Mark Knopfler
Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE is a British songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded with his younger brother, David Knopfler, in 1977. Described by Classic Rock as a virtuoso, Knopfler is a fingerstyle guitarist and was ranked 27th on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". As of 2009, he and Dire Straits had sold more than 120 million records. A four-time Grammy Award winner, Knopfler is the recipient of the Edison Award, the Steiger Award and the Ivor Novello Award, as well as holding three honorary doctorate degrees in music from universities in the United Kingdom. Knopfler was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Dire Straits in 2018.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 21.614 |
| Birthday | 1949-08-12 |
| Place of Birth | Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Also Known As | Dire Straits, |
1984
Dire Straits: Alchemy Live
7.3/13
Alchemy is a double live album originally released in 1984 with an accompanying VHS, now released on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time. Recorded on 2...
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Dire Straits: Alchemy Live
1993
Dire Straits: On The Night
7.1/9
Music from Dire Straits, recorded live in concert in 1991. Tracks include: "Calling Elvis", "Walk Of Life", "Heavy Fuel", "Romeo And Juliet", "Private...
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Dire Straits: On The Night
1996
Mark Knopfler: A Night in London
6.2/4
A Night in London is a live concert video by Mark Knopfler. The setlist includes songs from Knopfler's first solo album Golden Heart, along with well-...
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Mark Knopfler: A Night in London
2006
Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris: Real Live Roadrunning
10/1
Real Live Roadrunning is a live album by Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris. Released in November 2006, it was recorded at the end of their summer tour...
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Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris: Real Live Roadrunning
2010
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time, Live at Knebworth
7.3/5
On the 30th June 1990 in the grounds of Knebworth House a concert was staged to raise funds for Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy and the Brit School For...
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The Best British Rock Concert of All Time, Live at Knebworth
1992
Dire Straits - Live In Basel
5/4
Concert held at St. Jacob Stadium in Basel, Switzerland, 28.06.1992, during the On Every Street tour. One of the best concerts of Dire Straits.
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Dire Straits - Live In Basel
1986
Dire Straits: Thank You Australia and New Zealand
0/1
In 1985, Dire Straits embarked on a world tour of unprecedented proportions. Promoting their hit album Brothers in Arms, the tour included a thirteen-...
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Dire Straits: Thank You Australia and New Zealand
1985
Dire Straits: Live at Wembley Arena
8.3/3
On July 10th, 1985, under the inspiring eye and ear of master guitarist and frontman Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits gave a concert at the famous Wembley...
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Dire Straits: Live at Wembley Arena
1987
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
5/1
When the British Amnesty shows finally resumed in 1987 after a six-year hiatus, the show format was retooled in an effort to take advantage of the gro...
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The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
2011
Mark Knopfler: A Life in Songs
4.3/3
Mark Knopfler is one of the most successful musicians in the world. During the past 30 years he has written and recorded over 300 songs including some...
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Mark Knopfler: A Life in Songs
1998
Dire Straits: Sultans of Swing, The Very Best of Dire Straits
7.4/6
Sultans of swing - Lady writer - Romeo and Juliet - Tunnel of love - Private investigations - Twisting by the pool - Love over gold (live 1983) - So f...
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Dire Straits: Sultans of Swing, The Very Best of Dire Straits
1992
Dire Straits: The Last Concert - Zaragoza 1992
0/0
This DVD is of the Last concert ever performed by the band Dire Straits. It was the 211th scheduled concert of the huge 'On Every Street' World tour w...
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Dire Straits: The Last Concert - Zaragoza 1992
2006
Mark Knopfler - Live in Paris
3.8/2
Bootleg Recorded in Paris - 2006
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Mark Knopfler - Live in Paris
2006
Mark Knopfler - Hay On Wye Festival
5.5/1
Mark Knopfler - Hay On Wye Festival recorded in 2007
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Mark Knopfler - Hay On Wye Festival
2007
Mark Knopfler - Live In Berlin 2007
0/0
Mark Knopfler performing live in Meistersaal, Berlin, 2007-09-10, as a part of his promo tour for the album "Kill To Get Crimson".
