Ian Anderson

Ian Anderson

Known for
Acting
Born
August 10, 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK

Biography

Ian Scott Anderson MBE (born 10 August 1947) is a British musician best known for being the chief vocalist, flautist, and acoustic guitarist of the British rock band Jethro Tull. He is a multi-instrumentalist who also plays harmonica, keyboard, bass guitar, bouzouki, balalaika, saxophone and a variety of whistles. His solo work began with Walk into Light in 1983; since then he has released another five albums, including the sequel to the 1972 Jethro Tull album Thick as a Brick, titled TaaB 2: Whatever Happened to Gerald Bostock? (2012). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ian Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

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Jethro Tull - Tullavision

Jethro Tull - Tullavision

Movie · as Himself

2026
Jethro Tull: Under Wraps (The Unwrapped Edition) poster

Jethro Tull: Under Wraps (The Unwrapped Edition)

Movie

2026
StrongHer poster

StrongHer

Movie

2024
Jethro Tull: The Christmas Album Fresh Snow at Christmas poster

Jethro Tull: The Christmas Album Fresh Snow at Christmas

Movie

2020
A World Without Beethoven? poster

A World Without Beethoven?

Movie · as Self

2019
ManDoki Soulmates: Wings Of Freedom poster

ManDoki Soulmates: Wings Of Freedom

Movie · as Self

2019
Melody Makers poster

Melody Makers

Movie

2019
Jethro Tull: Stormwatch (40th Anniversary Force 10 Edition) poster

Jethro Tull: Stormwatch (40th Anniversary Force 10 Edition)

Movie · as Himself

2018
Jethro Tull: This Was (50th Anniversary Edition) poster

Jethro Tull: This Was (50th Anniversary Edition)

Movie · as Himself

2016
Back Beat poster

Back Beat

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

2015
Jethro Tull: Too Old to Rock'n'Roll, Too Young To Die! (The TV Special Edition) poster

Jethro Tull: Too Old to Rock'n'Roll, Too Young To Die! (The TV Special Edition)

Movie · as Himself

2015
The Ritchie Blackmore Story poster

The Ritchie Blackmore Story

Movie · as Self

2014
Led Zeppelin Played Here poster

Led Zeppelin Played Here

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2014
Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson - Thick As A Brick Live In Iceland poster

Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson - Thick As A Brick Live In Iceland

Movie · as Himself

2014
A Venue For The End Of The World poster

A Venue For The End Of The World

Movie · as Himself

2011
Acoustic at the BBC poster

Acoustic at the BBC

Movie · as Self

2009
Jethro Tull: Live at Madison Square Garden 1978 poster

Jethro Tull: Live at Madison Square Garden 1978

Movie · as Himself

2009
Butcher House poster

Butcher House

Movie · as Robotnik 2

2009
Prog Rock at the BBC poster

Prog Rock at the BBC

Movie · as Self

2008
Jethro Tull: Jack in the Green - Live in Germany poster

Jethro Tull: Jack in the Green - Live in Germany

Movie · as Himself

2008
Jethro Tull  Their Fully Authorized  Story poster

Jethro Tull Their Fully Authorized Story

Movie

2008
Jethro Tull  Live at AVO Session Basel poster

Jethro Tull Live at AVO Session Basel

Movie · as Himself

2007
Jethro Tull: Live At Montreux 2003 poster

Jethro Tull: Live At Montreux 2003

Movie · as Lead Vocal

2007
Jethro Tull: Bethlehem, PA 9 August 2003 poster

Jethro Tull: Bethlehem, PA 9 August 2003

Movie · as Himself

2006
The Moody Blues: Classic Artists poster

The Moody Blues: Classic Artists

Movie · as Self

2005
Jethro Tull: Nothing Is Easy - Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 poster

Jethro Tull: Nothing Is Easy - Live at the Isle of Wight 1970

Movie · as Self

2005
Ian Anderson - Plays the Orchestral Jethro Tull poster

Ian Anderson - Plays the Orchestral Jethro Tull

Movie

2005
Ian Anderson & A. Griminelli - Da Bach Ai Jethro Tull - Concerto Di Natale 2004 poster

Ian Anderson & A. Griminelli - Da Bach Ai Jethro Tull - Concerto Di Natale 2004

Movie · as self

2005
Jethro Tull - Live at Estival Jazz Lugano 2005 poster

Jethro Tull - Live at Estival Jazz Lugano 2005

Movie · as Guitar

2004
Jethro Tull  A New Day Yesterday poster

Jethro Tull A New Day Yesterday

Movie

2003
Let it Rock: Volume 1 poster

Let it Rock: Volume 1

Movie · as Self - Jethro Tull

2002
Jethro Tull: Living With The Past poster

Jethro Tull: Living With The Past

Movie · as Lead Vocals, Flute

2001
The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One poster

The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One

Movie · as Self

2001
Uriah Heep: Acoustically Driven poster

Uriah Heep: Acoustically Driven

Movie · as Self - Flute

1998
Och Around the Clock poster

Och Around the Clock

Movie · as Self (Archive footage)

1996
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus poster

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

Movie · as Self - Flute, Lead Vocals

1996
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival poster

Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival

Movie · as Self - Jethro Tull

1988
Jethro Tull: 20 Years Of Jethro Tull

Jethro Tull: 20 Years Of Jethro Tull

Movie · as Himself

1986
Say Yes poster

Say Yes

Movie · as Crewman

1984
Jethro Tull - Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA

Jethro Tull - Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA

Movie · as himself

1981
Jethro Tull: Slipstream poster

Jethro Tull: Slipstream

Movie · as Himself

1981
The New Lords of the Isles poster

The New Lords of the Isles

Movie · as Self

1977
Jethro Tull - Live at the Capital Centre poster

Jethro Tull - Live at the Capital Centre

Movie · as Vocals, Guitar, Flute

1973
Jethro Tull: Story of the Hare who Lost his Spectacles poster

Jethro Tull: Story of the Hare who Lost his Spectacles

Movie

1971
Participation poster

Participation

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1966
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep