Bon Scott
Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980) was an Australian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, best known for being the lead vocalist and lyricist of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1974 until his death in 1980.
Scott was born in Forfar in Angus, Scotland, and spent his early years in Kirriemuir. He moved to Australia with his family in 1952 at the age of six, living in Melbourne for four years before settling in Fremantle, Western Australia.
Scott formed his first band, The Spektors, in 1964 and became the band's drummer and occasional lead vocalist. He performed in several other bands including The Valentines and Fraternity before replacing Dave Evans as the lead singer of AC/DC in 1974. AC/DC's popularity grew throughout the 1970s, initially in Australia, and then internationally. Their 1979 album Highway to Hell reached the top 20 in the United States, and the band seemed on the verge of a commercial breakthrough. However, on 19 February 1980, Scott died after a night out in London. AC/DC briefly considered disbanding, but the group recruited vocalist Brian Johnson of the British glam rock band Geordie. AC/DC's subsequent album, Back in Black, was released only five months later, and was a tribute to Scott. It went on to become the second-best-selling album in history.
In the July 2004 issue of Classic Rock, Scott was rated as number one in a list of the "100 Greatest Frontmen of All Time". Hit Parader ranked Scott as fifth on their 2006 list of the 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Vocalists of all time.
Acting
Movie
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
as Self - Vocals
1980
Movie
AC/DC: Family Jewels
as Self
2005
TV
Behind the Music
as Self
1997
Movie
AC/DC : Forever Young
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Movie
AC/DC - Plug Me In
as Self
2007
Movie
AC/DC: Live '77 At The Hippodrome Golders Green London
as Vocals
1977
Movie
AC/DC: Dirty Deeds
as Archive Footage
2012
Movie
ACDC - Documentation
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Movie
Rock: the origin
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Movie
AC/DC Live '77
as Self
2003
Movie
Rock Goes To College: AC/DC
as Self
1978
Movie
AC/DC: Live At The Apollo, Glasgow
as Self - Vocals
1978
Movie
AC/DC: Hells Highway
as Self
2008
Movie
AC/DC - At the Pavillon in Paris 1979
2008
Movie
Rock Masters: AC/DC
as Self
1977
TV
Rock Goes to College
as Self
1978
TV
Blood + Thunder: The Sound of Alberts
as Self (Archive Footage)
2015
Movie
AC/DC: The Story of Back in Black
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Movie
AC/DC: World Series of Rock '79
as Lead Vocals
1979
Movie
AC/DC: Live at Rijnhallen, Arnhem, Netherlands
1979
Movie
AC/DC - Ride On, Bon!
as Self - Vocals
2004
Movie
ACDC - Rough & Tough
as Sänger
2005
Movie
AC/DC – Live 77-78
2003
Movie
AC/DC: Highway to Hell - Classic Album Under Review
as Self
2008