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Tom Waits
Acting

Tom Waits

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

7 Dec 1949

Age

77 Years

Born In

Pomona, California, USA

Total Projects

89

Years Active

65 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.5 ★

Overview

Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He worked primarily in jazz during the 1970s, but his music since the 1980s has reflected greater influence from blues, rock, vaudeville, and experimental genres. Waits was born...

Filmography

Wild Horse Nine

movie

Wild Horse Nine

2026

Wild Horse Nine

Wildwood

movie

Wildwood

2026

Wildwood

as (voice)

Father Mother Sister Brother

movie

Father Mother Sister Brother

2025

Father Mother Sister Brother

as Father

The Last Ride

movie

The Last Ride

2025

The Last Ride

as Self

Human Nature in Eleven Parts

movie

Human Nature in Eleven Parts

2025

Human Nature in Eleven Parts

as Narrator "Laughing Heart" (archive footage)

The Absence of Eden

movie

The Absence of Eden

2024

The Absence of Eden

as Hunley

Tom Waits: Glitter and Doom Concert Experience

movie

Tom Waits: Glitter and Doom Concert Experience

2024

Tom Waits: Glitter and Doom Concert Experience

as Self

This Is Sparklehorse

movie

This Is Sparklehorse

2022

This Is Sparklehorse

as Self

Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

movie

Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

2022

Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

as Self

Licorice Pizza

movie

Licorice Pizza

2021

Licorice Pizza

as Rex Blau

Ultra City Smiths

tv

Ultra City Smiths

2021

Ultra City Smiths

as The Narrator (voice)

Motherless Brooklyn

movie

Motherless Brooklyn

2019

Motherless Brooklyn

as News Stand Owner (uncredited)

The Dead Don't Die

movie

The Dead Don't Die

2019

The Dead Don't Die

as Hermit Bob

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

movie

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

as Prospector (segment "All Gold Canyon")

The Old Man & the Gun

movie

The Old Man & the Gun

2018

The Old Man & the Gun

as Waller

The Moon’s Milk

movie

The Moon’s Milk

2018

The Moon’s Milk

as Captain Millipede (voice)

Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30

movie

Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30

2017

Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30

as Self

Tom Waits: Tales from a Cracked Jukebox

movie

Tom Waits: Tales from a Cracked Jukebox

2017

Tom Waits: Tales from a Cracked Jukebox

as Self

Keith Richards: Under the Influence

movie

Keith Richards: Under the Influence

2015

Keith Richards: Under the Influence

as Self

CineRaya

movie

The Laughing Heart

2013

The Laughing Heart

as Narrator

Seven Psychopaths

movie

Seven Psychopaths

2012

Seven Psychopaths

as Zachariah Rigby

A Brief History of John Baldessari

movie

A Brief History of John Baldessari

2012

A Brief History of John Baldessari

as Narrator

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

movie

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

as (archive footage)

Twixt

movie

Twixt

2011

Twixt

as Narrator (voice)

The Monster of Nix

movie

The Monster of Nix

2011

The Monster of Nix

as Virgil (Voice)

The Book of Eli

movie

The Book of Eli

2010

The Book of Eli

as Engineer

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

movie

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

2009

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

as Devil

Tom Waits: Romeo Bleeding - Live from Austin

movie

Tom Waits: Romeo Bleeding - Live from Austin

2009

Tom Waits: Romeo Bleeding - Live from Austin

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Tom Waits: Under Review

2008

Tom Waits: Under Review

as Self

One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur

movie

One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur

2008

One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur

as Self

Wristcutters: A Love Story

movie

Wristcutters: A Love Story

2007

Wristcutters: A Love Story

as Kneller

Tom Waits - Burma Shave [Live Concert]

movie

Tom Waits - Burma Shave [Live Concert]

2006

Tom Waits - Burma Shave [Live Concert]

as Self

The Tiger and the Snow

movie

The Tiger and the Snow

2005

The Tiger and the Snow

as Self / Sè stesso

Domino

movie

Domino

2005

Domino

as Wanderer

Coffee and Cigarettes

movie

Coffee and Cigarettes

2004

Coffee and Cigarettes

as Tom (segment "Somewhere in California")

Bukowski: Born Into This

movie

Bukowski: Born Into This

2003

Bukowski: Born Into This

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Tom Waits - Bridge School Benefit

1999

Tom Waits - Bridge School Benefit

as Self

Mystery Men

movie

Mystery Men

1999

Mystery Men

as Doc Heller

CineRaya

movie

Tom Waits: VH1 Storytellers

1999

Tom Waits: VH1 Storytellers

as Self

Tom Waits - Dead Man Walking, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

movie

Tom Waits - Dead Man Walking, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

