James Hetfield
James Alan Hetfield is an American musician and songwriter best known for being the co-founder, lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for the American heavy metal band Metallica. Hetfield is mainly known for his intricate rhythm playing, but occasionally performs lead guitar duties and solos, both live and in the studio. Hetfield co-founded Metallica in October 1981 after answering an advertisement by drummer Lars Ulrich in the Los Angeles newspaper The Recycler. Metallica has won nine Grammy Awards and released ten studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays and 24 singles.
In 2009, Hetfield was ranked at no. 8 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists and no. 24 by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. In Guitar World's poll, Hetfield was placed as the 19th greatest guitarist of all time, as well as being placed second (along with Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett) in The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists poll of the same magazine. Rolling Stone placed Hetfield as the 87th greatest guitarist of all time.
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Acting
TV
The Simpsons
as William Rieflin (voice)
1989
Movie
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
as Officer Bob Hayward
2019
TV
American Dad!
as James Hetfield (voice)
2005
TV
Billions
as Metallica
2016
Movie
Ennio
as Self
2022
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Musical Guest
2015
Movie
Metallica: Through the Never
as Self
2013
Movie
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
as Self
2004
TV
Metalocalypse
as Fan #1 (voice)
2006
TV
Metalocalypse
as Sniper (voice)
2006
TV
Metalocalypse
as Troll (voice)
2006
TV
Metalocalypse
as Lorkey (voice)
2006
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
Movie
The Darwin Awards
as Self
2007
Movie
The Thicket
as Simon Deasy
2024
Movie
Lemmy
as Self
2010
Movie
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
as Self
2019
TV
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2005
Movie
Sad Hill Unearthed
as Self - Musician
2018
TV
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994
TV
History 101
as Self (archive footage)
2020
TV
Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-Head
as James Hetfield (voice)
2022
Movie
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
as Self
1999
Movie
The Big Four: Live in Sofia
as Guitars
2010
Crew
Movie
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Music
1999
Movie
Metallica: Through the Never
Writer
2013
Movie
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M
Writer
1999
Movie
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic
Writer
2012
TV
On the Roam
Theme Song Performance
2024
Movie
'Tallica Parking Lot
Writer
2014
Movie
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019
Music
2019
Movie
Metallica WorldWired North American Tour 2017
Writer
2017