Bob Geldof
Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE (born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter and political activist. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, who achieved popularity as part of the punk rock movement. The band had UK number one hits with his co-compositions "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays". Geldof starred as Pink in Pink Floyd's 1982 film Pink Floyd – The Wall. As a fundraiser, Geldof organised the charity supergroup Band Aid and the concerts Live Aid and Live 8, and co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?", one of the best-selling singles to date.
Geldof is widely recognised for his activism, especially his anti-poverty efforts concerning Africa. In 1984, he and Midge Ure founded the charity supergroup Band Aid to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. They went on to organise the charity super-concert Live Aid the following year and the Live 8 concerts in 2005. Geldof currently serves as an adviser to the ONE Campaign, co-founded by fellow Irish rock singer and activist Bono, and is a member of the Africa Progress Panel (APP), a group of ten distinguished individuals who advocate at the highest levels for equitable and sustainable development in Africa. A single father, Geldof has also been outspoken for the fathers' rights movement.
Geldof was granted an honorary knighthood (KBE) by Elizabeth II in 1986 for his charity work in Africa: it is an honorary award as Geldof is an Irish citizen, but he is often referred to as 'Sir Bob'. He is a recipient of the Man of Peace title which recognises individuals who have made "an outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace", among numerous other awards and nominations. In 2005, he received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.
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Movies (88)
The Boomtown Rats: Live at Wacken
2025 · Vocals / Guitar
BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard
2025 · Self
Simple Minds: Cuando todo es posible
2025 · Self
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
2024 · Self
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024 · Self
The Rory Gallagher Story
2024 · Self
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card
2024 · Self
Quintessentially Irish
2024 · Self
La gran noche del pop
2024 · Self (archive footage)
ABBA V Queen
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Doug and the Slugs and Me
2022 · Self
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
2020 · Self
The Quiet One
2019 · Self
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
2019 · Self (archival footage)
Postcards from the 48%
2018
Fairytale Of New York - The Story of a Christmas Classic
2017 · Self
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
2017 · Self (archive footage)
Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies
2017 · Self
Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said
2016 · Self
London's Burning
2016 · Bob Geldof
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats
2016 · Self, Writer
Stranded
2015 · Self
Bob Geldof - Berlin Live
2015 · Singer
Irish Rock at the BBC
2015 · Self
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
2015 · Self
Bob Geldof: The Moment
2014 · Himself
Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen
2012
Bad Girl
2012 · George
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
2012 · Self
Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher
2010 · Self
Starsuckers
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Modern Slavery
2009
8
2008 · Himself
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?
2007 · Self
I Am Bob
2007 · Bob
Best Ever Spitting Image
2006 · Self
Sketches of Frank Gehry
2006 · Self
The World's Greatest Gigs
2005
Live 8
2005 · Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005 · Self
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005 · Self
Stuck in the Middle
2005 · Self
The Boomtown Rats: Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978
2005
New York Doll
2005 · Self
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004 · Self
Lovesongs Of The 70's
2004 · I Don't Like Mondays
Live Aid
2004 · Self, Writer
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
2004 · Self
Live Eighties
2004 · Self
Clan Banlieue, 1992-2004: La Grande Famiglia in Movimento
2004
The Old Fools
2002 · Narrator
There's Only One Paul McCartney
2002 · Self
Rat
2000 · Music
Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence
2000 · Self (archive footage)
Queen: Is This the Real Life?
1999 · Self
Spice World
1997 · Bob Geldof
Diana & Me
1997 · Self
The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
1996 · Self
Queen: Champions of the World
1995 · Self
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
1994 · Self
Bob Geldof - Geldof goes Goondiwindi
1993 · Sänger, Producer
Pavarotti & Friends
1992 · Self
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
1992 · Self
Bernard and the Genie
1991 · Himself
One World, One Voice
1990 · Self
Scarfe's Follies
1988
The Best of Max Headroom
1987 · Self
Coast to Coast
1987 · Himself - Scruffy Person (uncredited)
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
1987 · Self
Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey
1986 · Self
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
1986 · Self
An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985 · Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Live Aid
1985 · Self, Scenario Writer
Black Sabbath: Live Aid
1985 · Idea
Number One
1985 · Harry 'Flash' Gordon
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985 · Self
The Making of Sun City
1985
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
1984 · Self
An Audience with Mel Brooks
1984 · Self (uncredited)
Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982 · Pink
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982 · Self
The Other Side of the Wall
1982 · Self
Punk in London
1977 · Self
The Boomtown Rats Live in Japan 1980
Zombie Plane
· Mort Pudlin
On the Frontlines of Hunger
· Self
Fly Squad – First Strike!
· (voice)
For a Million Years
· Himself
TV shows (45)
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
2025 · Self
Paula
2023 · Self (archive footage)
In Conversation with Alan Yentob
2022 · Self
Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
2020 · Self - Guest (archive footage)
Berlin Live
2011 · Self - Performer
The Noughties...Was That It?
2009 · Self
The Meaning of Life
2009 · Self
Skavlan
2009 · Self - Guest
Seven Ages of Rock
2007 · Self
Blair: The Inside Story
2007 · Self
Legends
2006 · Self
Semperopernball
2006 · Self
Parkinson
2004 · Self - Guest / Performer
Grumpy Old Men
2003 · Self
Top Gear
2002 · Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
V Graham Norton
2002 · Self
Richard & Judy
2001 · Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 · Self
maybrit illner
1999 · Self
Parkinson
1998 · Self
Leute heute
1997 · Self
HARDtalk
1997
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Musical Guest
ECHO-Verleihung
1992 · Self
DAS!
1991 · Self
Schmidteinander
1990 · Self
Have I Got News for You
1990 · Self
The Word
1990
Going Live!
1987 · Self
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
1986 · Self
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986
Goldene Kamera
1984 · Self
Wogan
1982 · Self
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982 · Self
Three of a Kind
1981 · Self
The Kenny Everett Video Show
1978
An Audience with...
1978 · Self
Everyman
1977
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976 · Self
Plattenküche
1976 · Self
3 nach 9
1974 · Self
Omnibus
1967 · Self
World in Action
1963
The Late Late Show
1962 · Self - Guest
This Is Your Life
1955 · Self