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Overview
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Described as one of the last beatniks of the contemporary music, Tom Waits... moreAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(82 articles)
Entertainment Weekly: Robert Pattinson And Friends (From TwilightersAnonymous. 23 June 2009, 5:11 PM, PDT)
New Release Dates For The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
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Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Soundtrack, Actor, Composer, Music Department, Writer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Soundtrack:
- The Cobrasnake (2008) ("Innocent When You Dream (78)")
- American Carnival (2008) (writer: "I Don't Wanna Grow Up", "Rain Dogs")
- "Banda sonora" (1 episode, 2008)
- Episode #4.11 (2008) TV episode (writer: "San Diego Serenade") (performer: "San Diego Serenade") - "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" (1 episode, 2008)
... aka "NCIS" (USA: short title)
... aka "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" (USA: new title)
- Last Man Standing (2008) TV episode (writer: "Temptation" (uncredited)) - "Parashat Ha-Shavua" (2 episodes, 2008)
- Mishpatim (2008) TV episode (writer: "This One's from the Heart", "Presents", "One upon a Town/Empty Pockets", "Old Boyfriends", "Little Boy Blue", "Is There Any Way Out of This Dream?", "Instrumental Montage", "I Beg Your Pardon", "PICKING UP AFTER YOU")
- BeShalach (2008) TV episode (writer: "Blue Valentines") - Mama's Boy (2007) (writer: "I Don't Want to Grow Up")
- "So You Think You Can Dance" (1 episode, 2007)
- Season Finale - Part 1 (2007) TV episode (performer: "2:19") - Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007) (performer: "All The World Is Green", "Green Grass")
... aka Le scaphandre et le papillon (France)
... aka The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (International: English title) - "ER" (1 episode, 2007)
- I Don't (2007) TV episode ("The World Keeps Turning") - "Life on Mars" (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #2.8 (2007) TV episode (performer: "I Hope I Don't Fall in Love with You") - Absolute Wilson (2006) (writer: "Musical excerpts from 'The Black Rider'")
- Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006) (writer: "Dead and Lovely") (performer: "Dead and Lovely")
... aka Pizzeria Kamikaze (International: English title: informal title)
... aka Pizzerija Kamikaze (Croatia) - The Ground Truth: After the Killing Ends (2006) (writer: "Day After Tomorrow") (performer: "Day After Tomorrow")
... aka The Ground Truth (USA: new title) - Jarhead (2005) (writer: "Soldier's Things") (performer: "Soldier's Things")
... aka Jarhead - Willkommen im Dreck (Germany) - Daltry Calhoun (2005) (writer: "Looks Like I'm Up Sh*t Creek Again")
- Domino (2005) (writer: "Cold Cold Ground", "Jesus Gonna Be Here") (performer: "Cold Cold Ground", "Jesus Gonna Be Here")
... aka Domino (France) - The Secret Life of Words (2005) (writer: "All the World Is Green") (performer: "All the World Is Green")
... aka The Secret Life of Words (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
... aka La vida secreta de las palabras (Spain)
... aka La vida secreta de les paraules (Spain: Catalan title) - Robots (2005) (writer: "UNDERGROUND") (performer: "UNDERGROUND")
... aka Robots: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version) - "Independent Lens" (1 episode, 2005)
- Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) TV episode (writer: "What's He Building?", "Straight to the Top (Vegas)", "Temptation", "God's Away on Business") (performer: "What's He Building?", "Straight to the Top (Vegas)", "Temptation", "God's Away on Business") - Around the Bend (2004) (writer: "Old Shoes")
- Ramones Raw (2004) (writer: "I Don't Want to Grow Up")
- Yes (2004/I) ("FAWN")
- Shrek 2 (2004) (writer: "Little Drop of Poison") (performer: "Little Drop of Poison")
- Hellboy (2004) (writer: "Heart Attack and Vine") (performer: "Heart Attack and Vine")
... aka Super Sapiens (Malaysia: English title) - The Prince & Me (2004) ("I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You")
... aka The Prince and Me (USA) - Jersey Girl (2004) (writer: "Jersey Girl")
- In the Realms of the Unreal (2004) (writer: "Flash Pan Hunter (Intro)", "Innocent When You Dream (78)")
... aka In the Realms of the Unreal: The Mystery of Henry Darger (Australia: DVD title) - Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004) (TV) (writer: "Temptation") (performer: "Temptation")
- Noviembre (2003) (writer: "Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen)") (performer: "Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen)")
... aka November (International: English title) - Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) (writer: "Saw Sage") (performer: "Saw Sage")
