Deceased
How Did Frank Zappa Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 52Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, songwriter, guitarist, conductor, actor, satirist, filmmaker, and activist. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works; he additionally produced nearly all the 60-plus albums he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicMovie | Self (archive footage) | 85 |
| 2021 | The Velvet UndergroundMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 81 |
| 2021 | The Art of DissentMovie | Self - Subject (archive footage) | 81 |
| 2020 | ZappaMovie | Self (archive footage) | 80 |
| 2020 | Laurel CanyonSeries | Self (archive footage) | 80 |
| 2019 | Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My VoiceMovie | Self (archive footage) | 79 |
| 2019 | Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous EncounterMovie | Self (archive footage) | 79 |
| 2019 | Manson: Music from an Unsound MindMovie | Self (archive footage) | 79 |
| 2016 | Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own WordsMovie | Self (archive footage) | 76 |
| 2016 | Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagneMovie | Self (archive footage) | 76 |
| 2016 | Stupor Mundi: Livre 1, Rituel de décapitation du papeMovie | Self (archive footage) | 76 |
| 2014 | Led Zeppelin Played HereMovie | Self (archive footage) | 74 |
| 2010 | Hart & Soul - The Hart Family AnthologyMovie | Self (archive footage) | 70 |
| 2008 | The Wrecking CrewMovie | Self (archive footage) | 68 |
| 2006 | FuckMovie | Self (archive footage) | 66 |
| 2005 | DerailroadedMovie | Self (archive footage) | 65 |
| 1997 | Classic AlbumsSeries | Self (archive footage) | 57 |
| 1997 | The Artist Formerly Known As Captain BeefheartMovie | Himself (archive footage) | 57 |
| 1997 | Hey, Hey, We're The MonkeesMovie | Mike Nesmith (archive footage) | 57 |
| 1994 | An American Dissident: un tributo a Frank ZappaMovie | Self (archive footage) | 54 |
| 1991 | Pražákům, těm je hejMovie | Frank Zappa | 51 |
| 1991 | Frank Zappa: PeefeeyatkoMovie | Self | 51 |
| 1984 | Miami ViceSeries | Mario Fuente | 44 |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale TheatreSeries | Attilla | 42 |
| 1979 | Baby SnakesMovie | Self | 39 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSeries | Self - Host & Musical Guest | 35 |
| 1968 | HeadMovie | The Critic | 28 |
| 1968 | You Are What You EatMovie | — | 28 |
| 1967 | OmnibusSeries | Self | 27 |
| 1967 | Mondo HollywoodMovie | — | 27 |
| 1966 | The MonkeesSeries | Self (uncredited) | 26 |
| 1965 | The Big T.N.T. ShowMovie | Self (uncredited) | 25 |
| 1965 | Beat-ClubSeries | Self | 25 |