Alice Cooper, born in 1948 as Vincent Damon Furnier in Detroit, Michigan, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and radio personality. At age 16 in 1964, Furnier started what would become a music career by recruiting four sports teammates to create a band for their local school talent show, calling themselves the Earwigs. The group used costumes and wigs to resemble the Beatles and won the talent show. Throughout the next four years, the band overcame lineup changes, band name changes, and even added to their stage presence—snakes, guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, and various other horror imagery and props.
In 1968, the group chose Alice Cooper as a new band name. Furnier adopted the name for himself in 1975 to avoid legal complications of the band name ownership. The band realized it wasn't fully utilizing the stage show potential to garner publicity. Therefore, upon watching films to gain new inspiration, Cooper decided to don makeup and black eyeliner for events.
As the band fine tuned its stage presence, Alice Cooper gained attention from television and film producers. In 1970, Alice Cooper made a cameo appearance in Diary of a Mad Housewife with the original Alice Cooper band. Alice Cooper also appeared in Sextette alongside Mae West in 1978, Prince of Darkness as a street schizo in 1987, Wayne's World (1992), Dark Shadows (2012), Super Duper Alice Cooper (2014), and the Freddy Krueger franchise as Edward Underwood, Freddy's foster father. In the midst of films, Cooper made television appearances around the world. For example, he appeared on Alice Cooper a Paris, a French television special, in 1982. Cooper has appeared on several music documentaries, talk shows, game shows, sitcoms, music award ceremonies, and celebrity sports tournaments, just to name a few media categories.
Credited with helping to shape the look and sound of heavy metal, Alice Cooper is regarded as "The Godfather of Shock Rock." Over the years, Alice Cooper has been honored with numerous award nominations, many of which he has won. He was awarded a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2003.[1] Alice Cooper, Michael Owen Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway, and Neal Smith of the original Alice Cooper band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Rob Zombie on March 14, 2011.[2]
Note: This is an incomplete filmography of appearances by Alice Cooper (as a person and as a band) in movies, television, and other visual media. Music videos, archived videos, commercials, and other "video shorts" are not included.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1970 | Diary of a Mad Housewife | Himself | Cameo with the original Alice Cooper band | |
1971 | We Have Come for Your Daughters | Himself | Later renamed Medicine Ball Caravan | [6] |
1974 | Good to See You Again, Alice Cooper | Himself | Concert film | |
1976 | Welcome to My Nightmare | Steven/Himself | Concert film | |
1978 | Sextette | Waiter | ||
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Father Sun | |||
1979 | Himself | Concert video | ||
1980 | Roadie | Himself | ||
1986 | Monster Dog | Vincent Raven | Spanish horror film | |
1987 | Himself | Concert video | ||
Prince of Darkness | Street schizo | |||
1988 | Himself | |||
Himself | [7] | |||
1990 | Alice Cooper Trashes the World | Himself | Concert video | |
1991 | Alice Cooper: Prime Cuts | Himself | [8] | |
Edward Underwood (Freddy's foster father) | Uncredited | |||
1992 | Wayne's World | Himself | ||
1996 | Fairway to Heaven | Himself | ||
1999 | Sofia Eriksson moter Alice Cooper | Himself | Swedish film | |
British Rock Symphony | Himself | Concert film | ||
2000 | Himself | Concert film | ||
Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror | Himself | |||
2001 | Samuel Leventhal | |||
25 Years of Punk | Himself | Narrated by Lou Reed | ||
2002 | Adventures in Rock | Himself | Canadian documentary | |
2003 | Mayor of the Sunset Strip | Himself | ||
2004 | John Carpenter: Fear Is Just the Beginning... The Man and His Movies | Himself | [9] | |
Spooks & Creeps | Himself | A collection of horror short films | ||
2005 | Himself | |||
Unauthorized and Proud of It: The Story of Todd Loren's Rock 'N' Roll Comics | Himself | |||
2006 | Alice Cooper: Live at Montreux 2005 | Himself | Concert film and album package | |
I Did Not Know That | Himself | |||
2009 | Suck | Vampire bartender | ||
2010 | Lemmy | Himself | ||
Himself | Documentary film | |||
Mother of Rock: The Life and Times of Lillian Roxon | Himself | |||
Horrorween | Himself | Cameo | ||
2011 | Rock 'N' Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen | Himself | ||
2012 | Sunset Strip | Himself | ||
Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story | Himself | [10] | ||
Dark Shadows | Himself | |||
Himself | Interviewee | |||
Bigfoot | Himself | |||
2013 | Himself | |||
Himself | ||||
Himself | ||||
Himself/Rock Legend | Documentary film | |||
Skum Rocks! | Narrator | Rockumentary | ||
2014 | Super Duper Alice Cooper | Himself (Vincent Furnier) | Canadian biographical documentary | |
Himself (Rock star) | ||||
Wacken 3D | Himself | |||
2015 | Danny Says | Himself | Documentary film | |
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini | Himself | [11] | ||
To Be Frank: Sinatra at 100 | Himself | |||
2016 | Hired Gun | Himself | ||
2017 | Here's to Life: The Story of The Refreshments | Himself | ||
Cum on Feel the Noize: The Story of How Rock Became Metal | Himself | |||
2018 | Detroit: Comeback City | Himself | Musician | |
Hellfest | Himself | Concert film | ||
Udo Lindenberg - MTV Unplugged - Live vom Atlantik | Himself | German film | ||
Chuck Berry | Himself | Documentary film | ||
2019 | Boy Howdy: The Story of Creem Magazine | Himself | Documentary film | |
Live from the Astroturf, Alice Cooper | Himself | Documentary/Concert film | [12] | |
Suzi Q | Himself | Australian documentary | [13] | |
House of Cardin | Himself | U.S. documentary film on Pierre Cardin | ||
You Wanted the Best... You Got the Best: The Official KISS Movie | Himself | Pre-production | ||
2021 | Himself | Documentary film | [14] | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1970 | Midsummer Rock | Himself | Concert | |
1971 | Whistle Test | Himself | 1 Episode | |
1971–1980 | Beat-Club | Himself | German music program | |
1972–1975 | In Concert | Himself | 2 Episodes | |
1972–1994 | Top of the Pops | Himself | Himself and Presenter; 13 Episodes | |
1973 | NME Awards | Himself | Won World Stage Band award | [15] |
Himself | Panelist; 1 Episode | |||
Rock-a-bye | Himself | |||
1974 | NME Awards | Himself | Won World Stage Band award | |
16th Annual Grammy Awards | Himself | |||
Prince | 1 Episode: "The Divil Made Me Do It!" | |||
1975 | Himself | 1 Episode | ||
Steven | Conceptual television special | |||
Dinah! | Himself | 1 Episode | ||
1975–1976 | Himself | 2 Episodes | ||
1975–1977 | Himself | 2 Episodes | ||
1976 | Second Annual Rock Music Awards | Himself | Host and Presenter | |
Tony Orlando and Dawn | Himself | 1 Episode: "Alice Cooper/George Carlin" | ||
Himself | ||||
1977 | Himself | 1 Episode: "Whatever Gets You Through the Night: Glitter Rock" | ||
Rock Music Awards | Himself | |||
Alice Cooper and Friends | Himself | Concert TV special | ||
1978 | Grease Day USA | Himself | ||
Himself | 1 Episode: "Alice Cooper" | |||
Hollywood's Diamond Jubilee | Himself | Cameo | [16] | |
1978–1990 | Good Morning America | Himself | 2 Episodes | |
