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James Hetfield

James Hetfield

Actor, Music Department, Composer

Born August 3, 1963 in Downey, California, USA

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James Alan Hetfield is an American musician and songwriter best known for being the co-founder, lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for the American heavy metal band Metallica. Hetfield is mainly known for his intricate rhythm playing, but occasionally performs lead guitar duties and solos, both live and in the studio. Hetfield co-founded Metallica in October 1981 after answering an advertisement by drummer Lars Ulrich in the Los Angeles newspaper The Recycler. Metallica has won nine Grammy Awards and released ten studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays and 24 singles.

In 2009, Hetfield was ranked at no. 8 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists and no. 24 by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. In Guitar World's poll, Hetfield was placed as the 19th greatest guitarist of all time, as well as being placed second (along with Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett) in The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists poll of the same magazine. Rolling Stone placed Hetfield as the 87th greatest guitarist of all time.

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Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere (Official Trailer)

Metallica: S&M² - In Theaters October 9th (30-second Trailer)

Sad Hill Unearthed | Official Trailer | English 4K

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster - "This Monster Lives" Preview

Metallica Through the Never - Official Theatrical Trailer [HD]

Metallica: Quebec Magnetic - Full Trailer [HD]

METALLICA Orgullo ,Pasión , y Gloria : 3 noches en la ciudad de mexico

Metallica - /Fade To Black/ Live Nimes 2009 1080p HD_HQ

Ad for MTV Icon Metallica - Metallica 101 (Horns)

Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica (2001) - Television Commercial

The Ecstasy of Gold - Metallica & San Francisco Symphonic Orchestra

Filmography

Actor

138

Type

Year

Back to the Beginning Poster

Back to the Beginning Video2025Self

Metallica Saved My Life Poster

Metallica Saved My Life Feature Film2025Self

Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape from Now Poster

Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape from Now Feature Film2025Self - Singer, Self - Songwriter, Metallica

The Thicket Poster

The Thicket Feature Film2024Simon Deasy

Metal Massacre: The Story of the Legendary Album TV Movie2023Self

Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere Poster

Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere Feature Film2023Self

Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1 Poster

Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1 Feature Film2023Self

Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2 Poster

Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2 Feature Film2023Self

Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert Poster

Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert TV Movie2022

Parking Lot Payday TV Series2022Self

Ennio Documentary2021Self

Metallica 40th Anniversary Live Poster

Metallica 40th Anniversary Live TV Special2021Self

Woodstock 99: Peace Love and Rage Poster

Woodstock 99: Peace Love and Rage Feature Film2021Self

Eddie Money Tribute Concert Poster

Eddie Money Tribute Concert TV Movie2020Self

Flying V Poster

Flying V Documentary2020Self - Guitarist

Hypnotizing Power: The Making of Master of Puppets Poster

Hypnotizing Power: The Making of Master of Puppets Documentary2020Self

Metallica'nin Hikayesi - bir mini-belgesel serisi Poster

Metallica'nin Hikayesi - bir mini-belgesel serisi Mini-Series2020

Songs for While I'm Away Poster

Songs for While I'm Away Documentary2020Self

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Poster

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Feature Film2019Officer Bob Hayward

Metallica & San Francisco Symphony - S&M2 Poster

Metallica & San Francisco Symphony - S&M2 Feature Film2019Self

Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story Poster

Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story Documentary2019Self

S&M2 - Behind the Scenes Making of the Show Short Film2019Self

Jablinski Games Poster

Jablinski Games TV Series2018Self

Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly Poster

Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly Documentary2017Narrator

Cum on Feel the Noize Poster

Cum on Feel the Noize Documentary2017Self

Red Til I'm Dead: Sammy Hagar's Rock-N-Roll Birthday Bash Poster

Red Til I'm Dead: Sammy Hagar's Rock-N-Roll Birthday Bash Documentary2017Self

Sad Hill Unearthed Poster

Sad Hill Unearthed Documentary2017

Who the Fuck Is That Guy? The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago Poster

Who the Fuck Is That Guy? The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago Documentary2017Self

Billions Poster

Billions TV Series2016Metallica

Le gros journal Poster

Le gros journal TV Series2016Self

Metallica: Live in Concert TV Special2016Self

Metallica: The Early Years Poster

Metallica: The Early Years TV Series2016Self

Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar Poster

Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar TV Series2016Self

Skylanders Academy Poster

Skylanders Academy TV Series2016Wolfgang

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 - Celebrity Zombie Auditions Video2015Self

