---
name: "David Hockney"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-hockney"
fi1m_id: "david-hockney"
imdb_id: "nm0005014"
tmdb_id: 1102300
wikidata_id: "Q159907"
roles: []
born: "9 July 1937"
died: "11 June 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-01T22:58:25.359017+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."
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# David Hockney

## Identity

David Hockney

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-hockney
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-hockney
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005014
- **TMDB ID:** 1102300
- **Wikidata ID:** Q159907
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hockney, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159907, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005014/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1102300

Actor. Born 9 July 1937 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK. Died 11 June 2026.

## Details

- **Born:** 9 July 1937, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 11 June 2026
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hockney, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159907, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005014/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1102300

## Biography

David Hockney is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer. Born in Bradford, he was a key figure in the pop art movement of the 1960s and is regarded as one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century.

He has appeared as himself in the documentary *Tim's Vermeer* (2013), discussing optical techniques in painting. Other credits include self appearances in *I Am Divine* (2014) and voice work in *My Generation* (2017). Hockney wrote the book *Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters* (2001).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theguardian.com, sonyclassics.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Tim's Vermeer* (2013), Fi1m 74, as Himself — [page](https://film.one/film/tims-vermeer.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

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

- *The Itch of the Golden Nit* (2011), as The Painter (voice)
- *The Rake's Progress* (2011), Art Designer
- *The Metropolitan Opera: The Magic Flute* (2000), Costume Design, Production Design
- *Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.* (1995), Producer
- *Puccini: Turandot (San Francisco Opera)* (1994), Production Design
- *Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol* (1990), Actor
- *A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China or: Surface Is Illusion But So Is Depth* (1988), Writer
- *Fire in the Water* (1977), Actor
- *Genius* (1970), Actor
- *Omnibus* (1967), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![David Hockney (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/4165719/gallery-7f9316d1e8a4.jpg) David Hockney (2017) — Connaissance des Arts, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/David_Hockney_2017_at_Flash_Expo.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![David Hockney](https://film.one/media/person/4165719/gallery-ef0522e9b4c4.jpg) David Hockney — United Press International, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/David_Hockney_in_Washington_Square_Park_%281977%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Other awards — 8 won

- Officer of the Legion of Honour 2025: Officer of the Legion of Honour (won)
- Queen Sonja Print Award 2018: Queen Sonja Print Award (won)
- California Hall of Fame 2015: California Hall of Fame (won)
- Order of Merit 2012: Order of Merit (won)
- Media Award of the German AIDS Foundation 1997: Media Award of the German AIDS Foundation (won)
- Order of the Companions of Honour 1997: Order of the Companions of Honour (won)
- Praemium Imperiale 1989: Praemium Imperiale (won)
- John Moores Painting Prize 1967: John Moores Painting Prize (won)

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

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