Robbie Robertson
Known for Sound · 56 credits
- Born
- 1943-07-05
- Died
- 2023-08-09
- Place of birth
- Toronto, Ontario
- Also known as
- Jaime Royal Robertson
Biography
Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) was a Canadian musician. He was lead guitarist for Bob Dylan in the mid-late 1960s and early-mid 1970s, guitarist and songwriter with the Band from their inception until 1978, and a solo artist.
Robertson's work with the Band was instrumental in creating the Americana music genre. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as a member of the Band, and into Canada's Walk of Fame, with the Band and on his own. He is ranked 59th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitarists. He wrote "The Weight", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", and "Up on Cripple Creek" with the Band and had solo hits with "Broken Arrow" and "Somewhere Down the Crazy River", and many others. He was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Songwriters.
Robertson collaborated on film and TV soundtracks, usually with director Martin Scorsese, beginning in the rockumentary film The Last Waltz (1978) and continuing through dramatic films including Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1983), The Color of Money (1986), Casino (1995), Gangs of New York (2002), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Silence (2016), The Irishman (2019), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
Known For
TV Shows (10)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
Classic Albums
1997
as Self
Mr. Scorsese
2025
as Self
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
2018
as Self
MTV Rockumentary
1989
Native America
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
2019
Movies (46)
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
2020
as Self
The Last Waltz
1978
as Self
The Crossing Guard
1995
as Roger
Lennon or McCartney
2014
as Self (voice)
Carny
1980
as Patch
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
as Himself
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
2020
as Self
Martin Scorsese Directs
1990
as Self
Eat the Document
1972
as Self
Festival Express
2003
as Self - The Band
Movies Are My Life
1988
as Self
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
2017
as Self
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
2004
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
1987
as Self - DVD only
Reel Injun
2010
as Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
2007
as Self
The Dancing Man of L.A.
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Asteroids: Deadly Impact
1997
as Narrator
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992
as Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
2013
as Self
Woodstock Diary
1994
as Self - The Band
One World, One Voice
1990
as Self
Wolves
1999
as Narrator (voice)
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
2006
as Self
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
1999
as Self - Mohawk/Cayuga
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
1995
as Self
You Are What You Eat
1968
Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within
2002
Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'
2002
as Self
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
2012
as Self
Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
2014
as Guitar
Dakota Exile
1996
as Narrator
Shakin All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s
2005
as Self
The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971
2013
as Chitarra Solista voce
The Band: The Authorized Biography
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
2022
as Self
Curse of the Axe
2012
as Narrator
Classic Albums: The Band - The Band
1997
as Self
The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods
1991
as Host
The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)
2021
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Folk Rock Night
1991
as Himself
Road Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson
2001
as Self
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
2010
as Self (archive footage)
About Robbie Robertson
Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) was a Canadian musician. He was lead guitarist for Bob Dylan in the mid-late 1960s and early-mid 1970s, guitarist and songwriter with the Band from their inception until 1978, and a solo artist. Robertson's work with the Band was instrumental in creating the Americana music genre. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as a member of the Band, and into Canada's Walk of Fame, with the Band and on his own. He is ranked 59th in Rolling… With 56 credits spanning from 1968 to 2025, Robbie Robertson has appeared in 46 films and 10 TV shows.
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- Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble (2020) — as Self
- The Last Waltz (1978) — as Self
- The Crossing Guard (1995) — as Roger
- Lennon or McCartney (2014) — as Self (voice)
- Carny (1980) — as Patch
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