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Phil Collins

Phil Collins

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 30, 1951 (74)
Birthplace London, England, UK
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Jun 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

While other major artists trudge painfully through a handful of over promoted releases each decade; this drummer/actor/singer/producer has been constantly active in all manner of contradictory and unlikely projects.  His history with Genesis is well documented from their art-house beginnings to mult ... i-platinum status as the band grew up, lost Steve Hackett and then Peter Gabriel and ended up making videos with tongues firmly in their cheeks.  Collins launched his solo career twenty nine years ago with “Face Value” (‘81), followed by “Hello, I Must Be Going” (’82), “No Jacket Required” (’85), “…But Seriously” (’89), “Both Sides” (’93), “Dance Into The Light” (’96) and “Testify” (‘02) picking up numerous awards including 7 Grammy’s, 2 Oscar nominations and a Golden Globe for “Two Hearts”.  After leaving Genesis in 1996 he released a “Hits” album in 1998.  Between Phil’s solo and Genesis recordings and excluding his other activities, Phil has sold over 200 million records. His acting CV reveals that he first trod the boards at 14 when he took the role of the Artful Dodger in a West End production of “Oliver”.  He also made childhood cameos in the Beatles “A Hard Days Night” (‘64) and “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” (’69).  Since then he’s starred with Julie Walters in “Buster” (’88), took the lead role as the arch-villain in “Frauds” (’92), made a brief appearance in Spielberg’s “Hook” (’92) and played the Greek owner of a chain of gay bath houses in “And The Band Played On” (’92).  In addition to this Phil “The Spiv” turned up in a 1985 episode of Miami Vice and four years later he took the part of Uncle Ernie in The Who’s rock opera “Tommy”. He has written songs for the Disney Feature’s “Tarzan” and “Brother Bear”.  “You’ll Be In My Heart” from “Tarzan” won a Golden Globe Award for “Best Song Written For A Film”.  This song, in addition to the soundtrack was also nominated in the Grammys and won for “Best Original Song In A Movie”.  Phil also won an Oscar for the same song in March 2000. 

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Filmography

The Jungle Book 2

The Jungle Book 2

2003

as Lucky (voice)

Balto

Balto

1995

as Muk and Luk (voice)

Calliope

Calliope

1994

as Jackson Dover

Frauds

Frauds

1993

as Roland Copping

And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On

1993

as Eddi Papasano

Hook

Hook

1991

as Inspector Good

Buster

Buster

1988

as Buster Edwards

The Return of Bruno

The Return of Bruno

1987

as Phil Collins

I Start Counting

I Start Counting

1970

as Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

1968

as Vulgarian Teen

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

1968

as Vulgarian Child (uncredited)

Calamity the Cow

Calamity the Cow

1967

as Mike Lucas

A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night

1964

as Seated Fan with Necktie (uncredited)

Tarzan II

Tarzan II

2005

Songs

Brother Bear

Brother Bear

2003

Songs, Original Music Composer

Tarzan

Tarzan

1999

Songs, Lyricist

Buster

Buster

1988

Theme Song Performance

White Nights

White Nights

1985

Songs

The Making of the MAMA Album

The Making of the MAMA Album

1984

Camera Operator

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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The Secret Policeman's Ball

as Self

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Apr 01, 1976

Seven Ages of Rock

as Self

Episodes: 7

First Aired: May 19, 2007

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 14, 1981

Top of the Pops

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 01, 1964

Wogan

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 04, 1982

Star Academy

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 20, 2001

The View

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 1984

Going Live!

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 26, 1987

ECHO-Verleihung

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 18, 1992

De TV Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 06, 1981

Sacrée soirée

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 02, 1987

Live & Kicking

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1993

The One Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 2006

Miami Vice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1984

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 25, 1992

Die Lotto-Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 29, 1998

New York Undercover

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1994

MTV Unplugged

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 26, 1989

R3

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 20, 1964

V Graham Norton

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 06, 2002

The Jonathan Ross Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 2011

Ich Tarzan, Du Jane!

as Self - Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 29, 2008

Classic Albums

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 1997

Brass Eye

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 29, 1997

Through the Night with...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 10, 2002

Room 101

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 04, 1994

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1996

Verstehen Sie Spaß?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1980

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 1966

Markus Lanz

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 03, 2008

Die Johannes B. Kerner Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 22, 1998

Champs-Elysées

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 16, 1982

TV total

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 08, 1999

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 21, 2022

Ein Herz für Kinder

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 03, 1998

Kulturplatz

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 01, 2004

Le monde est à vous

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1987

Whoopi

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2003

Stars 90

as self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 03, 1990

Vivement dimanche

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1998

Three of a Kind

as Self - Guest Star

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 01, 1981

Parkinson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1998

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