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Mark Knopfler - Live In Berlin 2007
2009
An Evening with Mark Knopfler and band
4.8/2
1. Sailing to Philadelphia 2. Sultans of Swing 3. Romeo & Juliet 4. Get Lucky 5. Why Worry 6. Money For Nothing 7. Monteleone 8. Songs For Sonn...
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An Evening with Mark Knopfler and band
2004
Mark Knopfler - Shangri-La BDA
0/0
Shangri-La is the fourth solo album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler recorded in February 2004 at Shangri-La Studios in Malibu...
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Mark Knopfler - Shangri-La BDA
1987
The Princess Bride
7.683/4432
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid...
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The Princess Bride
1979
Dire Straits: Live at Rockpalast 1979
7/2
A classic early live show from Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits, performed in Germany in 1979. This release captures the original band in their first b...
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Dire Straits: Live at Rockpalast 1979
1997
Music for Montserrat
6.3/5
Music For Montserrat is a concert, held on September 15, 1997 in the Royal Albert Hall. Musicians came together for Montserrat. Phil Collins, Ray Coop...
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Music for Montserrat
1988
Eric Clapton: Philadelphia 1988
7/2
Eric Clapton, featuring Mark Knopfler, performs live in Philadelphia 1988.
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Eric Clapton: Philadelphia 1988
2012
Mark Knopfler: Guitar Stories
8/2
A documentary with Guitar legend Mark Knopfler in the highlight.
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Mark Knopfler: Guitar Stories
1990
Silver Clef Award Winners Show, Knebworth Park
0/0
The Silver Clef fundraising committee was founded in 1976 by musicians and managers from across the British music industry, who wanted to honour and a...
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Silver Clef Award Winners Show, Knebworth Park
2005
Scotty Moore & Friends: A Tribute to the King
7.5/2
Scotty Moore is joined by some of the world's greatest guitarists in this concert honoring Elvis Presley. Moore, the King's first guitarist, leads thi...
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Scotty Moore & Friends: A Tribute to the King
1985
Live Aid
7.9/48
Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United State...
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Live Aid
2018
Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
0/0
Recorded live, this special honors fivenew performer category inductees: Bon Jovi, The Cars, Nina Simone, The Moody Blues and Dire Straits.
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Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2006
Eric Clapton: After Midnight Live
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Eric Clapton: After Midnight Live
1988
Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome
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Eric Clapton as part of the "25th Anniversary Tour" on November 2, 1988 live at the Tokyo Dome with guests Elton John and Mark Knopfler.
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Eric Clapton at Tokyo Dome
1988
Dire Straits with Eric Clapton - Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
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The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute was a popular-music concert staged on June 11, 1988 at Wembley Stadium, London and broadcast to 67 countries...
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Dire Straits with Eric Clapton - Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
2007
Mark Knopfler - AVO Session Basel
8/1
Mark Knopfler plays AVO Session Basel concert, recorded at Festsaal Messe, Basel, Switzerland on November 12th, 2007.
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Mark Knopfler - AVO Session Basel
2016
Dire Straits: The Best Of
0/0
Contains the hits Sultans of Swing, So Far Away, Walk of Life, Money for Nothing, Brothers in Arms, and many others.
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Dire Straits: The Best Of
Mark Knopfler: Live at the Atrium
0/0
Live concert including greatest hits of Dire Straits.
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Mark Knopfler: Live at the Atrium
Mark Knopfler Live In Rotterdam
0/0
MARK KNOPFLER, ROTTERDAM 2008
Waldo's recording Ahoy'Rotterdam, Holland, 31st March 2008 CD1: 1. Cannibals
2. Why aye man
3. What it is
4. Sail...
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Mark Knopfler Live In Rotterdam
Mark Knopfler: Fingerpicking Good
0/0
Live at the Meistersaal, Berlin Germany, Dec `0th 2007 and live for the AVO sessions, Basel Switzerland, 12 November 2007
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Mark Knopfler: Fingerpicking Good
2019
Mark Knopfler - Milano 2019
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Mark Knopfler - Milano 2019
2009
Mark Knopfler Prince s Trust
6.5/2
Mark Knopfler Prince Trust 2009 The Hurlingham Club London 2009-09-09 Setlist: 01. Sailing To Philadelphia 02. Sultans of Swing excerpt 03. Rome...
