Phil Ochs

Phil Ochs

12/19/1940 – 4/9/1976El Paso, Texas, USA

Philip David Ochs (December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) was an American songwriter and protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer). Ochs was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, political activism, often alliterative lyrics, and distinctive voice. He wrote hundreds of songs in the 1960s and 1970s and released eight albums.

Filmography (12 titles)

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese7.0Movie

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

Self · 2019

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation7.0Movie

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

Self (archive footage) · 2013

Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune6.6Movie

Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune

Self (archive footage) · 2011

Berkeley in the Sixties6.0Movie

Berkeley in the Sixties

Self (archive footage) · 1990

Chords of Fame10.0Movie

Chords of Fame

Himself · 1984

Renaldo and Clara7.9Movie

Renaldo and Clara

Self · 1978

The Day the Music Died8.0Movie

The Day the Music Died

Self · 1977

Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally7.5Movie

Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally

Self · 1971

Wondering About ThingsMovie

Wondering About Things

Self · 1971

Generations Apart: A Question of ValuesMovie

Generations Apart: A Question of Values

Self · 1969

Last Summer Won't HappenMovie

Last Summer Won't Happen

Himself · 1968

The Creative Person: The FolksingerMovie

The Creative Person: The Folksinger

Self · 1965