Robyn Hitchcock

Acting

Robyn Hitchcock

Born 1953-03-03 · Paddington, London, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robyn Rowan Hitchcock (born 3 March 1953) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. While primarily a vocalist and guitarist, he also plays harmonica, piano and bass guitar. Coming to prominence in the late 1970s with The Soft Boys, Hitchcock afterward launched a prolific solo career. Hitchcock's musical and lyrical styles have been influenced by the likes of Bob Dylan, John Lennon and Syd Barrett. Hitchcock's lyrics tend to include surrealism, comedic elements, characterisations of English eccentrics, and melancholy depictions of everyday life. He was signed to two major American labels (A&M Records, then Warner Brothers) over the course of the 1980s and '90s, but mainstream success has been limited. Still, he has maintained a loyal cult following and has often earned strong critical reviews over a steady stream of album releases and live performances. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robyn Hitchcock, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Acting credits

Rachel Getting Married poster
6.3

A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.

Rachel Getting Married

2008

The Manchurian Candidate poster
6.5

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.

The Manchurian Candidate

2004

Storefront Hitchcock poster
6.6

Live performance by Robyn Hitchcock, in... well, a storefront.

Storefront Hitchcock

1998

The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story poster
7.8

The full bizarre, tragic but celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd.

The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

2003

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6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Burning Ice

2010

Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects poster
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A documentary that goes inside the dark, witty, surreal world of cult English singer/songwriter Robyn Hitchcock.

Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects

2008

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Despite the mantra of 'live fast, die young', Britain's first rock 'n' roll generations are now enjoying old age. What was once about youth and taking risks is now about longevity, survival, nostalgia and refusing to grow up, give up or shut up. But what happens when the music refuses to die and its performers refuse to leave the stage? What happens when rock's youthful rebelliousness is delivered wrapped in wrinkles?

Forever Young: How Rock 'n' Roll Grew Up

2010

Elixirs & Remedies poster
10.0

90 minutes of music and laughter courtesy of cult recording artists Robyn Hitchcock and Grant Lee Phillips.

Elixirs & Remedies

2002

The Songs of Nick Drake: Way to Blue poster
3.0

Filmed at the Barbican in January 2010 and curated by Joe Boyd, producer and general champion of Nick Drake, 90 minutes of performance highlights from a diverse but renowned cast of modern day troubadours. Presenting their own interpretations of Drake's songs are Vashti Bunyan, Green Gartside, Lisa Hannigan, Scott Matthews, Teddy Thompson, Krystle Warren, Robyn Hitchcock, Kirsty Almeida and Harper Simon.

The Songs of Nick Drake: Way to Blue

2010

Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream of Trains In New York poster
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I Often Dream of Trains in New York was recorded live at Symphony Space in New York City in the fall of 2008 during the U.S. leg of Hitchcock s highly anticipated I Often Dream of Trains Tour. Deftly shot by acclaimed director John Edginton (The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story), this concert film DVD (and accompanying audio CD) captures the cult songwriting icon recreating one of his most intimate and haunting albums in its entirety. Robyn is joined by Trains tour-mates Terry Edwards (vocals, keyboards, trumpet, soprano sax, guitar) and Tim Keegan (vocals, guitar) as well as guests Gaida Hinnawi (vocals) and Amir El Saffar (trumpet) from the Robyn-led band seen in Jonathan Demme s film Rachel Getting Married. As its title suggests, I Often Dream of Trains is a glimpse into the phantasmagorical mind of the artist himself. And I Often Dream of Trains in New York captures him fantastically raw and singularly in-the-moment in other words, quintessentially....Hitchcock.

Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream of Trains In New York

2009