Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE (born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter and political activist. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, who achieved popularity as part of the punk rock movement. The band had UK number one hits with his co-compositions "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays". Geldof starred as Pink in Pink Floyd's 1982 film Pink Floyd – The Wall. As a fundraiser, Geldof organised the charity supergroup Band Aid and the concerts Live Aid and Live 8, and co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?", one of the best-selling singles to date.
Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof KBE (born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter and political activist. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as lead singer of the Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, who achieved popularity as part of the punk rock movement. The band had UK number one hits with his co-compositions "Rat Trap" and "I Don't Like Mondays". Geldof starred as Pink in Pink Floyd's 1982 film Pink Floyd – The Wall. As a fundraiser, Geldof organised the charity supergroup Band Aid and the concerts Live Aid and Live 8, and co-wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?", one of the best-selling singles to date.
Geldof is widely recognised for his activism, especially his anti-poverty efforts concerning Africa. In 1984, he and Midge Ure founded the charity supergroup Band Aid to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. They went on to organise the charity super-concert Live Aid the following year and the Live 8 concerts in 2005. Geldof currently serves as an adviser to the ONE Campaign, co-founded by fellow Irish rock singer and activist Bono, and is a member of the Africa Progress Panel (APP), a group of ten distinguished individuals who advocate at the highest levels for equitable and sustainable development in Africa. A single father, Geldof has also been outspoken for the fathers' rights movement.
Geldof was granted an honorary knighthood (KBE) by Elizabeth II in 1986 for his charity work in Africa: it is an honorary award as Geldof is an Irish citizen, but he is often referred to as 'Sir Bob'. He is a recipient of the Man of Peace title which recognises individuals who have made "an outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace", among numerous other awards and nominations. In 2005, he received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.
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Filmography (Movies)
Zombie Plane
Character:Mort Pudlin
Release Date:13/11/2025
The Boomtown Rats: Live at Wacken
Character:Vocals / Guitar
Release Date:01/08/2025
BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard
Character:Self
Release Date:12/07/2025
Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible
Character:Self
Release Date:13/06/2025
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
Character:Self
Release Date:14/12/2024
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Character:Self
Release Date:25/11/2024
The Rory Gallagher Story
Character:Self
Release Date:09/06/2024
Rory Gallagher: Calling Card
Character:Self
Release Date:03/06/2024
Quintessentially Irish
Character:Self
Release Date:12/03/2024
The Greatest Night in Pop
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:19/01/2024
ABBA V Queen
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:19/07/2022
Doug and the Slugs and Me
Character:Self
Release Date:14/05/2022
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
Character:Self
Release Date:23/05/2020
The Quiet One
Character:Self
Release Date:21/06/2019
Bohemian Rhapsody: Recreating Live Aid
Character:Self (archival footage)
Release Date:19/02/2019
Postcards from the 48%
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Release Date:06/07/2018
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:16/10/2017
Jazz Open Stuttgart 2017 - Festival of World Stars and Child Prodigies
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/2017
Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said
Character:Self
Release Date:17/09/2016
London's Burning
Character:Bob Geldof
Release Date:13/08/2016
A Fanatic Heart: Geldof On Yeats
Character:Self
Release Date:03/04/2016
Stranded
Character:Self
Release Date:15/09/2015
Bob Geldof - Berlin Live
Character:Singer
Release Date:10/06/2015
Irish Rock at the BBC
Character:Self
Release Date:13/03/2015
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
Character:Self
Release Date:13/03/2015
Bob Geldof: The Moment
Character:Himself
Release Date:09/10/2014
Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen
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Release Date:07/12/2012
Bad Girl
Character:George
Release Date:28/11/2012
Jools Holland: My Life in Music
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2012
Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher
Character:Self
Release Date:14/09/2010
Starsuckers
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/09/2009
Modern Slavery
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Release Date:23/04/2009
8
Character:Himself
Release Date:23/10/2008
The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink?
Character:Self
Release Date:07/12/2007
I Am Bob
Character:Bob
Release Date:26/04/2007
Best Ever Spitting Image
Character:Self
Release Date:25/07/2006
Sketches of Frank Gehry
Character:Self
Release Date:12/05/2006
The World's Greatest Gigs
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Release Date:09/11/2005
Live 8
Character:Self
Release Date:07/11/2005
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Character:Self
Release Date:13/07/2005
Live Aid Against All Odds
Character:Self
Release Date:15/06/2005
Stuck in the Middle
Character:Self
Release Date:06/06/2005
The Boomtown Rats: Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1978
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Release Date:06/03/2005
New York Doll
Character:Self
Release Date:20/01/2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/2004
Lovesongs Of The 70's
Character:I Don't Like Mondays
Release Date:17/11/2004
Live Aid
Character:Self
Release Date:16/11/2004
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
Character:Self
Release Date:20/09/2004
Live Eighties
Character:Self
Release Date:01/06/2004
The Old Fools
Character:Narrator
Release Date:29/11/2002
There's Only One Paul McCartney
Character:Self
Release Date:02/06/2002
Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:09/01/2000
Spice World
Character:Bob
Release Date:18/12/1997
Diana & Me
Character:Self
Release Date:04/12/1997
The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
Character:Self
Release Date:03/01/1996
Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era
Character:Self
Release Date:04/04/1994
Bob Geldof - Geldof goes Goondiwindi
Character:Sänger
Release Date:26/11/1993
Pavarotti & Friends
Character:Self
Release Date:27/09/1992
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:22/04/1992
Bernard and the Genie
Character:Himself
Release Date:23/11/1991
One World, One Voice
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/1990
Scarfe's Follies
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Release Date:28/01/1988
The Best of Max Headroom
Character:Self
Release Date:05/03/1987
Coast to Coast
Character:Himself - Scruffy Person (uncredited)
Release Date:04/01/1987
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1987
Max Headroom's Giant Christmas Turkey
Character:Self
Release Date:26/12/1986
The Comic Relief Utterly Utterly Rude Video Live
Character:Self
Release Date:25/04/1986
An Audience with Billy Connolly
Character:Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Release Date:26/10/1985
Live Aid
Character:Self
Release Date:13/07/1985
Number One
Character:Harry 'Flash' Gordon
Release Date:01/03/1985
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Character:Self
Release Date:28/01/1985
The Making of Sun City
Character:
Release Date:23/01/1985
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/1984
An Audience with Mel Brooks
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:04/02/1984
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Character:Pink
Release Date:14/07/1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Character:Self
Release Date:01/03/1982
The Other Side of the Wall
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Release Date:01/01/1982
Punk in London
Character:Self
Release Date:02/12/1977
Television Appearances
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
Character:Self
Paula
Character:Self (archive footage)
In Conversation with Alan Yentob
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Berlin Live
Character:Self - Performer
The Noughties...Was That It?
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Skavlan
Character:Self - Guest
Seven Ages of Rock
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Blair: The Inside Story
Character:Self
Legends
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Semperopernball
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Grumpy Old Men
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Top Gear
Character:Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
V Graham Norton
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Richard & Judy
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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
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maybrit illner
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Parkinson
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Leute heute
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ECHO-Verleihung
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DAS!
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Schmidteinander
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Have I Got News for You
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Going Live!
Character:Self
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
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Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
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Goldene Kamera
Character:Self
Wogan
Character:Self
The Kenny Everett Television Show
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Three of a Kind
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Fridays
Character:Self - Musical Guest
The Kenny Everett Video Show
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An Audience with...
Character:Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Character:Self
Plattenküche
Character:Self
3 nach 9
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Omnibus
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This Is Your Life
Character:Self
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