Jerry Garcia
Known for: Acting
Born: August 1, 1942
Died: August 9, 1995
Place of birth: San Francisco, California, U.S.
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead. Though he vehemently disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader or "spokesman" of the group. As one of its founders, Garcia performed with the Grateful Dead for their entire three-decade career (1965–1995). Garcia also founded and participated in a variety of side projects, including the Saunders-Garcia Band (with longtime friend Merl Saunders), Jerry Garcia Band, Old and in the Way, the Garcia/Grisman acoustic duo, Legion of Mary, and the New Riders of the Purple Sage (which Garcia co-founded with John Dawson and David Nelson). He also released several solo albums, and contributed to a number of albums by other artists over the years as a session musician. He was well known by many for his distinctive guitar playing and was ranked 13th in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" cover story. Later in life, Garcia was sometimes ill because of his unstable weight, and in 1986 went into a diabetic coma that nearly cost him his life. Although his overall health improved somewhat after that, he also struggled with heroin addiction, and was staying in a California drug rehabilitation facility when he died of a heart attack in August 1995. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Garcia, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
78 movies · 5 TV shows, newest first
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The Grateful Dead Movie 2025 Meet-Up
2025
6.0
Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2023
2023
8.2
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
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Grateful Dead: Tivoli Concert Hall, 4/17/72
2022
7.1
History 101
2020
9.0
Stutter.
2020
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Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
2019
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Grateful Dead: Giants Stadium 1991
2019
5.0
WBCN and the American Revolution
2019
7.3
Basketball: A Love Story
2018
5.8
Long Strange Trip
20178.1
Long Strange Trip
2017
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Grateful Dead: Cornell '77
2017
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DEADHEADS
2016NR
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne
2016
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Grateful Dead: Fare Thee Well - Playing for Change, Chicago, IL
2015
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Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited
2014
4.0
Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream
2013
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Grateful Dead: All The Years Combine - The DVD Collection
2012
6.8
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
2011
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Grateful Dead: Crimson, White & Indigo
2011
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Woodstock: Untold Stories
2009
6.5
All Tomorrow's Parties
2009
7.0
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America
2009NR
Grateful Dead: The Broadcast Archives
2008
8.0
Grateful Dead: Rocking The Cradle - Egypt 1978
20087.0
Sister's Keeper
200710.0
Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show
2006
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The Last Great Traffic Jam
2005
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Jerry Garcia Band: Live at Shoreline
2005NR
Grateful Dead: Still Alive And Well
2005
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Grateful Dead: Bird Song
2005
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The Grateful Dead Movie: Bonus Songs
2004
7.2
Festival Express
2003
10.0
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault IV
2003
7.5
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
2002
10.0
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault III
2002
7.0
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault II
2001
6.5
The Journey
2001
6.0
Grateful Dawg
2000
5.9
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault
2000
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Grateful Dead: View from the Vault
2000
5.6
The Source
1999
7.7
Classic Albums
1997
6.8
Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty
1997
8.0
Grateful Dead
1995
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Infrared Sightings
1995
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And Miles to Go Before I Sleep
1994
9.5
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
1993
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Truckin' With The Dead
1993
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Deadheads
1990
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In Our Eyes: The European Deadhead Odyssey
1990
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Deadheads: An American Subculture
1990
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Grateful Dead: Live at Foxboro
1989
5.3
Grateful Dead: Truckin Up to Buffalo
1989
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Elvis Costello & Friends Live at Sweetwater
1989
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Grateful Dead: The Making of "Built to Last"
1989
6.7
Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here
1989
8.0
Grateful Dead: Ticket to New Year's Eve Concert
1987
8.0
Grateful Dead: So Far
1987
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Rock ‘N’ Roll Goldmine: The San Francisco Sound
1986
6.4
Hells Angels Forever
1983
4.5
Heartbeeps
1981
8.5
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
19818.0
America's Top 10
1980
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Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
1978
4.0
Deathsport
1978
7.1
The Grateful Dead Movie
1977
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Grateful Dead: New Jersey Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo - Live at The Capitol Theater
1977
7.0
Last Days at the Fillmore
1972NR
Grateful Dead: At Old Renaissance Faire Grounds 1972
1972NR
Chromatic
1972NR
Introducing... Roy Buchanan
1971
7.3
Gimme Shelter
1970
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Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert
1970
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Grateful Dead: England 1970
1970
7.6
Woodstock
1970
7.0
Zabriskie Point
1970
10.0
San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog
1970
5.7
The Hippie Temptation
1967
9.0
The Acid Test
1966
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Conversations With The Deadheads
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Grateful Dead: Bits And Pieces About...
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