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Jerry Garcia
Deceased

How Did Jerry Garcia Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 53
Also known asJerome John "Jerry" GarciaGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn01/08/1942Born inSan Francisco, California, U.S.Died09/08/1995 (aged 53)Died inLagunitas-Forest KnollsCausediabetes, myocardial infarctionWikidataQ312870 ↗TMDb#1442 ↗

Jerome John Garcia was an American musician who was the lead guitarist and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence during the counterculture of the 1960s. Although he disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader of the band. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 as a member of the Grateful Dead.

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Filmography57 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
20222022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyMovieSelf (voice)80
2022Grateful Dead: Tivoli Concert Hall, 4/17/72MovieSelf80
2020History 101SeriesSelf (archive footage)78
2019Grateful Dead: Giants Stadium 1991MovieSelf77
2019WBCN and the American RevolutionMovieSelf (archive footage)77
2018Basketball: A Love StorySeriesSelf (archive footage)76
2017Long Strange TripMovieSelf (archive footage)75
2017Long Strange TripSeriesSelf (archive footage)75
2016Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagneMovieSelf (archive footage)74
2014Woodstock: Untold Stories RevisitedMovieSelf72
2013Grateful Dead: Sunshine DaydreamMovieSelf71
2012Grateful Dead: All The Years Combine - The DVD CollectionMovieSelf70
2011Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool PlaceMovieSelf (archive footage)69
2011Grateful Dead: Crimson, White & IndigoMovieSelf69
2009Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in AmericaMovieSelf67
2009All Tomorrow's PartiesMovieSelf (archive footage)67
2009Woodstock: Untold StoriesMovieself67
2008Grateful Dead: Rocking The Cradle - Egypt 1978MovieSelf66
2007Sister's KeeperMovieOlest Brother65
2006Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk ShowMovieSelf64
2005Grateful Dead: Bird SongMovieSelf63
2004The Grateful Dead Movie: Bonus SongsMovie—62
2003Festival ExpressMovieSelf61
2003Grateful Dead: View from the Vault IVMovieSelf61
2002Monterey Pop - The Outtake PerformancesMovieGrateful Dead60
2002Grateful Dead: View from the Vault IIIMovieSelf60
2001Grateful Dead: View from the Vault IIMovieSelf59
2001The JourneyMovieSelf59
2000Grateful Dead: View from the VaultMovieSelf58
2000Grateful Dead: View from the VaultMovieSelf58
1999The SourceMovieSelf57
1997Classic AlbumsSeriesSelf55
1997Grateful Dead: Anthem to BeautyMovieSelf55
1995Grateful DeadMovieSelf53
1993Truckin' With The DeadMovieSelf51
1993Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass MusicMovieSelf51
1989Grateful Dead: Truckin Up to BuffaloMovieSelf47
1989Grateful Dead: Downhill from HereMovieSelf - Performer47
1989Grateful Dead: Live at FoxboroMovieSelf47
1989Grateful Dead: The Making of "Built to Last"MovieSelf47
1987Grateful Dead: Ticket to New Year's Eve ConcertMovieSelf45
1987Grateful Dead: So FarMovieSelf - Guitar45
1983Hells Angels ForeverMovieSelf41
1981Grateful Dead: Dead AheadMovieSelf - Grateful Dead39
1981HeartbeepsMoviePhil (voice)39
1980America's Top 10SeriesSelf38
1978Grateful Dead: The Closing of WinterlandMovieSelf36
1977The Grateful Dead MovieMovieSelf35
1977Grateful Dead: New Jersey Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo - Live at The Capitol TheaterMovieSelf - Performer35
1972Last Days at the FillmoreMovieSelf - Performers(as The Grateful Dead)30
1971Introducing... Roy BuchananMovie—29
1970Gimme ShelterMovieSelf28
1970WoodstockMovieSelf28
1970San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family DogMovie—28
1970Grateful Dead: England 1970Movie—28
1966The Acid TestMovieSelf24
0Grateful Dead: Bits And Pieces About...Movie——