Henry Rollins Biography (1961-)

Original name, Henry Garfield; born February 13, 1961, in Washington, DC; sonof Iris Garfield. Addresses: Office: 2.13.61, P.O. Box 1910, Los Angeles, CA 90078.; Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500,Beverly Hills, CA 90212; (voice work) William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Tiffany Kuzon, Evolution Entertainment,901 North Highland Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, musician, writer
Birth Details: February 13, 1961; Washington, DC, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
The Slog Movie, 1982
(With Black Flag) Black Flag Live, 1984
The Right Side of My Brain (short film), 1985
Officer Dobbs, The Chase, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
Himself, Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey (also known as JugularWine), Pagan Pictures, 1994
Ten Monologues from the Lives of the Serial Killers, Reiks Hadders, 1994
Hugh Benny, Heat, Warner Bros., 1995
Spider, Johnny Mnemonic (also known as Johnny Mnemonique and JM), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
Guard Henry, Lost Highway, October Films, 1996
Sid Gronic, Jack Frost (also known as Frost), Warner Bros.,1998
Monroe, Morgan's Ferry, Artist View Entertainment, 1999
Himself, My Generation (documentary), Cabin Creek Films/Mikado Films/PolyGram Diversified Entertainment, 2000
Voice of Benjamin "Ben" Knox/Bonk, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (animated; also known as Batman of the Future: Return of the Jokerand Return of the Joker), Warner Bros., 2000
Gaines, Time Lapse (also known as Past Tense), Trimark Video, 2001
Greg, Scenes of the Crime, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 2001
Himself, Dogtown and Z-Boys (documentary), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2001
Himself, Jackass: The Movie (also known as Jackass), MTV Films/Paramount, 2002
Johnny Miracle, Psychic Murders, Skullrock Entertainment, 2002
Warden, The New Guy, Columbia, 2002
Arthur, A House on a Hill, Calliope Films, 2003
TNT leader, Bad Boys II, Columbia, 2003
Voice, Live Freaky Die Freaky, Hellcat Pictures, 2003
(With Black Flag) Punk's Not Dead, 2004
Television Appearances
Series
Commentator, MTV Sports, MTV, beginning 1994
Narrator, VH1 Legends, VH1, beginning 1996
(Uncredited) Host, Night Visions, Fox, 2001-2002
Himself, I Love the '80s, VH1, 2002
Host (with Cathy Rogers), Full Metal Challenge, The Learning Channel, 2002-2003
Movies
Himself, Platinum, UPN, 1997
Bartender, Desperate but Not Serious (also known as Reckless +Wild), HBO, 1999
Shadow Realm, Sci-Fi Channel, 2002
Specials
Himself, MTV Unplugged, MTV, 1993
State of the Union Undressed '95, Comedy Central, 1995
Narrator, The Human Journey, The Learning Channel, 2000
(And in archive footage) Himself, 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock, VH1, 2000
Henry Rollins: Live and Ripped in London, Comedy Central, 2000
100 Greatest Songs of Rock & Roll, VH1, 2000
Himself, 100 Greatest Albums of Rock & Roll, VH1, 2001
Himself, 25 Years of Punk, VH1, 2001
Himself, VH1 Presents the '80s, VH1, 2001
Himself, When Hate Goes Pop, MTV, 2001
Himself, The Making of "Jackass: The Movie" (also known as MTV's the Making of "Jackass: The Movie"), MTV, 2002
Himself, VH1 News Special: Inside Hate Rock, VH1, 2002
Himself, 50 Sexiest Video Moments, VH1, 2003
Himself, Totally Gayer, VH1, 2004
Awards Presentations
Performer, The 37th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1995
Himself, VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, VH1, 2000
Episodic
Host, Alternative Nation, MTV, 1993
Himself, "Anger," Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 1994
Friend of the victim, Unsolved Mysteries, NBC, 1995
Narrator, "The Doors," Behind the Music (also known as VH1's Behind the Music), VH1, 1997
(With the Rollins Band) Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1997
Dr. Ovid Brazil, "All Our Sins Forgotten," Welcome to Paradox, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998
Himself, The Panel, 10 Network (Australia), 1999
Himself, Turn Ben Stein On, Comedy Central, 1999
Voice of Mad Stan, "Rats," Batman Beyond (animated), The WB, 1999
Voice of Mad Stan, "Eyewitness," Batman Beyond (animated), The WB,2000
Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001
Voice of Mad Stan, "Countdown," Batman Beyond (animated), The WB,2001
Himself, One Hit Wonders, VH1, 2002
Mr. Jericho, "Hickory Dickory ... Double Date," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 2002
"Johnny Rancid," Teen Titans (animated), The Cartoon Network, 2003
Guest host of The List, VH1; also appeared in episodes of Alivefrom Off Center, PBS; The Arsenio Hall Show, syndicated; Sessions at West 54th; Penn and Teller's Sin City Spectacular (also known as Sin City Spectacular), FX Network; and Up All Night.
RECORDINGS
Albums with Black Flag
Damaged, 1981
My War, SST Records, 1983
Family Man, SST Records, 1984
Live '84, SST Records, 1984
Slip It In, SST Records, 1984
In My Head, SST Records, 1985
Loose Nut, SST Records, 1985
The Process of Weeding Out, SST Records, 1985

