Bob Geldof
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Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE (born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter and political activist. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, who achieved popularity as part of the punk rock movement. The band had UK number one hits with his co-compositions "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays". Geldof starred as Pink in Pink Floyd's 1982 film Pink Floyd – The Wall. As a fundraiser, Geldof organised the charity supergroup Band Aid and the concerts Live Aid and Live 8, and co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?", one of the best-selling singles to date. Geldof is widely recognised for his activism, especially his anti-poverty efforts concerning Africa. In 1984, he and Midge Ure founded the charity supergroup Band Aid to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. They went on to organise the charity super-concert Live Aid the following year and the Live 8 concerts in 2005. Geldof currently serves as an adviser to the ONE Campaign, co-founded by fellow Irish rock singer and activist Bono, and is a member of the Africa Progress Panel (APP), a group of ten distinguished individuals who advocate at the highest levels for equitable and sustainable development in Africa. A single father, Geldof has also been outspoken for the fathers' rights movement. Geldof was granted an honorary knighthood (KBE) by Elizabeth II in 1986 for his charity work in Africa: it is an honorary award as Geldof is an Irish citizen, but he is often referred to as 'Sir Bob'. He is a recipient of the Man of Peace title which recognises individuals who have made "an outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace", among numerous other awards and nominations. In 2005, he received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Geldof, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
as Pink
Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher (2010)
as Self
Spice World (1997)
as Bob Geldof
The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Live Aid (1985)
as Self
Bad Girl (2012)
as George
Live 8 (2005)
as Self
Zombie Plane (—)
as Mort Pudlin
Number One (1985)
as Harry 'Flash' Gordon
Live Eighties (2004)
as Self
Queen: Champions of the World (1995)
as Self
Quintessentially Irish (2024)
as Self
Clan Banlieue, 1992-2004: La Grande Famiglia in Movimento (2004)
Actor
The Best of Max Headroom (1987)
as Self
Sketches of Frank Gehry (2006)
as Self
Punk in London (1977)
as Self
There's Only One Paul McCartney (2002)
as Self
Pavarotti & Friends (1992)
as Self
The Boomtown Rats: Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978 (2005)
Actor
The Quiet One (2019)
as Self
Scarfe's Follies (1988)
Actor
Bob Geldof: The Moment (2014)
as Himself
8 (2008)
as Himself
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey (1986)
as Self
The Making of Sun City (1985)
Actor
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)
as Self
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats (2016)
as Self
Bob Geldof - Geldof goes Goondiwindi (1993)
as Sänger
An Audience with Billy Connolly (1985)
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
An Audience with Mel Brooks (1984)
as Self (uncredited)
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible (2025)
as Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today (2005)
as Self
The Old Fools (2002)
as Narrator
The Rory Gallagher Story (2024)
as Self
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball (1987)
as Self
Bernard and the Genie (1991)
as Himself
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? (2004)
as Self
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition (2004)
as Self
I Am Bob (2007)
as Bob
Bob Geldof - Berlin Live (2015)
as Singer
Live Aid Against All Odds (2005)
as Self
Best Ever Spitting Image (2006)
as Self
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992)
as Self
New York Doll (2005)
as Self
The World's Greatest Gigs (2005)
Actor
Postcards from the 48% (2018)
Actor
The Boomtown Rats Live in Japan 1980 (—)
Actor
Coast to Coast (1987)
as Himself - Scruffy Person (uncredited)
On the Frontlines of Hunger (—)
as Self
Lovesongs Of The 70's (2004)
as I Don't Like Mondays
Live Aid (2004)
as Self
London's Burning (2016)
as Bob Geldof
The Boomtown Rats: Live at Wacken (2025)
as Vocals / Guitar
Diana & Me (1997)
as Self
Queen: Is This The Real Life? (1999)
as Self
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid (2019)
as Self (archival footage)
The Other Side of the Wall (1982)
as Self
Fly Squad – First Strike! (—)
as (voice)
Starsuckers (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped (2024)
as Self
BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard (2025)
as Self
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live (1986)
as Self
Jools Holland: My Life in Music (2012)
as Self
The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott (1996)
as Self
Doug and the Slugs and Me (2022)
as Self
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card (2024)
as Self
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas? (2024)
as Self
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats (2020)
as Self
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink? (2007)
as Self
Irish Rock at the BBC (2015)
as Self
ABBA V Queen (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
One World, One Voice (1990)
as Self
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities (2015)
as Self
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video (1984)
as Self
Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies (2017)
as Self
Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence (2000)
as Self (archive footage)
Modern Slavery (2009)
Actor
Stranded (2015)
as Self
Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said (2016)
as Self
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era (1994)
as Self
Stuck in the Middle (2005)
as Self
Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen (2012)
Actor