Bob Geldof
Known for Acting · 123 credits
- Born
- 1951-10-05 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland
- Also known as
- The Boomtown Rats · Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof · Sir Bob Geldof
Biography
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (41)
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
DAS!
1991
as Self
Top Gear
2002
as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
Leute heute
1997
as Self
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
Omnibus
1967
as Self
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
1986
as Self
maybrit illner
1999
as Self
3 nach 9
1974
as Self
Richard & Judy
2001
as Self
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
V Graham Norton
2002
as Self
Parkinson
1998
as Self
This Is Your Life
1955
as Self
World in Action
1963
Skavlan
2009
as Self - Guest
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self
Going Live!
1987
as Self
Legends
2006
as Self
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
as Self
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
HARDtalk
1997
Seven Ages of Rock
2007
as Self
Semperopernball
2006
as Self
The Meaning of Life
2009
as Self
Schmidteinander
1990
as Self
The Kenny Everett Video Show
1978
Berlin Live
2011
as Self - Performer
Three of a Kind
1981
as Self
Grumpy Old Men
2003
as Self
Plattenküche
1976
as Self
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
2025
as Self
Paula
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Blair: The Inside Story
2007
as Self
In Conversation with Alan Yentob
2022
as Self
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
2020
as Self
The Noughties...Was That It?
2009
as Self
Movies (82)
Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982
as Pink
Spice World
1997
as Bob Geldof
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self
Live Aid
1985
as Self
Zombie Plane
2025
as Mort Pudlin
Live 8
2005
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
as Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
as Self
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1992
as Self
The Quiet One
2019
as Self
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985
as Self
An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
8
2008
as Himself
The Best of Max Headroom
1987
as Self
Quintessentially Irish
2024
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
2004
as Self
There's Only One Paul McCartney
2002
as Self
The Making of Sun City
1985
Punk in London
1977
as Self
Live Aid
2004
as Self
Number One
1985
as Harry 'Flash' Gordon
Queen: Champions of the World
1995
as Self
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
2019
as Self (archival footage)
Diana & Me
1997
as Self
Bernard and the Genie
1991
as Himself
BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard
2025
as Self
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005
as Self
Starsuckers
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said
2016
as Self
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024
as Self
One World, One Voice
1990
as Self
Scarfe's Follies
1988
Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence
2000
as Self (archive footage)
New York Doll
2005
as Self
Coast to Coast
1987
as Himself - Scruffy Person (uncredited)
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
1994
as Self
An Audience with Mel Brooks
1984
as Self (uncredited)
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
2012
as Self
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
2024
as Self
Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher
2010
as Self
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
1984
as Self
Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey
1986
as Self
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
1987
as Self
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
2025
as Self
The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
1996
as Self
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
2015
as Self
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986
as Self
Bad Girl
2012
as George
Best Ever Spitting Image
2006
as Self
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?
2007
as Self
The World's Greatest Gigs
2005
Bob Geldof: The Moment
2014
as Himself
Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies
2017
as Self
Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen
2012
Live Eighties
2004
as Self
I Am Bob
2007
as Bob
ABBA V Queen
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Stranded
2015
as Self
Doug and the Slugs and Me
2022
as Self
Irish Rock at the BBC
2015
as Self
Postcards from the 48%
2018
Pavarotti & Friends
1992
as Self
Sketches of Frank Gehry
2006
as Self
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
2020
as Self
London's Burning
2016
as Bob Geldof
Stuck in the Middle
2005
as Self
Lovesongs Of The 70's
2004
as I Don't Like Mondays
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats
2016
as Self
The Rory Gallagher Story
2024
as Self
The Other Side of the Wall
1982
as Self
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card
2024
as Self
On the Frontlines of Hunger
as Self
Bob Geldof - Berlin Live
2015
as Singer
Clan Banlieue, 1992-2004: La Grande Famiglia in Movimento
2004
The Boomtown Rats: Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978
2005
Modern Slavery
2009
The Boomtown Rats Live in Japan 1980
The Old Fools
2002
as Narrator
Bob Geldof - Geldof goes Goondiwindi
1993
as Sänger
The Boomtown Rats: Live at Wacken
2025
as Vocals / Guitar
About Bob Geldof
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-wrot… With 123 credits spanning from 1955 to 2025, Bob Geldof has appeared in 82 films and 41 TV shows.
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- Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982) — as Pink
- Spice World (1997) — as Bob Geldof
- The Greatest Night in Pop (2024) — as Self (archive footage)
- Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? (2004) — as Self
- Live Aid (1985) — as Self
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