Pete Townshend
Actor

Pete Townshend

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Known For Acting
Known Credits 1
Birthday May 19, 1945 (81 years old)
Place of Birth Chiswick, London, England, UK
Also Known As The Who, Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend
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Biography

Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend (born 19 May 1945) is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career. His career with The Who spans more than forty years, during which time the band grew to be considered one of the most influential bands of the 60s and 70s, and, according to Eddie Vedder, "possibly the greatest live band ever."

Townshend is the primary songwriter for The Who, having written well over one hundred songs for the band's eleven studio albums, including concept albums and the rock operas Tommy and Quadrophenia, plus popular rock and roll radio staples like Who's Next, and dozens more that appeared as non-album singles, bonus tracks on reissues, and tracks on rarities compilations like Odds & Sods. He has also written over one hundred songs that have appeared on his solo albums, as well as radio jingles and television theme songs. Although known primarily as a guitarist, he also plays other instruments such as keyboards, banjo, accordion, synthesiser, bass guitar and drums, on his own solo albums, several Who albums, and as a guest contributor to a wide array of other artists' recordings. Townshend has never had formal lessons in any of the instruments he plays.

Townshend has also been a contributor and author of newspaper and magazine articles, book reviews, essays, books, and scripts, as well as collaborating as a lyricist (and composer) for many other musical acts. Townshend was ranked #3 in Dave Marsh's list of Best Guitarists in The New Book of Rock Lists, #10 in Gibson.com's list of the top fifty guitarists, and #50 in Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list: 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Townshend was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Who in 1990.

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Filmography (166)

