Rodney Bingenheimer
Actor
Biography
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Rodney Bingenheimer, born December 15, 1947, is a radio disc jockey on the long-running Los Angeles rock station KROQ who is notable for helping numerous iconic bands become successful in the American market. His contribution to the music business has been described as important. He developed a reputation for being the first American deejay to identify new artists and play "edgy new bands" such as Blondie, the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, Duran Duran, The Cure, Joan Jett, No Doubt, Blur, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, The Bangles, X, Coldplay and many others. He managed a key but now-defunct L.A. nightclub called English Disco in the early seventies.He was the subject of a documentary by late filmmaker George Hickenlooper entitled Mayor of the Sunset Strip which told the story of a groupie-turned-kingmaker with a knack for making friends in the music industry. He was described as a "famous groupie, now respectable" by Mick Jagger and he has numerous high-profile friends. In 2007, he was honored with the 2,330th star on Hollywood Boulevard.
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Filmography
Up in Smoke
as Rodney Bingenheimer 1978
The Trip
as Club goer (uncredited) 1967
The Man from Elysian Fields
as Self (uncredited) 2001
Back to the Beach
as Self 1987
Bad Reputation
as Self 2018
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
as Self 2003
Suzi Q
as Self 2019
Rockula
as Rodney Bingenheimer 1990
Warning Shot
1967
B.C. Butcher
as Himself 2016
Uncle Meat
as Self 1987
X: The Unheard Music
as Self 1986
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
as Self 2023
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Absolute Vow
as Wanderer 2017
Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie
as Self (archive footage) 2018