David Gilmour

David Gilmour

Known for
Acting
Born
March 6, 1946 (age 80)
Birthplace
Cambridge, England, UK

Biography

David Jon Gilmour is an English musician and multi-instrumentalist, who was the guitarist, lead vocalist and songwriter of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It is estimated that as of 2010, the group have sold over 250 million records worldwide, including 74.5 million units sold in the United States. In addition to his work with Pink Floyd, Gilmour has worked as a producer for a variety of artists, and has enjoyed a successful career as a solo artist. Gilmour has been actively involved with many charities over the course of his career. In 2005, he was appointed CBE for his services to music. He was awarded with the Outstanding Contribution title at the 2008 Q Awards. In 2011, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked him number 14 in their list of the greatest guitarists of all time.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Pink Floyd - Live at Brighton Dome 1972 poster

Pink Floyd - Live at Brighton Dome 1972

Movie · as Self - Lead Vocals / Guitar

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Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (The Director's Cut ) poster

Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (The Director's Cut )

Movie

2026
Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound Of Thunder poster

Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound Of Thunder

Movie · as Self - Lead Vocals / Guitar

2026
Pink Floyd Live Dortmund 1981 poster

Pink Floyd Live Dortmund 1981

Movie · as Self - Lead Vocals / Guitar

2025
David Gilmour: Live at the Circus Maximus poster

David Gilmour: Live at the Circus Maximus

Movie · as Self - Lead Vocals / Guitar

2025
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (50th Anniversary) poster

Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (50th Anniversary)

Movie · as Guitars, Vocals

2024
Echoes - A History Of Pink Floyd poster

Echoes - A History Of Pink Floyd

Movie · as Self

2024
David Gilmour - Luck and Strange Tour Rehearsal poster

David Gilmour - Luck and Strange Tour Rehearsal

Movie · as himself on guitars

2024
David Gilmour: Luck And Strange poster

David Gilmour: Luck And Strange

Movie · as Self - guitar, piano, lead vocals

2023
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd poster

Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd

Movie · as Self

2023
Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) poster

Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)

Movie · as Self

2023
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (50th Anniversary) poster

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (50th Anniversary)

Movie

2023
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Blu-ray) poster

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Blu-ray)

Movie

2022
Pink Floyd: Animals (2018 Remix) poster

Pink Floyd: Animals (2018 Remix)

Movie · as Self

2022
If These Walls Could Sing poster

If These Walls Could Sing

Movie · as Self

2022
Pink Floyd - P.U.L.S.E. Restored & Re-edited poster

Pink Floyd - P.U.L.S.E. Restored & Re-edited

Movie · as Self

2021
Pink Floyd: Hakone Aphrodite 1971 poster

Pink Floyd: Hakone Aphrodite 1971

Movie · as Self

2021
Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac poster

Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac

Movie · as Self

2020
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man poster

Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man

Movie · as Self

2020
Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice poster

Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2020
The Shadows At Sixty

The Shadows At Sixty

Movie · as Self

2020
Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound Of Thunder (Re-edited & Restored) poster

Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound Of Thunder (Re-edited & Restored)

Movie · as Self - Lead Vocals / Guitar

2019
Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Remixed & Updated) poster

Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Remixed & Updated)

Movie · as Self

2019
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 6 - Documentaries & Unreleased Material poster

Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 6 - Documentaries & Unreleased Material

Movie · as Self

2019
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 3 - Pulse poster

Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 3 - Pulse

Movie · as Self

2019
Led Zeppelin | Whole Lotta Rock poster

Led Zeppelin | Whole Lotta Rock

Movie · as Self

2019
Kate Bush: The Sound Witch poster

Kate Bush: The Sound Witch

Movie · as Self

2019
Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987-2019 poster

Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987-2019

Movie · as Self

2019
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 4 - Venice Concert 1989/Knebworth Concert 1990 poster

Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 4 - Venice Concert 1989/Knebworth Concert 1990

Movie · as Self

2019
Pink Floyd: Knebworth Concert 1990 poster

Pink Floyd: Knebworth Concert 1990

Movie · as Self

2019
Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Rehearsal 1987 poster

Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Rehearsal 1987

Movie · as Self

2019
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 5 - Unreleased Live Films, Music Videos & Concert Screen Films poster

Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 5 - Unreleased Live Films, Music Videos & Concert Screen Films

Movie · as Self

2019
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 2 - Delicate Sound of Thunder poster

Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 2 - Delicate Sound of Thunder

Movie · as Self

2019
Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 1 - Surround and Hi-Res Audio Mixes poster

Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 1 - Surround and Hi-Res Audio Mixes

Movie · as Self

2018
Jeff Beck: Still on the Run poster

Jeff Beck: Still on the Run

Movie · as Self

2017
David Gilmour - Live At Pompeii (Bonus Wroclaw 2016) poster

David Gilmour - Live At Pompeii (Bonus Wroclaw 2016)

Movie

2017
David Gilmour - Live At Pompeii (Bonus South America 2015) poster

David Gilmour - Live At Pompeii (Bonus South America 2015)

Movie

2017
David Gilmour: Live at Pompeii poster

David Gilmour: Live at Pompeii

Movie · as Self - Lead Guitar, Vocals

2016
Pete Townshend's Deep End - Face The Face poster

Pete Townshend's Deep End - Face The Face

Movie · as Self

2016
David Gilmour - Live at Schlossplatz 2016 poster

David Gilmour - Live at Schlossplatz 2016

Movie · as Self - Guitar, Vocals

2016
David Gilmour - Live in Wroclaw 2016 poster

David Gilmour - Live in Wroclaw 2016

Movie · as Self

2016
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 2 - Germin/ation poster

Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 2 - Germin/ation

Movie · as Self

2016
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 3 - Dramatis/ation poster

Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 3 - Dramatis/ation

Movie · as Self

2016
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 1 - Cambridge St/ation poster

Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 1 - Cambridge St/ation

Movie · as Self

2016
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 4 - Devi/ation poster

Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 4 - Devi/ation

Movie · as Self

2016
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 5 - Reverber/ation poster

Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 5 - Reverber/ation

Movie · as Self

2016
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 6 - Obfusc/ation poster

Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 6 - Obfusc/ation

Movie · as Self

2016
Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 7 - Continu/ation poster

Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 7 - Continu/ation

Movie · as Self

2016
Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972 poster

Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972

Movie · as Self

2016
Soundbreaking poster

Soundbreaking

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
David Gilmour: Wider Horizons poster

David Gilmour: Wider Horizons

Movie · as Self

2015
David Gilmour - Rattle That Lock poster

David Gilmour - Rattle That Lock

Movie · as Self

2015
David Gilmour - Live At Koko poster

David Gilmour - Live At Koko

Movie · as Self

2014
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 1 poster

Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 1

Movie · as himself

2014
Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 2 poster

Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 2

Movie · as himself

2014
Pink Floyd: The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Box Set) poster

Pink Floyd: The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Box Set)

Movie · as Self

2014
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill poster

The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill

Movie · as Self

2014
Pink Floyd: The Endless River poster

Pink Floyd: The Endless River

Movie · as Self

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Chit Chat with Oysters poster

Chit Chat with Oysters

Movie · as Self

2013
Miłość poster

Miłość

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2012
Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here poster

Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here

Movie · as Self

2012
Pink Floyd - The Wall (Immersion Box) poster

Pink Floyd - The Wall (Immersion Box)

Movie · as Self

2011
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall poster

Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall

Movie · as Self

2011
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (Immersion Box Set) poster

Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (Immersion Box Set)

Movie · as Self

2011
Pink Floyd: The Best of Pink Floyd poster

Pink Floyd: The Best of Pink Floyd

Movie

2011
Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour poster

Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2011
Pink Floyd – 1982-2012 : Les 30 ans de The Wall poster

Pink Floyd – 1982-2012 : Les 30 ans de The Wall

Movie · as Self

2011
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (Immersion Box Set) poster

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (Immersion Box Set)

Movie · as Self

2011
Taken by Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis poster

Taken by Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis

Movie · as Self

2010
Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses - The True Story of Pink Floyd poster

Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses - The True Story of Pink Floyd

Movie · as Self

2010
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth poster

The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth

Movie · as Self

2009
Pink Floyd - Shine On Live poster

Pink Floyd - Shine On Live

Movie · as Self - Guitar, Vocals

2009
David Gilmour - London 1984 poster

David Gilmour - London 1984

Movie · as Self - Guitar

2009
Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Interviews poster

Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Interviews

Movie · as Self

2008
David Gilmour: Live In Gdańsk poster

David Gilmour: Live In Gdańsk

Movie · as Self - Vocals, Guitar

2008
David Gilmour - Gdansk Diary poster

David Gilmour - Gdansk Diary

Movie · as Self - Guitars, Saxophone & Vocals

2008
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon - The Ultimate Critical Review poster

Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon - The Ultimate Critical Review

Movie · as Self

2007
David Gilmour: Remember That Night poster

David Gilmour: Remember That Night

Movie · as Self - Lead Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars

2007
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon poster

Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2007
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason poster

Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason

Movie · as Self

2007
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink? poster

The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?