Billy Idol Should Be Dead 2026
The Who: Quadrophenia Super Deluxe Edition 2026
The Session Man 2025
The Rock Prophet: The Story of Link Wray 2025
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World 2025
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd 2023
The Who With Orchestra Live At Wembley 2023
The Who: Who's Next - Life House Super Deluxe Edition 2023
The Who: One Band's Explosive Story 2022
The Who Hits 50! Live 2022
Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go! 2021
Classic Albums: The Who Sell Out 2021
Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac 2021
The Shadows At Sixty 2020
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation 2019
The Night That Changed Rock 2019
The Who: The Night That Changed Rock 2019
Bad Reputation 2018
Come Together The Rise of the Festival 2018
The Who: Rock in Rio 2017 2017
The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight 2004 Festival 2017
The Who: Tommy Live at The Royal Albert Hall 2017
Pete Townshend's Deep End - Face The Face 2016
Night Flight: Born Again 2016
The Who: French TV Archives 1965-1967 2015
Classic Quadrophenia 2015
The Who: Live in Hyde Park 2015
Jean-Michel Jarre: A Journey into Sound 2015
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015
Led Zeppelin Played Here 2014
The Who: Sensationβ€”The Story of Tommy 2014
Lambert & Stamp 2014
Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited 2014
Lennon or McCartney 2014
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall 2014
The Who: Quadrophenia - Live in London 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014
Quadrophenia: Can You See the Real Me? 2013
The Who - The Making of Tommy 2013
The Who: Live in Texas '75 2012
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief 2012
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music 2012
Acoustic at the BBC 2011
The Who: Purple Hearts and Power Chords 2011
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2009
The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 2009
Woodstock: Untold Stories 2009
Rachel Fuller presents: In the Attic with Pete Townshend & Friends 2009
The Who - At Kilburn 1977 2008
Beat Club: The 40th Anniversary Edition 2008
The Who: Live at the London Coliseum 1969 2008
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who 2008
Smashing Pumpkins: If All Goes Wrong 2008
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who 2007
Dear Mr. Fantasy - A Celebration for Jim Capaldi 2007
The Who: Fragments Fan Club DVD 2007
The Who: Fresno 2/25/2007 2007
The Who: Cheshire 6/23/2007 2007
The Who: Atlantic City 3/9/2007 2007
The Who: Lisbon 5/16/2007 2007
The Who: Dublin 6/29/2007 2007
The Who: Stockholm 7/6/2007 2007
The Passing Show: The Life and Music of Ronnie Lane 2006
The Who: BBC Electric Proms 2006
The Who: Quadrophenia Live With Special Guests 2006
The Who – Broadcast In Roundhouse Electric Proms 2006 2006
The Who: Live at Lyon 2006
The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests 2006
An Ox's Tale: The John Entwistle Story 2006
The Who: Philadelphia 9/12/2006 2006
The Who: Grand Rapids 12/5/2006 2006
The Who: Monte Carlo 7/15/2006 2006
The Who: Nyon 7/20/2006 2006
The Who: Palm Springs 11/11/2006 2006
The Who: Werchter 6/30/2006 2006
The Who: Brighton 6/18/2006 2006
The Who: Hampshire 7/3/2006 2006
The Who: Liverpool 7/5/2006 2006
The Who: Liverpool 7/6/2006 2006
The Who: Glasgow 7/9/2006 2006
The Who: Bonn 7/11/2006 2006
The Who: Lyon 7/17/2006 2006
The Who: St. Polten 7/22/2006 2006
The Who: Ulm 7/23/2006 2006
The Who: Metz 7/18/2006 2006
The Who: Dublin 7/8/2006 2006
The Who: Locarno 7/14/2006 2006
The Who: Zaragoza 7/29/2006 2006
The Who: Madrid 7/27/2006 2006
The Who: Wantagh 9/13/2006 2006
The Who: Baltimore 9/23/2006 2006
The Who: Holmdel 9/21/2006 2006
The Who: Boston 9/16/2006 2006
VH1 Rock Honors 2006
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen' 2005
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today 2005
The World's Greatest Gigs 2005
The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live 2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? 2004
The Who: Live in Boston 2004
One For The Road: Ronnie Lane Memorial Concert 2004
Police Protecting Children - Internet Paedophilia 2004
Brian Wilson: On Tour 2003
Mayor of the Sunset Strip 2003
Pete Townshend: Music from Lifehouse 2002
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances 2002
Being Mick 2001
The Beatles Revolution 2000
The Who & Special Guests: Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2000
Classic Albums: The Who - Who's Next 1999
The Who - Who's Next 1971-2023 1999
Pete Townshend - Letterman Compilation 1985-1999 1999
Where Are They Now? 1999
Listening to You: The Who Live at the Isle of Wight 1998
Behind the Music 1997
Classic Albums 1997
Pete Townshend - Live at Fillmore West, April 30th, 1996 1996
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus 1996
1996 VH1 Honors 1996
The Who: Maximum R&B Live 1994
A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who 1994
Pete Townshend Live in New York Featuring Psychoderelict 1993
The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb 1993
Late Show with David Letterman 1993
The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy 1989
The Simpsons 1989
MTV Rockumentary 1989
Jimi Plays Monterey 1987
Na siehste! 1987
White City 1985
Pete Townshend - South Bank Show Documentary 1985
The Who at Live Aid 1985
Live Aid 1985
The Who: Live from Toronto 1984
The Who Rocks America 1982 1983
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball 1982
The Who: Live at Shea Stadium 1982 1982
Video EP: Pete Townshend 1982
All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes 1982
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea 1981
The Who: The Kids Are Alright 1979
The Secret Policeman's Ball 1979
The Kennedy Center Honors 1978
The BRIT Awards 1977
The Secret Policeman's Ball 1976
Tommy 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche 1975
Rockpalast 1974
Jimi Hendrix 1973
Sound of the City: London 1964-73 1973
Great Performances 1971
The Who β€Žβ€“ Live At Tanglewood 1970 1970
Woodstock 1970
Heads 1969
Monterey Pop 1968
The Lost Paths 1967
Omnibus 1967
Carousella 1966
Seize millions de jeunes: Mods 1965
Top of the Pops 1964
THE WHO Live At The Chicago Amphitheater 1979
The Who - Live at the Silverdome
The Who: Philadelphia 11/25/2006
The Who: Vancouver 10/8/2006
The Story of Quadrophenia