Musicians who starred in one movie, then never tried it again

James Taylor & Dennis Wilson - Two Lane Blacktop

Luciano Pavarotti - Yes Giorgio

John Mellencamp - Falling from Grace

John Denver - Oh God

(He did some TV movie years later, but I'm not counting it)

Alex Briley, David Hodo, and Glenn Hughes: Can't Stop the Music. (Felipe Rose has a second credit, Randy Jones has many.)

electra glide in blue had several of the dudes from chicago in it

electra glide in blue had several of the dudes from chicago in it

never knew that! must get that one, i remember it'd stylishness with fondness.

Depending on your definition of starred, Tom Petty: The Postman

http://img.actressarchives.com/features/E498_the-postman.jpg

not sure how true this actually is:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9d/The-wiz-1978.jpg

Diana Ross - Dorothy
Michael Jackson - Scarecrow
Lena Horne - Glinda, the Good Witch Of The South

Britney - Crossroads

Mariah - Glitter

Bjork - Dancer in the Dark

Paul Simon - One Trick Pony

Eminem - 8 Mile

Peter Frampton - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Paul McCarntey - Give My Regards to Broad Steet (if you count him as a "solo artist" and not a Beatle when acting in it)

not sure how true this actually is:

none of those are true

Does "never" trying it again mean "never"? Because Mariah Carey had a pivotal role in Precious, even if it was minor.

Björk's been in other movies, you've just never seen them.

Mark Kozelek was only in "Almost Famous", though I'm not sure playing what's effectively yrself counts.

also doesn't count if you did two films after your first one instead of never trying it again

none of his three are "starring" though

Damon Albarn in Face

and almost unbelievably:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKh85PJtb04

I love Privilege with Manfred Mann. Did Paul Jones do another movie?

how many movies did tom waits do after mystery men

Paul Jones did acting for kids TV in the 90s.

how many movies did tom waits do after mystery men

Tom Waits has been in 26 movies to date, starting with Paradise Alley in 1978 and running all the way up to The Book of Eli this year.

Can't believe I'm the first one to mention Bob Geldof.

ed kowalczyk as a waiter in fight club, what a fun cameo that was

electra glide in blue had several of the dudes from chicago in it

Cetera was also in some made-for-TV Sidney Sheldon movie in the 90s. I only this because of a bar trivia question that went "how many times has a movie character played Peter Cetera been killed?" (the answer is 2)

xxpost yeah, I almost prefer Tom Waits since 1978 as an actor to his musical work since then.

Which reminds me, I have a poll to start...

George Strait - Pure Country

Robbie Robertson in Carny.

eminem (unless you want to count his cameo in funny people)

As far as I can tell, How I Won the War was Lennon's only film in which he played a fictional character. The rest of his acting credits on IMDB consist of A Hard Day's Night, Help!, archival footage, and a film directed by Yoko and himself (in which they appear as themselves).

oh i know, henry rollins in THE CHASE!

Rollins is in Heat...

and Johnny Mnemonic

Joe Strummer (Straight to Hell)

Strummer is also in Walker and Mystery Train, off the top of my head

and Rollins was in Lost Highway, Jack Frost, Bad Boys II, Wrong Turn 2, The Devil's Tomb (had to look that one up, but he talked about it a lot on the 2008 tour) and probably a dozen or so other b-movies and Hollywood bit parts; acting's how he funds 2.13 these days.

Mark Kozelek was only in "Almost Famous", though I'm not sure playing what's effectively yrself counts.

He's also in Shopgirl... basically playing himself again.

and Vanilla Sky according to imdb... though I've not seen that.

Exene - Salvation] (that's where she met Viggo)

Henry Rollins is an acting motherfucker.

Richard Hell was in one film. I saw it. I can't remember the name of it. It starts with a girl going all through the NYC subways sticking pictures of herself to train windows with dish detergent.

Desperately Seeking Susan?

http://cdn2.ioffer.com/img/item/242/578/67/vibes.jpg

not exactly "starred in," but vic chesnutt in "sling blade"

Richard Hell was in one film. I saw it. I can't remember the name of it. It starts with a girl going all through the NYC subways sticking pictures of herself to train windows with dish detergent.

