Shane MacGowan

Biography

Shane MacGowan was an Irish singer and songwriter.

Career Overview

Shane MacGowan has 30 screen credits in a career dating back to 1978. Signature works include The Pogues Live in Munich, 1985, The Pogues in Paris: 30th Anniversary Concert, The Pogues: Poguevision. 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

30

Birth Date

1957-12-25 00:00:00

Birth Place

Pembury, Kent, England, UK

Known For

• The Pogues Live in Munich, 1985
• 

  The Pogues in Paris: 30th Anniversary Concert
• 

  The Pogues: Poguevision
• 

  Shane MacGowan & The Popes: Live at Montreux 1995
• 

  The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
• 

  If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story

Frequent Collaborators

• Spider Stacy (3 collaborations)
• Andrew Ranken (2 collaborations)
• Jem Finer (2 collaborations)
• Terry Woods (1 collaborations)
• Philip Chevron (1 collaborations)
• Darryl Hunt (1 collaborations)
• Cait O'Riordan (1 collaborations)
• James Fearnley (1 collaborations)
• Kirsty MacColl (1 collaborations)
• Ronnie Drew (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (28 credits)

  • The Pogues Live in Munich, 1985

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Saipan

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Kirsty MacColl at the BBC

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • The Ulysses Project

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Irish Rock at the BBC

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Basically, Johnny Moped

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • The Pogues in Paris: 30th Anniversary Concert

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Pogues: Poguevision

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Shane MacGowan & The Popes: Live at Montreux 1995

    Shane MacGowan

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • The Pogues Live at the Town and Country

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • The Filth and the Fury

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The Clash: Westway To The World

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • A Song for Eurotrash

    Self - Special Guest

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: The Videos

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Oscar

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • A Man You Don't Meet Every Day

    Self (the Pogues)

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • The Ghosts of Oxford Street

    Duke of York

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • The Pogues Live in Tokyo

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Completely Pogued

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • Straight to Hell

    Bruno McMahon

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • The Punk Rock Movie

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1978

• sound (2 credits)

  • The Informant

    original music composer

    sound
    1997
  • A Man You Don't Meet Every Day

    music

    sound
    1994