Phil Ochs

Biography

Philip David Ochs (December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) was an American songwriter and protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer). Ochs was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, political activism, often alliterative lyrics, and distinctive voice. He wrote hundreds of songs in the 1960s and 1970s and released eight albums.

Known For

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

Renaldo and Clara

The Day the Music Died

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally

Berkeley in the Sixties

Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune

Wondering About Things

All Movies (13)

• Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese2019 · as Self
• Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation2013 · as Self (archive footage)
• Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune2011 · as Self (archive footage)
• Berkeley in the Sixties1990 · as Self (archive footage)
• Chords of Fame1984 · as Himself
• Renaldo and Clara1978 · as Self
• The Day the Music Died1977 · as Self
• Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally1971 · as Self
• Wondering About Things1971 · as Self
• Generations Apart: A Question of Values1969 · as Self
• Last Summer Won't Happen1968 · as Himself
• The Creative Person: The Folksinger1965 · as Self
• Conventions: The Land Around Us— · as Self (archive footage)