― ImprovSpirit, Monday, May 10, 2010 8:58 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

you're thinking of smithereens

hell was in desperately seeking susan too tho

Paul Simon is also in Annie Hall, no? (or is it Play It Again, Sam?)

Tricky - The Fifth Element

Mick Fleetwood in The Running Man

and Vanilla Sky according to imdb... though I've not seen that.

He has but one line of dialog in the film, but it is a real gem:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUj1JuXRvgc

@ (e_3): Thanks for the memory re. Smithereens. It was a fun flick. And I forgot about Desperately Seeking Susan. Sorry. In fact, having been reminded, I still don't remember Richard being in it. That's the way it goes. :-)

Paul Simon is also in Annie Hall, no?
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lrOCFQ09r2E/R59q-5QNR6I/AAAAAAAAAJA/Cy4Klm01F3s/s400/755_AnnieHall.jpg
TONY LACEY 4EVER

but this wasn't his only movie (see also the excellent One Trick Pony)

Harry Nilsson-Son of Dracula

According to IMDB, Tim Buckley was only in two movies, but one of them was an uncredited part. Supposedly at the time of his death he was in the running to play Woody Guthrie in Bound for Glory.

And of course, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová have said Once will be their only film (aside from Hansard being in The Commitments but who cares).

Tony Bennett - The Oscar

Damn, looks like Johnny Cash starred in two movies. (And a shitload of TV.)

I think there's a bunch of country stars who did this, but they all seem to have kept making more; Toby Keith's got two already!

Neil Diamond - The Jazz Singer

Linda Ronstadt - Pirates of Penzance

"I love Privilege with Manfred Mann."

^^^

this. paul jones is perfect for that role.

Southlander - Beth Orton, Elliot Smith, Beck, Hank Williams III

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y19/-breakme-/caps/the%20great%20rock%20n%20roll%20swindle/PDVD_074.jpg

Who's the Nazi?

In the Soviet Union....

Wow, John Lydon's done four movies.

[Chris] Rea was the lead actor in the 1999 comedy film Parting Shots, alongside Felicity Kendal, John Cleese, Bob Hoskins and Joanna Lumley.[15]

Mike Patton - Firecracker (2005)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firecracker_(2005_film)

Firecracker is a 2005 thriller film directed by Steve Balderson, starring Karen Black and Mike Patton, who each play two major roles. Patton and Jak Kendall play brothers David and Jimmy, who live in a small Kansas town in the 1950s and have an abusive relationship. Both brothers become involved with Sandra (Black), a singer with the traveling carnival that visits the town each summer. Sandra is also trapped in an abusive relationship with the carnival owner Frank (also played by Patton). When the carnival leaves town, David also disappears, leading to an investigation of his apparent murder.

Roy Harper

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BNmJiNmE1OTMtMzI5Yy00ZjYzLWIyNWEtY2VkMjQyZjdjMmY4XkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_.jpg

Alice Cooper made plenty of cameo appearances but his only starring role was in Monster Dog: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Dog. Doesn't sound great, but who knows?

Monster Dog (Spanish: Leviatán) is a 1984 Spanish horror film directed by Claudio Fragasso and starring Alice Cooper and Victoria Vera. Cooper plays a rock star who returns to his hometown, which has been plagued by wild dog attacks.

Sheila E. - Krush Groove (1986)

Roy Orbison - The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967)

Vanilla Ice?

Gene Simmons - Runaway?

Gene Simmons was in a couple of other things. And Henry Rollins, mentioned upthread, actually starred (as in, he was the lead) in a movie that was pretty good: He Never Died, from 2015.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NEhFYqyFN0

Yeah, Simmons was also in Mike Judge's mostly forgotten 3rd live-action feature Extract

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVHzS7B1NbI

Imdb trivia

Douglas Kennedy was quoted as saying after the film's release "Well, Roy (Orbison) was no actor, but after walking in on him in his trailer, I can tell you he has a tallywhacker like an industrial spanner! So I spare him no sympathy".

Mercy!

dexter gordon! (and he got a best actor oscar nomination for it!)