Phil Lesh

Phil Lesh

Known for

Acting

Born

March 15, 1940

Birthplace

Berkeley, California, USA

Died

October 25, 2024 (aged 84)

Biography

Philip Chapman Lesh (March 15, 1940 – October 25, 2024) was an American musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career.

After the band's disbanding in 1995, Lesh continued the tradition of Grateful Dead family music with side project Phil Lesh and Friends, which paid homage to the Dead's music by playing their originals, common covers, and the songs of the members of his band. Lesh operated a music venue called Terrapin Crossroads. He scaled back his touring regimen in 2014 but continues to perform with Phil Lesh & Friends at select venues. From 2009 to 2014, he performed in Furthur alongside former Grateful Dead bandmate...

Best known work

Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges
1996
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
2011
The Grateful Dead Movie
The Grateful Dead Movie
1977
Festival Express
Festival Express
2003
Long Strange Trip
Long Strange Trip
2017
Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty
Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty
1997
Classic Albums
Classic Albums
1997
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Grateful Dead: Bits And Pieces About...
  2. TBA

    Untitled Grateful Dead Film

    Executive Producer

  3. 2022

  4. 2022

  5. 2020

  6. 2019

  7. 2018

    Basketball: A Love StoryTV

    as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

  8. 2017

    Long Strange TripTV

    as Self (6 episodes)

  9. 2017

  10. 2016

  11. 2015

  12. 2015

  13. 2015

  14. 2015

  15. 2015

  16. 2015

  17. 2015

  18. 2015

  19. 2013

  20. 2013

  21. 2012

  22. 2011

  23. 2011

  24. 2008

  25. 2006

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