Udo Lindenberg

Biography

Udo Gerhard Lindenberg is a German rock musician, writer, and painter. After beginning his career as a drummer in the late 1960s with bands and musicians such as the City Preachers and Peter Herbolzheimer, he increasingly focused on singing and writing his own songs starting in the early 1970s. As one of the first rock musicians to present lyrics in German, he helped pave the way for the breakthrough of German-language rock music. Since then, Lindenberg has continuously evolved into a leading and defining figure in the German music scene, and his recordings have frequently achieved gold status. With his 34th studio album, *Stark wie Zwei* (Strong as Two), he topped the German charts for the first time in his career in 2008, at the age of 62. In the 1980s, alongside his musical endeavors, Lindenberg increasingly dedicated himself to the subject of inner-German relations. Despite his considerable efforts, however, he was denied the opportunity to perform in the GDR with his band, the Panikorchester—with the exception of a heavily monitored performance held in 1983 before a hand-picked FDJ audience at the Palace of the Republic in East Berlin. A tour that had already been scheduled f…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Head Full of Honey (2014) — Udo Lindenberg
2. 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough (2006) — Rumpelstilzchen als Hippie
3. Scene of the Crime (1970) — Udo Lindenberg
4. Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding (2020) — Himself
5. Super (1984) — Alex
6. Wetten, dass..? (1981) — Self
7. Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995) — Self
8. Mein Name ist Otto (2024) — Self
9. Verstehen Sie Spaß? (1980) — Self
10. The Seduction of Angels (2000)
11. ZDF-Fernsehgarten (1986) — Self
12. Leute heute (1997) — Self
13. 3 nach 9 (1974) — Self
14. NDR Talk Show (1979) — Self
15. Bananas (1981) — Self
16. Plattenküche (1976) — Self
17. Der Generalmanager oder How to Sell a Tit Wonder (2006) — Self
18. Udo Lindenberg & Das Panikorchester - 50 Jahre Rock'n'Roll in der bunten Republik (2023) — Himself
19. Tabaluga und die Zeichen der Zeit (2012) — Gesang
20. Liane (1996) — Hans Albers
21. Am laufenden Band (1974) — Self - Guest
22. Stars in the Ring (1959) — Self
23. Through the Night with... (2002) — Self
24. Ein Kessel Buntes (1972) — Self - Musician
25. Goldene Kamera (1984) — Self
26. Die ultimative Chartshow (2003) — Self
27. Beckmann (1999) — Self
28. Die Drehscheibe (1964) — Self
29. Udo Lindenberg & Das Panikorchester: Ich mach mein Ding - Die Show (2013)
30. Panic Time (1980) — Himself / Carl Coolman
31. Westernhagen: MTV Unplugged (2016) — Self
32. Na sowas! (1982) — Self
33. Menschen (1982) — Self
34. Titel, Thesen, Temperamente (1967) — Self
35. Boulevard Bio (1991) — Self
36. Nena feat. Nena - Live (2003) — Self
37. Atlantic Affairs (2002) — Udo Lindenberg
38. Die Akte Lindenberg - Udo und die DDR (2010) — Self
39. Die Wahrheit über Extrabreit (1983) — Self (uncredited)
40. Udo Lindenberg: Stärker als die Zeit - Live (2016)

Directed

1. Udo Lindenberg & Das Panikorchester - 50 Jahre Rock'n'Roll in der bunten Republik (2023) — Director
2. Panic Time (1980) — Director