Robbie Robertson

Biography

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 M…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Musical Guest
2. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self - Guest
3. The Last Waltz (1978) — Self
4. The Crossing Guard (1995) — Roger
5. Late Show with David Letterman (1993) — Self - Musical Guest
6. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Musical Guest
7. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) — Self (archive footage)
8. Carny (1980) — Patch
9. Elvis Presley: The Searcher (2018) — Self
10. Reel Injun (2010) — Self
11. Lennon or McCartney (2014) — Self (voice)
12. Mr. Scorsese (2025) — Self
13. Festival Express (2003) — Self - The Band
14. Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band (2020) — Self
15. Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll (1987) — Self - DVD only
16. Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica (1992) — Self
17. Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World (2017) — Self
18. Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm (2010) — Self (archive footage)
19. Wolves (1999) — Narrator (voice)
20. Eat the Document (1972) — Self
21. You Are What You Eat (1968)
22. Classic Albums (1997) — Self
23. Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 (2013) — Self
24. Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 (2007) — Self
25. The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods (1991) — Host
26. Asteroids: Deadly Impact (1997) — Narrator
27. Movies Are My Life (1988) — Self
28. Woodstock Diary (1994) — Self - The Band
29. Classic Albums: The Band - The Band (1997) — Self
30. Native America (2019) — Self - Narrator (voice)
31. Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On (2022) — Self
32. Martin Scorsese Directs (1990) — Self
33. Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble (2020) — Self
34. Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson (1999) — Self - Mohawk/Cayuga
35. Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood (2012) — Self
36. Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin (2004)
37. The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971 (2013) — Chitarra Solista voce
38. Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity (2014) — Guitar
39. Revisiting 'The Last Waltz' (2002) — Self
40. Road Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson (2001) — Self

Directed

1. The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971 (2013) — Director