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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bob Geldof, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Late Show with David Letterman

Top Gear

DAS!

Leute heute

Have I Got News for You

Wogan

ZDF-Fernsehgarten

Pink Floyd: The Wall

All Movies (84)

• The Boomtown Rats: Live at Wacken2025 · as Vocals / Guitar
• BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard2025 · as Self
• Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible2025 · as Self
• Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped2024 · as Self
• The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?2024 · as Self
• The Rory Gallagher Story2024 · as Self
• Rory Gallagher: Calling Card2024 · as Self
• Quintessentially Irish2024 · as Self
• The Greatest Night in Pop2024 · as Self (archive footage)
• ABBA V Queen2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• Doug and the Slugs and Me2022 · as Self
• Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats2020 · as Self
• The Quiet One2019 · as Self
• Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid2019 · as Self (archival footage)
• Postcards from the 48%2018
• Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar2017 · as Self (archive footage)
• Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies2017 · as Self
• Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said2016 · as Self
• London's Burning2016 · as Bob Geldof
• A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats2016 · as Self
• Stranded2015 · as Self
• Bob Geldof - Berlin Live2015 · as Singer
• Irish Rock at the BBC2015 · as Self
• The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities2015 · as Self
• Bob Geldof: The Moment2014 · as Himself
• Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen2012
• Bad Girl2012 · as George
• Jools Holland: My Life in Music2012 · as Self
• Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher2010 · as Self
• Starsuckers2009 · as Self (archive footage)
• Modern Slavery2009
• 82008 · as Himself
• The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?2007 · as Self
• I Am Bob2007 · as Bob
• Best Ever Spitting Image2006 · as Self
• Sketches of Frank Gehry2006 · as Self
• The World's Greatest Gigs2005
• Live 82005 · as Self
• Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today2005 · as Self
• Live Aid Against All Odds2005 · as Self
• Stuck in the Middle2005 · as Self
• The Boomtown Rats: Live at Hammersmith Odeon 19782005
• New York Doll2005 · as Self
• Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?2004 · as Self
• Lovesongs Of The 70's2004 · as I Don't Like Mondays
• Live Aid2004 · as Self
• The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition2004 · as Self
• Live Eighties2004 · as Self
• Clan Banlieue, 1992-2004: La Grande Famiglia in Movimento2004
• The Old Fools2002 · as Narrator
• There's Only One Paul McCartney2002 · as Self
• Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence2000 · as Self (archive footage)
• Queen: Is This The Real Life?1999 · as Self
• Spice World1997 · as Bob Geldof
• Diana & Me1997 · as Self
• The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott1996 · as Self
• Queen: Champions of the World1995 · as Self
• Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era1994 · as Self
• Bob Geldof - Geldof goes Goondiwindi1993 · as Sänger
• Pavarotti & Friends1992 · as Self
• The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert1992 · as Self
• Bernard and the Genie1991 · as Himself
• One World, One Voice1990 · as Self
• Scarfe's Follies1988
• The Best of Max Headroom1987 · as Self
• Coast to Coast1987 · as Himself - Scruffy Person (uncredited)
• The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball1987 · as Self
• Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey1986 · as Self
• The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live1986 · as Self
• An Audience with Billy Connolly1985 · as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
• Live Aid1985 · as Self
• Number One1985 · as Harry 'Flash' Gordon
• We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song1985 · as Self
• The Making of Sun City1985
• 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video1984 · as Self
• An Audience with Mel Brooks1984 · as Self (uncredited)
• Pink Floyd: The Wall1982 · as Pink
• The Secret Policeman's Other Ball1982 · as Self
• The Other Side of the Wall1982 · as Self
• Punk in London1977 · as Self
• The Boomtown Rats Live in Japan 1980—
• Zombie Plane— · as Mort Pudlin
• On the Frontlines of Hunger— · as Self
• Fly Squad – First Strike!— · as (voice)

All TV Shows (41)

• Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World2025 · as Self
• Paula2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• In Conversation with Alan Yentob2022 · as Self
• Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments2020 · as Self
• Berlin Live2011 · as Self - Performer
• The Noughties...Was That It?2009 · as Self
• The Meaning of Life2009 · as Self
• Skavlan2009 · as Self - Guest
• Seven Ages of Rock2007 · as Self
• Blair: The Inside Story2007 · as Self
• Legends2006 · as Self
• Semperopernball2006 · as Self
• Grumpy Old Men2003 · as Self
• Top Gear2002 · as Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
• V Graham Norton2002 · as Self
• Richard & Judy2001 · as Self
• Friday Night with Jonathan Ross2001 · as Self
• maybrit illner1999 · as Self
• Parkinson1998 · as Self
• Leute heute1997 · as Self
• HARDtalk1997
• Late Show with David Letterman1993 · as Self - Musical Guest
• ECHO-Verleihung1992 · as Self
• DAS!1991 · as Self
• Schmidteinander1990 · as Self
• Have I Got News for You1990 · as Self
• Going Live!1987 · as Self
• ZDF-Fernsehgarten1986 · as Self
• Omnibus Presents Comic Relief1986
• Goldene Kamera1984 · as Self
• Wogan1982 · as Self
• The Kenny Everett Television Show1982 · as Self
• Three of a Kind1981 · as Self
• The Kenny Everett Video Show1978
• An Audience with...1978 · as Self
• The Secret Policeman's Ball1976 · as Self
• Plattenküche1976 · as Self
• 3 nach 91974 · as Self
• Omnibus1967 · as Self
• World in Action1963
• This Is Your Life1955 · as Self