Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf

1947-09-27 Dallas, Texas, USA 90 Credits

Biography

Michael Lee Aday (September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022) (height 6ft), better known as Meat Loaf, was an American singer and actor. He was noted for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. His Bat Out of Hell trilogy—Bat Out of Hell, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose—has sold more than 65 million albums worldwide. More than four decades after its release, the first album still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually and staye...

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Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life

Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life

2023

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

A short film tribute about the musician Meat Loaf, released by his family in 2023 on the anniversary of his death.

McEnroe

McEnroe

2022

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

Legendary "bad boy of tennis" John McEnroe finally tells his side of his storied career and famously hot-tempered performances on the court in this en...

Rocky Horror 45: The Movie

Rocky Horror 45: The Movie

2021

as Self

10.0
Acting

Underground filmmaker Manny Velazquez dives into the immortal history and legacy of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and its lesser known sequel Shock Tr...

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

The story of the triumphs and hurdles of brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees. The iconic trio, who found early fa...

#NoJoke

#NoJoke

2019

as Self

6.2
Acting

A musician's journey to create a song with some of the biggest stars in the industry. Along the way, he faces up to his painful past, while giving vie...

Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende

2016

as Meat Loaf

Acting
Sausage Party

Sausage Party

2016

as Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)

5.7
Acting

Hot dog Frank leads a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become ch...

Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015

2015

as Himself

Acting

SETLIST: 01 Running for the Red Light 02 Life is a Lemon 03 Break It 04 You Took the Words 05 Dead Ringer 06 Los Angeloser 07 The Giving Tree ...

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

2015

as Self (archive footage)

6.6
Acting

A look at the history of the American comedy publication and production company, National Lampoon, from its beginning in the 1970s to 2010, featuring ...

Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell

Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell

2015

as Self

9.0
Acting

Documentary featuring an intimate profile of American rock legend Meat Loaf, spanning from his childhood of domestic violence, through a decade of rej...

Wishin' and Hopin'

Wishin' and Hopin'

2014

as Monsignor Muldoon

4.8
Acting

Felix Funicello is a Catholic school fifth-grader in 1964, whose claim to fame is his cousin Annette Funicello, the famous Mouseketeer and teen movie ...

Stage Fright

Stage Fright

2014

as Roger McCall

5.4
Acting

A high-end musical theater camp is terrorized by a bloodthirsty killer who hates musical theater.

All American Christmas Carol

All American Christmas Carol

2013

as Ross

4.2
Acting

A white-trash mom is visited by three ghosts intent on showing her a path to a brighter future.

The Moment

The Moment

2013

as Sergeant Goodman

4.5
Acting

Fearing she may be responsible, a mental patient (Jennifer Jason Leigh) tries to unravel the mystery behind her ex-lover's (Martin Henderson) disappea...

Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney

Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney

2012

as Himself

8.7
Acting

64-year-old Meat Loaf hits the stage in Sydney accompanied by an army of HD cameras filming what he announced to fans would be one of his final trips ...

Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney

Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney

2012

Director

8.7
Directing

64-year-old Meat Loaf hits the stage in Sydney accompanied by an army of HD cameras filming what he announced to fans would be one of his final trips ...

Absolute Killers

Absolute Killers

2011

as Dan

Acting

Johnny Graham, raised by the Torino crime family after the death of his parents, is repeatedly torn between loyalty to his adoptive family and his con...

Beautiful Boy

Beautiful Boy

2011

as Motel Clerk

6.0
Acting

A married couple on the verge of separation are leveled by the news their 18-year-old son committed a mass-shooting at his college, then took his own ...

Burning Bright

Burning Bright

2010

as Howie

6.3
Acting

After her lousy stepfather steals her savings to buy a vicious tiger, Kelly loses all hope of going to college. But Kelly's situation worsens when a h...

Polish Bar

Polish Bar

2010

as Joe

Acting

Reuben is a young, middle-class Jew who is fed up with the family jewelry business. He looks for respect by trying to prove himself as a Hip Hop DJ an...

Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour

Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour

2009

as Himself - Lead Vocals

7.0
Acting

This concert from the Stadthalle Offenbach in Germany was filmed on June 11th. 1978 for the German Rockpalast TV series and perfectly captures the raw...

Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour

Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour

2009

Lyricist

7.0

This concert from the Stadthalle Offenbach in Germany was filmed on June 11th. 1978 for the German Rockpalast TV series and perfectly captures the raw...

Citizen Jane

Citizen Jane

2009

as Detective Jack Morris (as Meat Loaf Aday)

5.1
Acting

Jane Alexander's idyllic life in San Francisco is shattered when her beloved, elderly aunt is brutally murdered. But when her fiancé, Tom O'Donnell, b...

Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live

Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live

2007

as Himself

6.7
Acting

3 Bats Live is a music DVD by rock singer Meat Loaf. Recorded on March 18, 2007 at London, Ontario during his Seize the Night tour, it mainly features...

Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live

Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live

2007

Executive Producer

6.7
Producing

3 Bats Live is a music DVD by rock singer Meat Loaf. Recorded on March 18, 2007 at London, Ontario during his Seize the Night tour, it mainly features...

Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise

Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise

2007

as Self

7.5
Acting

Meat Loaf, the legendary rocker, reveals surprising shades of himself -- and his internal demons -- as he sets out on an ambitious world tour.

Urban Decay

Urban Decay

2007

as Rick Zero

Acting

Cab driver Stan slams into a homeless man who gets up and walks away, leaving behind a scarf covered with writhing maggots. Obsessed with the mystery,...

Pelts

Pelts

2006

as Jake Feldman

5.6
Acting

Jake Feldman is a furrier struggling to build a business while being tormented by his obsession with a stripper. When a sadistic backwoods trapper kil...

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

2006

as Bud Black (uncredited)

6.8
Acting

In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest...

The Pleasure Drivers

The Pleasure Drivers

2006

as Dale

4.7
Acting

"The Pleasure Drivers" lays out three separate interconnected stories involving an adulterous therapist, a young sociopath call girl, a vicious lesbia...

Crazylove

Crazylove

2005

as John (as Meat Loaf Aday)

5.3
Acting

Letty Mayer, young and beautiful, has a cherished job as a teacher, a successful attorney boyfriend, and a tight knit family that is excited about her...

BloodRayne

BloodRayne

2005

as Leonid

4.1
Acting

In 18th-century Romania, after spending much of her life in a traveling circus, human-vampire hybrid Rayne escapes and plots to take down her father, ...

Extreme Dating

Extreme Dating

2005

as Marshall Jackson

5.4
Acting

In this action-comedy, four twenty-something friends are looking for love and having no luck. While on a ski trip, one of them finds passion with a be...

Chasing Ghosts

Chasing Ghosts

2005

as Richard Valbruno

5.5
Acting

A serial killer targeting the city's mobsters taunts police with clues and photos left behind at the crime scenes. A veteran cop takes on a rookie par...

Best of Night of the Proms Vol.  1

Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1

2005

as self

Acting

Best of Night of the Proms 1 featuring John Miles, Joe Cocker, Simple Minds, Chrissie Hynde, Bryan ferry, UB40, Howard Jones, Toto, Rodger Hodgson, Th...

Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

2004

as Himself - Artist

7.3
Acting

Recorded Live in Melbourne, Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra February 20 & 22, 2004.

Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

2004

Executive Producer

7.3
Producing

Recorded Live in Melbourne, Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra February 20 & 22, 2004.

A Hole in One

A Hole in One

2004

as Billy

4.5
Acting

A gangster makes an employee pose as a doctor to prevent his troubled girlfriend from getting a lobotomy.

Let it Rock: Volume 1

Let it Rock: Volume 1

2003

as Self

Acting

A collection of rare TV recordings by some of the biggest acts in rock history.

Learning Curves

2003

as Timmons

1.0
Acting

Brad, an art student hoping to win a prestigious fellowship, finds his life and career turned upside down when he falls for a faculty member at his co...

Wishcraft

Wishcraft

2002

as Detective Sparky Shaw

4.8
Acting

Brett is a high-school outcast who doesn't run with the in crowd, unlike Samantha, the cheerleader he has a desperate crush on. Then one day, he gets ...

The Car Kid

The Car Kid

2002

Acting

Two unlikely heroes become connected through their love of music, and on the day they meet, their lives are changed forever.

The Salton Sea

The Salton Sea

2002

as Bo

6.6
Acting

After the murder of his beloved wife, a man in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey, he befriend...

