Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 30, 1942
Died
Dec 10, 2021
Place of Birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Credits
33 titles
Michael Nesmith
Biography
Robert Michael Nesmith (December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, and novelist. He was best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series The Monkees (1966–1968). His songwriting credits include "Different Drum", which became a hit for Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys. After the break-up of the Monkees, Nesmith continued his successful songwriting and performing career, first with the seminal country rock group the First National Band, with whom he had a top-40 hit, "Joanne", and then as a solo artist. He often played a custom-built Gretsch 12-string electric with the Monkees and afterwards. Nesmith founded Pacific Arts, a multimedia production and distribution company, in 1974, through which he helped pioneer the music video format. He created one of the first American television programs dedicated to music videos, PopClips, which aired on Nickelodeon in 1980. He was asked to help produce and create MTV, but had prior commitments with his production company. In 1981, he won the first Grammy Award for Video of the Year for his hour-long television show, Elephant Parts. He was also an executive producer of the film Repo Man (1984). Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Nesmith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Laurel Canyon
Self (archive footage)
I Want My MTV
Self
Boyce & Hart: The Guys Who Wrote 'Em
Making The Monkees
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
Behind the Music
Self
Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees
Mike
Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
Michael Nesmith: Austin City Limits
Michael Nesmith Live at the Britt Festival
Tapeheads
Water Man
Burglar
Cabbie
Square Dance
Producer
Barbecue Death Squad From Hell
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
Writer
Dr. Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce
Television Parts Home Companion
Self
Television Parts
Creator
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
Repo Man
Rabbi
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
Race Official (uncredited)
Elephant Parts
An Evening with Sir William Martin
Foyer the Butler
The Northville Cemetery Massacre
Original Music Composer
Saturday Night Live
The Man with the Black Hat (voice) (uncredited)
33 ⅓ Revolutions per Monkee
Himself/Monkee #3
Head
Mike
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
Monkees Screen Tests
Self
The Monkees
Mike
Top of the Pops
Self
PopClips
Creator