John Doe
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John Doe (born John Nommensen Duchac on February 25, 1954 in Decatur, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, poet and bass player. Doe founded the much-praised L.A. punk band X, of which he is still an active member. His musical compositions and performances span the rock, country and folk music genres. As an actor, he has dozens of television appearances and several movies to his credit, including the role of Jeff Parker in the television series Roswell. In addition to X, Doe performs with the country-folk-punk band The Knitters and has released records as a solo artist. In the early 1980s, he performed on two albums by The Flesh Eaters. In the 1989 biopic Great Balls of Fire!, Doe played Jerry Lee Lewis's cousin-turned-father-in-law J. W. Brown. Doe starred in the 1992 film Roadside Prophets and in the 1998 short Lone Greasers. Other movie acting credits include Road House, Vanishing Point, Salvador, Boogie Nights, The Specials, The Good Girl, Gypsy 83 and Pure Country. As a musician with X, he has two feature-length concert films, several music videos, and an extended performance-and-interview sequence in The Decline of Western Civilization, Penelope Spheeris's seminal documentary about the early-1980s L.A. punk scene. Along with co-writer Exene Cervenka, Doe composed most of the songs recorded by X. Wild Gift, an album from that band's heyday, was named "Record of the Year" by Rolling Stone, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times. With Dave Alvin, he co-wrote two of the songs on the Blasters' 1984 album Hard Line, "Just Another Sunday" and "Little Honey". In the 1992 movie The Bodyguard (starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston), it was Doe's version of "I Will Always Love You" that plays on the jukebox when Costner and Houston's characters are dancing. It was released on audio cassette by Warner Bros. in September 1992, but is difficult to obtain (though bootleg copies can be downloaded from the Internet). No version is believed to have been released on CD. "The Meanest Man in the World" by Doe was featured in Season 4 of the television series Friday Night Lights and included on the second soundtrack album. John Doe released an album with Canadian indie rock band The Sadies called Country Club on April 14, 2009. The album features covers of country classics along with original songs. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Doe (musician), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Credits
Boogie Nights (1997)
as Amber's Husband
Torque (2004)
as Sheriff Barnes
Road House (1989)
as Pat McGurn
Forces of Nature (1999)
as Carl
Brokedown Palace (1999)
as Bill Marano
The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
as Boyd Wallace
Unplugged (—)
as Drake (voice)
The Good Girl (2002)
as Mr. Worther
Media Whore (2002)
as Self
Scorpion Spring (1996)
as Deputy
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
as J.W. Brown
Salvador (1986)
as Roberto, Restaurant Owner
Celebrity Mix (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Border Radio (1987)
as Dean
The Darwin Awards (2007)
as Guy in Bar #2
Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003)
as Self
Absent Father (2008)
as Tony
3:15 the Moment of Truth (1986)
as Drunk at Club
Ten Inch Hero (2007)
as Trucker
Song 1 (2012)
as Man
Wuthering Heights (2003)
as Earnshaw
Live Freaky! Die Freaky! (2006)
as Tex (voice)
Electric Slide (2014)
as Detective Bill Holiday
Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994)
as Lucky
The Specials (2000)
as Eight
Zombex (2013)
as Seamus O'Connor
The Red Right Hand (2001)
as Jake Stabler
Slam Dance (1987)
as Det. John Gilbert
All Creatures Here Below (2019)
as Uncle Doug
The Price of Kissing (1997)
as Mouse
Touch (1997)
as Elwin Worrel
Smithereens (1982)
as Door Guy (uncredited)
The Pass (1998)
as Bus Station Clerk
Without You I'm Nothing (1990)
as John Doe
Pure Country (1992)
as Earl Blackstock
Black Circle Boys (1997)
as Bonfiglio
Black Cat Run (1998)
as Martin James
Ring of Fire (2013)
as A.P. Carter
Sugar Town (1999)
as Carl
Roadside Prophets (1992)
as Joe Mosley
Georgia (1995)
as Bobby
Gypsy 83 (2001)
as Ray Vale
X: Live in Los Angeles (2005)
as Himself
My Little One (2019)
as Matt
Lucky 13 (2005)
as Mr. Baker
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020)
as Self
The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
as Self
X: The Unheard Music (1986)
as Self
A Matter of Degrees (1991)
as Peter Downs
The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997)
as Lewis
Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story (1997)
as Joe Maphis
Bug (2002)
as Record Store Owner
Drowning on Dry Land (1999)
as Les
You're Gonna Miss Me (2017)
as Jake Fillmore
Liquid Dreams (1991)
as Cab Driver
Quantum Cowboys (2023)
as John the Gunslinger/John the Bartender/John the Businessman
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind (2011)
as Self
Wildflowers (2000)
as Teacher
Highway 99: A Double Album (2025)
as Self
25 Years of Punk (2001)
as Self
Pleased to Meet Me (2013)
as Pete Jones
Hated (2012)
as Sam
The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon (2022)
as Self
D.O.A. (2022)
as Frank Bigelow
Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday (2013)
as Self
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys (2018)
Actor
Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club (2006)
as Interviewee, X
Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons (2004)
as Self (vocals, acoustic guitar)