Ronnie James Dio

Acting

Ronnie James Dio

Born — Died

1942-07-10 — 2010-05-16

Place of birth

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

41 titles

Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona, July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), was an American rock and heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, among others. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser Hear 'n Aid. He was widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his consistently powerful voice. He is credited with popularizing the "metal horns" hand gesture in metal culture. Before his death, he was collaborating on a project with former Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Vinny Appice, under the moniker Heaven & Hell, whose only studio album, …

Known for

South Park poster
8.3

Follow the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.

South Park

1997

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6.7

Where Are They Now? was a television series on VH1 that featured past celebrities and updated on their current professional and personal status. Each episode was dedicated to another genre. Though not always in sequence, some episodes were a continuation of the motif of episodes from the past. Those episodes sometimes had Roman numerals in their title to signify their sequel status.

Where Are They Now?

1999

Rockpalast poster
8.5

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Rockpalast

1974

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny poster
6.8

In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

2006

Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights: Live at Wacken poster
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Heavy metal superstars Heaven & Hell rock the house at Germany's famed Wacken Festival in 2009, in what would be front man Ronnie James Dio's last concert to be captured on film before his death from cancer in 2010. The powerful show combines crowd-pleasing classics from the band's days as Black Sabbath, alongside selections from their final album, "The Devil You Know".

Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights: Live at Wacken

2010

Dio: Dreamers Never Die poster
7.7

This career spanning documentary on heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio delves deep into his incredible rise from 50's doo-wop crooner, to his early classic rock days in Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, to replacing the iconic lead singer Ozzy Osborne in Black Sabbath, to finally cement his legend with DIO. Ronnie's biography is completely unique to the tired sex, drugs and rock and roll cliches. The film is about perseverance, dreams and the power to believe in yourself.

Dio: Dreamers Never Die

2022

Film credits

2010s · 7 titles

Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights: Live at Wacken poster
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Heavy metal superstars Heaven & Hell rock the house at Germany's famed Wacken Festival in 2009, in what would be front man Ronnie James Dio's last concert to be captured on film before his death from cancer in 2010. The powerful show combines crowd-pleasing classics from the band's days as Black Sabbath, alongside selections from their final album, "The Devil You Know".

Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights: Live at Wacken

2010

Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine poster
7.2

A look at the rise and fall of the subversive skateboarding magazine Big Brother, which rose to prominence in the mid-1990s and had a profound effect on the skating subculture with its unfiltered approach.

Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine

2017

Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights poster
7.0

Live at Wacken Open Air July 30 2009.

Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights

2010

Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart poster
6.3

Concert video filmed at The Spectrum in Philadelphia on June 17, 1986 during the second leg of the "Sacred Heart" tour, which featured new guitarist Craig Goldy. Now for the first time the full concert is being released in the original running order, restored from the original 16mm film and with remastered sound.

Dio | Finding the Sacred Heart

2013

Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - 30 Years of Heaven & Hell poster
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Neon Nights: 30 Years of Heaven & Hell ("Live in Europe" for the U.S. market and "Live at Wacken" for the European market) is a live album by the British-American heavy metal band Heaven & Hell. Recorded at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany on 30 July 2009.

Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights - 30 Years of Heaven & Hell

2010

Dio: The Singles Collection poster
7.5

A collection of conceptual videos that defined the legendary career of Ronnie James Dio and Dio.

Dio: The Singles Collection

2012

Dio: Live in London - Hammersmith Apollo 1993 poster
8.0

1. Stand Up And Shout 2. Strange Highways 3. Don't Talk To Strangers 4. Evilution 5. Pain 6. The Mob Rules 7. Children Of The Sea 8. Holy Diver 9. Heaven And Hell 10. Man On The Silver Mountain 11. Drum Solo 12. Heaven And Hell (Reprise) 13. Jesus Mary And The Holy Ghost 14. Hollywood Black 15. The Last In Line 16. Rainbow In The Dark 17. We Rock Filmed at London s Hammersmith Apollo on 12th December 1993, this previously unreleased concert film captures the then newly reformed Dio on the last night of their European tour in support of the Strange Highways album.The band delivered a blistering performance of tracks from their new album, previous Dio classics and favourites from Ronnie s career with Black Sabbath and Rainbow. So take a ride on Strange Highways and be blown away by one of the greatest rock bands of all time.

Dio: Live in London - Hammersmith Apollo 1993

2014

2000s · 15 titles

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny poster
6.8

In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

2006

Iron Maiden: Flight 666 poster
7.8

Heavy metal band Iron Maiden's 2008 Somewhere Back in Time World Tour. This concert recording accompanies the documentary film "Iron Maiden: Flight 666". The 16 songs performed were filmed live in 16 different cities giving you the full experience of the live power of Maiden and their fans all around the globe.

