Robbie Robertson
Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) was a Canadian musician. He was lead guitarist for Bob Dylan in the mid-late 1960s and early-mid 1970s, guitarist and songwriter with the Band from their inception until 1978, and a solo artist.
Robertson's work with the Band was instrumental in creating the Americana music genre. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as a member of the Band, and into Canada's Walk of Fame, with the Band and on his own. He is ranked 59th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitarists. He wrote "The Weight", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", and "Up on Cripple Creek" with the Band and had solo hits with "Broken Arrow" and "Somewhere Down the Crazy River", and many others. He was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Songwriters.
Robertson collaborated on film and TV soundtracks, usually with director Martin Scorsese, beginning in the rockumentary film The Last Waltz (1978) and continuing through dramatic films including Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1983), The Color of Money (1986), Casino (1995), Gangs of New York (2002), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Silence (2016), The Irishman (2019), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
Acted in
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
2022
as Self
The Dancing Man of L.A.
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)
2021
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
2020
as Self
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
2020
as Self
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
2019
Native America
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
2018
as Self
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
2017
as Self
Lennon or McCartney
2014
as Self (voice)
Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
2014
as Guitar
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
2013
as Self
The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971
2013
as Chitarra Solista voce
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
2012
as Self
Curse of the Axe
2012
as Narrator
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
2010
as Himself (archive footage)
Reel Injun
2010
as Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
2007
as Self
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
2006
as Self
Shakin All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s
2005
as Self
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
2004
Festival Express
2003
as Self - The Band
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'
2002
as Self
Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within
2002
Wolves
1999
as Narrator (voice)
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
1999
as Self - Mohawk/Cayuga
Classic Albums
1997
as Self
Asteroids: Deadly Impact
1997
as Narrator
Dakota Exile
1996
as Narrator
The Crossing Guard
1995
as Roger
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
1995
as Self
Woodstock Diary
1994
as Self - The Band
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Folk Rock Night
1991
as Himself
The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods
1991
as Host
One World, One Voice
1990
as Self
Martin Scorsese Directs
1990
as Self
Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
1987
as Self - DVD only
Carny
1980
as Patch
Movies Are My Life
1978
as Self
The Last Waltz
1978
as Self
Eat the Document
1972
as Self
You Are What You Eat
1968
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
as Self (archive footage)