Movie · as Self

2007
David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine poster

David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine

Movie · as Self

2007
Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: Meddle poster

Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: Meddle

Movie · as Self

2007
Pink Floyd - Video Anthology 1966-1983 poster

Pink Floyd - Video Anthology 1966-1983

Movie · as Self

2007
Syd Barrett: Up Close and Personal poster

Syd Barrett: Up Close and Personal

Movie · as Self

2007
Seven Ages of Rock poster

Seven Ages of Rock

TV · as Self · 7 eps

2006
David Gilmour at London Mermaid Theatre poster

David Gilmour at London Mermaid Theatre

Movie · as Self

2006
David Gilmour: On an Island: Live from the AOL Sessions poster

David Gilmour: On an Island: Live from the AOL Sessions

Movie · as Self

2006
David Gilmour: Live and in Session poster

David Gilmour: Live and in Session

Movie · as Self - Guitar and Vocals

2006
Pink Floyd - Reflections And Echoes poster

Pink Floyd - Reflections And Echoes

Movie · as Self

2006
Live from Abbey Road: Best of Season 1 poster

Live from Abbey Road: Best of Season 1

Movie · as Self

2006
John Martyn: The Apprentice In Concert - With Dave Gilmour

John Martyn: The Apprentice In Concert - With Dave Gilmour

Movie

2005
Inside Pink Floyd: A critical review 1967 - 1974 poster

Inside Pink Floyd: A critical review 1967 - 1974

Movie · as Self

2005
Pink Floyd: Live Anthology poster

Pink Floyd: Live Anthology

Movie · as Self - Guitar, Vocals

2005
Live 8 poster

Live 8

Movie · as Self

2005
Scotty Moore & Friends: A Tribute to the King poster

Scotty Moore & Friends: A Tribute to the King

Movie · as Self

2005
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb poster

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb

Movie · as Self

2005
Pink Floyd - The Reunion Concert poster

Pink Floyd - The Reunion Concert

Movie · as Self - Guitar, Vocals

2005
The Strat Pack: Live in Concert poster

The Strat Pack: Live in Concert

Movie · as Self

2004
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition poster

The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition

Movie · as Self

2004
Pink Floyd: Inside Pink Floyd: A Critical Review 1975-1996 poster

Pink Floyd: Inside Pink Floyd: A Critical Review 1975-1996

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2004
Pink Floyd:  Video Anthology Vol. 4 poster

Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 4

Movie · as Self

2004
Pink Floyd:  Video Anthology Vol. 5 poster

Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 5

Movie · as Self

2004
Pink Floyd:  Video Anthology Vol. 3 poster

Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 3

Movie · as Self

2004
Pink Floyd:  Video Anthology Vol. 2 poster

Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 2

Movie · as Self

2004
Pink Floyd:  Video Anthology Vol. 1 poster

Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 1

Movie · as Self

2004
Pink Floyd -The Wall Lost Documentary poster

Pink Floyd -The Wall Lost Documentary

Movie · as Self

2003
The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story poster

The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

Movie · as Self

2003
Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon poster

Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon

Movie · as Self

2003
Ringo Rama poster

Ringo Rama

Movie · as Himself

2002
David Gilmour: In Concert poster

David Gilmour: In Concert

Movie · as Self - Guitar, vocals

2002
There's Only One Paul McCartney poster

There's Only One Paul McCartney

Movie · as Self

2000
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall poster

Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall

Movie · as Self

1999
Paul McCartney: Live at the Cavern Club poster

Paul McCartney: Live at the Cavern Club

Movie · as Self - Guitar, Vocals

1997
Classic Albums poster

Classic Albums

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
Pink Floyd: Pulse poster

Pink Floyd: Pulse

Movie · as Self - Guitars, Lap Steel Guitar, Talk Box, Vocals

1994
Pink Floyd: The Story poster

Pink Floyd: The Story

Movie · as Self

1994
Pink Floyd - Live in Toronto poster

Pink Floyd - Live in Toronto

Movie · as self

1993
Curves Contours & Body Horns poster

Curves Contours & Body Horns

Movie · as Self

1992
La Carrera Panamericana with Music by Pink Floyd poster

La Carrera Panamericana with Music by Pink Floyd

Movie · as Self

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

1992
Later... with Jools Holland poster

Later... with Jools Holland

TV · 5 eps

1991
Amnesty International's Big 30 poster

Amnesty International's Big 30

Movie · as Self

1991
Guitar poster

Guitar

Movie · as Self

1990
One World, One Voice poster

One World, One Voice

Movie · as Self

1990
Pink Floyd: Live at Knebworth poster

Pink Floyd: Live at Knebworth

Movie · as Self - vocals, guitar

1990
Silver Clef Award Winners Show, Knebworth Park poster

Silver Clef Award Winners Show, Knebworth Park

Movie · as Self

1989
Pink Floyd in Concert: Delicate Sound of Thunder poster

Pink Floyd in Concert: Delicate Sound of Thunder

Movie · as Self - Lead Vocals / Guitar

1989
Pink Floyd: Live in Venice poster

Pink Floyd: Live in Venice

Movie · as Self - vocals, guitar

1989
Pink Floyd - Live in Moscow 1989 poster

Pink Floyd - Live in Moscow 1989

Movie · as self

1989
Pink Floyd: Live In Venice poster

Pink Floyd: Live In Venice

Movie · as Himself

1988
Pink Floyd - Would You Buy A Ticket To This Show? poster

Pink Floyd - Would You Buy A Ticket To This Show?

Movie · as Self

1987
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball poster

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

Movie · as Self

1987
Pink Floyd: Hangar Rehearsals poster

Pink Floyd: Hangar Rehearsals

Movie · as self

1987
French & Saunders poster

French & Saunders

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1985
Live Aid poster

Live Aid

Movie · as Self

1984
Superstars in Concert poster

Superstars in Concert

Movie · as Self

1984
David Gilmour: Live 1984 poster

David Gilmour: Live 1984

Movie · as Self

1984
David Gilmour: Beyond the Floyd

David Gilmour: Beyond the Floyd

Movie · as Self

1984
David Gilmour: Blue Light poster

David Gilmour: Blue Light

Movie · as David Gilmour

1984
David Gilmour: All Lovers Are Deranged poster

David Gilmour: All Lovers Are Deranged

Movie · as Self

1980
Pink Floyd:  The Wall - Nassau Coliseum poster

Pink Floyd: The Wall - Nassau Coliseum

Movie · as Self - Guitars, Vocals

1980
Pink Floyd: The Wall Live at Earl's Court poster

Pink Floyd: The Wall Live at Earl's Court

Movie

1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball poster

The Secret Policeman's Ball

TV · as Self · 15 eps

1975
Pink Floyd - Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena poster

Pink Floyd - Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena

Movie · as self

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep

1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche poster

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

TV · as Self - Pink Floyd · 1 ep

1974
The Dark Side of The Moon - Live at Wembley`74 poster

The Dark Side of The Moon - Live at Wembley`74

Movie · as Self

1974
Rockpalast poster

Rockpalast

TV · as Self (guitar) · 1 ep

1973
Sound of the City: London 1964-73 poster

Sound of the City: London 1964-73

Movie · as Self

1972
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii poster

Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii

Movie · as Guitar, Vocals

1971
Stamping Ground poster

Stamping Ground

Movie · as Self - Pink Floyd

1971
Pink Floyd: Live in Royaumont, FR poster

Pink Floyd: Live in Royaumont, FR

Movie · as Self

1970
Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution) poster

Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution)

Movie · as Self

1970
Pink Floyd: Saint-Tropez poster

Pink Floyd: Saint-Tropez

Movie · as Self

1970
Pink Floyd: KQED poster

Pink Floyd: KQED

Movie · as Self

1970
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother poster

Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother

Movie · as Self

1970
Pink Floyd: Amougies Pop Festival poster

Pink Floyd: Amougies Pop Festival

Movie · as Self

1968
Pink Floyd: Belgian TV 1968 poster

Pink Floyd: Belgian TV 1968

Movie

1967
Omnibus poster

Omnibus

TV · as Self · 1 ep