Who's Got the Ten, SST Records, 1986
Albums with the Rollins Band
(As Henrietta Collins and the Wife Beating Child Haters) Drive By Shooting (EP), Texas Hotel, 1987, released with Hot Animal Machine, 1999
Hot Animal Machine, Texas Hotel, 1987, released with Drive By Shooting (EP; as Henrietta Collins and the Wife Beating Child Haters), 1999
Do It, Texas Hotel, 1988
Life Time, Texas Hotel, 1988
Hard Volume, Texas Hotel, 1989
Turned On, QuarterStick, 1990
The End of Silence, Imago, 1992
Electro Convulsive Therapy, Imago, 1993
Weight, Imago, 1994
Come In and Burn, DreamWorks, 1997
Insert Band Here [Live in Australia], 1999
Get Some, Go Again, DreamWorks, 2000
A Clockwork Orange, 2001
Nice, 2001
A Nicer Shade of Red, 2001
Yellow Blues, 2001
Other albums include Hard Life.
Spoken Word Albums
Big Ugly Mouth, Texas Hotel, 1987
Short Walk on a Long Pier, Texas Hotel/2.13.61, 1987
Sweatbox, Texas Hotel, 1989
Deep Throat, QuarterStick/2.13.61, 1992
Human Butt, QuarterStick/2.13.61, 1992
Live at McCabe's, QuarterStick, 1992
The Boxed Life, Imago, 1993
Get in the Van: On the Road with Black Flag (also known as Getin the Van), 1995
Everything, 1996
Black Coffee Blues, DreamWorks, 1997
Think Tank (live), DreamWorks, 1998
Eric the Pilot, 1999
A Rollins in the Wry, QuarterStick, 2001
Singles
(With the Rollins Band) "Liar," c. 1995
Videos
Himself, Talking out the Box (also known as Rollins: Talking from the Box), 1992, later released as Talking from the Box/Henry Rollins Goes to London, Imago/Koch, 2001
Himself, Woodstock '94, 1995
Himself, Henry Rollins, Easter Sunday, 1997
Himself, You Saw Me Up There, 1998
Himself, Henry Rollins: Up for It, 2001
Jackass: Volume Two, Paramount, 2004
Video Games
Voice of Mace Griffin, Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter, Universal Interactive Studios, 2003
Music Videos
"Liar," by the Rollins Band, c. 1995
Appeared in the music video "Pop Goes the Weasel," by 3rd Bass.
WRITINGS
Albums with Black Flag
Damaged, 1981
My War, SST Records, 1983
Family Man, SST Records, 1984
Live '84, SST Records, 1984
Slip It In, SST Records, 1984
In My Head, SST Records, 1985
Loose Nut, SST Records, 1985
The Process of Weeding Out, SST Records, 1985
Who's Got the 10, SST Records, 1986
Albums with the Rollins Band
Drive By Shooting, Texas Hotel, 1987
Hot Animal Machine, Texas Hotel, 1987
Do It, Texas Hotel, 1988
Life Time, Texas Hotel, 1988
Hard Volume, Texas Hotel, 1989
Turned On, QuarterStick, 1990
The End of Silence, Imago, 1992
Electro Convulsive Therapy, Imago, 1993
Weight, Imago, 1994
Come In and Burn, DreamWorks, 1997
Insert Band Here [Live in Australia], 1999
Get Some, Go Again, DreamWorks, 2000
A Clockwork Orange, 2001
Nice, 2001
A Nicer Shade of Red, 2001
Yellow Blues, 2001
Other albums include Hard Life.
Spoken Word Albums
Big Ugly Mouth, Texas Hotel, 1987