Jaco Documentary2015Self

Metallica: Masters of Metal Poster

Metallica: Masters of Metal Feature Film2015Self

Deep Purple: Made in Japan Poster

Deep Purple: Made in Japan Documentary2014Self

Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica Through the Never Poster

Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica Through the Never Video2014Self

Howard Stern Birthday Bash Video2014Self - Video Message

Lords of the Car Hoards Poster

Lords of the Car Hoards TV Series2014Self - Band Member, Metallica

Metallica in Antarctica Poster

Metallica in Antarctica TV Special2014

Metallica Live at Blizzcon Poster

Metallica Live at Blizzcon TV Special2014Self

Metallica: This Monster Lives Poster

Metallica: This Monster Lives Short Film2014Self

The 56th Annual Grammy Awards Poster

The 56th Annual Grammy Awards TV Special2014Self - Performer

The Hunt Poster

The Hunt TV Series2014Narrator

Circus Halligalli Poster

Circus Halligalli TV Series2013Self - Performer

Metallica Through the Never Poster

Metallica Through the Never Feature Film2013Self

Metallica: Amped for IMAX Poster

Metallica: Amped for IMAX Short Film2013Self

Tallica Parking Lot Poster

Tallica Parking Lot Short Film2013Self

Anton Corbijn Inside Out Poster

Anton Corbijn Inside Out Documentary2012Self

Metallica: Quebec Magnetic Poster

Metallica: Quebec Magnetic Video2012Self

Metallica: The Black Album Live at Orion Music Poster

Metallica: The Black Album Live at Orion Music Video2012Self

UFC on Fox Poster

UFC on Fox TV Series2012Self - Audience Member

Metallica: Rock in Rio 2011 Poster

Metallica: Rock in Rio 2011 Feature Film2011Self

San Francisco Symphony at 100 Poster

San Francisco Symphony at 100 Documentary2011Self

Zip! TV Series2011Self

Absent Documentary2010Self

Lemmy Documentary2010Self

Music Nuggets TV Series2010Self

Saxon: Heavy Metal Thunder Poster

Saxon: Heavy Metal Thunder Feature Film2010Self

The Big 4: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria Poster

The Big 4: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria Documentary2010Self

Guitar Hero: Metallica Poster

Guitar Hero: Metallica Video Game2009Self

Metallica: Français pour une nuit Poster

Metallica: Français pour une nuit Video2009Self - lead singer - guitar

Metallica: In Their Own Words Poster

Metallica: In Their Own Words Documentary2009Self

Metallica: Orgullo pasión y gloria. Tres noches en la ciudad de México. Poster

Metallica: Orgullo pasión y gloria. Tres noches en la ciudad de México. Video2009Self

Pop Wrapped TV Poster

Pop Wrapped TV TV Series20091 episode, 2015

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Message of Love Poster

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Message of Love Video2009Self

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Whole Lotta Shakin' Poster

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Whole Lotta Shakin' Video2009Self

Lars Ulrich - En metalrod vender hjem Documentary2008Self

Metallica: The Halcyon Days - Part 1 Poster

Metallica: The Halcyon Days - Part 1 Documentary2008Self

Metallica: Phantom Puppets Poster

Metallica: Phantom Puppets Documentary2007

Seven Ages of Rock Poster

Seven Ages of Rock TV Series2007Self

Metallica: Kill 'Em All to St. Anger - The Ultimate Critical Review Poster

Metallica: Kill 'Em All to St. Anger - The Ultimate Critical Review Documentary2006Self

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 Poster

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 Video2006Self

Metalocalypse Poster

Metalocalypse TV Series2006Fan #1

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony TV Special2006Self

The Darwin Awards Poster

The Darwin Awards Feature Film2006Self

American Dad! Poster

American Dad! TV Series2005James Hetfield

Campbell Live Poster

Campbell Live TV Series2005Self

Hard Rock Treasures Poster

Hard Rock Treasures Documentary2005Self

Howard Stern on Demand Poster

Howard Stern on Demand TV Series20051 episode, 2013

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TV Series2005Self - Guest

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn Poster

The Work of Director Anton Corbijn Documentary2005Self

When Metallica Ruled the World Documentary2005Self

CMT Outlaws TV Special2004Performer

Dave the Barbarian Poster

Dave the Barbarian TV Series2004Chino

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster Poster

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster Documentary2004Self

2003 MTV Video Music Awards Poster

2003 MTV Video Music Awards TV Special2003Self - Performer

4Pop TV Series2003Self

Metallica: Dark Souls Poster

Metallica: Dark Souls Documentary2003Self

Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals Poster

Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals Documentary2003Self (Guitarist

