Roger Waters
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 6, 1943 (age 83)
- Birthplace
- Great Bookham, Surrey, England, UK
Biography
George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. He was a founding member of the rock band Pink Floyd, serving as bassist and co-lead vocalist. Following the departure of bandmate Syd Barrett in 1968, Waters became the band's lyricist, principal songwriter and conceptual leader. The band subsequently achieved worldwide success in the 1970s with the concept albums The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall. Although Waters' primary instrument in Pink Floyd was the bass guitar, he also experimented with synthesisers and tape loops and played rhythm guitars in recordings and in concert. Amid creative differences within the group, Waters left Pink Floyd in 1985 and began a legal battle with the remaining members over their future use of the group's name and material. The dispute was settled out of court in 1987, and nearly eighteen years passed before he performed with Pink Floyd again. Waters' solo career has included three studio albums: The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking (1984), Radio K.A.O.S. (1987), and Amused to Death (1992). In 1986, he contributed songs and a score to the soundtrack of the movie When the Wind Blows based on the Raymond Briggs book of the same name. In 1990, he staged one of the largest rock concerts in history, The Wall – Live in Berlin, with an estimated 200,000 people in attendance. In 1996, he was inducted into the US and UK Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pink Floyd. He has toured extensively as a solo act since 1999 and played The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety for his world tours of 2006–2008. In 2005, he released Ça Ira, an opera in three acts translated from Étienne Roda-Gil and his wife Nadine Delahaye's libretto based on the early French Revolution. On 2 July 2005, he reunited with Pink Floyd bandmates Nick Mason, Richard Wright, and David Gilmour for the Live 8 benefit concert, the group's only appearance with Waters since their last performance with him 24 years earlier. In 2010, he began The Wall Live, a worldwide tour that features a complete performance of The Wall.
Known For
Pink Floyd: The Wall
The Last Mimzy
Zabriskie Point
When the Wind Blows
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Roger Waters: The Wall
More
Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here
Roger Waters: Us + Them
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon
Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
Filmography
Pink Floyd - Live at Brighton Dome 1972
Movie · as Self - Bass
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (The Director's Cut )
Movie
Pink Floyd Live Dortmund 1981
Movie · as Self - Bass
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (50th Anniversary)
Movie · as Bass, Vocals
Echoes - A History Of Pink Floyd
Movie · as Self
Censoring Palestine
Movie · as Self
Roger Waters: This Is Not a Drill - Live from Prague
Movie
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
Movie · as Self
Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
Movie · as Self
Roger Waters: This is not a Drill, Live at River Plate Stadium
Movie
Môa, Mother Africa Roots
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (50th Anniversary)
Movie
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Blu-ray)
Movie
Pink Floyd: Animals (2018 Remix)
Movie · as Self
If These Walls Could Sing
Movie · as Self
C'era una volta in Italia - Giacarta sta arrivando
Movie · as Sé stesso
Pink Floyd: Hakone Aphrodite 1971
Movie · as Self
A Fleeting Glimpse
Movie
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Roger Waters: Us + Them
Movie · as Self - Lead Vocals, Bass, Guitar
On l'appelait Roda
Movie · as Self
The Occupation of the American Mind
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 2 - Germin/ation
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 3 - Dramatis/ation
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 1 - Cambridge St/ation
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 4 - Devi/ation
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 5 - Reverber/ation
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 6 - Obfusc/ation
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 7 - Continu/ation
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972
Movie · as Self
Soundbreaking
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Roger Waters: Amused to Death
Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 1
Movie · as himself
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 2
Movie · as himself
Roger Waters: The Wall
Movie · as Self - Vocal, Guitar, and Bass
Chit Chat with Oysters
Movie · as Self
12-12-12
Movie
Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here
Movie · as Self
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Immersion Box)
Movie · as Self
Roger Waters – 30th Anniversary Of The Wall
Movie · as himself
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (Immersion Box Set)
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd: The Best of Pink Floyd
Movie
Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Pink Floyd – 1982-2012 : Les 30 ans de The Wall
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (Immersion Box Set)
Movie · as Self
Roger Waters : The Wall - Live Netherlands
Movie · as self
Roger Waters - Live/Rock in Rio Lisbon Portugal
Movie
Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses - The True Story of Pink Floyd
Movie · as Self
Roger Waters The Wall on Tour
Movie · as self
Conan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Interviews
Movie · as Self
A Technicolor Dream
Movie · as Himself
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon - The Ultimate Critical Review
Movie · as Self
David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine
Movie · as Self
Roger Waters: Live in Argentina
Movie · as Himself (Lead vocals, Bas, Acoustic Guitar)
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason
Movie · as Self
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's The Wall (The Ultimate Critical Review)
Movie · as Self
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?
Movie · as Self
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: Meddle
Movie · as Self
Roger Waters - Live Earth
Movie
Pink Floyd - Video Anthology 1966-1983
Movie · as Self
Roger Waters - The Dark Side of the Moon Live - Bogota 2007
Movie · as self
Syd Barrett: Up Close and Personal
Movie · as Self
Seven Ages of Rock
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Roger Waters: Live at Rock in Rio Lisboa, 2006
Movie · as vocals, bass, acoustic guitar
Pink Floyd - Reflections And Echoes
Movie · as Self
Inside Pink Floyd: A critical review 1967 - 1974
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd: Live Anthology
Movie · as Self - Bass, Vocals
Live 8
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd London '66-'67
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd - The Reunion Concert
Movie · as Self - Bass, Vocals
Pink Floyd: Inside Pink Floyd: A Critical Review 1975-1996
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 4
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 5
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 3
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 2
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 1
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd -The Wall Lost Documentary
Movie · as Self
Tout le monde en parle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story
Movie · as Self
Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon
Movie · as Self
Roger Waters: In The Flesh - Live
Movie · as Himself - Vocals, Bas
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall
Movie · as Self
Retrospective: Looking Back at the Wall
Movie · as Self
The Abbey Road Story
Movie · as Self
State of Fear
Movie
Classic Albums
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Pink Floyd: The Story
Movie · as self
ECHO-Verleihung
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Folk Rock Night
Movie · as Himself
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin
Movie · as Self / Pink, The Father / The Doctor
Roger Waters: Radio K.A.O.S.
Movie · as Himself
Roger Waters: Radio KAOS
Movie · as Vocals, Bass
John Lennon: A Journey in the Life
Movie · as Self
Superstars in Concert
Movie · as Self
Roger Waters: Video Anthology
Movie
Pink Floyd: The Final Cut
Movie · as Himself
The Other Side of the Wall
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd: The Wall - Nassau Coliseum
Movie · as Self - Bass, Vocals
Pink Floyd: The Wall Live at Earl's Court
Movie
Everyman
TV · 1 ep
Pink Floyd - Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Movie · as self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TV · as Self - Pink Floyd · 1 ep
The Dark Side of The Moon - Live at Wembley`74
Movie · as Self
Sound of the City: London 1964-73
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Movie · as Bass, Vocals
Stamping Ground
Movie · as Self - Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd: Live in Royaumont, FR
Movie · as Self
Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution)
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd: Saint-Tropez
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd: KQED
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd: Amougies Pop Festival
Movie · as Self
Pink Floyd: Belgian TV 1968
Movie
Omnibus
TV · as Self · 2 eps