The 51st State

The 51st State

2001

as The Lizard

6.1
Acting

An American master chemist plans to score big on a once in a lifetime drug deal. All does not go as planned and he is soon entangled in a web of decei...

Focus

Focus

2001

as Fred

6.4
Acting

In the waning months of World War II, a man and his wife are mistakenly identified as Jews by their anti-Semitic Brooklyn neighbors. Suddenly the vict...

Trapped

Trapped

2001

as Jim Hankins

4.3
Acting

Hotel guests become trapped by a raging fire.

Rustin

Rustin

2001

as Coach Trellingsby

Acting

Rick Johnson directs and stars in this small town drama about a man who is forced to confront some uncomfortable issues when his past comes back to ha...

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

2001

as Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge

5.7
Acting

The adventures of a family who head west to the California gold fields in the 1850s.

Blacktop

Blacktop

2000

as Jack

5.2
Acting

After a fight with her boyfriend, a woman unknowingly accepts a ride from a psychopath.

Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show

1999

as Self

10.0
Acting
Crazy in Alabama

Crazy in Alabama

1999

as Sheriff John Doggett

6.0
Acting

An abused wife heads to California to become a movie star while her nephew back in Alabama has to deal with a racially-motivated murder involving a co...

Fight Club

Fight Club

1999

as Robert Paulson

8.4
Acting

A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches o...

Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers

Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers

1999

as Self

Acting

a live concert tour by Meat Loaf which one concert was played on the channel VH1. Meat Loaf told humorous stories of his career as a singer and how he...

Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell

Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell

1999

as Self

7.3
Acting

Never one for understatement, the aptly named singer known as Meat Loaf (aka Marvin Lee Aday) teamed with operatically-minded pianist-composer Jim Ste...

The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man

The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man

1999

Acting

This is a dark story of a caring movie maker who struggles to make it and also struggles with his demons and obsessions.

Outside Ozona

Outside Ozona

1998

as Floyd Bibbs

5.1
Acting

A widowed trucker fends off isolation in the company of a dog named Girl, two bickering sisters try to reconcile their differences and a down-and-out ...

Chef Aid: Behind The Menu

Chef Aid: Behind The Menu

1998

as Self

Acting

The fascinating life of South Park's musical cafeteria employee, Jerome "Chef" McElroy, is examined in this exclusive behind-the-scenes special. Chef'...

Everything That Rises

Everything That Rises

1998

as Red

4.7
Acting

His son's critical injury forces a Montana man (Dennis Quaid) to reconsider priorities as he struggles to retain family land.

The Mighty

The Mighty

1998

as Iggy

7.2
Acting

Kevin, an intelligent guy helps out Maxwell to improve his reading skills. In return, Kevin wants Maxwell to take him out places since he is not autho...

Black Dog

Black Dog

1998

as Red

6.4
Acting

An ex-con takes a job driving a truck cross country. What he doesn't know is that the truck is filled with illegal weapons and now he must fight to su...

Gunshy

Gunshy

1998

as Lew Collins

5.4
Acting

When the New York journalist Jake Bridges catches his girlfriend with another guy, he goes to Atlantic City to drink himself to oblivion. He is saved ...

Spice World

Spice World

1997

as Dennis

4.9
Acting

World famous pop group the Spice Girls zip around London in their luxurious double decker tour bus having various adventures and performing for their ...

Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia

Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia

1995

as Self

Acting

Pavarotti & Friends was a series of benefit concerts hosted by Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti between 1992 and 2003 in his home town of Mode...

The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show

The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show

1995

as Self

10.0
Acting

This short documentary, produced in celebration of the 20th anniversary of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, features interviews (most previously availab...

To Catch a Yeti

To Catch a Yeti

1995

as Big Jake Grizzly

3.0
Acting

Big Jake's after Bigfoot in the Big Apple. It's the biggest chase this town has ever seen.

I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)

I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)

1993

as The Beast

7.0
Acting

A take on "Beauty and The Beast" and "Phantom of the Opera" in which Meatloaf pursues a beautiful woman as he's chased by the cops.

Psyched for Snuppa

Psyched for Snuppa

1993

as Snuppa (voice) (as Meatloaf)

Acting

Bianca is taken hostage while babysitting and Snuppa, Sniz and Fondue come to her rescue.

Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith

1992

as Hoover

5.7
Acting

Jonas Nightengale is a fraudulent Christian faith healer who makes a living travelling around America holding revival meetings and conducting 'miracle...

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

1992

as Larry

5.1
Acting

A Southern librarian puts excitement in her life with a found murder weapon and a false confession.

Wayne's World

Wayne's World

1992

as Tiny

6.7
Acting

The adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne and Garth. From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World...

Motorama

Motorama

1991

as Vern

6.5
Acting

A ten year old boy gets tired of life with abusive parents and cashes in his piggy bank and steals a Mustang. He rides off into a surreal America play...

Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell

Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell

1991

as Himself

7.0
Acting

Though Hits out of Hell shares the title of Meat Loaf's 1984 greatest hits album, the tracklisting is not quite the same: curiously, the DVD omits "De...

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

1988

as Self (uncredited)

Acting

The gloriously glamorous Dame Edna entertains a celebrity audience in this 1988 special.

Vandemonium Plus

Vandemonium Plus

1987

Acting

Ann Magnuson is launched off the back of her boyfriend's motorcycle while doing a bong rip, and into a strange fantasy world airbrushed on the side of...

The Squeeze

The Squeeze

1987

as Titus

4.8
Acting

Harry Berg is both a con artist and an actual artist -- he constructs large sculptures out of television sets -- but he is not particularly successful...

The Grand Knockout Tournament

1987

as Self

5.7
Acting

The Grand Knockout Tournament (colloquially also known as It's a Royal Knockout) was a one-off charity event which was shown on British television on ...

Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2

Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2

1987

10.0
Acting

The second installment of Kerrang's Video Kompilation series featuring: Iron Maiden - Stranger In A Strange Land, Gary Moore - Over The Hills And Fa...

Thrashin'

Thrashin'

1986

Theme Song Performance

6.3

Corey and his band of skater buddies sometimes make mischief, but they're more interested in girls and having fun on their boards than in getting into...

Out of Bounds

Out of Bounds

1986

as Gil

5.5
Acting

Farm boy Daryl Cage's parents ship him off to the big city to live with his brother, hoping he will have a better life there. After a baggage mixup at...

Feel the Motion

Feel the Motion

1985

as Meat Loaf

2.7
Acting

Young Tina has a big dream, she wants to become a successful pop singer. That's why she tries her luck in the music show 'Formel Eins'. There she meet...

Feel the Motion

Feel the Motion

1985

Music

2.7

Young Tina has a big dream, she wants to become a successful pop singer. That's why she tries her luck in the music show 'Formel Eins'. There she meet...

Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live

Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live

1985

10.0
Acting

Meat Loaf and the Neverland Express, recorded live at London's Brixton Academy, on the 'Bad Attitude' tour, 1985.

Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982

Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982

1982

as Himself

Acting

Live is a live video of Meat Loaf, recorded at the Wembley Arena in London, on April 29, 1982. According to a misprint on some versions, the songs "Pa...

Dead Ringer

Dead Ringer

1981

as Meat Loaf/Marvin

6.0
Acting

Part fiction, part documentary. Dead Ringer was created as a promotional tie-in to Meat Loaf's album of the same name, which was his follow-up to the ...

Roadie

Roadie

1980

as Travis W. Redfish

5.9
Acting

A young Texas good ol' boy has a knack with electronic equipment, and that talent gets him a job as a roadie with a raucous traveling rock-and-roll sh...

Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

1979

as Scum

5.6
Acting

An eccentric games inventor dies and leaves behind an inheritance worth hundreds of millions of dollars - which will only be given to the person or te...

Americathon

Americathon

1979

as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz

3.6
Acting

In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent ...

Rockpalast - Meat Loaf

Rockpalast - Meat Loaf

1978

as himself

10.0
Acting

Rockpalast series featuring Meat Loaf

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

1975

as Eddie

7.4
Acting

After getting a flat tire, two sweethearts discover the eerie mansion of a flamboyant scientist and houseful of wild characters. Through elaborate dan...

State Fair

State Fair

1962

as Boy in Stands (uncredited)

4.9
Acting

Texan farmers the Frake family head for the Texas State Fair in Dallas. The parents are focused on winning the competitions for livestock and cooking....