1998

Tom Waits - Dead Man Walking, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

as Self

Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight

movie

Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight

1997

Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight

as Narrator (voice)

Coffee and Cigarettes III

movie

Coffee and Cigarettes III

1997

Coffee and Cigarettes III

as Tom

The Daily Show

tv

The Daily Show

1996

The Daily Show

as Self

Short Cuts

movie

Short Cuts

1993

Short Cuts

as Earl Piggot

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

tv

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Musical Guest

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

movie

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

1993

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

as Self

Bram Stoker's Dracula

movie

Bram Stoker's Dracula

1992

Bram Stoker's Dracula

as R.M. Renfield

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

movie

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

1991

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

as Wolf

Fishing with John

tv

Fishing with John

1991

Fishing with John

as Self

The Fisher King

movie

The Fisher King

1991

The Fisher King

as Disabled Vet (uncredited)

Until the End of the World

movie

Until the End of the World

1991

Until the End of the World

as Singer in Bar

Queens Logic

movie

Queens Logic

1991

Queens Logic

as Monte

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

movie

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

1990

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

as Self

The Two Jakes

movie

The Two Jakes

1990

The Two Jakes

as Plainclothes Policeman (uncredited)

CineRaya

movie

John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone

1990

John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone

as Zack (Archive footage)

The Simpsons

tv

The Simpsons

1989

The Simpsons

as Lloyd (voice)

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

movie

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

1989

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

as Silva

Mystery Train

movie

Mystery Train

1989

Mystery Train

as Radio DJ (voice)

Cold Feet

movie

Cold Feet

1989

Cold Feet

as Kenny

Tom Waits: Big Time

movie

Tom Waits: Big Time

1988

Tom Waits: Big Time

as Self

Candy Mountain

movie

Candy Mountain

1988

Candy Mountain

as Al Silk

Greasy Lake

movie

Greasy Lake

1988

Greasy Lake

as Narrator

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

movie

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

1988

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

as Self - Organ/Guitar

Ironweed

movie

Ironweed

1987

Ironweed

as Rudy

Tom Waits - Live at Premio Tenco in Sanremo Italy

movie

Tom Waits - Live at Premio Tenco in Sanremo Italy

1986

Tom Waits - Live at Premio Tenco in Sanremo Italy

as Himself

Down by Law

movie

Down by Law

1986

Down by Law

as Zack

Tom Waits - Live On The Tube

movie

Tom Waits - Live On The Tube

1985

Tom Waits - Live On The Tube

as Self

The Cotton Club

movie

The Cotton Club

1984

The Cotton Club

as Irving Stark

The Stone Boy

movie

The Stone Boy

1984

The Stone Boy

as Petrified man at carnival (uncredited)

Rumble Fish

movie

Rumble Fish

1983

Rumble Fish

as Benny

The Outsiders

movie

The Outsiders

1983

The Outsiders

as Buck Merrill

Poetry in Motion

movie

Poetry in Motion

1982

Poetry in Motion

as Self

The Making of 'One from the Heart'

movie

The Making of 'One from the Heart'

1982

The Making of 'One from the Heart'

as Self

One from the Heart

movie

One from the Heart

1982

One from the Heart

as Trumpet player (uncredited)

Wolfen

movie

Wolfen

1981

Wolfen

as Drunken Bar Owner (uncredited)

Tom Waits at Theatre le Palace

movie

Tom Waits at Theatre le Palace

1980

Tom Waits at Theatre le Palace

as Self

Tom Waits: No Visitors After Midnight

movie

Tom Waits: No Visitors After Midnight

1979

Tom Waits: No Visitors After Midnight

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Tom Waits for No One

1979

Tom Waits for No One

as Self

Paradise Alley

movie

Paradise Alley

1978

Paradise Alley

as Mumbles

CineRaya

movie

Tom Waits: A Day in Vienna

1978

Tom Waits: A Day in Vienna

as Self

Tom Waits: Rockpalast '77

movie

Tom Waits: Rockpalast '77

1977

Tom Waits: Rockpalast '77

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Tom Waits: Elephant Beer Blues - Songs After Closing Time

1976

Tom Waits: Elephant Beer Blues - Songs After Closing Time

as Self

Saturday Night Live

tv

Saturday Night Live

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

Austin City Limits

tv

Austin City Limits

1975

Austin City Limits

as Self

Rockpalast

tv

Rockpalast

1974

Rockpalast

The Mike Douglas Show

tv

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Tom Waits - One Star Shining : The First Decade

TBA

Tom Waits - One Star Shining : The First Decade

as Self

Star.Wav

movie

Star.Wav

TBA

Star.Wav

as The Caller

Ray Gunn

movie

Ray Gunn

TBA

Ray Gunn

as Eyera (voice)

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