John Entwistle
John Alec Entwistle (9 October 1944 – 27 June 2002) was an English bass guitarist, songwriter, singer, horn player, and film and record producer who was best known as the bass player for the rock band The Who. His aggressive lead sound influenced many rock bass players. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Who in 1990.
Entwistle's lead instrument approach used pentatonic lead lines, and a then-unusual trebly sound ("full treble, full volume") created by roundwound RotoSound steel bass strings. He had a collection of over 200 instruments by the time of his death, reflecting the different brands he used over his career: Fender and Rickenbacker basses in the 1960s, Gibson and Alembic basses in the 1970s, Warwick in the 1980s, and Status all-Carbon fibre basses in the 1990s.
Acting
TV
The Simpsons
as John Entwistle (voice)
1989
Movie
Tommy
as Himself
1975
Movie
Woodstock
as Self - The Who
1970
Movie
Monterey Pop
as Self - The Who
1968
TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
1996
Movie
Live Aid
as Self
1985
TV
Top of the Pops
as Self
1964
TV
Top of the Pops
1964
Movie
The Who: The Kids Are Alright
as Self
1979
Movie
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
as Self - Bass
1996
Movie
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
as Self (archive footage)
2007
TV
Behind the Music
as Self
1997
Movie
Lambert & Stamp
as Himself
2014
Movie
Classic Albums: The Who - Who's Next
as Self
1999
Movie
Listening to You: The Who Live at the Isle of Wight
as Himself
1998
Movie
Live Aid
2004
TV
Classic Albums
as Self
1997
Movie
Quadrophenia: Can You See the Real Me?
as Himself
2013
Movie
The Who - At Kilburn 1977
as bass
2008
Movie
The Who & Special Guests: Live At The Royal Albert Hall
as Self - Bass / Vocals
2000
Movie
The Who: Live at the London Coliseum 1969
as Himself - bass, vocals
2008
Movie
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
as Self - Guest
1991
Movie
Carousella
as himself
1966
Movie
The Who - The Making of Tommy
as Himself
2013
