---
name: "Bill Graham"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bill-graham"
fi1m_id: "bill-graham"
imdb_id: "nm0333931"
tmdb_id: 65553
wikidata_id: "Q862152"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 January 1931"
died: "25 October 1991"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T21:49:26.093214+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bill Graham

## Identity

Bill Graham

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bill-graham
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bill-graham
- **IMDb ID:** nm0333931
- **TMDB ID:** 65553
- **Wikidata ID:** Q862152
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Graham_(promoter), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q862152, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0333931/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65553

Actor. Born 8 January 1931 in Berlin, Germany. Died 25 October 1991.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 January 1931, Berlin, Germany
- **Died:** 25 October 1991
- **Active:** 1979–1991
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 86 (2), 1990s 76 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Graham_(promoter), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q862152, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0333931/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65553

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Bugsy*](https://film.one/film/bugsy.md) (76)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Bill Graham (born Wulf Wolodia Grajonca) was a German-born American rock concert promoter and impresario who also worked as an actor. He appeared in several films, including as an agent in *Apocalypse Now* (1979), J.W. in *The Cotton Club* (1984), Don Brubaker in *Gardens of Stone* (1987) and Charles "Lucky" Luciano in *Bugsy* (1991).

Graham was born on 8 January 1931 in Berlin, Germany, and died on 25 October 1991 near Vallejo, California, in a helicopter crash. He also appeared as a promoter in *The Doors* (1991), which he co-produced, and featured in documentaries such as *The Last Waltz* (1978) and *Woodstock* (1970).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these

- *Bugsy* (1991), Fi1m 76, as Charles "Lucky" Luciano — [page](https://film.one/film/bugsy.md)
- *Apocalypse Now* (1979), Fi1m 92, as Agent — [page](https://film.one/film/apocalypse-now.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Woodstock* (1970), Fi1m 80, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/woodstock.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Body Keepers* (2018), as Maestro de ceremonias
- *Otis* (2008), Thanks
- *Bugsy* (1991), as Charles "Lucky" Luciano — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/bugsy.md)
- *The Doors* (1991), as New Haven Promoter · Producer
- *Gardens of Stone* (1987), as Don Brubaker
- *The Return of Bruno* (1987), as Bill Graham
- *The Cotton Club* (1984), as J.W.
- *Apocalypse Now* (1979), as Agent — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/apocalypse-now.md)
- *Introducing... Roy Buchanan* (1971), Actor
- *Pink Narcissus* (1971), as Finance
- *Muscle Beach Party* (1964), as Surfer Boy
- *The American Way* (1962), as Man

## Gallery

- ![Bill Graham](https://film.one/media/person/78795/gallery-9b3ecb1fb221.jpg) Bill Graham — Mark Sarfati - sarfati@osw.com https://osw.com, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Bill_Graham.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![From left, Bill Graham, Lou Adler, Chuck Landis, Elliot Roberts and David Geffen standing under the Roxy nightclub marquee in Los Angeles (1973)](https://film.one/media/person/78795/gallery-dd6aa0110de5.jpg) From left, Bill Graham, Lou Adler, Chuck Landis, Elliot Roberts and David Geffen standing under the Roxy nightclub marquee in Los Angeles (1973) — Tony Barnard, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Bill_Graham%2C_Lou_Adler%2C_Chuck_Landis%2C_Elliot_Roberts_and_David_Geffen.jpg/1280px-Bill_Graham%2C_Lou_Adler%2C_Chuck_Landis%2C_Elliot_Roberts_and_David_Geffen.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Promoter Bill Graham at a Cosby, Stills Nash & Young concert, August 1974](https://film.one/media/person/78795/gallery-46b7cc6b50a5.jpg) Promoter Bill Graham at a Cosby, Stills Nash & Young concert, August 1974 — Tony Morelli, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Bill_Graham_%281974%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![The rebuilt electric tower where promoter Bill Graham was killed in a helicopter crash in 1991. Photo by Jim Heaphy.](https://film.one/media/person/78795/gallery-33846bdb260f.jpg) The rebuilt electric tower where promoter Bill Graham was killed in a helicopter crash in 1991. Photo by Jim Heaphy. — Cullen328, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Bill_Graham_helicopter_crash_site.jpg/1280px-Bill_Graham_helicopter_crash_site.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![A mural of rock promoter Bill Graham near The Fillmore (2026)](https://film.one/media/person/78795/gallery-edf0c183590e.jpg) A mural of rock promoter Bill Graham near The Fillmore (2026) — Yaron Koren, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Bill_Graham_mural_Fillmore.jpg/1280px-Bill_Graham_mural_Fillmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Site of the Fillmore East (1968-1971) Fans of live rock, folk and blues music streamed through this entrance during the brief but memorable life of the Fillmore](https://film.one/media/person/78795/gallery-12754b1f05cb.jpg) Site of the Fillmore East (1968-1971) Fans of live rock, folk and blues music streamed through this entrance during the brief but memorable life of the Fillmore — Spudgun67, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Site_of_Fillmore_East_105_Second_Avenue_New_York_NY.jpg/1280px-Site_of_Fillmore_East_105_Second_Avenue_New_York_NY.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1992: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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