Jerry Garcia
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 1, 1942
- Died
- August 9, 1995
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, U.S.
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead. Though he vehemently disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader or "spokesman" of the group. As one of its founders, Garcia performed with the Grateful Dead for their entire three-decade career (1965–1995). Garcia also founded and participated in a variety of side projects, including the Saunders-Garcia Band (with longtime friend Merl Saunders), Jerry Garcia Band, Old and in the Way, the Garcia/Grisman acoustic duo, Legion of Mary, and the New Riders of the Purple Sage (which Garcia co-founded with John Dawson and David Nelson). He also released several solo albums, and contributed to a number of albums by other artists over the years as a session musician. He was well known by many for his distinctive guitar playing and was ranked 13th in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" cover story. Later in life, Garcia was sometimes ill because of his unstable weight, and in 1986 went into a diabetic coma that nearly cost him his life. Although his overall health improved somewhat after that, he also struggled with heroin addiction, and was staying in a California drug rehabilitation facility when he died of a heart attack in August 1995. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Garcia, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
- Grateful Dead: Bits And Pieces About...
Grateful Dead: Bits And Pieces About... TBA
Actor
Conversations With The Deadheads TBA
Actor
The Grateful Dead Movie 2025
Director
Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2023 2023
as Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2022
as Self (voice)
Grateful Dead: Tivoli Concert Hall, 4/17/72 2022
as Self
Stutter. 2020
Music
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Grateful Dead: Giants Stadium 1991 2019
as Self
WBCN and the American Revolution 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Long Strange Trip 2017
as Self (archive footage)
Grateful Dead: Cornell '77 2017
as Self - Band Member
DEADHEADS 2016
Actor
- Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne 2016
as Self (archive footage)
Grateful Dead: Fare Thee Well - Playing for Change, Chicago, IL 2015
as Self
Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited 2014
as Self
Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream 2013
as Self
Grateful Dead: All The Years Combine - The DVD Collection 2012
as Self
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place 2011
as Self (archive footage)
Grateful Dead: Crimson, White & Indigo 2011
as Self
Woodstock: Untold Stories 2009
as self
All Tomorrow's Parties 2009
as Self (archive footage)
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America 2009
as Self
- Grateful Dead: The Broadcast Archives
Grateful Dead: The Broadcast Archives 2008
Actor
Grateful Dead: Rocking The Cradle - Egypt 1978 2008
as Self
- Sister's Keeper
Sister's Keeper 2007
as Olest Brother
- Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show
Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show 2006
as Self
The Last Great Traffic Jam 2005
Actor
Jerry Garcia Band: Live at Shoreline 2005
as Self
- Grateful Dead: Still Alive And Well
Grateful Dead: Still Alive And Well 2005
Actor
Grateful Dead: Bird Song 2005
as Self
The Grateful Dead Movie: Bonus Songs 2004
Actor, Director
Festival Express 2003
as Self
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault IV 2003
as Self
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances 2002
as Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault III 2002
as Self
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault II 2001
as Self
The Journey 2001
as Self
Grateful Dawg 2000
as Self
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault 2000
as Self
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault 2000
as Self
The Source 1999
as Self
Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty 1997
as Self
Infrared Sightings 1995
Music
Grateful Dead 1995
as Self
And Miles to Go Before I Sleep 1994
as Self
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music 1993
as Self
Truckin' With The Dead 1993
as Self
Deadheads 1990
Actor
Deadheads: An American Subculture 1990
as Self
In Our Eyes: The European Deadhead Odyssey 1990
Actor
Grateful Dead: Live at Foxboro 1989
as Self
Grateful Dead: Truckin Up to Buffalo 1989
as Self
Elvis Costello & Friends Live at Sweetwater 1989
Actor
Grateful Dead: The Making of "Built to Last" 1989
as Self
Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here 1989
as Self - Performer
Grateful Dead: Ticket to New Year's Eve Concert 1987
as Self
Grateful Dead: So Far 1987
as Self - Guitar, Director
Rock ‘N’ Roll Goldmine: The San Francisco Sound 1986
as Self
Hells Angels Forever 1983
as Self
Heartbeeps 1981
as Phil (voice)
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead 1981
as Self - Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland 1978
as Self
Deathsport 1978
Musician
The Grateful Dead Movie 1977
as Self, Director, Editor
Grateful Dead: New Jersey Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo - Live at The Capitol Theater 1977
as Self - Performer
Fillmore 1972
as Self - Performers(as The Grateful Dead)
- Chromatic
Chromatic 1972
Music
- Grateful Dead: At Old Renaissance Faire Grounds 1972
Grateful Dead: At Old Renaissance Faire Grounds 1972 1972
as Self
- Introducing... Roy Buchanan
Introducing... Roy Buchanan 1971
Actor
Gimme Shelter 1970
as Self
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert 1970
as Self
Grateful Dead: England 1970 1970
Actor
Zabriskie Point 1970
Original Music Composer
Woodstock 1970
as Self
San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog 1970
Actor
The Hippie Temptation 1967
as Dirty Hippie
The Acid Test 1966
as Self
Credits from TMDB.