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Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 25, 1954
Place of Birth
Decatur, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
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John Doe
0.8 Popularity
Biography
John Doe (born John Nommensen Duchac on February 25, 1954 in Decatur, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, poet and bass player. Doe founded the much-praised L.A. punk band X, of which he is still an active member. His musical compositions and performances span the rock, country and folk music genres. As an actor, he has dozens of television appearances and several movies to his credit, including the role of Jeff Parker in the television series Roswell. In addition to X, Doe performs with the country-folk-punk band The Knitters and has released records as a solo artist. In the early 1980s, he performed on two albums by The Flesh Eaters. In the 1989 biopic Great Balls of Fire!, Doe played Jerry Lee Lewis's cousin-turned-father-in-law J. W. Brown. Doe starred in the 1992 film Roadside Prophets and in the 1998 short Lone Greasers. Other movie acting credits include Road House, Vanishing Point, Salvador, Boogie Nights, The Specials, The Good Girl, Gypsy 83 and Pure Country. As a musician with X, he has two feature-length concert films, several music videos, and an extended performance-and-interview sequence in The Decline of Western Civilization, Penelope Spheeris's seminal documentary about the early-1980s L.A. punk scene. Along with co-writer Exene Cervenka, Doe composed most of the songs recorded by X. Wild Gift, an album from that band's heyday, was named "Record of the Year" by Rolling Stone, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times. With Dave Alvin, he co-wrote two of the songs on the Blasters' 1984 album Hard Line, "Just Another Sunday" and "Little Honey". In the 1992 movie The Bodyguard (starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston), it was Doe's version of "I Will Always Love You" that plays on the jukebox when Costner and Houston's characters are dancing. It was released on audio cassette by Warner Bros. in September 1992, but is difficult to obtain (though bootleg copies can be downloaded from the Internet). No version is believed to have been released on CD. "The Meanest Man in the World" by Doe was featured in Season 4 of the television series Friday Night Lights and included on the second soundtrack album. John Doe released an album with Canadian indie rock band The Sadies called Country Club on April 14, 2009. The album features covers of country classics along with original songs. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Doe (musician), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
9.0
John the Gunslinger/John the Bartender/John the Businessman
Quantum Cowboys
2023
2.0
Frank Bigelow
D.O.A.
2022
2.0
Self
The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon
2022
6.8
Self
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
5.0
Uncle Doug
All Creatures Here Below
2019
7.8
Self
Punk
2019
10.0
Matt
My Little One
2019
0.0
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys
2018
0.0
Jake Fillmore
You're Gonna Miss Me
2017
5.0
Detective Bill Holiday
Electric Slide
2014
Credits
Quantum Cowboys
as John the Gunslinger/John the Bartender/John the Businessman
2023
9.0
D.O.A.
as Frank Bigelow
2022
2.0
The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon
as Self
2022
2.0
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Self
2020
6.8
All Creatures Here Below
as Uncle Doug
2019
5.0
Punk
as Self
2019
7.8
My Little One
as Matt
2019
10.0
You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys
2018
0.0
You're Gonna Miss Me
as Jake Fillmore
2017
0.0
Electric Slide
as Detective Bill Holiday
2014
5.0
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
2014
4.0
Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday
as Self
2013
8.0
Zombex
as Seamus O'Connor
2013
2.4
🎬
Pleased to Meet Me
as Pete Jones
2013
3.1
Ring of Fire
as A.P. Carter
2013
5.3
Hated
as Sam
2012
10.0
Song 1
as Man
2012
1.0
Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind
as Self
2011
0.0
Childrens Hospital
as X
2008
7.1
🎬
Absent Father
as Tony
2008
0.0
Ten Inch Hero
as Trucker
2007
7.0
Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club
as Interviewee, X
2006
4.0
Live Freaky! Die Freaky!
as Tex (voice)
2006
3.4
X: Live in Los Angeles
as Himself
2005
7.0
🎬
Celebrity Mix
as Self (archive footage)
2005
0.0
Lucky 13
as Mr. Baker
2005
4.6
Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons
as Self (vocals, acoustic guitar)
2004
8.5
Torque
as Sheriff Barnes
2004
5.3
One Tree Hill
as Mick Wolf
2003
7.8
Carnivàle
as Phineas Boffo
2003
7.9
Wuthering Heights
as Earnshaw
2003
5.1
Peacemakers
as Marshall Dan Parks
2003
7.3
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
as Self
2003
6.8
CSI: Miami
as Brett Adams
2002
7.7
Fastlane
as Papa John
2002
6.4
The Good Girl
as Mr. Worther
2002
6.2
🎬
Media Whore
as Self
2002
1.0
Bug
as Record Store Owner
2002
7.2
Gypsy 83
as Ray Vale
2001
6.3
25 Years of Punk
as Self
2001
6.0
The Red Right Hand
as Jake Stabler
2001
2.7
The Specials
as Eight
2000
5.1
Wildflowers
as Teacher
2000
4.4
Roswell
as Jeff Parker
1999
7.7
Drowning on Dry Land
as Les
1999
4.3
Sugar Town
as Carl
1999
4.3
Brokedown Palace
as Bill Marano
1999
6.4
Forces of Nature
as Carl
1999
5.4
The Rage: Carrie 2
as Boyd Wallace
1999
5.7
Black Cat Run
as Martin James
1998
5.1
The Pass
as Bus Station Clerk
1998
6.8
Boogie Nights
as Amber's Husband
1997
7.6
Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story
as Joe Maphis
1997
7.0
Veronica's Closet
as Jimmy Walsh
1997
5.2
The Last Time I Committed Suicide
as Lewis
1997
5.0
The Price of Kissing
as Mouse
1997
3.0
Touch
as Elwin Worrel
1997
5.6
Black Circle Boys
as Bonfiglio
1997
4.2
Scorpion Spring
as Deputy
1996
6.6
Georgia
as Bobby
1995
5.7
ER
as Carter's Doctor
1994
7.8
Party of Five
as Carter
1994
7.0
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
as Lucky
1994
5.8
Rebel Highway
as Lucky
1994
7.5
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Musical Guest
1993
7.2
Pure Country
as Earl Blackstock
1992
7.0
Roadside Prophets
as Joe Mosley
1992
5.5
Liquid Dreams
as Cab Driver
1991
4.3
🎬
A Matter of Degrees
as Peter Downs
1991
3.5
Law & Order
as Teddy Connor
1990
7.4
Without You I'm Nothing
as John Doe
1990
4.8
Great Balls of Fire!
as J.W. Brown
1989
6.3
Road House
as Pat McGurn
1989
6.7
Border Radio
as Dean
1987
5.5
Slam Dance
as Det. John Gilbert
1987
4.7
Salvador
as Roberto, Restaurant Owner
1986
7.0
X: The Unheard Music
as Self
1986
5.8
Smithereens
as Door Guy (uncredited)
1982
6.4
The Decline of Western Civilization
as Self
1981
7.1