Iron Maiden: Flight 666

2009

Dio: Holy Diver Live poster
7.2

Captured live in front of a sold-out London crowd Ronnie James Dio delivers a truly memorable performance on this truly memorable night - October 22, 2005. This set includes a performance of Dio's debut album, Holy Diver, in its entirety. Dio has been hailed as one of the finest voices in Heavy Metal for over 30 years now and for good reason.

Dio: Holy Diver Live

2006

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey poster
7.6

The film discusses the traits and originators of some of metal's many subgenres, including the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, power metal, Nu metal, glam metal, thrash metal, black metal, and death metal. Dunn uses a family-tree-type flowchart to document some of the most popular metal subgenres. The film also explores various aspects of heavy metal culture.

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

2005

Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall poster
7.6

This live concert recording captures the sold-out Radio City Music Hall performance of former Black Sabbath rockers Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler, who reunited under the name "Heaven & Hell" in 2006.

Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall

2007

Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977 poster
7.5

Rainbow was formed by Ritchie Blackmore in 1975 after he left Deep Purple at the height of their fame. They were instantly successful and released a string of hit albums, with an ever-changing line up, between 1975 and 1983 when Blackmore broke up the group to join the reformed Deep Purple. This concert from their European tour in 1977 features the line up responsible for the "Long Live Rock ’n’ Roll" album released later that year, including vocalist Ronnie James Dio and drummer Cozy Powell. Blackmore had to be smuggled out of Austria after trouble with the police at a gig two nights earlier, and was very late arriving in Munich, all of which seemed to inspire both the band and the audience to create a truly remarkable gig.

Rainbow: Live in Munich 1977

2006

Dio: Evil or Divine poster
7.0

On a rain-soaked Friday the 13th in December of 2002, the mastery of DIO took full command of New York City's famous Roseland Ballroom. In grand fashion, the formidable quintet was unleashed upon a rabid sold-out crowd, delivering a memorable performance that was nothing less than a heavy metal history lesson.

Dio: Evil or Divine

2003

Satan’s Top Forty poster
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Documentary on Heavy Metal music featuring Adam Sandler, Ozzy Osbourne, Gene Simmons and Ronnie Dio. Produced for the "Little Nicky" Special Edition DVD.

Satan’s Top Forty

2001

Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life poster
6.8

This documentary is a considered look at the continuing story of Metal, in the words of the people that make it, live it, breathe it and keep it vital. The Bands. The Fans, The Producers, The Industry and The Journalists. What makes it tick, why nothing else can touch it for power, emotion and longevity, why it's misunderstood, why it doesn't care, how it continues to upset the establishment, how it manipulates the media, the positivity, and the way it has forced it's iconography and ethos deep into an unsuspecting and unwilling mainstream.

Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life

2006

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8.0

Documentary produced for the "Little Nicky" DVD about heavy metal and the Devil featuring rock stars Gene Simmons, Ronnie James Dio, and Ozzy Osborne.

Satan’s Top 40

2001

Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992 poster
10.0

Using rare previously unreleased film of the original Ozzy Osbourne line-up from 1971 never before available on DVD, this superb independent film sets out to discover what makes a great band and poses the tricky question: who was the best Sabbath singer Ozzy, Dio or Martin? Also featured are extensive interviews with Tony Iommi, Neil Murray alongside leading music critics and working musicians.

Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992

2002

Deep Purple: In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra poster
8.4

Deep Purple in Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Paul Mann. Recorded at the Royal Albert Hall London 25th & 26th September 1999.

Deep Purple: In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra

2000

Armageddon Over Wacken 2004 poster
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Experience the sights and sounds of Wacken Open Air Fest on this professionally filmed, multi-camera extravaganza mixed in stunning surround sound! Includes extraordinary performances by Dio, Cathedral, Zodiac Mindwarp, Nevermore, Paragon and Satyricon plus interviews with the bands, the fans and the staff who make it all happen! Intense shows, spectacular sound, crystal clear video - this 4-hour DVD brings Europe s largest outdoor festival to your very own home theater system

Armageddon Over Wacken 2004

2005

Dio: We Rock poster
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We Rock - Consists of Live In Concert and A Special from the Spectrum videos, minus a couple of songs.

Dio: We Rock

2005

Dio: At Tokyo Super Rock Festival poster
5.0

RONNIE JAMES DIO recorded live with his band at the Tokyo Japan Super Rock Festival on August 10th, 1985.