MTV Backstage Pass: Summer Sanitarium Tailgate Party TV Short2003Self

MTV Icon: Metallica TV Special2003Self (Guitarist

Spot TV Series2003Self

Boogie TV Series2002Self

MTV Icon: Aerosmith Documentary2002

100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock Poster

100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock Mini-Series2000Self - Member, Metallica

2000 MTV Video Music Awards Poster

2000 MTV Video Music Awards TV Special2000Self (Guitarist

FanClub TV Series2000Self

Metallica: S&M Poster

Metallica: S&M Documentary2000Self - Guitar, Vocals

MTV: All Access Weekend-Summer Sanitarium Tour TV Special2000Self

S&M Documentary Video2000Self

Tours 2000: Backstage, Behind the Scenes & Over the Top TV Short2000Self

1999 MTV Video Music Awards Poster

1999 MTV Video Music Awards TV Special1999Self - Performer

Making the Video Poster

Making the Video TV Series1999Self

SNL: 25 Years of Music Poster

SNL: 25 Years of Music TV Movie1999Self

Woodstock '99 Poster

Woodstock '99 TV Special1999Self (Guitarist

Metallica TV Poster

Metallica TV TV Special1998Self

Metallica: Cunning Stunts Poster

Metallica: Cunning Stunts Documentary1998Self (Guitarist

Metallica: Live Covers Poster

Metallica: Live Covers TV Special1998Self (Guitarist

Metallica: Reload/Rehearse/Request Poster

Metallica: Reload/Rehearse/Request TV Special1998Self - Guitarist

X-Play TV Series1998Self

Behind the Music Poster

Behind the Music TV Series1997Self

Classic Albums Poster

Classic Albums TV Series1997Self - Guitarist, Vocalist, Metallica)

Metallimania Poster

Metallimania Documentary1997Self

The 24th Annual American Music Awards Poster

The 24th Annual American Music Awards TV Special1997Self (Guitarist

MADtv TV Series1995Self

The History of Rock 'n' Roll Poster

The History of Rock 'n' Roll TV Series1995Self

Woodstock '94 Poster

Woodstock '94 Documentary1995Self (Guitarist

Channel [V]'s Speakeasy TV Series1994Self

Lista Top 40 Poster

Lista Top 40 TV Series1994Self

Sidewalks Entertainment Poster

Sidewalks Entertainment TV Series1994Self - Guest

Space Ghost Coast to Coast Poster

Space Ghost Coast to Coast TV Series1994Self

Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego Poster

Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego Documentary1993Self (Guitarist

Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle Poster

Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle Video1993Self

1992 MTV Video Music Awards Poster

1992 MTV Video Music Awards TV Special1992Self - Metallica Guitarist and Vocalist

A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Poster

A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Documentary1992Self - Guitarist & Vocalist

For Those About to Rock: Monsters in Moscow Poster

For Those About to Rock: Monsters in Moscow Documentary1992Self

Metallica: Live Tushino Airfield, Moscow 28 Sept 1991 - Monsters of Rock Festival Poster

Metallica: Live Tushino Airfield, Moscow 28 Sept 1991 - Monsters of Rock Festival Video1991Self

U TV Series1991Self

Headbangers Ball Poster

Headbangers Ball TV Series1990Self

Metallica: 2 of One Poster

Metallica: 2 of One Video1989Self - Guitarist, Vocalist

The Simpsons Poster

The Simpsons TV Series1989James Hetfield

Headbangers Ball Poster

Headbangers Ball TV Series1987Self

Metallica: Cliff 'Em All! Poster

Metallica: Cliff 'Em All! Documentary1987Self (Guitarist

Rage TV Series1987Self

Fantastic Poster

Fantastic TV Series1973Self

Music Department

2

Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego Poster

Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego Documentary1993

Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle Poster

Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle Video1993

Composer

2

Type

Year

Mozart Heroes Poster

Mozart Heroes Short Film2015

Metallica: Rock in Rio 2011 Poster

Metallica: Rock in Rio 2011 Feature Film2011

Thanks

2

Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly Poster

Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly Documentary2017

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory Poster

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory Documentary2011

Writer

2

Metallica Through the Never Poster

Metallica Through the Never Feature Film2013

Tallica Parking Lot Poster

Tallica Parking Lot Short Film2013

Producer

1

Metallica Through the Never Poster

Metallica Through the Never Feature Film2013

Other Crew

1

Let It Ride Poster

Let It Ride Documentary2006

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