For the song which the documentary is named after, see Cracked Actor (song). For the 1974 Los Angeles recording released in 2017, see Cracked Actor (Live Los Angeles '74).
1975 British film
Cracked Actor
Original title
Cracked Actor
Directed by
Alan Yentob (uncredited)
Produced by
Carol Bell
Alan Yentob
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Starring
David Bowie
Narrated by
Alan Yentob
Cinematography
Michael D. Murphy
David Myers
Edited by
Tony Woollard
Music by
David Bowie
Distributed by
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (UK) (TV)
NTR (2016) (Netherlands) (TV) (NPO3)
Yleisradio (YLE) (2019) (Finland) (TV)
Release date
26 January 1975 (1975-01-26) (UK broadcast)
Running time
60 min.
Country
United Kingdom
Cracked Actor (or full title, Cracked Actor: A Film About David Bowie) is a 1975 television documentary film about the musician David Bowie, made by Alan Yentob for the BBC's Omnibus strand. It was first shown on BBC1 on 26 January 1975.[1][2]
It was filmed in 1974 when Bowie was struggling with cocaine addiction, and the documentary has become notable for showing his mental state during this period.
^"Omnibus: Cracked Actor – BBC One London – 26 January 1975". BBC Genome. BBC. 26 January 1975. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
CrackedActor (or full title, CrackedActor: A Film About David Bowie) is a 1975 television documentary film about the musician David Bowie, made by Alan...
Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016. "CrackedActor (Live in Los Angeles '74) 2CD". store.davidbowie.com. Archived from...
documented on film in Alan Yentob's CrackedActor (1975), as well as in the archival live recordings CrackedActor (Live Los Angeles '74) (2017) and I'm...
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stage production was filmed by Alan Yentob. The resulting documentary, CrackedActor, featured a pasty and emaciated Bowie: the tour coincided with his slide...
London: Routledge. p. 108. ISBN 978-0415745727. "Imagine: David Bowie - CrackedActor". BBC.com. BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 21 September 2022. Pegg, p. PT2171...
Trident included album tracks "Panic in Detroit", "Aladdin Sane", "CrackedActor", "Lady Grinning Soul", "Watch That Man" and "Time"; outtakes included...
Tod (June 26, 2008). "6 Famous Songs That Don't Mean What You Think". Cracked.com. Demand Media. Retrieved January 26, 2016. McPherson, Ian. "Track Talk:...
Amphitheatre on 2 September. Broadcast on BBC1 in the UK on 26 January 1975, CrackedActor is notable as a primary source of footage of the Diamond Dogs Tour,...
actor. He is known for playing Christopher Hayden on the television series Gilmore Girls and Detective Aidan Black on the television series Cracked....
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from the 1974 Diamond Dogs Tour have appeared on David Live (1974), CrackedActor (Live Los Angeles '74) (2017), and I'm Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74)...
shows; performances from this tour have featured on David Live (1974), CrackedActor (Live Los Angeles '74) (2017) and I'm Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74)...
a September performance from the same tour was released in 2017 on CrackedActor (Live Los Angeles '74). A concert performance that was recorded on 12...
Bowie have been released on David Live, A Reality Tour (recorded 2003), CrackedActor (Live Los Angeles '74), Live Nassau Coliseum '76, Welcome to the Blackout...
from the Diamond Dogs Tour have been released on David Live (1974), CrackedActor (Live Los Angeles '74) (2017), and I'm Only Dancing (The Soul Tour 74)...
Clark and Cherry can be seen rehearsing the song in the BBC documentary CrackedActor (1975). The title of "Somebody Up There Likes Me" was taken from the...
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