dead: "Mama Tried" (2:53) The Who: "Sparks" (5:25) The Who: "Pinball Wizard" (2:51) Jefferson Airplane: "Volunteers" (2:53) Jefferson Airplane: "Come Back Baby" (5:56) Country Joe and the Fish: "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine" (4:23) Crosby, Stills & Nash: "Helplessly Hoping" (2:27) Crosby, Stills & Nash: "Marrakesh Express" (2:55) The Paul Butterfield Blues Band: "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" (8:53) Sha Na Na: "Book of Love" (2:07) Jimi Hendrix: "Spanish Castle Magic" (7:09)

Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited

2014

Behind the camera

The Grateful Dead Movie: Bonus Songs poster
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100 minutes of bonus songs not included in the film during the band's October 1974 five-night run at Winterland in San Francisco.

The Grateful Dead Movie: Bonus Songs

2004

Grateful Dead: So Far poster
8.0

So Far is a music documentary video by the Grateful Dead. Directed by Jerry Garcia and Len Dell'Amico, it is intended to give a subjective view of the Grateful Dead experience. The soundtrack includes Dead song performances, largely from 1985. The visuals combine scenes of the band playing the songs, other Dead related material, computer animation, and found footage that has been altered and edited in various ways. So Far was released on VHS videotape and on laserdisc in 1987, and has a running time of 55 minutes.

Grateful Dead: So Far

1987

The Grateful Dead Movie 2025 Meet-Up poster
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Grateful Dead celebrate their 60th Anniversary with a highly anticipated return to big screens for the annual theatrical event “Meet-Up At The Movies” in select territories worldwide on August 14. For a limited time only, this special cinematic event allows fans to come together and celebrate the enduring legacy of the Grateful Dead. THE GRATEFUL DEAD MOVIE follows the legendary band on what at the time was believed to be their final performances, a five-night run at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom in October 1974, the final night billed as “The Last One.” Featuring stellar live performances, mind-bending animation, interviews with band members and crew, the film has a rare focus on the band’s fans and their deep commitment to the Dead Head lifestyle. Be sure to stay till the end for the exclusive theatrical premier of “China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider”, a bonus live performance not included in the official release.

The Grateful Dead Movie 2025 Meet-Up

2025

The Grateful Dead Movie poster
7.1

The Grateful Dead performs live at Winterland in San Francisco in October 1974.

The Grateful Dead Movie

1977