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Roger Daltrey


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Roger Daltrey - news / articles


  • Daltrey considered re-teaming with Russell before his death - 29 November 2011
    -The Who rocker Roger Daltrey has paid tribute to his Tommy director Ken Russell, revealing they re-teamed to discuss a new project just weeks before his death.-The 84-year-old filmmaker, who directed Daltrey in the band's 1975 rock opera, passed away in hospital follo

Roger Daltrey - what members say


  • Like It Is
  • Like It Is review by from London
    Rated - 1.0 stars Unwatchable tripe 29 March 2004
    .... Everything about this film was unconvincing, from the sleazy record producer (Roger Daltrey), the pop starlet (Behr) who is obviously miming her singing, the bare knuckle ...   Read customer review
  • Tommy
  • Tommy review by from Merseyside
    Rated - 5.0 stars 31 August 2004
    ...' whom write all the songs for the 'tommy' sound-track, 'The Who' band members (Roger Daltrey, Pete Townsend, Keith Moon & John Entlwistle)also had star roles in the movie. ...   Read customer review
  • Dark Prince - The Legend Of Dracula
  • Dark Prince - The Legend Of Dracula review by TopDollar from North Wales
    Rated - 4.0 stars The Real Dracula 2 April 2007
    ... scenery has an authentic feel to it and the movie is dark but very compelling. Roger Daltrey gives an adequate performance as the King of Hungary, but Martin is very believ...   Read customer review

