Mark Knopfler
12. august 1949 (77 aastat), Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born August 12, 1949) is a British songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded with his younger brother, David Knopfler, in 1977. Described by Classic Rock as a virtuoso, Knopfler is a fingerstyle guitarist and was ranked 27th on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". As of 2009, he and Dire Straits had sold more than 120 million records. A four-time Grammy Award winner, Knopfler is the recipient of the Edison Award, the Steiger Award and the Ivor Novello Award, as well as holding three honorary doctorate degrees in music from universities in the United Kingdom. Knopfler was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Dire Straits in 2018.
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6.6 Top of the Pops
1964
6.9 Saturday Night Live
1975
7.2 Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
7.3 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Parkinson
1998
6.0 Fridays
1980
10.0 Rockpalast
1974
7.4 French & Saunders
1987
7.8 Soundbreaking
2016
Soundstage
2003
7.9 The Kenny Everett Video Show
1978
5.0 The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
Filmograafia
- 2025Dire Straits: Brothers in Arms
- 2024Johnson and Knopfler's Music Legends (Self - Presenter)
- 2024Mark Knopfler - One Deep River
- 2021Lindisfarne's Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story (Self)
- 2021Great North: A Run. A River. A Region. (Self)
- 2021Under the Volcano (Self)
- 2020Gredig direkt (Self)
- 2019Mark Knopfler: Live at Madison Square Garden 2019 (lead vocals, guitar)
- 2019Mark Knopfler - Milano 2019
- 2019Mark Knopfler - Live in Valencia 2019 (Singer, Lead Guitar)
- 20182018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Self [Dire Straits])
- 2016Soundbreaking (Self)
- 2016Dire Straits: The Best Of (vocals, guitars)
- 2015Mark Knopfler: Tracker - A Documentary (Himself)
- 2013Mark Knopfler: Live in Taormina (Self)
- 2012Mark Knopfler: Guitar Stories (Himself)
- 2011Mark Knopfler: A Life in Songs (Himself)
- 2010Mark Knopfler: Live in Gredos (Self)
- 2010The Best British Rock Concert of All Time, Live at Knebworth (Self)
- 2009Mark Knopfler: Get Lucky - The Interviews (Himself)
- 2009Mark Knopfler: Get Lucky - Behind the Scenes (Himself)
- 2009An Evening with Mark Knopfler and band
- 2009Mark Knopfler - Live for Prince's Trust
- 2009Mark Knopfler: Live at the Atrium
- 2009O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar (Self (archive footage))
- 2007Mark Knopfler - AVO Session Basel (Vocals, Guitar)
- 2007Mark Knopfler: Kill to Get Crimson - A Documentary (Himself)
- 2007Mark Knopfler - Live In Berlin 2007 (Himself)
- 2007Seven Ages of Rock (Self)
- 2006Mark Knopfler - Hay On Wye Festival
- 2006Mark Knopfler - Live in Paris
- 2006Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris: Real Live Roadrunning 2006 (Himself)
- 2006Eric Clapton: After Midnight Live (Himself - Guitar)
- 2005Scotty Moore & Friends: A Tribute to the King (Self)
- 2004Live Aid (Self)
- 2003Soundstage
- 1998Parkinson (Self)
- 1995Die Harald Schmidt Show (Self)
- 1993Curves Contours & Body Horns (Self)
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Self - Musical Guest)
- 1989Geld oder Liebe (Self)
- 1988Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome (Self)
- 1988Dire Straits with Eric Clapton - Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (vocals, guitar)
- -Mark Knopfler Live In Rotterdam
- -Mark Knopfler: Fingerpicking Good
- 2005Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today (Self)
- 2004Mark Knopfler - Shangri-La BDA
- 1988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (Self)
- -Dire Straits – Autumn In Nimes
- 2000Chet Atkins: A Life in Music (Self)
- 1998Dire Straits: Sultans of Swing, The Very Best of Dire Straits
- 1997Music for Montserrat (Self)
- 1996The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott (Self)
- 1996Mark Knopfler: A Night in London (Himself - Guitars, Vocals)
- 1993Tina Turner: The Girl from Nutbush
- 1993Dire Straits: On The Night (Himself - Lead Vocals, Guitar)
- 1992Dire Straits: The Last Concert - Zaragoza 1992 (Himself - Guitar, Vocals)
- 1992Dire Straits Nîmes 92 (Himself - Guitar, Vocals)
- 1992Dire Straits: Live In Basel (Himself - Lead Guitar, Vocals)
- 1991Voices That Care (Self)
- 1991Guitar (Self)
- 1990Silver Clef Award Winners Show, Knebworth Park (Self)
- 1990The Notting Hillbillies: Snape (Self)
- 1990The Prince's Trust Rock Gala (Self (archive footage))
- 1990The Cream of Eric Clapton (Self)
- 1990The Best of All Star Band: Live in Concert (Self)
- 1988Eric Clapton: Philadelphia 1988 (vocals, guitar)
- 1988Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3 (Self)
- 1987Chet Atkins and Friends
- 1987French & Saunders (Self)
- 1987The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball (Self)
- 1986All Star Concert (Self)
- 1986Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1 (Self - Performer)
- 1986Dire Straits: Thank You Australia and New Zealand (Himself - Guitar, Vocals)
- 1985Dire Straits at Live Aid (Self)
- 1985Live Aid (Self)
- 1985Dire Straits: Live at Wembley Arena (Guitar, Vocals)
- 1983Dire Straits: Alchemy Live 1983 (Lead Vocals, Guitar)
- 1980Arena: Dire Straits (Self)
- 1980Fridays (Self - Musical Guest)
- 1978The Kenny Everett Video Show
- 1976The Secret Policeman's Ball (Self)
- 1975Saturday Night Live (Self - Musical Guest)
- 19743 nach 9 (Self)
- 1974Rockpalast
- 1964Top of the Pops (Self)