Bob Dylan filmography

This is a list of films in which Bob Dylan appears.

As an actor

Full-length dramatic movies (not documentaries) in which Bob Dylan has appeared as an actor.

Film Release Year Role Director Notes
Madhouse on Castle Street 1963 Bobby Philip Saville Lost film
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid 1973 Alias Sam Peckinpah Small role
Renaldo and Clara 1978 Renaldo Bob Dylan
Hearts of Fire 1987 Billy Parker Richard Marquand
Catchfire 1990 "chainsaw-wielding artist" Dennis Hopper Cameo
Masked and Anonymous 2003 Jack Fate Larry Charles

As himself

Documentary films in which Bob Dylan appears, sometimes in concert footage and sometimes in other settings, such as interviews.

Film Release Year Director Notes Ref.
Dont Look Back 1967 D. A. Pennebaker [1]
Eat the Document 1972 D. A. Pennebaker, with Dylan [2]
Hard Rain 1976 Jacques Levy Television film [3]
Getting to Dylan 1986 Christopher Sykes [4]
No Direction Home 2005 Martin Scorsese
Trouble No More 2017 Ron Kantor and Jennifer Lebeau Includes Michael Shannon in scripted interludes [5]
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese 2019 Martin Scorsese Includes fictional elements, with Dylan at times giving scripted fictional lines, but always as himself. [6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Bowcock, Simon (2016-05-17). "Don't Look Back, Bob Dylan and the invention of the rockumentary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  2. ↑ "Why Bob Dylan's 'Eat the Document' Was Shelved". Ultimate Classic Rock. 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  3. ↑ Padgett, Ray. "An Oral History of Dylan's 'Hard Rain' Concert". www.flaggingdown.com. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  4. ↑ Mosbron, Egil (2021-06-11). "Bob Dylan: Getting To Dylan (Essential BBC Documentary from 1986)". Born To Listen. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  5. ↑ Staff, T. H. R. (2017-10-04). "'Trouble No More': Film Review | NYFF 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  6. ↑ Smith, Thomas (2019-06-13). "'Rolling Thunder Revue' – Scorsese turns Bob Dylan's carnival-like live tour into a kaleidoscopic, immersive movie experience". NME. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  7. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (2019-06-11). "Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese review – passion on tour". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
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