Dio: At Tokyo Super Rock Festival

2009

1990s · 6 titles

Black Sabbath: Monsters of Rock Italy poster
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Setlist: - The Mob Rules - Computer God - Children of the Sea - Time Machine - War Pigs - Black Sabbath - Master of Insanity - After All (The Dead) - Iron Man - Heaven and Hell

Black Sabbath: Monsters of Rock Italy

1992

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The Mob Rules, Computer God, Children of the Sea, Time Machine, War Pigs, I, Die Young, Guitar Solo, Black Sabbath, TV Crimes, Master of Insanity, Drum Solo, Iron Man, Heaven and Hell, Neon Knights, Paranoid

Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour

1992

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Dio at The Beach at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV, USA 01 - Jesus, Mary and The Holy Ghost 02 - Straight Through The Heart 03 - Don't Talk To Strangers 04 - After All (The Dead) 05 - Holy Diver 06 - Heaven And Hell 07 - Double Monday 08 - Stand Up And Shout 09 - Hunter Of The Heart 10 - Mistreated 11 - Big Sister 12 - The Last In Line 13 - Rainbow In The Dark 14 - The Mob Rules

Dio: [1996] Las Vegas, Nevada

1996

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Dio at Festivalna Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria 01 - Inro 02 - Evilution 03 - Staright Through The Heart 04 - Dont Talk To Strangers 05 - Holy Diver/Drums Solos 06 - Heaven And Hell 07 - Children Of The Sea 08 - I Speed At Night 09 - We Rock 10 - Neon Nights 11 - Stargazer 12 - Misstreated 13 - Catch The Rainbow 14 - Last In Line 15 - Rainbow In The Dark 16 - Mob Rules 17 - Man On The Silve Mountain 18 - Long Live Rock N Roll

Dio: [1998] Inferno in Sofia

1998

Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY poster
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The Mob Rules Computer God Children of the Sea Time Machine War Pigs I Die Young Guitar Solo Black Sabbath Master of Insanity After All (The Dead) Drum Solo Iron Man Heaven and Hell Neon Knights Paranoid

Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY

1992

Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two poster
8.2

“The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two” is a documentary video by heavy metal band Black Sabbath. It discusses the line-up changes Black Sabbath experienced during the period between 1978 and 1992.

Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Two

1992

1980s · 7 titles

Live Aid poster
7.8

Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"

Live Aid

1985

Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue poster
6.0

BLACK SABBATH and BLUE ÖYSTER CULT - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York - October 17, 1980. Track Listing: The Marshall Plan [BOC; promo], War Pigs, Neon Knights, N.I.B. [Sabbath], Dr. Music, Cities On Flame, Divine Wind [BOC], Iron Man, Guitar Solo, Paranoid [Sabbath], Godzilla, Drum Solo, Roadhouse Blues [BOC], Heaven And Hell [Sabbath], Born To Be Wild [BOC], Die Young [Sabbath] Professionally filmed for the movie, BLACK AND BLUE. 3 Sabbath songs from this movie were first shown on the 12/6/80 episode of DON KIRSHNER’S ROCK CONCERT. The movie itself premiered in NYC on 12/19/1980. BLACK AND BLUE made the rounds on the 'Midnight Movie' circuit during the early 80's. It was released on VHS in Jan. 1981 and went out of print within a short time. It could only be found for many years as a Japanese import or bootleg.

Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue

1981

Dio | A Special from the Spectrum poster
5.7

A live concert performance by the band Dio, recorded at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. Originally released on VHS in 1984, most of the performance has been re-released on the We Rock DVD, minus the opening track of "Stand Up and Shout."

Dio | A Special from the Spectrum

1984

The Hear 'n Aid Sessions poster
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Hear 'n Aid was a one-time collaboration of various individual hard rock and heavy metal artists in 1985 to raise money for famine relief in Africa. According to Ronnie James Dio's MySpace profile, the project raised $1 million within a year.

The Hear 'n Aid Sessions

1986

Dio | Super Rock '85 in Japan poster
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Recorded live at Super Rock Festival in Tokyo, Japan on August 10th, 1985 1. King Of Rock And Roll 2. Like The Beat Of a Heart 3. Don't Talk To Strangers 4. Hangry For Heaven 5. The Last In Line Holy Diver The Last In Line Heaven And Hell Sacred HeartB 6. Rock'And'Roll Children Long Live Rock'N'Roll Man On the Silver Mountan Rock'N'Roll Children 7. Rainbow In The Dark 8. Stand Up And Shout

Dio | Super Rock '85 in Japan

1985

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1 poster
8.0

Video magazine with interviews and video clips. Featured on this volume is: Alice Cooper, Dio, W.A.S.P., Anthrax, Motörhead, Voi Vod, Vio-Lence, Party Ninjas, Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, Forbidden, Mammoth, Warrant, Quireboys

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1

1989

Dio - Live in Holland poster
5.2

Live at Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands - Dec 4 1983

Dio - Live in Holland

1983

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