Tom Waits

Tom Waits

Acting

Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He worked primarily in jazz during the 1970s, but his music since the 1980s has reflected greater influence from blues, rock, vaudeville, and experimental genres.

Waits was born and raised in a middle-class family in Whittier, California. Inspired by the work of Bob Dylan and the Beat Generation, he began singing on the San Diego folk music circuit as a young boy. He relocated to Los…

Filmography

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Wild Horse Nine Wild Horse Nine 2026 Wildwood Wildwood 2026 Father Mother Sister Brother ★ 6.4 Father Mother Sister Brother 2025 The Last Ride The Last Ride 2025 Human Nature in Eleven Parts Human Nature in Eleven Parts 2025 The Absence of Eden ★ 5.5 The Absence of Eden 2024 Tom Waits: Glitter and Doom Concert Experience Tom Waits: Glitter and Doom Concert Experience 2024 This Is Sparklehorse This Is Sparklehorse 2022 Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious 2022 Licorice Pizza ★ 7.0 Licorice Pizza 2021 Ultra City Smiths ★ 6.6 Ultra City Smiths 2021 Motherless Brooklyn ★ 6.7 Motherless Brooklyn 2019 The Dead Don't Die ★ 5.4 The Dead Don't Die 2019 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs ★ 7.1 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 2018 The Old Man & the Gun ★ 6.4 The Old Man & the Gun 2018 The Moon’s Milk The Moon’s Milk 2018 Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30 Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30 2017 Tom Waits: Tales from a Cracked Jukebox ★ 6.7 Tom Waits: Tales from a Cracked Jukebox 2017 Keith Richards: Under the Influence ★ 6.7 Keith Richards: Under the Influence 2015 The Laughing Heart ★ 4.0 The Laughing Heart 2013 Seven Psychopaths ★ 6.8 Seven Psychopaths 2012 A Brief History of John Baldessari ★ 5.3 A Brief History of John Baldessari 2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen ★ 7.5 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 2012 Twixt ★ 5.1 Twixt 2011 The Monster of Nix ★ 7.0 The Monster of Nix 2011 The Book of Eli ★ 6.8 The Book of Eli 2010 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus ★ 6.4 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 2009 Tom Waits: Romeo Bleeding - Live from Austin ★ 3.8 Tom Waits: Romeo Bleeding - Live from Austin 2009 Tom Waits: Under Review ★ 4.0 Tom Waits: Under Review 2008 One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur ★ 6.8 One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur 2008 Wristcutters: A Love Story ★ 7.0 Wristcutters: A Love Story 2007 Tom Waits - Burma Shave [Live Concert] ★ 3.8 Tom Waits - Burma Shave [Live Concert] 2006 The Tiger and the Snow ★ 6.7 The Tiger and the Snow 2005 Domino ★ 5.9 Domino 2005 Coffee and Cigarettes ★ 6.9 Coffee and Cigarettes 2004 Bukowski: Born Into This ★ 6.8 Bukowski: Born Into This 2003 Tom Waits - Bridge School Benefit ★ 3.8 Tom Waits - Bridge School Benefit 1999 Mystery Men ★ 5.9 Mystery Men 1999 Tom Waits: VH1 Storytellers Tom Waits: VH1 Storytellers 1999 Tom Waits - Dead Man Walking, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Tom Waits - Dead Man Walking, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 1998 Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight ★ 7.3 Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight 1997 Coffee and Cigarettes III ★ 7.2 Coffee and Cigarettes III 1997 The Daily Show ★ 6.4 The Daily Show 1996 Short Cuts ★ 7.2 Short Cuts 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ★ 7.3 Late Night with Conan O'Brien 1993 Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country ★ 8.0 Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country 1993 Bram Stoker's Dracula ★ 7.5 Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992 At Play in the Fields of the Lord ★ 6.5 At Play in the Fields of the Lord 1991 Fishing with John ★ 7.7 Fishing with John 1991 The Fisher King ★ 7.3 The Fisher King 1991 Until the End of the World ★ 6.7 Until the End of the World 1991 Queens Logic ★ 5.8 Queens Logic 1991 Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter 1990 The Two Jakes ★ 6.0 The Two Jakes 1990 The Black Rider The Black Rider 1990 John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone 1990 The Simpsons ★ 8.0 The Simpsons 1989 Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale ★ 8.3 Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale 1989 Mystery Train ★ 7.3 Mystery Train 1989 Cold Feet ★ 4.1 Cold Feet 1989 Tom Waits: Big Time ★ 7.4 Tom Waits: Big Time 1988 Candy Mountain ★ 6.1 Candy Mountain 1988 Greasy Lake ★ 4.2 Greasy Lake 1988 Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night ★ 7.6 Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night 1988 Ironweed ★ 6.3 Ironweed 1987 Tom Waits - Live at Premio Tenco in Sanremo Italy Tom Waits - Live at Premio Tenco in Sanremo Italy 1986 Down by Law ★ 7.3 Down by Law 1986 Tom Waits - Live On The Tube Tom Waits - Live On The Tube 1985 The Cotton Club ★ 6.5 The Cotton Club 1984 The Stone Boy ★ 7.0 The Stone Boy 1984 Rumble Fish ★ 7.0 Rumble Fish 1983 The Outsiders ★ 7.2 The Outsiders 1983 Poetry in Motion ★ 8.0 Poetry in Motion 1982 The Making of 'One from the Heart' ★ 8.5 The Making of 'One from the Heart' 1982 One from the Heart ★ 6.0 One from the Heart 1982 Wolfen ★ 5.9 Wolfen 1981 Tom Waits at Theatre le Palace Tom Waits at Theatre le Palace 1980 Tom Waits: No Visitors After Midnight ★ 3.8 Tom Waits: No Visitors After Midnight 1979 Tom Waits for No One ★ 5.1 Tom Waits for No One 1979 Paradise Alley ★ 5.9 Paradise Alley 1978