From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rodney Bingenheimer, born December 15, 1947, is a radio disc jockey on the long-running Los Angeles rock station KROQ who is notable for helping numerous iconic bands become successful in the American market. His contribution to the music business has been described as important. He developed a reputation for being the first American deejay to identify new artists and play "edgy new bands" such as Blondie, the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, Duran Duran, The Cure, Joan Jett, No Doubt, Blur, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, The Bangles, X, Coldplay and many others. He managed a key but now-defunct L.A. nightclub called English Disco in the early seventies.He was the subject of a documentary by late filmmaker George Hickenlooper entitled Mayor of the Sunset Strip which told the story of a groupie-turned-kingmaker with a knack for making friends in the music industry. He was described as a "famous groupie, now respectable" by Mick Jagger and he has numerous high-profile friends. In 2007, he was honored with the 2,330th star on Hollywood Boulevard. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rodney Bingenheimer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie | Untitled KROQ Documentary | 2025 | |
Movie | Spirit Riser | The Dark Friend | 2024-03-30 |
Movie | Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World | Self | 2024-06-28 |
Movie | Look Away | (Archival Footage) | 2021-09-01 |
Movie | Suzi Q | Self | 2019-09-25 |
Movie | My View: Clem Burke | Self | 2019-01-05 |
Movie | Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie | Self (archive footage) | 2018-08-17 |
Movie | Bad Reputation | Self | 2018-09-28 |
Movie | Ghostroads: A Japanese Rock N Roll Ghost Story | 2018-08-31 | |
Movie | Absolute Vow | Wanderer | 2017-10-24 |
Movie | B.C. Butcher | Himself | 2016-01-08 |
Movie | The Seeds: Pushin' Too Hard | Himself | 2014-08-16 |
Movie | Clockwork Orange County | Self | 2012-07-04 |
Movie | We Were Feared | Himself | 2010-04-25 |
Movie | Iconoclast | Himself | 2010-08-17 |
Movie | Mayor of the Sunset Strip | Self | 2003-06-17 |
Movie | The Man from Elysian Fields | Self (uncredited) | 2001-09-13 |
Movie | Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika | Self - Hollywood Legend | 1997-04-14 |
Movie | Inevitable Grace | Simone's Club Companion | 1994-09-30 |
Movie | Rockula | Rodney Bingenheimer | 1990-02-23 |
Movie | Back to the Beach | Self | 1987-08-07 |
Movie | Uncle Meat | Self | 1987-01-01 |
Movie | X: The Unheard Music | 1986-03-01 | |
Movie | Repo Man | Club Owner | 1984-03-02 |
Movie | Phil Spector: He's a Rebel | 1982-01-01 | |
Movie | Up in Smoke | Rodney Bingenheimer | 1978-05-16 |
Movie | Warning Shot | 1967-01-18 | |
Movie | Mondo Hollywood | 1967-06-30 | |
Movie | The Trip | Club goer (uncredited) | 1967-08-23 |