1980 | Pink Lady | Himself | Guest; 1 Episode: "Episode 5" | |
Cosas | Himself | 1 Episode | ||
1982 | Alice Cooper a Paris | Himself/Vincent Furnier | French TV special (France release only) | |
Rock 'n' Roll: The First 25 Years | Himself | Host | ||
Riverside | Himself | 1 Episode | ||
1984 | 26th Annual Grammy Awards | Himself | Nominated for Best Video Album: "The Nightmare" (video) | [17] |
1984–2019 | Today | Himself | 3 Episodes | |
1986 | Himself | 1 Episode | ||
1987 | WrestleMania III | Himself | [18] | |
MusiCalifornia | Himself | 1 Episode: "Crazy Hollywood" | ||
1989 | 31st Annual Grammy Awards | Himself | ||
1989 MTV Video Music Awards | Himself | Co-Presenter for Best Group Video | ||
1990 | 17th Annual American Music Awards | Himself | Co-host and Music Performer | |
32nd Annual Grammy Awards | Himself | |||
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 7 | Himself | Video magazine | ||
1991 | 18th Annual American Music Awards | Himself | ||
Ozzy Osbourne - Don't Blame Me: The Tales of Ozzy Osbourne | Himself | |||
Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story | Himself | [19] | ||
1992 | Aspel & Company | Himself | 1 Episode | |
Himself | ||||
1994 | Parallel 9 | Himself | 1 Episode | |
Himself | 1 Episode | |||
Noisy Mothers | Himself | 1 Episode | ||
Lista Top 40 | Himself | 1 Episode | ||
Clive Anderson Talks Back | Himself | 1 Episode | [20] | |
Himself | 1 Episode | |||
Himself | Concert | |||
1995 | 22nd Annual American Music Awards | Himself | ||
Something Wilder | Himself | 1 Episode: "Hanging with Mr. Cooper" | ||
Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Himself | 1 Episode: "Girlie Show" | ||
Himself | 2 Episodes | |||
Rock & Roll | Himself | 2 Episodes | ||
1996 | Dancing in the Street: a Rock and Roll History | Himself | 1 Episode: "Hang on to Yourself" | |
VH1 Presents the 70's | Himself | |||
1997 | Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! | Himself | ||
24th Annual American Music Awards | Himself | |||
Pearl | Himself | 1 Episode: "The Write Stuff: Part 1" | ||
39th Annual Grammy Awards | Himself | Nominated for Best Metal Performance: "Hands of Death (Burn Baby Burn)" (track) | ||
Himself | TV special | [21] | ||
Himself | 1 Episode: "Hawaii" | [22] | ||
Eyegore Awards | Himself | Won the Eyegore Award; First recipient of the award | [23] | |
1997–2011 | Rage | Himself | 2 Episodes | |
1998 | Masters of Fantasy | Himself | 1 Episode: "Vincent Price" | |
Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular | Himself | 1 Episode: "Episode #1.4" | ||
1999–2001 | Behind the Music | Himself | 2 episodes | |
1999 | Freakshow | Pirate Jack | Voice | |
Late Show with David Letterman | Himself | Guest and Performer; 1 Episode | ||
Mark Lamarr Leaving the 20th Century | Himself | 1 Episode | ||
Spice Girls in America: A Tour Story | Himself | |||
2000 | Trigger Happy TV | Himself | 1 Episode | |
Top Ten | Himself | Presenter; 1 Episode: "Stadium Rock" | ||
Power Vision - Pop Galerie | Himself | 1 Episode: "KISS" | ||
VH1's Where Are They Now? | Himself | 1 Episode: "Bad Boys of Rock" | ||
Himself | 1 Episode: "Alice Cooper" | |||
Himself | [24] | |||
VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock | Himself | |||
2000–2004 | Himself | 3 Episodes | ||
2001 | That '70s Show | Himself | Episode: "Radio Daze" | |
2001–09 | Rove Live | Himself | 2 Episodes | |
2002 | Sӧndagsӧppet | Himself | ||
I Love Muppets | Himself | |||
One-Hit Wonders | Himself | 6 Episodes | ||
Himself | Hosted by William Shatner | |||
2002–2003 | V Graham Norton | Himself | 2 Episodes | |
2002–2011 | Himself | Guest and Performer; 3 Episodes | ||
2003 | Die 70er Show | Himself | 1 Episode | |
Summer Music Mania 2003 | Himself | Performer | ||
