John Entwistle

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1944-10-09

Deathday 2002-06-27 (57 years old)

Place of Birth Chiswick, London, England, UK

Also Known As The Who

John Entwistle

Biography

John Alec Entwistle (9 October 1944 – 27 June 2002) was an English bass guitarist, songwriter, singer, horn player, and film and record producer who was best known as the bass player for the rock band The Who. His aggressive lead sound influenced many rock bass players. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Who in 1990. Entwistle's lead instrument approach used pentatonic lead lines, and a then-unusual trebly sound ("full treble, full volume") created by roundwound RotoSound steel bass strings. He had a collection of over 200 instruments by the time of his death, reflecting the different brands he used over his career: Fender and Rickenbacker basses in the 1960s, Gibson and Alembic basses in the 1970s, Warwick in the 1980s, and Status all-Carbon fibre basses in the 1990s. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Entwistle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Actor

2022
The Who: One Band's Explosive Story

as Self - The Who Member

2014
Lambert & Stamp

as Himself

2008
2007
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who

as Self (archive footage)

2002
Rising Low

as Himself

1997
1997
1991
Guitar

as Self

1989
The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy

as Self - Bass Guitars, Vocals

1989
The Simpsons

as John Entwistle (voice)

1985
Live Aid

as Self

1979
1975
Tommy

as Himself

1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self - The Who

1970
Woodstock

as Self - The Who

1968
Monterey Pop

as Self - The Who

1967
The Lost Paths

as Himself

1966
Carousella

as himself

1964

Sound

2016
A Silent Voice: The Movie

as Theme Song Performance

1999
Classic Albums: The Who - Who's Next

as Original Music Composer

1979
Quadrophenia

as Music Producer

1979
Quadrophenia

as Music Director

Writer

1975
Tommy

as Original Story

Producer

1979
Quadrophenia

as Executive Producer