Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
Person

Frank Zappa

Actor 1940-12-21 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

Frank Vincent Zappa  (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, electronic, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. Zappa produced almost all of the more than 60 albums he released with the band The Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. While in his teens, he acquired a ...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
Data from TMDB
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

1984 · Mario Fuente

The Ren & Stimpy Show

The Ren & Stimpy Show

1991 · The Pope (voice)

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Musical Guest

Take Your Pills

Take Your Pills

2018 · Self (archive footage)

The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

2021 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Head

Head

1968 · The Critic

Fuck

Fuck

2006 · Self (archive footage)

The Wrecking Crew

The Wrecking Crew

2008 · Self (archive footage)

Zappa

Zappa

2020 · Self (archive footage)

The Monkees

The Monkees

1966 · Self (uncredited)

200 Motels

200 Motels

1971 · Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)

Echo in the Canyon

Echo in the Canyon

2019 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Super Duper Alice Cooper

Super Duper Alice Cooper

2014 · Self (archive footage)

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

2019 · Self (archive footage)

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

2016 · Self (archive footage)

Faerie Tale Theatre

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982 · Attilla

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025 · Self (archive footage)

Baby Snakes

Baby Snakes

1979 · Self

Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

2019 · Self (archive footage)