Ron Mael

Career Overview

Ron Mael has 33 screen credits in a career dating back to 1965. Signature works include The Sparks Brothers, Sparks au château d'Hérouville, What the Hell Is It This Time? Sparks: Live in London. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

33

Birth Date

1945-08-12

Birth Place

Culver City, California, USA

Known For

• 

  The Sparks Brothers
• 

  Sparks au château d'Hérouville
• 

  What the Hell Is It This Time? Sparks: Live in London
• 

  Sparks: One for the Ages
• 

  Sparks: Lil Beethoven Live in Stockholm
• 

  An Entirely MAD! Conversation With Rob Brydon & Sparks

Frequent Collaborators

• Russell Mael (6 collaborations)
• Beck (1 collaborations)
• Gary Stewart (1 collaborations)
• Mike Berns (1 collaborations)
• Jane Wiedlin (1 collaborations)
• Sal Maida (1 collaborations)
• Christi Haydon (1 collaborations)
• Dean Menta (1 collaborations)
• Harley Feinstein (1 collaborations)
• Tony Visconti (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (25 credits)

  • Gorillaz Tottenham Hotspur Stadium documentary

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • An Entirely MAD! Conversation With Rob Brydon & Sparks

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • My Way

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Sparks - Primavera Sound 2023

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Sparks au château d'Hérouville

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • What the Hell Is It This Time? Sparks: Live in London

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Annette

    Jet Pilot

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • The Sparks Brothers

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Who Is Lun*na Menoh?

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Sparks: One for the Ages

    Sparks (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Glam Rock at the BBC

    Self - Sparks (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The Forbidden Room

    Faceless Crooner

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Magnificent Tati

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

    - Sparks (2023) ... Self actor actors
    2008
  • Sparks - Dee Vee Dee

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Sparks - Lil Beethoven Live in Stockholm

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Sparks: Lil Beethoven Live in Stockholm

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    - Carey Mulligan, Maude Apatow, Gorillaz featuring Sparks (2026) ... Self - Musical Guest actor actors
    2003
  • Sparks - Live in London

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Gilmore Girls

    - Partings (2006) ... Bauhaus Troubadour actor actors
    2000
  • Le monde est à vous

    - Episode 38 (1994) ... Self - Sparks actor actors
    1987
  • Sacrée soirée

    - Episode 16 (1989) ... Self - Sparks actor actors
    1987
  • Rollercoaster

    Self - Sparks (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Sparks: Don Kirschner's Rock Concert 1974

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Big T.N.T. Show

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1965

• sound (5 credits)

  • X-Crucior

    music

    sound
    2026
  • It's Not Me

    songs

    sound
    2024
  • Annette

    original music composer

    sound
    2021
  • Knock Off

    original music composer

    sound
    1998
  • Bad Manners

    original music composer

    sound
    1984

• writing (3 credits)

  • The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman

    writer

    writing
    2026
  • Annette

    lyricist

    writing
    2021
  • Sparks: One for the Ages

    writer

    writing
    2020