David Bowie

Actor. Born 8 January 1947 in London, England, UK. Died 10 January 2016.

Titles on Fi1m5 acting · 1 producing · 2 crew · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 5 titles

Born

8 January 1947, London, England, UK

Died

10 January 2016

Active

1976–2022

Frequently works with

B.B. King

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

78Fi1m

68Critics

We rate David’s work 10 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 5 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 2 of 3 billed first or second
Reviewed: 4 films, 1 series
Screen time: 8 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $183m across 3 films with figures
Active: 1976–2022

Genres

Comedy2
Drama2
Fantasy2
Science Fiction2
Adventure1
Family1

Best and worst on Fi1m

82BestThe Prestige2006

74WorstZoolander2001

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

51960s

71970s

201980s

161990s

162000s

102010s

72020s

Co-stars most worked with

B.B. King2 titles