Ace Frehley

Ace Frehley

Known for
Acting
Born
April 27, 1951
Died
October 16, 2025 (aged 74)
Birthplace
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley was an American musician and songwriter best known as the former lead guitarist and founding member of the rock band KISS. Guitar World magazine ranked him as the 14th Greatest Metal Guitarist of All Time. His solos often incorporate the minor pentatonic scale and the use of vibratos. Frehley is also known for the use of many "whimsical" guitars, including a Gibson Les Paul guitar that emits smoke from the neck humbucker pickup and produces spinning pyrotechnics, and a custom Les Paul that emits light based on song tempo.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Enter the Fox

Enter the Fox

Movie · as Self

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KISS Live in Largo 20/12/77 poster

KISS Live in Largo 20/12/77

Movie

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Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume I

Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume I

Movie · as Self

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KISS: Happy Halloween 1998 poster

KISS: Happy Halloween 1998

Movie

2025
From Tokyo to You poster

From Tokyo to You

Movie · as Self - Archive Footage

2025
Året var 1976 poster

Året var 1976

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2022
Kiss: Through the Years poster

Kiss: Through the Years

TV · as Self · 11 eps

2021
Kiss: Destroyer - 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe poster

Kiss: Destroyer - 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe

Movie

2021
Biography: KISStory poster

Biography: KISStory

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 2 eps

2018
Larger Than Life II poster

Larger Than Life II

Movie · as Guitar, Vocals

2018
Larger Than Life poster

Larger Than Life

Movie · as Guitar, Vocals

2017
KISS och gitarristen som försvann poster

KISS och gitarristen som försvann

Movie · as Self - (archive footage)

2014
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony poster

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Movie · as Self

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

2009
KISS - THE LOST ALIVE 2 MOVIE poster

KISS - THE LOST ALIVE 2 MOVIE

Movie

2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories poster

Celebrity Ghost Stories

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
That Metal Show poster

That Metal Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2007
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 3 (1992-2000) poster

Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 3 (1992-2000)

Movie · as Self

2007
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 2 (1978-1991) poster

Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 2 (1978-1991)

Movie · as Self

2007
Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume II

Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume II

Movie · as Self

2006
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 1 (1974-1977) poster

Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 1 (1974-1977)

Movie · as Self

2006
Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006

Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006

Movie · as Guitars

2006
Kiss: Satanik Kreatures - Interviews

Kiss: Satanik Kreatures - Interviews

Movie

2006
Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night poster

Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night

Movie

2006
Robins poster

Robins

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2006
VH1 Rock Honors poster

VH1 Rock Honors

TV · 1 ep

2005
Remedy poster

Remedy

Movie · as Johnny

2004
Rockthology 2 poster

Rockthology 2

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2004
KISS - Love Gun poster

KISS - Love Gun

Movie · as Lead Guitar,Singing

2004
The Best of KISS: 20th Century Masters poster

The Best of KISS: 20th Century Masters

Movie · as Guitar, Vocals

2004
When KISS Ruled the World poster

When KISS Ruled the World

Movie · as Himself

2003
KISS: VH1 Ultimate Albums - Alive! poster

KISS: VH1 Ultimate Albums - Alive!

Movie

2003
Kiss: The Lost Concert poster

Kiss: The Lost Concert

Movie

2002
KISS : The Videos 1975-1998 poster

KISS : The Videos 1975-1998

Movie

2002
KISS: The Videos 1974 - 2002 poster

KISS: The Videos 1974 - 2002

Movie · as Guitar, Vocals

2002
That '70s KISS Show poster

That '70s KISS Show

Movie · as Himself

2001
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy poster

Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

2001
Kiss: Beyond the Makeup poster

Kiss: Beyond the Makeup

Movie

2001
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas poster

A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas

Movie · as Himself (voice)

