Ian Curtis
Ian Curtis
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Ian Curtis

Actor 1956-07-15 Stretford, Lancashire, England

Ian Kevin Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer, songwriter, and occasional guitarist of the band Joy Division, with whom he released the albums Unknown Pleasures (1979) and Closer (1980). Curtis had severe epilepsy and depression and died by suicide on the eve of Joy Division's first North American tour, shortly before the release of Closer. Shortly after his death, the three surviving members of the band renamed themselves New Order. Despite th...

Known for

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Cracker

Cracker

1993 · John Branaghan

A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost

1992 · Gareth King

Joy Division

Joy Division

2009 · Self (archive footage)

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

1996 · Adrian Atherton

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

1994 · PC Cobbett

When Albums Ruled the World

When Albums Ruled the World

2013 · Self

New Order Story

New Order Story

1993 · Self (archive footage)

New Order: Decades

New Order: Decades

2018 · Self (archive footage)

70 Years of Youth Revolt

70 Years of Youth Revolt

2020 · Self (archive footage)

Joy Division - Under Review

Joy Division - Under Review

2006 · Himself

Punk Britannia at the BBC

Punk Britannia at the BBC

2012 · Self

Eternal: Live

Eternal: Live

2026 · Self

Joy Division: Apollo Theater, Manchester 27 and 28th October 1979

Joy Division: Apollo Theater, Manchester 27 and 28th October 1979

2026 · Movie

Joy Division: Plan K, Brussels 16th October, 1979

Joy Division: Plan K, Brussels 16th October, 1979

2026 · Movie

Joy Division: Substance 1977-1988

Joy Division: Substance 1977-1988

1988 · Self

Joy Division (A Film by Malcolm Whitehead)

Joy Division (A Film by Malcolm Whitehead)

1979 · Self

Joy Division: Here Are the Young Men

Joy Division: Here Are the Young Men

1982 · Self (archive footage)

Joy Division: Live & Promo Appearances 1979-1980

Joy Division: Live & Promo Appearances 1979-1980

2011 · Movie

New Order: International

2003 · Self