Chris Stein

Biography

Chris Stein is an American musician. He is best known as the co-founder and guitarist of the rock band Blondie.

Career Overview

Chris Stein has 53 screen credits in a career dating back to 1975. Signature works include The Warhol Effect, Blondie at the BBC, When Blondie Came to Britain. 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

53

Birth Date

1950-01-05 00:00:00

Birth Place

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  The Warhol Effect
• 

  Blondie at the BBC
• 

  When Blondie Came to Britain
• 

  Blondie: Vivir en la Habana
• 

  Deborah Harry Does Not Like Interviews
• 

  My View: Clem Burke

Frequent Collaborators

• Debbie Harry (6 collaborations)
• Clem Burke (4 collaborations)
• Jimmy Destri (2 collaborations)
• Nigel Harrison (2 collaborations)
• Don Letts (2 collaborations)
• Tama Janowitz (1 collaborations)
• Julian Schnabel (1 collaborations)
• Damien Hirst (1 collaborations)
• Jeff Koons (1 collaborations)
• Larry Gagosian (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (50 credits)

  • Pretty Ugly: The Story of the Lunachicks

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    Self - Blondie

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The Warhol Effect

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Blondie at the BBC

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • When Blondie Came to Britain

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Hider in My House

    Keep Sake Killer

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Tell Me Iggy

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Blondie: Vivir en la Habana

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • The Dancing Man of L.A.

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Lady and the Tramp

    Bicyclist

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Deborah Harry Does Not Like Interviews

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine

    Self - Blondie

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • My View: Clem Burke

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Bad Reputation

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Blondie: Live at Soundstage

    Self - Performer

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Blondie - Live at Round Chapel

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Blondie - iTunes Festival

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Blondie's New York and the Making of Parallel Lines

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Blondie: Live at CBGB 1977

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Blondie: Live at the Apollo

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Blondie: 2010 Isle Of Wight Festival

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Downtown Calling

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • RuPaul's Drag Race

    - New Wave Queens (2016) ... Self - Guest Judge actor actors
    2009
  • Blondie: Live at Beat Club 1978

    Self - Guitar

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Blondie: One Way or Another

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Blondie : Greatest Hits - Sound & Vision

    Self - Performer

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Blondie - Live by Request

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Blondie Greatest Video Hits

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Downtown '81

    The Felons band member

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • 25 Years of Punk

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Top of the Pops: The True Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Beastie Boys: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Blondie - Live in New York

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • The View

    - Keyes/Visnjic (2004) ... Self actor actors
    1997
  • Dancing Barefoot

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • The Making of Rock & Rule

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • A New Face of Debbie Harry by H.R. Giger

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Blondie - Live! The Farewell Concert

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Blondie: Eat to the Beat

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Roadie

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Blondie in Concert

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Blondie: Live at Asbury Park Convention Hall

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Blank Generation

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Deadly Hero

    Guitarist (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Saturday Night Live

    - Deborah Harry/Funky 4 + 1 More (1981) ... Self - Deborah Harry Musician (uncredited) actor actors
    1975
  • Midi Première

    - Episode 29 (1979) ... Self - Blondie actor actors
    1975

• writing (1 credits)

  • Blondie Greatest Video Hits

    writer

    writing
    2002

• sound (2 credits)

  • Wild Style

    music

    sound
    1982
  • Polyester

    musician

    sound
    1981