---
name: "Joe Strummer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joe-strummer"
fi1m_id: "joe-strummer"
imdb_id: "nm0835329"
tmdb_id: 58296
wikidata_id: "Q310052"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "21 August 1952"
died: "22 December 2002"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T04:36:58.416420+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."
---

# Joe Strummer

## Identity

Joe Strummer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joe-strummer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joe-strummer
- **IMDb ID:** nm0835329
- **TMDB ID:** 58296
- **Wikidata ID:** Q310052
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Strummer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310052, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0835329/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/58296

Composer. Born 21 August 1952 in Ankara, Turkey. Died 22 December 2002.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 21 August 1952, Ankara, Turkey
- **Died:** 22 December 2002
- **Active:** 1982–1997
- **Also known as:** The Clash, John Graham Mellor
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 crew
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 55 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Strummer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310052, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0835329/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/58296

## Biography

Joe Strummer, born John Graham Mellor, was a British musician and occasional actor. He co-founded and fronted the punk band the Clash from 1976.

Strummer appeared in films including *Straight to Hell* (1987) as Simms, *Mystery Train* (1989) as Johnny, *Walker* (1987) as Faucet, and *I Hired a Contract Killer* (1990) as a guitarist. He composed the score for *Grosse Pointe Blank* (1997) and contributed music to other films such as *Permanent Record* (1988). He was also known for archive footage appearances and self roles in music documentaries.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *The King of Comedy* (1982), Fi1m 88, as Street Scum — [page](https://film.one/film/the-king-of-comedy.md)

### Crew (1) — the average rests on these

- *Grosse Pointe Blank* (1997), Fi1m 55, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/grosse-pointe-blank.md)

## Complete filmography (42)

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

- *England 79* (2019), Actor
- *The Clash: New Year's Day '77* (2015), Actor
- *The Clash - Sound system* (2013), Actor
- *The Clash: The Rise and Fall of The Clash* (2012), Actor
- *The Clash The Ultimate Review* (2012), Actor
- *The Clash: Live (Revolution Rock)* (2008), Actor
- *Dispatches from Nicaragua* (2008), Actor
- *The Clash: Tory Crimes and Other Tales* (2008), Actor
- *The Clash: The Joe Strummer Story* (2006), Actor
- *The Clash: Up Close and Personal* (2006), Actor
- *Hootenanny* (2006), as Artist
- *The Clash: This is TV Clash 1977-1982* (2006), Actor
- *Roots Rock Rebel: A Tribute to Joe Strummer* (2005), Actor
- *The Clash : The Essential Clash* (2003), Director
- *Gypsy Woman* (2002), Music
- *Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros: Roseland Ballroom* (1999), Actor
- *Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros: Live at Bizarre Festival* (1999), Actor
- *Doctor Chance* (1998), as Vince Taylor
- *South Park* (1997), series, as Joe Strummer (voice)
- *Degeneration Punk* (1997), Actor
- *Grosse Pointe Blank* (1997), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/grosse-pointe-blank.md)
- *Tunnel of Love* (1997), Original Music Composer
- *When Pigs Fly* (1993), Original Music Composer
- *Strummer* (1993), Actor
- *I Hired a Contract Killer* (1990), as Guitarist
- *Mystery Train* (1989), as Johnny
- *Permanent Record* (1988), Original Music Composer
- *Completely Pogued* (1988), Actor
- *Candy Mountain* (1988), as Security Cop
- *Walker* (1987), as Faucet · Original Music Composer
- *Straight to Hell* (1987), as Simms
- *Sid and Nancy* (1986), Original Music Composer
- *The Clash: Live at the US Festival in San Bernardino* (1983), Actor
- *Hell W10* (1983), as Police Officer · Writer, Director
- *The King of Comedy* (1982), as Street Scum — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-king-of-comedy.md)
- *The Clash On Broadway* (1981), Actor
- *Rude Boy* (1980), as The Group · Music
- *Just Play The Clash* (1980), Actor
- *The Clash: Live at The Capitol Theater* (1980), Actor
- *The Clash: Live in Paris 1980* (1980), Actor
- *The Year Of Punk* (1978), Actor
- *The Clash: Live in Munich, 3rd October 1977* (1977), Actor

## Gallery

- ![Joe Strummer](https://film.one/media/person/87575/gallery-00f831808d2b.jpg) Joe Strummer — John Coffey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/JoeStrummer1980_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Andalousie, Grenade, square Joe Strummer. The Clash. The British punk legend has a square named after him in Granada (Andalucia). The Spaniards helped introduce (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/87575/gallery-9729c253c53c.jpg) Andalousie, Grenade, square Joe Strummer. The Clash. The British punk legend has a square named after him in Granada (Andalucia). The Spaniards helped introduce (2013) — Jeanne Menjoulet from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Andalousie%2C_Grenade%2C_square_Joe_Strummer._The_Clash_%282013%29.jpg/1280px-Andalousie%2C_Grenade%2C_square_Joe_Strummer._The_Clash_%282013%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![The BT Artbox Story The good old British phone box was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott to commemorate King George V's Silver Jubilee. This year we’ve got a  (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/87575/gallery-97a665393fc2.jpg) The BT Artbox Story The good old British phone box was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott to commemorate King George V's Silver Jubilee. This year we’ve got a  (2012) — Karen Roe from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/BT_Artbox_-_London_Calling_-_2012.jpg/1280px-BT_Artbox_-_London_Calling_-_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Musicians of the Clash: Paul Simonon (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/87575/gallery-db217789f5c1.jpg) Musicians of the Clash: Paul Simonon (2020) — 1. Masao Nakagami
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4. Warrenit, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Clash_collage.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Joe Strummer](https://film.one/media/person/87575/gallery-87b8712e65be.jpg) Joe Strummer — Image via TMDB
- ![Class 47 Brush Type 4 47828 'Joe Strummer' nameplate, Darlington Bank Top 29.06.2009 P6290002](https://film.one/media/person/87575/gallery-323fadacf2a7.jpg) Class 47 Brush Type 4 47828 'Joe Strummer' nameplate, Darlington Bank Top 29.06.2009 P6290002 — Gillett's Crossing from Bristol, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Class_47_Brush_Type_4_47828_%27Joe_Strummer%27_nameplate%2C_Darlington_Bank_Top_29.06.2009_P6290002_%2810192860966%29.jpg/1280px-Class_47_Brush_Type_4_47828_%27Joe_Strummer%27_nameplate%2C_Darlington_Bank_Top_29.06.2009_P6290002_%2810192860966%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gene Baur, manager of the Park Plaza Hotel, with Joe Strummer at a press conference held at the Park Plaza in 1983. (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/87575/gallery-2c2931459264.jpg) Gene Baur, manager of the Park Plaza Hotel, with Joe Strummer at a press conference held at the Park Plaza in 1983. (2022) — Isthvon66, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Dad%2C_joe_strummer_1983.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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