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David Gilmour

Actor

David Gilmour

  • Born: 6 March 1946, Cambridge, England
  • Estimated net worth: $180 million

David Gilmour is a renowned guitarist and singer, best known as a member of the iconic rock band Pink Floyd. His distinctive guitar playing and emotive vocal style have defined many of the band's most famous songs. Gilmour's career spans decades, and he is…

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About David Gilmour

David Gilmour is a renowned guitarist and singer, best known as a member of the iconic rock band Pink Floyd. His distinctive guitar playing and emotive vocal style have defined many of the band's most famous songs. Gilmour's career spans decades, and he is celebrated for his contributions to progressive rock and his solo work, earning a reputation as one of the greatest guitarists of all time.

Born
6 March 1946, Cambridge, England
Known for
Acting
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Spouses
Polly Samson (1994-present)
Children
4 (Alice, Clare, Sara, and Charlie Gilmour)
Parents
Peter Gilmour, Sylvia Gilmour
Estimated net worth
$180 million

Fun facts about David Gilmour

  • David Gilmour's guitar solo in 'Comfortably Numb' is often cited as one of the greatest guitar solos in rock history.
  • He has been involved in various charitable activities, including the War Child charity, which supports children affected by war.

Famous David Gilmour quotes

“So, so you think you can tell?”
Pink Floyd: The Wall, 1982
“All in all, you're just another brick in the wall.”
Pink Floyd: The Wall, 1982
“I wish you were here.”
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here, 1975

David Gilmour filmography

Cast (159)

