Roger Daltrey Biography (1944-)

Full name, Roger Harry Daltrey; born March 1, 1944, in Hammersmith, London, England; son of Harry and Irene Daltrey; married second wife Heather Taylor (amodel), 1971; children: (first marriage) Simon; (second marriage) Rosie Lea,Willow Amber, Jamie; two other children. Addresses: Agent: Gold/Marshak/Liedtke & Associates, 3500 West Olive Ave., Suite 1400, Burbank, CA 91505.; Office: WEA/Atlantic, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10019-6908.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, singer, composer, musical director, producer
Birth Details: March 1, 1944; Hammersmith, London, England

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(With The Who) Monterey Pop, 1969
(With The Who) Woodstock (also known as Woodstock-3 Days of Peace and Music), Warner Bros., 1970
Tommy Walker (title role), Tommy (also known as Tommy by "The Who" and The Who's Tommy), Columbia, 1975
Himself, Ride a Rock Horse, 1975
Franz Liszt, Lisztomania, Warner Bros., 1975
(With The Who) The Kids Are Alright, New World, 1979
Clive Jackson, The Legacy (also known as The Legacy of Maggie Walsh), Universal, 1979
John McVicar (title role), McVicar, Crown International, 1980
Himself, Profiles in Rock, 1981
Himself, Concert for Kampuchea, 1981
Himself, The Who Rocks America 1982, 1982
(With The Who), Ready Steady Go, Volume 1, 1983
Himself, Cool Cats--Twenty-five Years of Rock 'N' Roll Style, 1983
Producer, Pop Pirates, 1984
Roger, Murder: Ultimate Grounds for Divorce, 1984
(With The Who), Ready Steady Go, Volume 2, 1985
Bitter Cherry, 1985
(With The Who), Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties (alsoknown as Casey Kasem's Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties), 1986
Himself, The Magic Years, Vol. 1 (also known as The Foundations), 1987
Himself, The Magic Years, Vol. 2 (also known as Live Killers inthe Making), 1987
Himself, The Magic Years, Vol. 3 (also known as Crowded in Glory), 1987
(With The Who), Rolling Stone: The First Twenty Years, 1987
Jeb Macklin, The Little Match Girl, 1987
The barrister, The Hunting of the Snark, 1987
Colin, Gentry, 1987
Himself, The Who: Who's Better Who's Best, 1988
(With The Who), The Who Live at Giants Stadium, 1989
Street singer, Mack the Knife (also known as The Threepenny Opera), 1989
Keith Gibson, Cold Justice, 1989
Terry Clark, Buddy's Song, 1990
Himself, An Irish Evening: Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast,1991
Blade, If Looks Could Kill (also known as Teen Agent), 1991
Himself, Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (also known as Concertfor Life: A Tribute to Freddie Mercury), 1992
John T. Coles, Lightning Jack, 1994
Himself, Thirty Years of Maximum Rhythm and Blues, 1994
Himself, Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who (also known as Celebration: The Music of the Who and Daltrey Sings Townshend), 1994
(With The Who), The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 3 (alsoknown as Britain Invades, America Fights Back), 1995
(With The Who), The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 4 (alsoknown as Plugging In), 1995
(With The Who), The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 6 (alsoknown as My Generation), 1995
Bad English I: Tales of a Son of a Brit, 1995
(With The Who), The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (documentary), Abkco Films, 1996
(With The Who), Listening to You: The Who at the Isle of Wight Festival (documentary), 1996
(With The Who), Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival (documentary), Castle Music Pictures, 1997
(With The Who), Legends: The Who (documentary), 1997
Kelvin, Like It Is, First Run Features, 1998
Classic Albums--The Who: Who's Next (documentary), ILC Music,1999
Himself, British Rock Symphony (documentary), WLIW-21, 1999
Rodney Marsh, Best, Optimum Releasing, 2000
Nehemiah Peoples, Chasing Destiny, Artist View Entertainment, 2000
The Chemical Wedding, 2001
Film Work
Executive producer and musical director, Quadrophenia, 1979
Producer, McVicar, Crown International, 1980
Vocalist, Quicksilver, 1986
Producer and musical director, Buddy's Song, 1990
Soloist, The Messiah XXI, 2000
Television Appearances
Series
One of the Boys, 1977
Terry Clark, Buddy, 1986
Movies

