--- name: "Lou Reed" canonical: "https://film.one/person/lou-reed" fi1m_id: "lou-reed" imdb_id: "nm0715563" tmdb_id: 46392 wikidata_id: "Q189080" roles: [] born: "2 March 1942" died: "27 October 2013" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-03T02:54:54.703943+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." --- # Lou Reed ## Identity Lou Reed - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lou-reed - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** lou-reed - **IMDb ID:** nm0715563 - **TMDB ID:** 46392 - **Wikidata ID:** Q189080 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Reed, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189080, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0715563/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/46392 Actor. Born 2 March 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Died 27 October 2013. ## Details - **Born:** 2 March 1942, Brooklyn, New York, USA - **Died:** 27 October 2013 - **Also known as:** Lewis Allan Reed - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Reed, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189080, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0715563/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/46392 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Moonage Daydream*](https://film.one/film/moonage-daydream.md) (78) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Lou Reed, born Lewis Allan Reed, was an American musician, singer and songwriter who appeared in several films, often as himself or in voice roles. His film credits include *Moonage Daydream* (2022) as Self (archive footage), *Blue in the Face* (1995), *Faraway, So Close!* (1993), *Palermo Shooting* (2008) and *Permanent Record* (1988). He provided the singing voice of Mok in *Rock & Rule* (1983) and voiced Maltazard in the *Arthur* films (2009–2010). Reed died in 2013. *Sources: watch.plex.tv, justwatch.com, ubu.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Moonage Daydream* (2022), Fi1m 78, as Self (archive footage) — [page](https://film.one/film/moonage-daydream.md) ## Complete filmography (51) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Who Loves The Sun* (2026), Music - *Rodolphe Burger rend hommage à Rachid Taha* (2023), Author - *Silver Plate* (2023), Music - *Andy Warhol's America* (2022), Actor - *Andy Warhol's America* (2022), series, Actor - *Oh Boy! What's Wrong With You?!* (2021), Story - *Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground* (2018), Actor - *Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock* (2017), Thanks - *Andy Warhol, Fluorescent* (2016), as (archive footage) - *Heart of a Dog* (2015), as Doctor - *Occupy Wall Street: We Are The 99%* (2015), as Narrator - *Lou Reed Live Performances 1972 & 1974* (2011), Actor - *Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds* (2010), as Maltazard (voice) - *Homeland: The Story of the Lark* (2010), Actor - *Red Shirley* (2010), Producer, Director - *Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard* (2009), as Maltazard (voice) - *Lou Reed - Lowest Form of Life* (2009), Actor - *Lou Reed: Through the Years: New York 1983 - Spain 2004* (2008), as Vocals / Guitar - *New York Rock at the BBC* (2008), Actor - *Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory* (2008), Actor - *Lou Reed's Berlin* (2007), Music, Lyricist - *Zeitkratzer And Lou Reed: Metal Machine Music* (2007), as Electric Guitar · Music - *Nanking* (2007), Thanks - *Lou Reed: Live* (2007), as Vocals / Guitar - *Perfect Day* (2007), Music - *Lou Reed: Walk on the Wild Side* (2006), Actor - *Velvet Underground: Under Review* (2006), Actor - *Vies et morts d'Andy Warhol* (2005), Actor - *Prozac Nation* (2003), as Lou Reed - *Lulu on the Bridge* (1998), as Not Lou Reed - *An Introduction to Harmolodics* (1995), Actor - *Blue in the Face* (1995), as Man with Strange Glasses - *Nico Icon* (1995), Actor - *The Velvet Underground - Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII* (1993), as guitar, vocals - *Faraway, So Close!* (1993), as Lou Reed - *Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle* (1993), Actor - *Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby Live in Jersey* (1992), as Performer - *Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella* (1990), Original Music Composer - *Coverup: Behind the Iran Contra Affair* (1988), Music - *Lou Reed: Live in Barcelona* (1984), Actor - *Get Crazy* (1983), as Auden - *Rock & Rule* (1983), as Mok (singing voice) - *One Trick Pony* (1980), as Steve Kunelian - *Rock 'n' Roll Man - Lou Reed in concerto 1980* (1980), Actor - *Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1934-1977* (1977), Actor - *The Velvet Underground at Bataclan '72* (1972), Actor - *Chelsea Girls* (1966), Original Music Composer - *Moe Gets Tied Up* (1966), Actor - *Andy Warhol + Roy Lichtenstein* (1966), Actor - *The Velvet Underground: Psychiatrist's Convention, NYC, 1966* (1966), Actor - *Final Weapon*, as The Holder ## Gallery - ![Lou Reed](https://film.one/media/person/4272524/gallery-6c923caf4d3f.jpg) Lou Reed — Man Alive!, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Lou_Reed_at_the_Hop_Farm_Music_Festival.jpg/1280px-Lou_Reed_at_the_Hop_Farm_Music_Festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![I created this image from previous public domain images of Morrissey, Lou Reed, Orlando Jordan, Gore Vidal, Freddie Mercury and Yukio Mishima (clockwise from to (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/4272524/gallery-9b1c49afd821.jpg) I created this image from previous public domain images of Morrissey, Lou Reed, Orlando Jordan, Gore Vidal, Freddie Mercury and Yukio Mishima (clockwise from to (2021) — Garcia1865, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bisexual_men.jpg/1280px-Bisexual_men.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Muse at Roskilde Festival 2000, day 4.](https://film.one/media/person/4272524/gallery-e2823e49f45b.jpg) Muse at Roskilde Festival 2000, day 4. — Hunter Desportes, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/DSCN2038_%284688871130%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Kings Cross Bridge elevation of The "Scala" nightclub 275 Pentonville Road London N1 9NL depicting the location of the blue plaque commemorating Lou Reed, Iggy (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/4272524/gallery-8ce73c4851fd.jpg) Kings Cross Bridge elevation of The "Scala" nightclub 275 Pentonville Road London N1 9NL depicting the location of the blue plaque commemorating Lou Reed, Iggy (2022) — Spudgun67, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Kings_Cross_Bridge_elevation_of_The_Scala_275_Pentonville_Road_London_N1_9NL.jpg/1280px-Kings_Cross_Bridge_elevation_of_The_Scala_275_Pentonville_Road_London_N1_9NL.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Lou Reed](https://film.one/media/person/4272524/gallery-fd45c91e8e83.jpg) Lou Reed — Image via TMDB - ![One of several Day of the Dead exhibits at the Sesqui Shop curated and/or created by the Consulate of Mexico in Boise, Idaho (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/4272524/gallery-c7a303cb76af.jpg) One of several Day of the Dead exhibits at the Sesqui Shop curated and/or created by the Consulate of Mexico in Boise, Idaho (2013) — Kencf0618, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/LouReedBoiseD%C3%ADa_de_MuertosShrine.jpg/1280px-LouReedBoiseD%C3%ADa_de_MuertosShrine.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Amadéus Leopold in 2010 following his first Five Poisons performance at Rubin Museum of Art, with Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/4272524/gallery-47167c76cfcf.jpg) Amadéus Leopold in 2010 following his first Five Poisons performance at Rubin Museum of Art, with Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson (2014) — Quartetto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Lou_Reed%2C_Amad%C3%A9us_Leopold%2C_Laurie_Anderson_2010.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2015: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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