YearTitleCharacterRating
2026Pink Floyd Live Dortmund 1981 MovieSelf - Lead Vocals / Guitar
2026Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound Of Thunder MovieSelf - Lead Vocals / Guitar
2025Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (50th Anniversary) MovieGuitars, Vocals
2025David Gilmour: Live at the Circus Maximus MovieSelf - Lead Vocals / Guitar9.3
2024David Gilmour: Luck And Strange MovieSelf - guitar, piano, lead vocals
2024David Gilmour - Luck and Strange Tour Rehearsal Moviehimself on guitars
2024Echoes - A History Of Pink Floyd MovieSelf
2023Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon (50th Anniversary Blu-ray) MovieUnknown character
2023Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) MovieSelf7.4
2023Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd MovieSelf7.3
Show 149 more credits
YearTitleCharacterRating
2023Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (50th Anniversary) MovieUnknown character
2022Pink Floyd: Animals (2018 Remix) MovieSelf10.0
2022If These Walls Could Sing MovieSelf6.5
2022Pink Floyd - P.U.L.S.E. Restored & Re-edited MovieSelf
2021Pink Floyd: Hakone Aphrodite 1971 MovieSelf
2021Mick Fleetwood and Friends: Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac MovieSelf9.0
2020Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man MovieSelf5.0
2020Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice MovieSelf (archive footage)
2020The Shadows At Sixty MovieSelf
2019Pink Floyd: Knebworth Concert 1990 MovieSelf6.3
2019Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 4 - Venice Concert 1989/Knebworth Concert 1990 MovieSelf
2019Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 2 - Delicate Sound of Thunder MovieSelf
2019Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 1 - Surround and Hi-Res Audio Mixes MovieSelf
2019Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 5 - Unreleased Live Films, Music Videos & Concert Screen Films MovieSelf
2019Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 3 - Pulse MovieSelf
2019Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Remixed & Updated) MovieSelf3.0
2019Pink Floyd: The Later Years, Vol 6 - Documentaries & Unreleased Material MovieSelf
2019Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987-2019 MovieSelf8.0
2019Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Rehearsal 1987 MovieSelf
2019Led Zeppelin | Whole Lotta Rock MovieSelf
2019Kate Bush: The Sound Witch MovieSelf7.5
2018Jeff Beck: Still on the Run MovieSelf7.1
2017David Gilmour - Live At Pompeii (Bonus South America 2015) MovieUnknown character
2017David Gilmour - Live At Pompeii (Bonus Wroclaw 2016) MovieUnknown character
2017David Gilmour - Live at Pompeii MovieSelf - Lead Guitar, Vocals8.2
2016Soundbreaking TVSelf7.8
2016Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 4 - Devi/ation MovieSelf
2016Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 7 - Continu/ation MovieSelf10.0
2016Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 1 - Cambridge St/ation MovieSelf10.0
2016Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 5 - Reverber/ation MovieSelf
2016Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 2 - Germin/ation MovieSelf10.0
2016Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 6 - Obfusc/ation MovieSelf10.0
2016Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972 MovieSelf9.0
2016Pink Floyd: The Early Years, Vol 3 - Dramatis/ation MovieSelf10.0
2016Pete Townshend's Deep End - Face The Face MovieSelf
2016David Gilmour - Live at Schlossplatz 2016 MovieSelf - Guitar, Vocals
2016David Gilmour - Live in Wroclaw 2016 MovieSelf9.0
2015David Gilmour: Wider Horizons MovieSelf8.2
2015David Gilmour - Live At Koko MovieSelf
2015David Gilmour - Rattle That Lock MovieSelf6.0
2014Pink Floyd: The Endless River MovieSelf8.0
2014Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 2 Moviehimself
2014Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 1 Moviehimself
2014The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill MovieSelf6.9
2014Pink Floyd: The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Box Set) MovieSelf
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TVSelf5.8
2013Chit Chat with Oysters MovieSelf
2013Miłość MovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)7.3
2012Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here MovieSelf7.3
2012Pink Floyd - The Wall (Immersion Box) MovieSelf7.0
2011Pink Floyd - 1982-2012 : Les 30 ans de The Wall MovieSelf
2011Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here (Immersion Box Set) MovieSelf5.0
2011Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (Immersion Box Set) MovieSelf
2011Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall MovieSelf8.1
2011Taken by Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis MovieSelf5.0
2011Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour MovieSelf (archive footage)6.0
2011Pink Floyd: The Best of Pink Floyd MovieUnknown character
2010The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth MovieSelf7.5
2010Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses - The True Story of Pink Floyd MovieSelf5.8
2009David Gilmour - London 1984 MovieSelf - Guitar
2009Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Interviews MovieSelf
2009Pink Floyd - Shine On Live MovieSelf - Guitar, Vocals8.0
2008David Gilmour - Gdansk Diary MovieSelf - Guitars, Saxophone & Vocals
2008David Gilmour: Live In Gdańsk MovieSelf - Vocals, Guitar7.0
2008Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon - The Ultimate Critical Review MovieSelf10.0
2007The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink? MovieSelf7.6
2007David Gilmour - Breaking Bread, Drinking Wine MovieSelf
2007David Gilmour: Remember That Night MovieSelf - Lead Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars7.7
2007Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse of Reason MovieSelf3.0
2007Seven Ages of Rock TVSelf9.2
2007Pink Floyd - Video Anthology 1966-1983 MovieSelf
2007Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon MovieSelf (archive footage)
2007Rock Milestones: Pink Floyd: Meddle MovieSelf6.3
2006David Gilmour: On an Island: Live from the AOL Sessions MovieSelf
2006David Gilmour: Live and in Session MovieSelf - Guitar and Vocals
2006Live from Abbey Road: Best of Season 1 MovieSelf
2006John Martyn: The Apprentice In Concert - With Dave Gilmour MovieUnknown character6.0
2006Pink Floyd - Reflections And Echoes MovieSelf
2006David Gilmour at London Mermaid Theatre MovieSelf
2005Live 8 MovieSelf7.4
2005Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb MovieSelf7.0
2005Scotty Moore & Friends: A Tribute to the King MovieSelf7.5
2005Pink Floyd - The Reunion Concert MovieSelf - Guitar, Vocals9.0
2005Inside Pink Floyd: A critical review 1967 - 1974 MovieSelf5.9
2005The Strat Pack: Live in Concert MovieSelf8.0
2005Pink Floyd: Live Anthology MovieSelf - Guitar, Vocals10.0
2004The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition MovieSelf
2004Pink Floyd -The Wall Lost Documentary MovieSelf
2004Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 4 MovieSelf
2004Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 2 MovieSelf
2004Pink Floyd: Inside Pink Floyd: A Critical Review 1975-1996 MovieSelf (archive footage)8.0
2004Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 5 MovieSelf
2004Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 3 MovieSelf
2004Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 1 MovieSelf
2003Ringo Rama MovieHimself10.0
2003Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon MovieSelf7.3
2003The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story MovieSelf7.9
2002David Gilmour: In Concert MovieSelf - Guitar, vocals7.2
2002There's Only One Paul McCartney MovieSelf8.0
2000Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall MovieSelf7.3
1999Paul McCartney: Live at the Cavern Club MovieSelf - Guitar, Vocals7.8
1997Classic Albums TVSelf7.7
1995Pink Floyd: Pulse MovieSelf - Guitars, Lap Steel Guitar, Talk Box, Vocals8.4
1994Pink Floyd: The Story MovieSelf10.0
1994Pink Floyd - Live in Toronto Movieself7.0
1993Curves Contours & Body Horns MovieSelf
1992Later... with Jools Holland TVUnknown character5.9
1992La Carrera Panamericana with Music by Pink Floyd MovieSelf6.5
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TVSelf - Musical Guest5.3
1991Amnesty International's Big 30 MovieSelf4.0
1991Guitar MovieSelf
1990One World, One Voice MovieSelf
1990Pink Floyd: Live at Knebworth MovieSelf - vocals, guitar8.0
1989Pink Floyd in Concert: Delicate Sound of Thunder MovieSelf - Lead Vocals / Guitar8.2
1989Pink Floyd: Live in Venice MovieSelf - vocals, guitar7.0
1989Pink Floyd: Live In Venice MovieHimself
1989Pink Floyd - Live in Moscow 1989 Movieself7.0
1988Pink Floyd - Would You Buy A Ticket To This Show? MovieSelf
1987Pink Floyd: Hangar Rehearsals Movieself6.0
1987French & Saunders TVSelf7.4
1987The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball MovieSelf7.5
1985Live Aid MovieSelf7.8
1984David Gilmour: Beyond the Floyd MovieSelf
1984David Gilmour: All Lovers Are Deranged MovieSelf
1984David Gilmour: Live 1984 MovieSelf
1984Superstars in Concert MovieSelf
1984David Gilmour: Blue Light MovieDavid Gilmour
1980Pink Floyd: The Wall Live at Earl's Court MovieUnknown character
1980Pink Floyd: The Wall - Nassau Coliseum MovieSelf - Guitars, Vocals
1976The Secret Policeman's Ball TVSelf5.0
1975Saturday Night Live TVSelf - Musical Guest6.9
1975Pink Floyd - Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Movieself7.0
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimanche TVSelf - Pink Floyd6.0
1974The Dark Side of The Moon - Live at Wembley`74 MovieSelf8.0
1974Rockpalast TVSelf (guitar)8.5
1973Sound of the City: London 1964-73 MovieSelf7.0
1972Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii MovieGuitar, Vocals8.1
1971Stamping Ground MovieSelf - Pink Floyd6.3
1971Pink Floyd: Live in Royaumont, FR MovieSelf
1970Pink Floyd: Saint-Tropez MovieSelf9.0
1970Pink Floyd: KQED MovieSelf9.2
1970Pink Floyd: Amougies Pop Festival MovieSelf
1970Amougies (Music Power - European Music Revolution) MovieSelf7.0
1970Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother MovieSelf7.0
1968Pink Floyd: Belgian TV 1968 MovieUnknown character
1967Omnibus TVSelf7.2
1967Omnibus TVUnknown character7.2
TBAPink Floyd - Live at Brighton Dome 1972 MovieSelf - Lead Vocals / Guitar
TBAPink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (The Director's Cut ) MovieUnknown character