Short Walk on a Long Pier, Texas Hotel/2.13.61, 1987
Sweatbox, Texas Hotel, 1989
Deep Throat, QuarterStick/2.13.61, 1992
Human Butt, QuarterStick/2.13.61, 1992
Live at McCabe's, QuarterStick, 1992
The Boxed Life, Imago, 1993
Get in the Van: On the Road with Black Flag (also known as Getin the Van), 1995
Everything, 1996
Black Coffee Blues, DreamWorks, 1997
Think Tank, DreamWorks, 1998
Eric the Pilot, 1999
A Rollins in the Wry, QuarterStick, 2001
Singles
(With the Rollins Band) "Liar," c. 1995
Videos
Henry Rollins, Easter Sunday, 1997
You Saw Me Up There, 1998
Henry Rollins: Up for It, 2001
Collected Writings
20, 2.13.61, 1984
End to End, 2.13.61, 1985
Polio Flesh, 2.13.61, 1985
2.13.61, 2.13.61, 1985
Hallucinations of Grandeur, 2.13.61, 1986
You Can't Run from God, 2.13.61, 1986
Pissing in the Gene Pool, 2.13.61, 1987
Works, 2.13.61, 1988
Art to Choke Hearts, 2.13.61, 1989
High Adventure in the Great Outdoors (contains 2.13.61, End to End, and Polio Flesh), 2.13.61, 1989
Knife Street, 2.13.61, 1989
1000 Ways to Die, 1989
Bang! (contains 1000 Ways to Die and Knife Street),2.13.61, 1990
One from None, 2.13.61, 1991
Black Coffee Blues, 2.13.61, 1992
See a Grown Man Cry, 2.13.61, 1992, published with Now Watch Him Die, 2.13.61, 1997
Now Watch Him Die, 2.13.61, 1993, published with See a Grown Man Cry, 2.13.61, 1997
Get in the Van: On the Road with Black Flag, 2.13.61, 1994
Eye Scream, 1996
Do I Come Here Often, 1997
The Portable Henry Rollins, Villard Books, 1997
Solipsist, 2.13.61, 1998
Smile, You're Traveling, 2000
Columnist for Details; contributor to other periodicals, includingElle, Face, Interview, Melody Maker, Sounds, Spin, and Village Voice.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

The film Ten Monologues from the Lives of the Serial Killers, released by Reiks Hadders in 1994, was based on writings by Rollins and others.

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Musicians, Volume 35, Gale, 2002

Periodicals

Advocate, May 13, 1997, p. 62
Boston Globe, February 10, 1995
Creem, May, 1992
Current Biography, September, 2001, pp. 61-65
Details, January, 1993; January, 1994, pp. 64-69, 127
Detroit Free Press, April 17, 1992
Detroit News, May 1, 1993
Down Beat, December, 1994
Entertainment Weekly, March 12, 1993; February 18, 1994, p. 72; February 21, 1997, p. 125; July 13, 2001, p. 66
Melody Maker, February 13, 1993
Musician, April, 1993
New York Times Magazine, November 6, 1994, pp. 38-41
Publishers Weekly, October 3, 1994, p. 63
Pulse!, April, 1992
Rolling Stone, April 16, 1992; March 18, 1993; December 23, 1993,pp. 111-14
Spin, May, 1992
Times Literary Supplement, May 19, 1995, p. 18
TV Guide, September 26, 1992
Whole Earth Review, spring, 1995, p. 90

Electronic

Henry Rollins.com, http://www.21361.com, May 5, 2004

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