Rodney Bingenheimer
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Rodney Bingenheimer, born December 15, 1947, is a radio disc jockey on the long-running Los Angeles rock station KROQ who is notable for helping numerous iconic bands become successful in the American market. His contribution to the music business has been described as important. He developed a reputation for being the first American deejay to identify new artists and play "edgy new bands" such as Blondie, the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, Duran Duran, The Cure, Joan Jett, No Doubt, Blur, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, The Bangles, X, Coldplay and many others. He managed a key but now-defunct L.A. nightclub called English Disco in the early seventies.He was the subject of a documentary by late filmmaker George Hickenlooper entitled Mayor of the Sunset Strip which told the story of a groupie-turned-kingmaker with a knack for making friends in the music industry. He was described as a "famous groupie, now respectable" by Mick Jagger and he has numerous high-profile friends. In 2007, he was honored with the 2,330th star on Hollywood Boulevard.
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Acting
TV
SpongeBob SquarePants
as DJ (voice)
1999
Movie
Repo Man
as Club Owner
1984
Movie
Up in Smoke
as Rodney Bingenheimer
1978
Movie
The Trip
as Club goer (uncredited)
1967
Movie
The Man from Elysian Fields
as Self (uncredited)
2001
Movie
Back to the Beach
as Self
1987
Movie
Bad Reputation
as Self
2018
Movie
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
as Self
2003
Movie
Suzi Q
as Self
2019
Movie
Rockula
as Rodney Bingenheimer
1990
Movie
Warning Shot
1967
Movie
B.C. Butcher
as Himself
2016
Movie
Uncle Meat
as Self
1987
Movie
X: The Unheard Music
as Self
1986
Movie
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
as Self
2023
Movie
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Movie
Absolute Vow
as Wanderer
2017
Movie
Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Movie
Iconoclast
as Himself
2010
Movie
The Runnin' Kind
as Rodney
1989
Movie
My View: Clem Burke
as Self
2019
Movie
Clockwork Orange County
as Self
2012
Movie
Inevitable Grace
as Simone's Club Companion
1994
Movie
Phil Spector: He's a Rebel
1982