- The Big Empty (2003) (writer: "WALK AWAY")
- The United States of Leland (2003) (writer: "Diamond in Your Mind")
- "Gilmore Girls" (1 episode, 2002)
... aka "Gilmore Girls: Beginnings" (USA: rerun title)
- Application Anxiety (2002) TV episode (performer: "Big in Japan") - Los lunes al sol (2002) (writer: "On the Otherside of the World") (performer: "On the Otherside of the World")
... aka I lunedì al sole (Italy)
... aka Les lundis au soleil (France)
... aka Mondays in the Sun (International: English title) - "The Wire" (2002) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Project: Valkyrie (2002) (writer: "A Soldier's Things")
- Night at the Golden Eagle (2002) (writer: "Swordfishtrombone") (performer: "Swordfishtrombone")
- The Last Castle (2001) (writer: "Get Behind the Mule")
- Big Bad Love (2001) (performer: "Long Way Home", "Jayne's Blue Wish")
- Pollock (2000) (writer: "The World Keeps Turning") (performer: "The World Keeps Turning")
- Maelström (2000) (performer: "The Ocean Doesn't Want Me")
... aka Maelstrom (USA) - The Perfect Storm (2000) (writer: "Heart of Saturday Night") (performer: "Heart of Saturday Night")
- Keeping the Faith (2000) (writer: "Please Call Me Baby") (performer: "Please Call Me Baby")
- Condo Painting (2000) (writer: "Black Wings") (performer: "Black Wings")
- Gun Shy (2000) (writer: "More Than Rain") (performer: "More Than Rain")
... aka Gunshy (Australia: video title) - "Chyornaya komnata" (1 episode, 2000)
- Busido (2000) TV episode (writer: "Telephone Call From Istanbul") (performer: "Telephone Call From Istanbul") - Liberty Heights (1999) (writer: "Halloween Strip", "It's Over") (producer: "Halloween Strip", "It's Over")
- Fight Club (1999) (writer: "GOIN' OUT WEST") (performer: "GOIN' OUT WEST")
... aka Fight Club (Germany) - Limbo (1999) (writer: "(Lookin' For) The Heart of Saturday Night")
- Permanent Midnight (1998) (writer: "WALKING SPANISH") (performer: "WALKING SPANISH")
- Johnny Skidmarks (1998) (writer: "Walking Spanish") (performer: "Walking Spanish")
... aka The Killer Inside (UK: DVD title) - Bunny (1998) (writer: "Bend Down the Branches") (performer: "Bend Down the Branches")
- Trojan War (1997) (writer: "I Hope I Don't Fall In Love With You")
... aka Rescue Me - Afterglow (1997) (performer: "Somewhere")
- The End of Violence (1997) (writer: "Little Drop of Poison") (producer: "Little Drop of Poison")
... aka Am Ende der Gewalt (Germany: informal literal title)
... aka Am.Ende.der.Gew@lt. (Germany) - La buena vida (1996) ("I Don't Wanna Grow Up")
... aka La buena vida (France)
... aka The Good Life (USA) - "Homicide: Life on the Street" (2 episodes, 1996)
... aka "Homicide" (USA: informal short title)
- Control (1996) TV episode ("Cold, Cold Ground")
- Bad Medicine (1996) TV episode (writer: "'Til the Money Runs Out", "Cold Cold Ground") (performer: "'Til the Money Runs Out", "Cold Cold Ground") - Basquiat (1996) (writer: "Who Are You This Time", "Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)") (performer: "Who Are You This Time", "Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)")
... aka Build a Fort, Set It on Fire - Generation X (1996) (TV) (writer: "Telephone Call From Istanbul") (performer: "Telephone Call From Istanbul")
- Art City 1: Making It in Manhattan (1996) (writer: "Just Another Sucker on the Vine") (performer: "Just Another Sucker on the Vine")
- Twelve Monkeys (1995) (writer: "The Earth Died Screaming" (1992)) (performer: "The Earth Died Screaming" (1992))
- Smoke (1995) (writer: "Downtown Train", "Innocent when you dream") (performer: "Downtown Train", "Innocent when you dream") ("Innocent when you dream")
... aka Smoke - Raucher unter sich (Germany) - Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995) (writer: "Jockey Full Of Bourbon") (performer: "Jockey Full Of Bourbon")
- Georgia (1995) (writer: "THE PIANO HAS BEEN DRINKING") (performer: "THE PIANO HAS BEEN DRINKING")
... aka Georgia (France) - Little Criminals (1995) (TV) (writer: "Clap Hands") (performer: "Clap Hands")
- Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Live (1994) (V) (writer: "Ol' 55")
- Léolo (1992) ("Cold Cold Ground", "Temptation")
- Jersey Girl (1992) (writer: "JERSEY GIRL")
- American Heart (1992) (music: "Jersey Girl") (performer: "I'll Never Let Go Of Your Hand", "Jack's Flashback Theme" and "Additional Music", "I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby", "Jersey Girl") ("I'll Never Let Go Of Your Hand", "Jack's Flashback Theme" and "Additional Music")
- Night on Earth (1991) (writer: "Back in the Good Old World", "Good Old World") (producer: "Back in the Good Old World", "Good Old World") (arranger: "Back in the Good Old World", "Good Old World")