Howard Storm, Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files (also known as Forgotten Prisoners), TNT, 1990
Vlad/Jamie Blood, Vampirella, Showtime, 1996
King Janos, Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula, 2000
Miniseries
King Boric, The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (also known as Kampf der Kobolde and Leprechauns), NBC, 1999
Specials
Macheath, The Beggar's Opera, BBC, 1983, then PBS, 1984
Dromios, The Comedy of Errors (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: The Comedy of Errors), BBC, then PBS, both 1984
Driving Force '86, 1986
The Noel Edmonds Show, ABC, 1986
Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary: It's only Rock 'N' Roll, HBO, 1988
(With The Who), MTV Rocumentary: The Story of the Who, 1988
Fox Presents Tommy Performed by The Who, Fox, 1989
Tommy Walker, Mr. Walker, Mrs. Walker, narrator, and specialist, The Who Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy, 1989
The Chieftains in Concert with Roger Daltrey and Nanci Griffith, PBS, 1992
Voice of Barnaby the stableboy, The Real Story of Happy Birthday to You, HBO, 1992
(With The Who), The Who's Tommy, the Amazing Journey, Disney Channel, 1993
The Tin Woodsman, The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True, TNT, 1995
Roger Daltrey: The Music of The Who, Disney Channel, 1995
Jimmy, Mastercard Masters of Music Concert for the Prince's Trust, 1996
William Dampier, Pirate Tales, TBS, 1997
Host, Rockstock, 2000
(With The Who), Piped Dreams, 2000
Episodic
Danny Bingham, "Can't Say N-N-No," Midnight Caller, 1991
Hugh Fitzcairn, "The Hunters," Highlander, 1993
Dalton, "Forever Ambergris," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1993
Hugh Fitzcairn, "Star-Crossed," Highlander, 1995
Tax, "Big Girls Don't Fly," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, 1996
Hugh Fitzcairn, "Till Death," Highlander, 1996
Colonel Angus Rickman, "The Exodus: Parts 1 & 2," Sliders, 1997
Hugh Fitzcairn, "The Stone of Stone," Highlander, 1997
Hugh Fitzcairn, "Unusual Suspects," Highlander, 1997
Himself, "Pauline and Linda Get a Bite," Jobs for the Girls, 1997
Himself, "Keith Moon," Behind the Music, 1998
Hugh Fitzcairn, "To Be," Highlander, 1998
Hugh Fitzcairn, "Not to Be," Highlander, 1998
Larry Moore, "Cracked Up," The Bill, 1999
Nobby Clegg, "Between a Rock Star and a Hard Place," Rude Awakening, 1999
Nobby Clegg, "Bosses, Burglars & Back Street Babes," Rude Awakening, 2000
Nobby Clegg, "On the Rocks with a Twist of Limey," Rude Awakening,2000
Nobby Clegg, "Yes Sir, That's My Baby," Rude Awakening, 2000
Nobby Clegg, "Untitled," Rude Awakening, 2000
Voice of himself, "A Tale of Two Springfields," The Simpsons (animated), 2000
Stage Appearances
Scrooge, A Christmas Carol, Madison Square Garden, New York City,1998
Radio Appearances
Judas, Jesus Christ Superstar, BBC, 1996
RECORDINGS
Albums (with The Who)
The Who Sings My Generation, Decca, 1966
Happy Jack, Decca, 1967
The Who Sell Out, Decca, 1967
Magic Bus--The Who on Tour, Decca, 1968
Tommy, Decca, 1969
Live at Leeds, Decca, 1970
Who's Next, Decca, 1971
Meaty, Beaty, Big, and Bouncy (greatest hits), Decca, 1971
Quadrophenia, MCA, 1973
Odds and Sods, MCA, 1974
Tommy (original soundtrack), Polydor, 1975
The Who by Numbers, MCA, 1975
Who Are You, MCA, 1978
The Kids Are Alright (original soundtrack), MCA, 1979
Face Dances, Warner Bros., 1981
It's Hard, Warner Bros., 1982
Who's Last, 1984
Two's Missing, Polydor, 1987
Who's Better Who's Best, 1989
Also recorded Who's Missing (1965-72).
Albums (as a solo artist)
Daltrey, MCA, 1973
Ride a Rock Horse, MCA, 1975
Lisztomania (original soundtrack), A&M, 1975
One of the Boys, MCA, 1977
McVicar (original soundtrack), Polydor, 1980
Best Bits (greatest hits), MCA, 1983
Parting Should Be Painless, Atlantic, 1984
Under a Raging Moon, Atlantic, 1985
Can't Wait to See the Movie, Atlantic, 1987
Rocks in the Head, 1992
Albums (Other)
Recorded (with others) The Chieftans: An Irish Evening.
Music Videos
Appeared in Barbra Streisand's "Emotion."
WRITINGS
Film Scores
(Additional songs) Lisztomania, 1975
(Uncredited) Quadrophenia, 1979
(With The Who) The Kids Are Alright, 1979
Buddy's Song, 1990
(Additional songs) Chasing Destiny, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Musicians, July 12, 1996, Volume 3, Gale Research, 1990.

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, p. 13.
The Independent, July 7, 1994, p. 25.
New York Times, December 8, 1993, p. C2; September 16, 1998, p. B2.
People Weekly, February 28, 1994, p. 84.
Time, November 16, 1998, p. 133.

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