Crew (26)

YearTitleRoleRating
2025Eternal Return - PINK Edition MovieMusic · Sound
2023Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon Planetarium Experience MovieMusic · Sound6.7
2022Pink Floyd: Animals (2018 Remix) MovieWriter · Writing10.0
2022Pink Floyd - P.U.L.S.E. Restored & Re-edited MovieProducer · Production
2014Pink Floyd: The Endless River MovieProducer · Production8.0
Show 21 more credits
YearTitleRoleRating
2014Pink Floyd: The Endless River MovieDirector · Directing8.0
2007Infinit MovieMusic · Sound
2000The Dark Side of the Rainbow MovieMusic · Sound8.7
1995Fractals: The Colors of Infinity MovieMusic · Sound6.5
1995Pink Floyd: Pulse MovieProducer · Production8.4
1994Pink Floyd: The Story MovieDirector · Directing10.0
1993The Art of Tripping MovieOriginal Music Composer · Sound9.0
1991Ruby Takes A Trip! MovieOriginal Music Composer · Sound7.0
1987Pink Floyd: Hangar Rehearsals MovieDirector · Directing6.0
1983Pink Floyd: The Final Cut MovieMusician · Sound6.8
1982Pink Floyd: The Wall MovieMusic Producer · Sound8.0
1976Mars Men MovieMusic · Sound5.3
1974The Dark Side of The Moon - Live at Wembley`74 MovieMusic · Sound8.0
1973Crystal Voyager MovieSongs · Sound6.5
1972Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii MovieMusic · Sound8.1
1972The Valley MovieOriginal Music Composer · Sound5.7
1972David A Guiar MovieMusic · Sound
1970Zabriskie Point MovieOriginal Music Composer · Sound7.0
1969More MovieOriginal Music Composer · Sound6.3
1967Two Weeks in September MovieVocals · Sound5.0
TBAThe Enchanted Loom MovieMusic · Sound

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Questions about David Gilmour

What are David Gilmour's most successful albums?

David Gilmour's most successful albums include 'The Dark Side of the Moon', 'Wish You Were Here', and 'The Wall', all of which have achieved critical acclaim and commercial success.

Has David Gilmour won any music awards?

Yes, David Gilmour has received multiple awards, including induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Pink Floyd in 1996 and a Grammy Award for Best Music Video for 'The Wall'.

What was David Gilmour's first film appearance?

David Gilmour's first film appearance was in 'Pink Floyd: The Wall', released in 1982, where he contributed to the film's music and visuals.

What is David Gilmour's estimated net worth?

David Gilmour's estimated net worth is around $180 million, largely due to his successful music career and various business ventures.

What is David Gilmour's role in Pink Floyd?

David Gilmour is the guitarist and co-lead vocalist of Pink Floyd, known for his innovative guitar solos and significant contributions to the band's songwriting.

What genres of music does David Gilmour typically perform?

David Gilmour typically performs rock music, particularly progressive rock, characterized by its complex compositions and philosophical lyrics.

How many children does David Gilmour have?

David Gilmour has four children: Alice, Clare, Sara, and Charlie Gilmour, all of whom are known to have pursued various interests and careers.

What notable collaborations has David Gilmour been involved in?

David Gilmour has collaborated with numerous artists, including Kate Bush and Paul McCartney, and has contributed to various charity albums and projects over the years.