Daniel Johnston
Acting
Biography
Daniel Dale Johnston was an American singer-songwriter and artist regarded as a significant figure in outsider, lo-fi, and alternative music scenes. Most of his work consisted of cassettes recorded alone in his home, and his music was frequently cited for its "pure" and "childlike" qualities. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel Johnston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: January 22, 1961
Place of Birth: Sacramento, California, USA
Known For
My Dinner with Daniel
Shot in 1988 at the home of Half Japanese co-founder David Fair. Daniel Johnston, Jad Fair, Susan Fair, David Fair and Charles Brohawn (The Tinklers) all participate, after Daniel's arrival and a taco dinner prepared by David. Daniel performs some of his classic material, including the astonishing "Don't Play Cards with Satan".
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
This 2005 documentary film chronicles the life of Daniel Johnston, a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his mental illness and how it manifested itself in demonic self-obsession.
Hi, How Are You Daniel Johnston?
Daniel Johnston stars in this psychedelic short film about an aging musician coming to terms with the dreams of yesteryear.
All Tomorrow's Parties
Covers the history of the long running All Tomorrow's Parties music festival, utilizing footage generated by the fans and musicians attending the events themselves, on a multitude of formats including Super8, camcorder and mobile phone.
The Angel and Daniel Johnston: Live at the Union Chapel
A professional video production of the July 2007 performance of Daniel Johnston at Union Chapel in London.
Woodshock
It's just a simple stretch of interviews and images capturing the people who camp out, dope up, drink up, sometimes get naked, and jump into a nearby waterfall, whilst listening to musicians like Daniel Johnston.
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
A nameless young man travels the country by bus and train, visiting friends and making new ones, having banal conversations, and dedicating his existence to mundane activities.
Honey I Sure Miss You
A tribute to the late Daniel Johnston featuring covers from 15 different artists, released for the one year anniversary of the death of Daniel Johnston.
It Was An Axe-ident
From 1978 a written and directed short film by Daniel Johnston starring his father, Bill Johnston.
I.R.S. Records Presents The Best of The Cutting Edge Volumes I & II
The Cutting Edge first aired in 1983 (a precursor to 120 minutes) on MTV providing viewers with a rare opportunity to intimately voyage the sounds, thoughts, work spaces and living quarters of the most interesting artists on the cutting edge of music. Host Peter Zaremba (of the fabulous Fleshtones) added levity with his wit and love of music and musicians. Artists features in this compilation include R.E.M., Squeeze, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Robyn Hitchcock, Tom Waits, The Blasters, Stan Ridgeway, Husker Du, X, The Alarm, The Fleshtones, Hoodoo Gurus, Jonathan Richman, The Smithereens, The DB's, Let's Active; also bonus appearances by Henry Rollins and Willie Dixon.
Filmography
as himself (footage)
as Self (Archival Footage)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Himself
as Daniel Johnston
as Ms. Johnston