... aka Une nuit sur terre (France) - Red Hot and Blue (1990) (TV) (performer: "It's Alright With Me")
- Sea of Love (1989) (performer: "SEA OF LOVE" (End Title Version))
- Down by Law (1986) (writer: "Jockey Full of Bourbon", "Tango Till They're Sore") (performer: "Jockey Full of Bourbon", "Tango Till They're Sore")
... aka Down by Law (West Germany)
... aka Down by Law - Alles im Griff (Germany: TV title) - "Fame" (1 episode, 1984)
- The Ballad of Ray Claxton (1984) TV episode (writer: "In the Heart of Saturday Night") - Streetwise (1984) (writer: "Take Care Of All My Children", "Rat's Theme") (performer: "Take Care Of All My Children", "Rat's Theme")
- Prénom Carmen (1983) ("Ruby's Arms")
... aka First Name: Carmen (USA) - Den Tüchtigen gehört die Welt (1982) (writer: "On The Nickel") (performer: "On The Nickel")
... aka The Uppercrust (USA) - One from the Heart (1982) (writer: "Tom's Piano Intro", "Once Upon A Town", "The Wages Of Love", "Is There Any Way Out Of This Dream?", "Picking Up After You", "Old Boyfriends", "Broken Bicycles", "I Beg Your Pardon", "Little Boy Blue", "The Tango", "Circus Girl", "You Can't Unring A Bell", "Take Me Home", "Presents") (performer: "Tom's Piano Intro", "Once Upon A Town", "The Wages Of Love", "Picking Up After You", "Broken Bicycles", "I Beg Your Pardon", "Little Boy Blue", "The Tango", "You Can't Unring A Bell", "Take Me Home")
- Wolfen (1981) (writer: "Jitterbug Boy") (performer: "Jitterbug Boy")
- Tom Waits for No One (1981) (writer: "The One That Got Away") (performer: "The One That Got Away")
- Divine Madness! (1980) (writer: "Shiver Me Timbers")
... aka Bette Midler Is Divine Madness (Canada: English title: festival title) - On the Nickel (1980) ("On The Nickel")
- Bad Timing (1980) (performer: "An Invitation To The Blues")
... aka Bad Timing: A Sensual Obsession (USA) - Paradise Alley (1978) (writer: "(Meet Me in) Paradise Alley", "Annie's Back in Town") (performer: "(Meet Me in) Paradise Alley", "Annie's Back in Town")
- "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1977)
... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
- Julian Bond/Tom Waits, Brick (1977) TV episode (writer: "Eggs & Sausages") (performer: "Eggs & Sausages")
Actor:
- The Book of Eli (2010) (post-production) .... Engineer
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) .... Mr. Nick
... aka L'Imaginarium du Docteur Parnassus (France) - Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006) .... Kneller
... aka Pizzeria Kamikaze (International: English title: informal title)
... aka Pizzerija Kamikaze (Croatia) - Domino (2005) .... Wanderer
... aka Domino (France) - Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) .... Tom (segment "Somewhere in California")
- Mystery Men (1999) .... Dr. Heller
- Short Cuts (1993) .... Earl Piggot
- Coffee and Cigarettes III (1993) .... Tom
... aka Coffee and Cigarettes: Somewhere in California (USA) - Dracula (1992) .... R.M. Renfield
... aka Bram Stoker's Dracula (USA: complete title) - At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) .... Wolf
- The Fisher King (1991) (uncredited) .... Disabled veteran
- Queens Logic (1991) .... Monte
- The Two Jakes (1990) (uncredited) .... Plainclothes Policeman
- Mystery Train (1989) (voice) .... Radio D.J (segment "Lost In Space")
- Cold Feet (1989) .... Kenny
- Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale (1989) .... Silva
... aka Bearskin
... aka Na Pele do Urso (Portugal) - Candy Mountain (1988) .... Al Silk
- Ironweed (1987) .... Rudy
- Down by Law (1986) .... Zack
... aka Down by Law (West Germany)
... aka Down by Law - Alles im Griff (Germany: TV title) - The Cotton Club (1984) .... Irving Stark
- The Stone Boy (1984) (uncredited) .... Petrified man at carnival
- Rumble Fish (1983) .... Benny
- The Outsiders (1983) .... Buck Merrill
... aka The Outsiders - The Complete Novel (USA: director's cut) - One from the Heart (1982) (uncredited) .... Trumpet player
- Wolfen (1981) (uncredited) .... Drunken Bar Owner
- Paradise Alley (1978) .... Mumbles
Composer:
- Don't Say a Word (2005)
- The Dream Studio (2004) (V)
- The Soul of Saturday Night (2003) (V)
- The Last Castle (2001)
- El plantador de árboles (2001)
- Herencia (1995)
- Night on Earth (1991)
... aka Une nuit sur terre (France) - The Black Rider (1990) (TV)
- Örült és angyal (1989)
- La première journée de Nicolas (1984)
- One from the Heart (1982)
Music Department:
- The Black Rider (1990) (TV) (music arranger)
- One from the Heart (1982) (additional orchestrator)
Thanks:
- Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007) (special thanks)
... aka Le scaphandre et le papillon (France)
... aka The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (International: English title) - Sent (2006) (special thanks)
- "Independent Lens" (special thanks) (1 episode, 2005)
- Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) TV episode (special thanks) - Yes (2004/I) (thanks)
- Romeo Is Bleeding (1993) (special thanks)
Self:
- One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur (2008) .... Himself
- "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (Australia)
- Episode dated 4 May 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "The Daily Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
... aka "A Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (USA: new title)
... aka "Jon Stewart" (Australia)
... aka "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition" (International: English title: cut version)
... aka "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 28 November 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2002-2006)
... aka "Late Show Backstage" (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka "Letterman" (Australia)
... aka "The Late Show" (USA: informal short title)
- Episode #14.55 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Guest/Musical Guest
- Episode dated 8 May 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - La tigre e la neve (2005) .... Himself/Sè stesso
... aka The Tiger and the Snow (USA: literal English title) - Mississippi Rising (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- Bukowski: Born into This (2003) .... Himself
- Freedom Highway: Songs that Shaped a Century (2001) .... Himself
... aka Freedom Highway (International: English title: short title) - Spotlight on Location: Mystery Men (2000) (V) .... Himself
- In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story (1999) (TV) .... Himself
- Not in Our Name: Dead Man Walking - The Concert (1998) (V) .... Himself
- Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight (1997) (voice) .... The Narrator
- Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (1993) .... Himself
... aka Luck, Trust and Ketchup (USA: short title) - Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991) (uncredited) .... Himself/Singer in Bar
... aka Until the End of the World (UK) (USA)
... aka Jusqu'au bout du monde (France) - "Fishing with John" (1991) TV series .... Himself
- Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night (1988) (TV) .... Himself
- "Late Night with David Letterman" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1983-1988)
- Episode dated 5 October 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 16 October 1987 (1987) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 21 December 1983 (1983) TV episode .... Himself - Big Time (1988) .... Himself
- "Arsenal" .... Himself (1 episode, 1986)
- Tom Waits: Una veu al fons del bar (1986) TV episode .... Himself - "The Old Grey Whistle Test" .... Himself (1 episode, 1985)
... aka "Whistle Test" (UK: new title)
- Episode dated 15 October 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself - Streetwise (1984) .... Himself
- "Loose Talk" .... Himself (1 episode, 1983)
- Episode dated 18 October 1983 (1983) TV episode .... Himself - Poetry in Motion (1982) .... Himself
- The Making of 'One from the Heart' (1982) .... Himself
- Tom Waits for No One (1981) (voice) .... Himself
- The Tom and Dick Smothers Brothers Special I (1980) (TV) .... Himself
- "Austin City Limits" .... Himself (1 episode, 1979)
- Episode dated 24 May 1979 (1979) TV episode .... Himself - "Canada After Dark" .... Himself (1 episode, 1979)
- Episode dated 5 January 1979 (1979) TV episode .... Himself - Tom Waits: A Day in Vienna (1978) (TV) .... Himself
- "Fernwood 2 Night" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
... aka "Fernwood Tonight" (USA: new title)
- Episode #1.21 (1977) TV episode .... Himself - "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself - Musical Guest (1 episode, 1977)
... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
- Julian Bond/Tom Waits, Brick (1977) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest - "The Mike Douglas Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
- Episode dated 19 November 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself - "Dinah!" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
... aka "Dinah! & Friends"
- Episode dated 3 February 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
-
"La mandrágora"
- Episode dated 3 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Absolute Wilson (2006) .... Himself
-
"Cinema mil"
- Episode #1.2 (2005) TV episode .... Zack -
"Room 101"
- Episode #9.1 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - The Dream Studio (2004) (V) .... Himself
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3/31/90: Provided the music and lyrics for Robert Wilson / William S. Burroughs production of "The Black Rider", originally staged in Hamburg, Germany morePublicity Listings:
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