Jerry Nolan

Acting
1946-05-07
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

Jerry Nolan (May 7, 1946–January 14, 1992) was an American rock drummer, best known for his work with The New York Dolls and Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers.

Known For & Full Filmography7 Titles

#1Personality Crisis: One Night Only

Movie - 2022, 2h 15m as Self (archive footage)

4.4 / 10
DocumentaryMusic

A portrait of musician David Johansen from Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi featuring a live performance at Café Carlyle in New York City, where he performs as Buster Poindexter singing the Johansen songbook, along with new and archival interviews.

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#2Looking for Johnny

Movie - 2014, 2h 15m as Himself (archive footage)

6.6 / 10
Documentary

Johnny Thunders was the legendary hard-living rock'n'roll guitarist who inspired glam-metal, punk and the music scene in general. 'Looking For Johnny' is a 90-minute film that documents Thunders' career from his beginnings to his tragic death in 1991. The film examines Johnny Thunders' career from the early 70's as a founding member of the influential New York Dolls; the birth of the punk scene with The Heartbreakers in New York City and London; Gang War and The Oddballs. It also explores Johnny's unique musical style, his personal battle with drugs and theories on his death in a New Orleans hotel in 1991 at age 38. The film includes forty songs with historic film of Johnny, including unseen New York Dolls and Heartbreakers footage and photos. Cult filmmakers Bob Gruen, Don Letts, Patrick Grandperret, Rachael Amadeo and others contribute classic archive footage.

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#3What About Me

Movie - 1993, 2h 15m as Joey

4.7 / 10
Drama

After a family tragedy, a young woman finds herself homeless and living on the streets of New York.

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#4New York Dolls: All Dolled Up

Movie - 2005, 2h 15m as Himself

8.5 / 10
MusicDocumentary

In the early 70’s, Rock photographer Bob Gruen and his wife Nadya purchased a portable Video Recorder. In a period of three years they shot over 40 hours of New York Dolls footage. Now for the first time ever this footage is unveiled. This feature length documentary captures the band during early performances in New York at Kenny’s Castaways and Max’s Kansas City, then follows the Dolls on their tour of the West Coast, including footage from the Whisky A Go Go, the Real Don Steele Show, Rodney Bingenheimer’s E Club and much more. Intercut with revealing interviews, backstage banter and late night debauchery, this is THE definitive document of the New York Dolls.

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#5Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?

Movie - 2003, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

5.9 / 10
DocumentaryMusic

Punk rock devotees will welcome director Lech Kowalski's reflective video portrait of late bassist Dee Dee Ramone and his life as a music industry icon -- including his self-destructive bouts with heroin. The centerpiece of the hourlong documentary -- which is peppered with vintage performance clips -- is a 1991 interview with a clean Dee Dee, who talks at length about his storied career and penchant for living on the edge.

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#6Johnny Thunders: Madrid Memory

Movie - 2019, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10

A long lost live concert performance from The Heartbreakers explosive 1984 reunion World Tour that included fellow Dolls Sylvain Sylvain & Jerry Nolan plus Billy Rath! Filmed for TV broadcast at La Edad De Oro in Madrid, Spain, this concert captures powerful performances of songs from throughout Thunders' amazing career including Personality Crisis, Too Much Junkie Business and Born To Lose.

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#7Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers: Dead or Alive

Movie - 2006, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
DocumentaryMusic

The spotlight is on guitarist Johnny Thunders, best known for his stint with punk gods the New York Dolls, in this combination concert video and documentary chronicling his hedonistic, self-destructive lifestyle. Included is his only live show on film -- backed by the Heartbreakers and featuring the songs "Chinese Rocks," "Born to Lose" and "Hurt Me" -- plus behind-the-scenes studio footage and clips from his 1976 "Anarchy" tour of Britain.

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