Michael Nesmith

Acting

Michael Nesmith

Born — Died

1942-12-30 — 2021-12-10

Place of birth

Houston, Texas, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

40 titles

Robert Michael Nesmith (December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, and novelist. He was best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series The Monkees (1966–1968). His songwriting credits include "Different Drum", which became a hit for Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys. After the break-up of the Monkees, Nesmith continued his successful songwriting and performing career, first with the seminal country rock group the First National Band, with whom he had a top-40 hit, "Joanne", and then as a solo artist. He often played a custom-built Gretsch 12-string electric with the Monkees and afterwards. Nesmith fo…

Known for

Film credits

2010s · 2 titles

2000s · 2 titles

1990s · 4 titles

1980s · 9 titles

Burglar poster
5.2

Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. Her friend Carl Hefler is a dog groomer. After a successful burglary, it's discovered that a dead body was in the house she burgled. As she's the only one who can be placed at the scene of the crime, she has to use her criminal skills to clear her name of the murder AND avoid getting charged with the burglary.

Burglar

1987

Repo Man poster
6.6

A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.

Repo Man

1984

Tapeheads poster
5.4

The story of Ivan and Josh, two dimwitted ex-security guards who love music videos. Out of work, with no job prospects, they form a music video production company. They soon learn the ins and outs of the business in LA, and with some help from Mo Fuzz, they soon become hot property. But not all goes smoothly when they try to resurrect the career of their favorite R&B duo, the Swanky Modes.

Tapeheads

1988

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann poster
5.5

Lyle Swann is a successful off-road racer who mistakenly gets sent back in time 100 years. When a band of outlaws robs Swann of his motorcycle, he's forced to outfox the gangsters and give in to the seductions of a gorgeous local lady. With only his smarts and a map from an Exxon station, Lyle must try to make it out of the Old West alive and find a way back to modern times.

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

1982

Television Parts Home Companion poster
NR

A 40-minute compilation of comedy skits and music taken from the series "Michael Nesmith in Television Parts."

Television Parts Home Companion

1985

Elephant Parts poster
6.1

Winner of the first video Grammy Award, Michael Nesmith (The Monkees) wrote and starred in Elephant Parts, a collection of comedy and music videos. Elephant Parts is one hour long and features five full length music videos, including the popular songs "Rio", and "Cruisin'", which featured wrestler Steve Strong and Monterey-based comic "Chicago" Steve Barkley. An off-beat collection that is very entertaining to view while in an altered state.

Elephant Parts

1981

Barbecue Death Squad From Hell poster
7.0

Lydia Lunch and Penn & Teller jazz up the Jenkins' family picnic home movie, turning it into a backyard SOV slasher.

Barbecue Death Squad From Hell

1986

No artwork available
7.0

A half-hour comedic monologue by Bill Martin, made up of short routines each delivered in a different character voice. Martin wears a smoking jacket and plays host in a manner spoofing Orson Welles, tended by butler Nesmith.

An Evening with Sir William Martin

1981

Dr. Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce poster
NR

A montage of sketch comedy and music videos

Dr. Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce

1985

1960s · 3 titles

Series credits

Saturday Night Live poster
6.9

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

Saturday Night Live

1975

Saturday Night Live poster
6.9

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

Saturday Night Live

1975

Top of the Pops poster
6.6

The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show.

Top of the Pops

1964

MTV Video Music Awards poster
7.8

An annual award ceremony presented by MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.

MTV Video Music Awards

1984

Behind the Music poster
7.3

An intimate look into the personal lives of pop music's greatest and most influential artists.

Behind the Music

1997

The Monkees poster
6.5

Micky, Mike, Peter, and Davy are four young men in mid-1960s LA, members of a struggling country-folk-rock band looking for their big break amid madcap encounters with a variety of people straight out of TV and movie central casting, with full knowledge that their existence is part of a weekly television series.

The Monkees

1966

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster
6.8

An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968

E! True Hollywood Story poster
8.1

E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

Laurel Canyon poster
8.2

Featuring all-new, original interviews with Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Michelle Phillips, Graham Nash, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Roger McGuinn and more, this uniquely immersive and experiential two-part docuseries takes us back in time to a place where a rustic canyon in the heart of Los Angeles became a musical petri dish.

Laurel Canyon

2020

Behind the camera

Head poster
6.2

In this surrealistic and free-form follow-up to the Monkees' television show, the band frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vignettes containing humor and anti-establishment social commentary.

Head

1968

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann poster
5.5

Lyle Swann is a successful off-road racer who mistakenly gets sent back in time 100 years. When a band of outlaws robs Swann of his motorcycle, he's forced to outfox the gangsters and give in to the seductions of a gorgeous local lady. With only his smarts and a map from an Exxon station, Lyle must try to make it out of the Old West alive and find a way back to modern times.

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

1982

Square Dance poster
4.7

An awkward 13-year-old leaves her cranky grandfather in rural Texas, to live with her mother in Fort Worth.

Square Dance

1987

Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees poster
6.7

Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees is a one-hour comedy special televised on the ABC Network on Monday February 17, 1997. The show features all four of the original Monkees and would be the last time Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork would appear together. Michael Nesmith wrote and directed the program.

Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees

1997

Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees poster
6.7

Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees is a one-hour comedy special televised on the ABC Network on Monday February 17, 1997. The show features all four of the original Monkees and would be the last time Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork would appear together. Michael Nesmith wrote and directed the program.

Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees

1997

Television Parts Home Companion poster
NR

A 40-minute compilation of comedy skits and music taken from the series "Michael Nesmith in Television Parts."

Television Parts Home Companion

1985

Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 1 poster
2.0

Playboy Video Magazine was literally a video version of the publication. It included candid celebrity interviews, video editorials, the trademark playmate pictorials, interwoven with commercial parodies and short comedy sketches. The series also covered trends in media; sex, politics, culture, and pop culture.

Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 1

1982

Elephant Parts poster
6.1

Winner of the first video Grammy Award, Michael Nesmith (The Monkees) wrote and starred in Elephant Parts, a collection of comedy and music videos. Elephant Parts is one hour long and features five full length music videos, including the popular songs "Rio", and "Cruisin'", which featured wrestler Steve Strong and Monterey-based comic "Chicago" Steve Barkley. An off-beat collection that is very entertaining to view while in an altered state.

Elephant Parts

1981

Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce poster
6.3

A montage of sketch comedy and music videos.

Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce

1986

Barbecue Death Squad From Hell poster
7.0

Lydia Lunch and Penn & Teller jazz up the Jenkins' family picnic home movie, turning it into a backyard SOV slasher.

Barbecue Death Squad From Hell

1986

No artwork available
7.0

A half-hour comedic monologue by Bill Martin, made up of short routines each delivered in a different character voice. Martin wears a smoking jacket and plays host in a manner spoofing Orson Welles, tended by butler Nesmith.

An Evening with Sir William Martin

1981