Jack Bruce

Known for
Acting
Born
May 14, 1943
Died
October 25, 2014 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Bishopbriggs, Schottland

Biography

John Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce (14 May 1943 – 25 October 2014) was a Scottish musician, singer and songwriter known primarily for his contributions to the British supergroup Cream, which also included the guitarist-singer Eric Clapton and the drummer Ginger Baker. In March 2011 Rolling Stone readers selected him as the eighth greatest bass guitarist of all time.

Known For

Filmography

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Cream

Cream

Movie · as Himself

2024
Jack Bruce - Smiles And Grins (Broadcast Sessions 1970-2001) poster

Jack Bruce - Smiles And Grins (Broadcast Sessions 1970-2001)

Movie

2023
Rocklife Spezial: Jack Bruce - Das Beste kommt noch poster

Rocklife Spezial: Jack Bruce - Das Beste kommt noch

Movie · as Self

2018
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars poster

Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2012
Jack Bruce: The Man Behind the Bass poster

Jack Bruce: The Man Behind the Bass

Movie · as Self

2012
Beware of Mr. Baker poster

Beware of Mr. Baker

Movie · as Self

2011
Jack Bruce & His Big Blues Band: Estival Jazz Lugano 2011 poster

Jack Bruce & His Big Blues Band: Estival Jazz Lugano 2011

Movie · as Bass - Vocals - Keyboards

2010
Rope Ladder to the Moon poster

Rope Ladder to the Moon

Movie · as Himself

2009
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Light My Fire poster

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Light My Fire

Movie · as Himself

2009
Jack Bruce & Robin Trower - Seven Moons Live 2009 poster

Jack Bruce & Robin Trower - Seven Moons Live 2009

Movie · as vocals, bass

2007
Seven Ages of Rock poster

Seven Ages of Rock

TV · as Self · 7 eps

2006
Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology poster

Guitar Legends: The Ultimate Anthology

Movie · as Guitar

2006
Classic Albums: Cream - Disraeli Gears poster

Classic Albums: Cream - Disraeli Gears

Movie · as Self

2006
Uli Jon Roth : Legends of Rock - Live At Castle Donington 2001 poster

Uli Jon Roth : Legends of Rock - Live At Castle Donington 2001

Movie · as Bass

2006
CREAM - Sunshine of your love poster

CREAM - Sunshine of your love

Movie · as self

2005
Cream: Royal Albert Hall poster

Cream: Royal Albert Hall

Movie · as Himself - Bass, Double Bass, Vocals

2005
Classic Artists: Cream – Their Fully Authorized Story poster

Classic Artists: Cream – Their Fully Authorized Story

Movie · as Himself

2004
Blues Rock - The Ultimate Anthology poster

Blues Rock - The Ultimate Anthology

Movie

2004
Eco Rock Festival

Eco Rock Festival

Movie

2003
Red, White and Blues poster

Red, White and Blues

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2003
Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind poster

Vivian Stanshall: The Canyons of his Mind

Movie · as Self

2002
Rising Low poster

Rising Low

Movie · as Self

2002
Jack Bruce: Live at the Canterbury Fayre

Jack Bruce: Live at the Canterbury Fayre

Movie · as Self

2001
The Best of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band So Far... poster

The Best of Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band So Far...

Movie · as Himself

1999
Eric Clapton: Standing at the Crossroads poster

Eric Clapton: Standing at the Crossroads

Movie · as Self

1999
Escalator Over the Hill poster

Escalator Over the Hill

Movie

1998
Ringo Starr And His Fourth All Starr Band poster

Ringo Starr And His Fourth All Starr Band

Movie · as Self

1997
Classic Albums poster

Classic Albums

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Jack Bruce - "The 50th Birthday Concerts" im E-Werk, Köln 1993 poster

Jack Bruce - "The 50th Birthday Concerts" im E-Werk, Köln 1993

Movie · as Self

1992
Later... with Jools Holland poster

Later... with Jools Holland

TV · 1 ep

1991
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night poster

Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Experimental Night

Movie · as Self

1991
Cream: Strange Brew poster

Cream: Strange Brew

Movie · as Himself

1990
The Cream of Eric Clapton poster

The Cream of Eric Clapton

Movie · as Self

1984
Superstars in Concert poster

Superstars in Concert

Movie · as Self

1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band poster

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Movie · as Our Guests at Heartland

1969
Cream: Farewell Concert poster

Cream: Farewell Concert

Movie · as Himself

1969
Supershow poster

Supershow

Movie · as Himself

1967
Omnibus poster

Omnibus

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1949
Slightly French poster

Slightly French

Movie · as Carnival Barker (uncredited)