2001
KISS - Konfidential & X-Treme Close Up poster

KISS - Konfidential & X-Treme Close Up

Movie · as Himself

2000
Kiss [2000] The Last Kiss poster

Kiss [2000] The Last Kiss

Movie · as Himself

2000
Kiss [2000] Arte TV Special

Kiss [2000] Arte TV Special

Movie

1999
Detroit Rock City poster

Detroit Rock City

Movie · as Kiss

1999
Family Guy poster

Family Guy

TV · as Ace Frehley (voice) · 1 ep

1998
Kiss: The Second Coming poster

Kiss: The Second Coming

Movie · as Self

1997
Rock-A-Big Baby poster

Rock-A-Big Baby

Movie · as Ace Frehley

1997
Kiss [1997] Toledo poster

Kiss [1997] Toledo

Movie

1997
Kiss [1997] The Peter Criss Project

Kiss [1997] The Peter Criss Project

Movie

1996
Kiss [1996] Irvine

Kiss [1996] Irvine

Movie

1996
Kiss: Unplugged poster

Kiss: Unplugged

Movie

1996
KISS: Reun1ting In Louisville poster

KISS: Reun1ting In Louisville

Movie

1996
Millennium poster

Millennium

TV · as Policía enfermo · 1 ep

1994
Kiss My Ass: The Video poster

Kiss My Ass: The Video

Movie · as Self

1992
Kiss: X-Treme Close Up poster

Kiss: X-Treme Close Up

Movie · as Self

1989
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 5 poster

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 5

Movie · as Self

1989
MTV Unplugged poster

MTV Unplugged

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1988
Frehley's Comet: Live +4 poster

Frehley's Comet: Live +4

Movie · as Guitar, Vocals

1984
MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1982
Kiss [1982] Videos From The Elder

Kiss [1982] Videos From The Elder

Movie

1981
Kiss: The Elder Media Collection poster

Kiss: The Elder Media Collection

Movie

1980
Kiss [1980] Sydney Australia poster

Kiss [1980] Sydney Australia

Movie

1980
Kiss [1980] 1980 TV Compilation

Kiss [1980] 1980 TV Compilation

Movie · as Self

1980
Fridays poster

Fridays

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

1979
Kiss [1979] A Visual Evolution 1973 - 1979 poster

Kiss [1979] A Visual Evolution 1973 - 1979

Movie

1979
Kiss [1979] The Return Of Kiss poster

Kiss [1979] The Return Of Kiss

Movie

1979
Kiss [1979] The 1979 TV Collection

Kiss [1979] The 1979 TV Collection

Movie

1978
Kiss: Media Collection 1974-1978

Kiss: Media Collection 1974-1978

Movie

1978
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park poster

KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

Movie · as Space Ace

1978
Young Music Show poster

Young Music Show

TV · 1 ep

1977
Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit poster

Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit

Movie

1977
Kiss [1977] The 2nd Summit

Kiss [1977] The 2nd Summit

Movie

1977
Kiss: Live at The Summit poster

Kiss: Live at The Summit

Movie

1977
Kiss [1977] New York poster

Kiss [1977] New York

Movie

1977
Kiss: Young Music Show poster

Kiss: Young Music Show

Movie

1977
Kiss: Live in Tokyo poster

Kiss: Live in Tokyo

Movie

1976
KISS: Destroys Anaheim poster

KISS: Destroys Anaheim

Movie · as Self

1976
Kiss [1976] Detroit 1976 poster

Kiss [1976] Detroit 1976

Movie

1976
KIiss [1976] TV Collection 1974-1976

KIiss [1976] TV Collection 1974-1976

Movie

1976
Kiss: TV Collection 1974-1976

Kiss: TV Collection 1974-1976

Movie

1976
Kiss [1976] Dressed For Cobo poster

Kiss [1976] Dressed For Cobo

Movie

1976
Kiss - (Alive Tour) Cobo Hall Detroit, MI January 25, poster

Kiss - (Alive Tour) Cobo Hall Detroit, MI January 25,

Movie · as Lead Guitar

1976
Kiss: Live at the Houston Summit poster

Kiss: Live at the Houston Summit

Movie · as Self

1976
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special poster

The Paul Lynde Halloween Special

Movie

1975
Kiss - Winterland Or Hell poster

Kiss - Winterland Or Hell

Movie

1975
Kiss [1975] Midnight Special poster

Kiss [1975] Midnight Special

Movie

1975
KISS Live: Hotter than Hell 1975

KISS Live: Hotter than Hell 1975

Movie · as Self

1974
Kiss [1974] Long Beach poster

Kiss [1974] Long Beach

Movie

1974
Kiss [1974] Nothin' To Lose poster

Kiss [1974] Nothin' To Lose

Movie

1973
Kiss: Live At Coventry poster

Kiss: Live At Coventry

Movie