Don Van Vliet

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.4893

Gender

Male

Birthday

15-Jan-1941

Age

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

Glendale, California, USA

Also Known As
  • Captain Beefheart
  • Bloodshot Rollin' Red

Don Van Vliet

Biography

Don Van Vliet, born Don Glen Vliet, was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist best known by the stage name Captain Beefheart. He conducted a rotating ensemble called the Magic Band, with whom he recorded 13 studio albums between 1964 and 1982.


Credits

Captain Beefheart: Under Review Captain Beefheart: Under Review (2006) Character: Captain Beefheart
Captain Beefheart Under Review documents the career of the unique musician. The film combines performance footage by the man and his various back-up players along with interviews by colleagues who illuminate aspects of some of the songs and offer testimonials on the genius of the artist.
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Beatclub 1972 Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band - Beatclub 1972 (1972) Character: N/A
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band perform live at the Beatclub 1972.
Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff (1994) Character: Himself
Don van Vliet, alias "Captain Beefheart", is one of the most influential, misunderstood, talked about, admired, copied, treasured, loved and quoted musicians and yet he is still an obscure and mysterious artist. His quite abrupt artistic transformation from working with a microphone to a paintbrush in 1982 and his consequent move from the desert to the ocean meant even less direct contact with the outside world than before. Subsequently there is very little information about Don from this time onwards and this short black-and-white film made in 1993 is an unique opportunity to see and hear this unique man
Burnt Weeny Sandwich Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1969) Character: Self
A film by Frank Zappa made for the Dilexi Foundation on KQED
Lick My Decals Off, Baby Lick My Decals Off, Baby (1971) Character: Captain Beefheart
Experimental commercial made for Captain Beefheart's LP of the same name. Is in MOMA despite a stunted release.
The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart (1997) Character: Himself
Elaine Shepherd’s classic BBC documentary, introduced and narrated by John Peel. Completely wonderful, a 50 minute joy: reviews, articles, blog posts, etc. relating to The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart.
Frank Zappa Frank Zappa (1971) Character: Self
Produced for Dutch television and directed by Roelof Kiers, this documentary offers an observational portrait of musician and composer Frank Zappa in the early 1970s. Filmed at Zappa’s home and during rehearsals and performances with the Mothers of Invention, the program combines interviews, backstage scenes, and concert footage recorded at the Fillmore West featuring Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan. Alongside performances and informal conversations, Zappa reflects on his musical influences, creative methods, and views on American culture and politics while working on projects such as 200 Motels.
Derailroaded Derailroaded (2005) Character: Self (archive footage)
A documentary on the life and music of manic-depressive, paranoid-schizophrenic cult music icon Wild Man Fischer.
Zappa Zappa (2020) Character: Self (archive footage) (as Captain Beefheart)
With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.



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