John Doe
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 25, 1954 (age 72)
- Birthplace
- Decatur, Illinois, USA
Biography
John Doe (born John Nommensen Duchac on February 25, 1954 in Decatur, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, poet and bass player. Doe founded the much-praised L.A. punk band X, of which he is still an active member. His musical compositions and performances span the rock, country and folk music genres. As an actor, he has dozens of television appearances and several movies to his credit, including the role of Jeff Parker in the television series Roswell. In addition to X, Doe performs with the country-folk-punk band The Knitters and has released records as a solo artist. In the early 1980s, he performed on two albums by The Flesh Eaters. In the 1989 biopic Great Balls of Fire!, Doe played Jerry Lee Lewis's cousin-turned-father-in-law J. W. Brown. Doe starred in the 1992 film Roadside Prophets and in the 1998 short Lone Greasers. Other movie acting credits include Road House, Vanishing Point, Salvador, Boogie Nights, The Specials, The Good Girl, Gypsy 83 and Pure Country. As a musician with X, he has two feature-length concert films, several music videos, and an extended performance-and-interview sequence in The Decline of Western Civilization, Penelope Spheeris's seminal documentary about the early-1980s L.A. punk scene. Along with co-writer Exene Cervenka, Doe composed most of the songs recorded by X. Wild Gift, an album from that band's heyday, was named "Record of the Year" by Rolling Stone, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times. With Dave Alvin, he co-wrote two of the songs on the Blasters' 1984 album Hard Line, "Just Another Sunday" and "Little Honey". In the 1992 movie The Bodyguard (starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston), it was Doe's version of "I Will Always Love You" that plays on the jukebox when Costner and Houston's characters are dancing. It was released on audio cassette by Warner Bros. in September 1992, but is difficult to obtain (though bootleg copies can be downloaded from the Internet). No version is believed to have been released on CD. "The Meanest Man in the World" by Doe was featured in Season 4 of the television series Friday Night Lights and included on the second soundtrack album. John Doe released an album with Canadian indie rock band The Sadies called Country Club on April 14, 2009. The album features covers of country classics along with original songs. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Doe (musician), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Filmography
Unplugged
Movie · as Drake (voice)
Highway 99: A Double Album
Movie · as Self
The Lowdown
TV · as Marlon · 1 ep
Quantum Cowboys
Movie · as John the Gunslinger/John the Bartender/John the Businessman
D.O.A.
Movie · as Frank Bigelow
The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon
Movie · as Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Movie · as Self
All Creatures Here Below
Movie · as Uncle Doug
My Little One
Movie · as Matt
Punk
TV · as Self · 1 ep
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys
Movie
You're Gonna Miss Me
Movie · as Jake Fillmore
Electric Slide
Movie · as Detective Bill Holiday
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Zombex
Movie · as Seamus O'Connor
Pleased to Meet Me
Movie · as Pete Jones
Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday
Movie · as Self
Ring of Fire
Movie · as A.P. Carter
Hated
Movie · as Sam
Song 1
Movie · as Man
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind
Movie · as Self
Absent Father
Movie · as Tony
Childrens Hospital
TV · as X · 1 ep
Ten Inch Hero
Movie · as Trucker
The Darwin Awards
Movie · as Guy in Bar #2
Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club
Movie · as Interviewee, X
Live Freaky! Die Freaky!
Movie · as Tex (voice)
Lucky 13
Movie · as Mr. Baker
Celebrity Mix
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
X: Live in Los Angeles
Movie · as Himself
Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons
Movie · as Self (vocals, acoustic guitar)
Torque
Movie · as Sheriff Barnes
Wuthering Heights
Movie · as Earnshaw
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Movie · as Self
Carnivàle
TV · as Phineas Boffo · 2 eps
One Tree Hill
TV · as Mick Wolf · 3 eps
Peacemakers
TV · as Marshall Dan Parks · 1 ep
The Good Girl
Movie · as Mr. Worther
Media Whore
Movie · as Self
Bug
Movie · as Record Store Owner
CSI: Miami
TV · as Brett Adams · 1 ep
Fastlane
TV · as Papa John · 1 ep
Gypsy 83
Movie · as Ray Vale
The Red Right Hand
Movie · as Jake Stabler
25 Years of Punk
Movie · as Self
The Specials
Movie · as Eight
Wildflowers
Movie · as Teacher
The Rage: Carrie 2
Movie · as Boyd Wallace
Sugar Town
Movie · as Carl
Brokedown Palace
Movie · as Bill Marano
Forces of Nature
Movie · as Carl
Drowning on Dry Land
Movie · as Les
Roswell
TV · as Jeff Parker · 18 eps
Black Cat Run
Movie · as Martin James
The Pass
Movie · as Bus Station Clerk
Martial Law
TV · as Adam Pender · 1 ep
The Last Time I Committed Suicide
Movie · as Lewis
Touch
Movie · as Elwin Worrel
The Price of Kissing
Movie · as Mouse
Boogie Nights
Movie · as Amber's Husband
Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story
Movie · as Joe Maphis
Black Circle Boys
Movie · as Bonfiglio
Vanishing Point
Movie · as Sammy
Veronica's Closet
TV · as Jimmy Walsh · 1 ep
Scorpion Spring
Movie · as Deputy
Georgia
Movie · as Bobby
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Movie · as Lucky
ER
TV · as Carter's Doctor · 1 ep
Party of Five
TV · as Carter · 1 ep
Rebel Highway
TV · as Lucky Mullins · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Roadside Prophets
Movie · as Joe Mosley
Pure Country
Movie · as Earl Blackstock
A Matter of Degrees
Movie · as Peter Downs
Liquid Dreams
Movie · as Cab Driver
Without You I'm Nothing
Movie · as John Doe
Law & Order
TV · as Teddy Connor · 1 ep
Road House
Movie · as Pat McGurn
Great Balls of Fire!
Movie · as J.W. Brown
Border Radio
Movie · as Dean
Slam Dance
Movie · as Det. John Gilbert
X: The Unheard Music
Movie · as Self
Salvador
Movie · as Roberto, Restaurant Owner
3:15 the Moment of Truth
Movie · as Drunk at Club
Smithereens
Movie · as Door Guy (uncredited)
The Decline of Western Civilization
Movie · as Self