Roger Daltrey - filmography


  • Johnny Was on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Vinnie Jones,  Patrick Bergin,  Eriq La Salle
    Director: Mark Hammond
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Trying to escape a violent past in Ireland, Johnny Doyle hides out in Brixton, London's toughest West Indian neighborhood. When his sociopathic former comrade Flynn escapes from prison, Johnny is faced with not only being dragged back into violence and away from his new love, but also it ignites a ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 4,067 members
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  • Best (2000)
    Starring: Sophie Dahl,  Jerome Flynn,  Roger Daltrey
    Director: Mary McGuckian
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This footballing biopic charts the rise and fall of one of the game's most feted players: Manchester United's talismanic midfielder George Best. Joining the club in the wake of the Munich air disaster, Best (John Lynch) was instrumental in the reconstruction of the team in the late Sixties, helping ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 159 members
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  • Like It Is (1998)
    Starring: Roger Daltrey,  Steve Bell,  Ian Rose
    Director: Paul Oremland
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Young and confused about his sexuality, Craig (Steve Bull) runs away from his Blackpool home to escape the violent underworld of drug dealing and bare knuckle fighting. He travels to London and meets up with record producer Matt (Ian Rose), a man with whom he once had an affair, but finds ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 2,925 members
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  • Teen Agent (1991)
    Starring: Richard Grieco,  Roger Rees,  Linda Hunt
    Director: William Dear
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    When Michael Corben, along with the rest of his high-school French class, set out for a trip to France, he runs headlong into international intrigue: Agent Michael Corbin has just been disposed of by the evil forces of Augustus Steranko. When it's learned that Michael Corbin is alive and well, and ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 28 members
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  • The Little Match Girl (1986)
    Starring: Roger Daltrey,  Jimmy Jewel,  Natalie Morse
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    London 1880, Christmas. A motherless child struggles to generate some money in her capacity as a match girl. Alas, her father drinks all the money that she manages to make. Josie (Twiggy), a music hall singer, brings some joy into her life and we step into her secret life.
    2 stars out of 5 38% from 10 members
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  • The Comedy Of Errors on DVD (1983)
    Starring: Roger Daltrey,  Michael Kitchen,  Cyril Cusack
    Director: James Cellan Jones
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors. The arrival ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 147 members
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  • McVicar on DVD (1980)
    Starring: Roger Daltrey,  Cheryl Campbell,  Georgina Hale
    Director: Tom Clegg
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Roger Daltrey stars as John McVicar in this true story of life behind bars. Charged and found guilty of committing armed robbery, McVicar is sentenced to eight years in a maximum security prison, but he refuses to take his punishment lying down and begins planning a daring escape. McVicar himself ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 1,735 member
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  • The Who - The Kids Are Alright (2 discs) on DVD (1979)
    Starring: Melvyn Bragg,  Roger Daltrey,  Jimmy O'Neill
    Director: Jeff Stein
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The classic rock group The Who are featured in this 1979 documentary about the career of the group. It is enhanced by rare footage of the performers, including a television interview with the later-deceased Keith Moon. Highlights include footage from many of the band's early performances. Among the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 601 members
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  • The Legacy on DVD (1978)
    Starring: Ian Hogg,  Roger Daltrey,  Charles Gray
    Director: Richard Marquand
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    An American designer goes to stay with her employer and finds the country house full of guests who have gathered to discover which one of them is to inherit a satanic legacy. One by one the list of potential candidates gets shorter, as the group come to a variety of grisly ends.
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 148 members
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  • Lisztomania on DVD (1975)
    Starring: Paul Nicholas,  Veronica Quilligan,  Oliver Reed
    Director: Ken Russell
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    This audacious, vulgar, freewheeling fantasia on the life of pianist Franz Liszt ranks among director Ken Russell's most outrageous efforts. Roger Daltrey, lead singer for The Who, is awkward yet likeable as the flamboyant piano performer with a bevy of fetching mistresses and groupies, while Paul ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 227 members
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  • Tommy (1975)
    Starring: Paul Nicholas,  Oliver Reed,  Tina Turner
    Director: Ken Russell
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Classic Seventies rock opera composed by Peter Townsend of The Who and directed by the eccentric Ken Russell. The story follows a deaf, dumb and blind kid who sure plays a mean pinball, acquiring a messianic status as he tours the country. The star-studded cast includes Jack Nicholson, Tina Turner ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 2,175 members
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  • The Beggar's Opera on DVD
    Starring: Stratford Johns,  Roger Daltrey,  Patricia Routledge
    Director: Jonathan Miller
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Made-for-television dramatisation of the satirical ballad opera, originally written and performed in 1728. Set in the fetid confines of the infamous Newgate prison, the story follows the fortunes of the villainous highwayman Macheath, captured and imprisoned amongst the low-lifes of London, and the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 75 members
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  • The Wheels On The Bus - Mango And Papaya... on DVD
    Starring: Roger Daltrey
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Musical adventure with Mango the Monkey and Papaya the Toucan as they set off on a journey to find their home, stopping off at a zoo, an aquarium and a farm on the way. With music from legendary rock singer Roger Daltrey.
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 32 members
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Roger Daltrey facts

5 most recent films

Johnny Was - 2.5 stars
Wheels on the Bus - S01 E24 - Pat a Cake - 2.0 stars
Wheels on the Bus - S01 E09 - Five Little Ducks - 2.0 stars
Wheels on the Bus - S01 E08 - Jack and Jill - 2.0 stars
Wheels on the Bus - S01 E16 - Three Ships - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

CSI - Crime Scene Investigation - Season 7 - Part 1 - 4.5 stars
The Who - The Kids Are Alright - 3.5 stars
McVicar - 3.5 stars
The Comedy Of Errors - 3.0 stars
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Little Match Girl - 2.0 stars
The Wheels On The Bus - Mango And Papaya's Animal Adventure - 3.0 stars
Teen Agent - 3.5 stars
Best - 2.5 stars
Lisztomania - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Janie Laurel Escalle - 53 times - show films
Timothy Armstrong - 41 times - show films
Gary Dourdan - 4 times - show films
Archie Kao - 4 times - show films
Eric Szmanda - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Timothy Armstrong - 54 times - show films
none - 6 times - show films
Martha Coolidge - 4 times - show films
Ken Russell - 4 times - show films
Kenneth Fink - 4 times - show films