Himself | 1 Episode: "Alice in Mulletland" | [25] | ||
Himself | Presented by Jimmy Carr | |||
British Comedy Awards | Himself | |||
Today with Des and Mel | Himself | 1 Episode | ||
Player$ | Himself | 1 Episode: "Of Tombs and Pirates" | ||
2004 | Himself | |||
Himself | Presenter | |||
Himself | ||||
2004–2011 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Himself | Himself and Host; 2 Episodes | |
2005 | Himself | Presenter | ||
Himself | 1 Episode | |||
Himself | 1 Episode | |||
Enough Rope with Andrew Denton | Himself | 1 Episode | ||
In Your Face: The Lost Episodes of the XWF | Himself | 1 Episode | [26] | |
Himself | ||||
Himself | 1 Episode | |||
HARDtalk Extra | Himself | 1 Episode: "Alice Cooper" | ||
Sound Off with Matt Pinfield | Himself | Guest | ||
2005–2007 | Himself | 2 Episodes | ||
2005–2008 | Himself | 9 Episodes | ||
2006 | Graham Norton's Bigger Picture | Himself | 1 Episode | |
Kings of Glam | Himself | TV documentary | ||
Best Ever Muppet Moments | Himself | |||
Monk | Himself | 1 Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike" | ||
All*Star Cup | Himself | Team USA | ||
Hypaspace | Himself | 1 Episode | ||
Goolians: A Docu-Comedy | Himself | |||
2nd Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards | Himself | Won Living Legend award | [27] | |
40 Years of Star Trek | Himself (Vincent Furnier) | |||
Himself | ||||
2007 | Himself | 1 Episode | ||
E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1 Episode: "Rock Star Wives" | ||
Scream Awards 2007 | Himself | Performer; Won Scream Rock Immortal Award | [28] | |
NRJ 12: Scream Awards | Himself | |||
Final 24 | Himself | 1 Episode; "Keith Moon" | ||
2007–2009 | Last Call with Carson Daly | Himself | 2 Episodes | |
2008 | Himself | 1 Episode: "U.S. Southwest" | ||
Tout le monde en parle | Himself | |||
Himself | ||||
One for the Fire: The Legacy of 'Night of the Living Dead | Himself | [29] | ||
2008–2011 | Himself | 2 Episodes | ||
Loose Women | Himself | 2 Episodes | ||
2008–2012 | Himself | Guest; 4 Episodes | ||
2009 | Himself | Guest; 1 Episode | ||
2009–10 | Breakfast | Himself | 2 Episodes | |
2010 | 52nd Annual Grammy Awards | Himself | Presenter | |
12th NRJ Music Awards | Himself | |||
I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band | Himself | 2 Episodes | ||
Golden Gods awards | Himself | |||
American Idol | Himself | Performer; 1 Episode | ||
Man v. Food | Himself | 1 Episode: "Phoenix" | ||
Celebrity Ghost Stories | Himself | 1 Episode | ||
Himself | 1 Episode | |||
Gomorron | Himself | 1 Episode | ||
6th Marshall Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards | Himself | Master of Ceremonies (Host) | [30] | |
Strictly Come Dancing | Himself | Week 5 musical guest; 1 Episode: "Halloween Week" | ||
Daybreak | Himself | 1 Episode | ||
Himself | 1 Episode | |||
Behind the Music: Remastered | Himself | Episode: "Alice Cooper" | ||
2010–11 | Number One! | Himself | 2 Episodes | |
2010–12 | That Metal Show | Himself | Guest; 2 Episodes | |
Later...with Jools Holland | Himself | 2 Episodes | ||
2011 | 26th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Himself | Inducted by Rob Zombie | |
Himself | 1 Episode | |||
Hoppus on Music | Himself | 1 Episode | ||
Road to Wacken | Himself | |||
Revolver Golden Gods Awards | Himself | Won Golden God award; Rob Zombie presented award to Alice Cooper | [31] | |
Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards | Himself | Host; Alice Cooper presented award to Rob Zombie | [32] | |
Kerrang! Awards 2011 | Himself | Won Kerrang! Icon award | [33] | |
Top Gear | Himself | Guest; 1 Episode: "Series 17, Episode 1" | ||
Lee Mack's All Star Cast | Himself | 1 Episode | ||
2011 Eyegore Awards | Himself | Named an honoree | [34] [35] | |
