David Coverdale

David Coverdale

Known for
Acting
Born
September 22, 1951 (age 75)
Birthplace
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

David Coverdale (born 22 September 1951) is an English singer most famous for his work with Whitesnake, the commercially successful hard rock band he founded in 1978. Before Whitesnake, Coverdale was the lead singer of Deep Purplefrom late 1973 to March 15, 1976, when he resigned from the band and established his solo career. A collaboration album with Jimmy Page, released in 1993, was a commercial and critical success.

Known For

Filmography

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Whitesnake: Slip Of The Tongue (30th Anniversary Remaster MMXIX) poster

Whitesnake: Slip Of The Tongue (30th Anniversary Remaster MMXIX)

Movie

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Whitesnake: Live... In the Still of the Night poster

Whitesnake: Live... In the Still of the Night

Movie · as Self - Lead vocals

2023
Whitesnake – Still Good To Be Bad poster

Whitesnake – Still Good To Be Bad

Movie

2022
Whitesnake: Greatest Hits (Revisited Remixed Remastered MMXXII) poster

Whitesnake: Greatest Hits (Revisited Remixed Remastered MMXXII)

Movie · as lead vocals

2022
Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary poster

Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2018
Whitesnake: The Purple Tour poster

Whitesnake: The Purple Tour

Movie · as Himself (Vocals)

2016
Discoverdale poster

Discoverdale

Movie · as Himself

2015
The Ritchie Blackmore Story poster

The Ritchie Blackmore Story

Movie · as Self

2014
Whitesnake: Live in '84 - Back to the Bone poster

Whitesnake: Live in '84 - Back to the Bone

Movie · as Vocals

2013
Whitesnake: Made in Japan poster

Whitesnake: Made in Japan

Movie · as Lead Singer

2012
A Passion for the Vine poster

A Passion for the Vine

Movie · as Himself

2011
Whitesnake: Box 'O' Snakes poster

Whitesnake: Box 'O' Snakes

Movie · as Self

2011
Whitesnake: Live At Donington 1990 poster

Whitesnake: Live At Donington 1990

Movie · as Himself

2011
Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising poster

Deep Purple: Phoenix Rising

Movie · as Self

2011
Whitesnake: Live in Landover 1980 poster

Whitesnake: Live in Landover 1980

Movie · as Self

2011
Gettin' Tighter: The Story of Mark IV Deep Purple poster

Gettin' Tighter: The Story of Mark IV Deep Purple

Movie · as self

2010
Deep Purple - Deepest Purple poster

Deep Purple - Deepest Purple

Movie · as Self - Lead Vocals

2009
Deep Purple - History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76 poster

Deep Purple - History, Hits & Highlights '68-'76

Movie

2005
Whitesnake: Live in the Still of the Night poster

Whitesnake: Live in the Still of the Night

Movie · as Lead Singer

1997
Whitesnake - Starkers In Tokyo poster

Whitesnake - Starkers In Tokyo

Movie · as Vocals

1994
Whitesnake in Concert - Sonoria Festival at Acquatica Park poster

Whitesnake in Concert - Sonoria Festival at Acquatica Park

Movie · as Vocalist

1991
Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers poster

Deep Purple: Heavy Metal Pioneers

Movie · as Self

1991
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 10 poster

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 10

Movie · as Self

1990
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 5 poster

Kerrang! Video Kompilation 5

Movie · as Himself

1988
Rock n Roll Meltdown poster

Rock n Roll Meltdown

Movie · as Himself

1985
Deep Purple: Rises Over Japan poster

Deep Purple: Rises Over Japan

Movie · as Self

1985
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 1 poster

Kerrang! Video Kompilation 1

Movie · as Himself

1984
Whitesnake: Live in Japan poster

Whitesnake: Live in Japan

Movie · as Vocals

1984
MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1983
Sans Soleil poster

Sans Soleil

Movie · as Self / Deep Purple Singer (uncredited)

1983
Whitesnake: Live At Donington 1983 poster

Whitesnake: Live At Donington 1983

Movie · as Vocals

1982
The Tube poster

The Tube

TV · 1 ep

1977
The Butterfly Ball poster

The Butterfly Ball

Movie · as Himself

1974
Deep Purple - California Jam 1974 poster

Deep Purple - California Jam 1974

Movie · as vocals