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Mark Knopfler
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born August 12, 1949) is a British songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the rock band Dire…
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Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born August 12, 1949) is a British songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded with his younger brother, David Knopfler, in 1977. Described by Classic Rock as a virtuoso, Knopfler is a fingerstyle guitarist and was ranked 27th on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". As of 2009, he and Dire Straits had sold more than 120 million records. A four-time Grammy Award winner, Knopfler is the recipient of the Edison Award, the Steiger Award and the Ivor Novello Award, as well as holding three honorary doctorate degrees in music from universities in the United Kingdom. Knopfler was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Dire Straits in 2018.
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2024
Johnson and Knopfler's Music Legends
TV show Self - Presenter
- 2024
- 2021
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2021
Great North: A Run. A River. A Region.
Movie Self
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2021
Under the Volcano
Movie Self
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2020
Gredig direkt
TV show Self
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2019
Mark Knopfler: Live at Madison Square Garden 2019
Movie lead vocals, guitar
- 2019
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2019
Mark Knopfler - Live in Valencia 2019
Movie Singer, Lead Guitar
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2018
Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie Self [Dire Straits]
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2016
Soundbreaking
TV show Self
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2016
Dire Straits: The Best Of
Movie vocals, guitars
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2016
Finding Altamira
Movie Original Music Composer
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2015
Mark Knopfler: Tracker - A Documentary
Movie Himself
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2013
Mark Knopfler: Live in Taormina
Movie Self
More credits
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2012
Mark Knopfler: Guitar Stories
Movie Himself
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2011
Mark Knopfler: A Life in Songs
Movie Himself
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2010
Mark Knopfler: Live in Gredos
Movie Self
- 2010
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2009
Mark Knopfler: Get Lucky - Behind the Scenes
Movie Himself
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2009
Mark Knopfler: Get Lucky - The Interviews
Movie Himself
- 2009
- 2009
- 2009
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2009
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2007
Mark Knopfler - AVO Session Basel
Movie Vocals, Guitar
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2007
Mark Knopfler: Kill to Get Crimson - A Documentary
Movie Himself
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2007
Mark Knopfler - Live In Berlin 2007
Movie Himself
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2007
Seven Ages of Rock
TV show Self
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
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2006
Eric Clapton: After Midnight Live
Movie Himself - Guitar
- 2005
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2005
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Movie Self
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2004
Live Aid
Movie Self
- 2004
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2003
Soundstage
TV show
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2001
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Movie Original Music Composer