Himself | Guest mentor; 1 Episode | |||
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Freddy's foster father | 1 Episode: "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare" | ||
Mark Lawson Talks to... | Himself | 1 Episode: "Alice Cooper" | ||
Talking Dead | Himself | Voice; 1 Episode: "Pretty Much Dead Already" | ||
2011–2012 | Metal Evolution | Himself | 3 Episodes | |
2012 | Room 101 | Himself | 1 Episode | |
Golden Gods Awards | Himself | Performer | ||
Michael Douglas & Friends Celebrity Golf Tournament | Himself | |||
2012 Eyegore Awards | Himself | Presenter | [36] | |
unCONventional | Himself | 1 Episode: "School's Out for Ninja Turtles" | ||
Himself | 1 Episode: "Generic Holiday Special" | |||
Conan | Himself | Guest and Performer; 1 Episode: "Surprise, Fourth Graders, You're the Mets" | ||
2013 | Rock and Roll Roast of Dee Snider | Himself | [37] | |
Himself | 1 Episode: "Animal on the Hunt" | |||
Evening Urgant | Himself | 1 Episode | ||
Canada's Walk of Fame: Celebrating 15 Years | Himself | |||
Himself | ||||
2014 | Good Day L.A. | Himself | 1 Episode | |
Slash: Raised on the Sunset Strip | Himself | |||
Himself | ||||
2015 | Himself | |||
Kerrang! Awards 2015 | Himself |
| [38] | |
Fox and Friends | Himself | Musical guest; 1 Episode | ||
Himself | 1 Episode: "Pauley Perrette/Alice Cooper/Ian Karmel" | |||
11th Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards | Himself | Won Classic Album award for "Welcome to My Nightmare" | [39] | |
2016 | E! Live from the Red Carpet | Himself | 1 Episode: "The 2016 Grammy Awards" | |
Independent Lens | Himself | 1 Episode: "An Honest Liar" | ||
Carolina Rebellion | Himself | |||
Talk Stoop | Himself | 1 Episode: "Fashion Forward" | ||
Kerrang! Awards 2016 | Himself | Won Best Radio Show award | [40] | |
Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar | Himself | Guest; 2 Episodes | ||
Gotta Keep Dreamin | Himself | |||
2016–2017 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | Interviewee and Musical guest; 2 Episodes | |
2017 | Power Chord TV | Himself | ||
Rock in Rio | Himself | Performer; 1 Episode | ||
Himself | ||||
2018 | Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert | King Herod | Musical special | |
Urban Myths | Himself | 1 Episode: "The Dali and the Cooper" | ||
SmartFem TV | Himself | |||
2018–2019 | Celebrity Page | Himself | 2 Episodes | |
2019 | 61st Annual Grammy Awards | Himself | Nominated for Best Musical Theater Album: "Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert" | |
2019–2020 | Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures | Alistair Coop De Ville | Voice; 2 Episodes | |
2019 | Quotidien | Himself | 1 Episode; French TV show | |
Expedition Unknown | Himself | 1 Episode: "Cracking the Secret" | ||
Himself | 1 Episode: "Alice Cooper" | |||
2020 | Bubble Guppies | Windy Pete | Guest (Voice); Episode: "Ocean Patrol!" | |
Duncanville | Himself | Voice; Episode: "Red Head Redemption" | ||
Year | Title | Notes | |
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1970s | The Hollywood Vampires | Founder; Celebrity drinking club headquartered at the Rainbow Bar and Grill | |
1995–present | Alice Cooper's Solid Rock Foundation | Co-founder and President; Christian goodwill non-profit organization based in Arizona | |
1998–2017 | Alice Cooper'stown | Co-Owner and Partner; Restaurant in downtown Phoenix, AZ | [41] |
2003 | Hollywood Walk of Fame | Inducted with a star | |
2004 | Honorary Doctorate of Performing Arts degree | Honoree; Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ | |
2004–present | Nights with Alice Cooper | Host; Radio show | |
2012 | Honorary Doctorate of Music degree | Honoree and Keynote Speaker; Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, CA | [42] |