Michael Nesmith
Known For
Acting
Born
1942-12-30 in Houston, Texas, USA
Died
2021-12-10
Biography
Robert Michael Nesmith (December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, and novelist. He was best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series The Monkees (1966–1968). His songwriting credits include "Different Drum", which became a hit for Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys. After the break-up of the Monkees, Nesmith continued his successful songwriting and performing career, first with the seminal country rock group the First National Band, with whom he had a top-40 hit, "Joanne", and then as a solo artist. He often played a custom-built Gretsch 12-string electric with the Monkees and afterwards. Nesmith founded Pacific Arts, a multimedia production and distribution company, in 1974, through which he helped pioneer the music video format. He created one of the first American television programs dedicated to music videos, PopClips, which aired on Nickelodeon in 1980. He was asked to help produce and create MTV, but had prior commitments with his production company. In 1981, he won the first Grammy Award for Video of the Year for his hour-long television show, Elephant Parts. He was also an executive producer of the film Repo Man (1984). Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Nesmith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Saturday Night Live
as The Man with the Black Hat (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
as Man in Foreign Film (uncredited)
Top of the Pops
as Self
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
The Monkees
as Mike
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
Behind the Music
as Self
Burglar
as Cabbie
Head
as Mike
Tapeheads
as Water Man
Repo Man
as Rabbi
Elephant Parts
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
Laurel Canyon
as Self (archive footage)
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
as Race Official (uncredited)
E! True Hollywood Story
I Want My MTV
as Self
Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees
as Mike
Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees
as Self
Television Parts Home Companion
as Self