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David Bowie: screen oddity

He's played a stranded alien, a vampire cellist and a pretty PoW – but David Bowie rarely gets his due as an actor. Ryan Gilbey talks to the directors who know him best about an original, 'incandescent' talentHe hasn't performed in public for six years, or released an album in almost a decade, but there is a lot of David Bowie about. His music featured prominently in both the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 Olympic Games: Danny Boyle included a shot of him playing a discombobulated ...

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13:53 on August 27 2012

David Bowie: loving the thespian

Guardian Music — David Bowie's film work, from a stranded alien for Nic Roeg to a reclusive inventor for Chris Nolan, has its own fascination. Ryan Gilbey looks at how he was always an a... more info

15:19 on August 27 2012

David Bowie: screen oddity

Guardian Music — He's played a stranded alien, a vampire cellist and a pretty PoW – but David Bowie rarely gets his due as an actor. Ryan Gilbey talks to the directors who know him best... more info

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