---
name: "Richard Thompson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-thompson"
fi1m_id: "richard-thompson"
imdb_id: "nm1174586"
tmdb_id: 6825
wikidata_id: "Q539955"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "3 April 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T22:54:40.562560+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."
---

# Richard Thompson

## Identity

Richard Thompson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-thompson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-thompson
- **IMDb ID:** nm1174586
- **TMDB ID:** 6825
- **Wikidata ID:** Q539955
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Thompson_(musician), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q539955, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1174586/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6825

Composer. Born 3 April 1949 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 3 April 1949, London, England, UK
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Thompson_(musician), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q539955, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1174586/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6825

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Grizzly Man*](https://film.one/film/grizzly-man.md) (85)

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## Biography

Richard Thompson is an English songwriter, guitarist, singer and composer. He co-founded the folk-rock band Fairport Convention in 1967 and left the group in 1971 to pursue a solo career and collaborations, including several albums with his then-wife Linda Thompson.

Thompson has released numerous solo albums and received an OBE in 2011 for services to music. He composed and performed the soundtrack for Werner Herzog's documentary *Grizzly Man* (2005), recorded over two days in December 2004.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, richardthompson-music.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Grizzly Man* (2005), Fi1m 85, Music, Original Music Composer, Musician — [page](https://film.one/film/grizzly-man.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

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

- *Mud, Sweat and Tears: Premiership Rugby* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Richard Thompson: Goodbye Television Centre* (2013), as Performer
- *Richard Thompson (featuring Linda Thompson): Live at the BBC* (2011), as Performer
- *On Tour: Richard Thompson* (2011), as Performer
- *Dreams with Sharp Teeth* (2008), Music
- *Richard Thompson: Across a Crowded Room - Live in Concert 1985* (2007), Actor
- *Richard Thompson: 1000 Years of Popular Music* (2006), Actor
- *Grizzly Man* (2005), Original Music Composer, Musician — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/grizzly-man.md)
- *Richard Thompson: Solitary Life* (2003), Actor
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Mr. Ellis
- *Sweet Talker* (1991), Original Music Composer
- *The Marksman* (1987), series, Music, Theme Song Performance
- *The Albion Band* (1979), Actor
- *Glastonbury Fayre* (1972), Actor
- *Fairport Convention: Live in Paris* (1970), Actor
- *Alan Simon ‎– Excalibur II (The Celtic Ring)*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Warren Zanes and Richard Thompson at the Montclair Film Festival 2019.](https://film.one/media/person/98932/gallery-2cdbf360be84.jpg) Warren Zanes and Richard Thompson at the Montclair Film Festival 2019. — Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/A_Winding_Road_A_Ramble_With_Richard_Thompson_%2832901182047%29.jpg/1280px-A_Winding_Road_A_Ramble_With_Richard_Thompson_%2832901182047%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Richard Thompson at the Montclair Film Festival 2019.](https://film.one/media/person/98932/gallery-1e34e6094e8a.jpg) Richard Thompson at the Montclair Film Festival 2019. — Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/A_Winding_Road_A_Ramble_With_Richard_Thompson_%2846928835355%29.jpg/1280px-A_Winding_Road_A_Ramble_With_Richard_Thompson_%2846928835355%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Warren Zanes and Richard Thompson at the Montclair Film Festival 2019.](https://film.one/media/person/98932/gallery-75f3de545974.jpg) Warren Zanes and Richard Thompson at the Montclair Film Festival 2019. — Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/A_Winding_Road_A_Ramble_With_Richard_Thompson_%2846928836085%29.jpg/1280px-A_Winding_Road_A_Ramble_With_Richard_Thompson_%2846928836085%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Richard Thompson at the Montclair Film Festival 2019.](https://film.one/media/person/98932/gallery-3e3bfa30b0e8.jpg) Richard Thompson at the Montclair Film Festival 2019. — Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/A_Winding_Road_A_Ramble_With_Richard_Thompson_%2846928837225%29.jpg/1280px-A_Winding_Road_A_Ramble_With_Richard_Thompson_%2846928837225%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Warren Zanes and Richard Thompson at the Montclair Film Festival 2019.](https://film.one/media/person/98932/gallery-b76715fc7395.jpg) Warren Zanes and Richard Thompson at the Montclair Film Festival 2019. — Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/A_Winding_Road_A_Ramble_With_Richard_Thompson_%2846928842045%29.jpg/1280px-A_Winding_Road_A_Ramble_With_Richard_Thompson_%2846928842045%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Warren Zanes and Richard Thompson at the Montclair Film Festival 2019.](https://film.one/media/person/98932/gallery-05de5b07d369.jpg) Warren Zanes and Richard Thompson at the Montclair Film Festival 2019. — Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/A_Winding_Road_A_Ramble_With_Richard_Thompson_%2847792983262%29.jpg/1280px-A_Winding_Road_A_Ramble_With_Richard_Thompson_%2847792983262%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting 2012: Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting (won)

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

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