Frank Zappa
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Biography
Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, electronic, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. Zappa produced almost all of the more than 60 albums he released with the band The Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. While in his t...
Known For
Filmography
Nova '78
2026
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa: Cheaper Than Cheep
2025
as Self (guitar, vocals)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention: Live at Whisky a Go Go 1968
2024
Cover Your Ears
2023
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Rock this Town
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Larry Flynt for President
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Velvet Underground
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Art of Dissent
2021
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!
2021
as Self
Zappa
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Laurel Canyon
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Echo in the Canyon
2019
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Take Your Pills
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Cosmic Debris
2018
as Himself (archive footage)
Zapped: Frank Zappa par Frank Zappa
2016
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du pape
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention - The Lost Broadcast: The Beat Club '68
2016
as Self
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell George
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie
2015
as Himself
Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily
2014
as Himself (archive Footage)
Cheepnis
2014
as Himself
Super Duper Alice Cooper
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Led Zeppelin Played Here
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme
2013
as Himself
From Straight to Bizarre
2012
as Self
Hart & Soul - The Hart Family Anthology
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa: The Freak Out List
2010
as Himself
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention: In the 1960's
2009
as Himself
An Evening with Frank Zappa During Which... The Torture Never Stops
2008
as Self
Frank Zappa: Music In Review
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa: The Broadcast Archives
2008
as Self
Frank Zappa - Live in Paris 1980
2008
as Self
The Wrecking Crew
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa: A Pioneer of the Future of Music
2007
Frank Zappa: Roxy, 1973
2007
Fuck
2006
as Self (archive footage)
EAV Rarities
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa: A Token of His Extreme
2005
as Himself
Derailroaded
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa - John, Dan And Me
2004
as Himself
Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees
1997
as Mike Nesmith (archive footage)
Porridge and kerosene
1997
as Self (archive footage)
The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart
1997
as Himself (archive footage)
Classic Albums
1997
as Self (archive footage)
An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank Zappa
1994
as Self (archive footage)
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa
1993
as Self
The Revenge of the Dead Indians
1993
as Himself
The Yellow Shark
1992
as Self
Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth
1991
as Self
Frank Zappa: Peefeeyatko
1991
as Self
Your vote
1991
as Self
Pražákům, těm je hej
1991
as Frank Zappa
The Ren & Stimpy Show
1991
as The Pope (voice)
Služební cesta podporučíka Svěráka
1989
as Self (archive footage)
Decade
1989
as Self
Funny
1988
as Self
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels
1988
as Self
Frank Zappa: Live in Barcelona
1988
Video from Hell
1987
as Self
The Amazing Mr. Bickford
1987
as Self
Uncle Meat
1987
as Self / The Imaginary Director
Frank Zappa: Does Humor Belong in Music?
1985
as Self
Night Flight with Frank Zappa, Porn Wars
1985
as Self
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
1984
as Attila
Miami Vice
1984
as Mario Fuente
Cocaine Blues
1983
as Himself
The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years
1982
as Self
Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special!
1982
as Self
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Attilla
Frank Zappa: New York and Elsewhere
1980
as Self
Baby Snakes
1979
as Self
Frank Zappa: We Don't Mess Around
1978
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host & Musical Guest
Frank Zappa: Opopoppa Stockholm, Sweden
1973
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
1972
as Self (archive footage)
Yoko Ono: This Is Not Here
1972
as Self
The Making of 200 Motels
1971
as Self
200 Motels
1971
as Member of Mothers of Invention (uncredited)
Frank Zappa
1971
as Self
Frank Zappa, John Lennon & Yoko Ono: At Fillmore East
1971
Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution)
1970
as Self
Pink Floyd: Amougies Pop Festival
1970
Burnt Weeny Sandwich
1969
as Self
Head
1968
as The Critic
All My Loving
1968
as Self
You Are What You Eat
1968
Sex in Today's World
1967
as Self
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
1967
as Self
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Good Evening — I'm Jonathan King
1967
as Himself
Omnibus
1967
as Self
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
1967
as Self
The Monkees
1966
as Self (uncredited)
The Big T.N.T. Show
1965
as Self (uncredited)
Beat-Club
1965
as Self
Late Night Line-Up
1964
as Himself