Robbie Robertson
Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) was a Canadian musician. He was lead guitarist for Bob Dylan in the mid-late 1960s and early-mid 1970s, guitarist and songwriter with the Band from their inception until 1978, and a solo artist.
Robertson's work with the Band was instrumental in creating the Americana music genre. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as a member of the Band, and into Canada's Walk of Fame, with the Band and on his own. He is ranked 59th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitarists. He wrote "The Weight", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", and "Up on Cripple Creek" with the Band and had solo hits with "Broken Arrow" and "Somewhere Down the Crazy River", and many others. He was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Songwriters.
Robertson collaborated on film and TV soundtracks, usually with director Martin Scorsese, beginning in the rockumentary film The Last Waltz (1978) and continuing through dramatic films including Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1983), The Color of Money (1986), Casino (1995), Gangs of New York (2002), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Silence (2016), The Irishman (2019), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
Acting
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
Movie
The Last Waltz
as Self
1978
Movie
The Crossing Guard
as Roger
1995
TV
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Musical Guest
1993
TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Musical Guest
1993
Movie
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Movie
Carny
as Patch
1980
TV
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
as Self
2018
Movie
Reel Injun
as Self
2010
Movie
Lennon or McCartney
as Self (voice)
2014
Movie
Festival Express
as Self - The Band
2003
TV
Mr. Scorsese
as Self
2025
Movie
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
as Self
2020
Movie
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
as Self - DVD only
1987
Movie
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
as Self
1992
Movie
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
as Self
2017
Movie
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Movie
Wolves
as Narrator (voice)
1999
Movie
Eat the Document
as Self
1972
Movie
You Are What You Eat
1968
TV
Classic Albums
as Self
1997
Movie
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
as Self
2013
Movie
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
as Self
2007
Crew
Movie
The Wolf of Wall Street
Executive Music Producer
2013
Movie
Shutter Island
Music Supervisor
2010
Movie
The Irishman
Original Music Composer
2019
Movie
Gangs of New York
Executive Music Producer
2002
Movie
Casino
Music Consultant
1995
Movie
Raging Bull
Additional Soundtrack
1980
Movie
Killers of the Flower Moon
Original Music Composer
2023
Movie
The King of Comedy
Original Music Composer
1982
Movie
The Color of Money
Original Music Composer
1986
Movie
The Last Waltz
Producer
1978
Movie
Jimmy Hollywood
Original Music Composer
1994
Movie
Carny
Producer
1980