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Mark Knopfler Prince s Trust
2005
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
0/0
This concert film was created for the London premiére launch of Live Aid on dvd in November 2004. It contains selected highlights of the marathon fund...
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Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
6/0
Wembley Stadium hosts a concert featuring stars from the fields of music, comedy and film, in celebration of the 70th birthday of imprisoned ANC leade...
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Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
2004
Live Aid
9.1/7
4 × DVD, The broadcast of the biggest benefit concert in history, organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief. Th...
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Live Aid
1993
Curves Contours & Body Horns
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Now recognized as one of the best electric guitars ever designed, Leo Fender's Stratocaster is a vital ingredient of American popular culture. Its com...
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Curves Contours & Body Horns
Dire Straits – Autumn In Nimes
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Dire Straits – Autumn In Nimes
2021
Under the Volcano
6.818/11
The story of George Martin’s AIR Studios Montserrat and the island that changed music forever.
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Under the Volcano
2019
Mark Knopfler - Live in Valencia 2019
0/0
Down The Road Wherever Tour
Live in Valencia, April 26, 2019 Set List: Nobody Does That
Corned Beef City
Sailing To Philadelphia
Once Upon A Tim...
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Mark Knopfler - Live in Valencia 2019
2021
Great North: A Run. A River. A Region.
0/0
GREAT NORTH: A RUN. A RIVER. A REGION is a documentary film about the Great North Run, a half marathon from Newcastle to South Shields.
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Great North: A Run. A River. A Region.
2021
Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story
7/1
Brit Award-winner Sam Fender goes in search of a musical hero from another era - the late, great, Alan Hull of Lindisfarne, in this one-off BBC Four d...
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Lindisfarne’s Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story
1991
Voices That Care
8/2
Behind the scenes making of the charity single "Voices That Care".
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Voices That Care
1980
Arena: Dire Straits
8/2
Arena cameras were on hand to film the return of Dire Straits from their triumphant 1980 Brothers in Arms world tour. The film features a superb conce...
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Arena: Dire Straits
1990
The Cream of Eric Clapton
6/3
1. I Feel Free
2. Sunshine of Your Love
3. White Room
4. Crossroads
5. Badge
6. Presence of the Lord - Blind Faith
7. Blues Power
8. Af...
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The Cream of Eric Clapton
1991
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1990
The Best of All Star Band: Live in Concert
0/0
Whatever You Want - Status Quo Rockin' All Over The World - Status Quo Dirty Water - Status Quo In The Army Now - Status Quo Before You Accuse Me...
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The Best of All Star Band: Live in Concert
1992
Dire Straits: Autumn in Nimes
0/0
Dire Straits show at Les Arènes de Nîmes 1992 festival in Southern France. Dire Straits is a British rock band formed in Deptford in the summer of 19...
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Dire Straits: Autumn in Nimes
2019
Mark Knopfler: Live at Madison Square Garden 2019
8/1
Mark Knopfler is adding a performance at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden on September 25 with special guest Bonnie Raitt to his North Amer...
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Mark Knopfler: Live at Madison Square Garden 2019
1995
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
10/1
The history of rock n' roll and pop music are explored are explored via interviews and footage of well-known music stars.
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The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1996
The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
0/0
When Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott died on 4 January 1986, he was 36 years old. His early death from a drug-related illness placed him in the same r...
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The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
1986
All Star Concert
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All Star Concert
Rock Gala Concert
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Rock Gala Concert
2009
Mark Knopfler: Get Lucky - Behind the Scenes
0/0
Go behind the scenes with Mark and Chuck Ainlay as they take you on a tour of the 2009 release of Get Lucky. Includes performaces of "Cleaning My Gun"...
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Mark Knopfler: Get Lucky - Behind the Scenes
2009
Mark Knopfler: Get Lucky - The Interviews
0/0
Interviews with Mark's crew as we go on the road with the Get Lucky tour.
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Mark Knopfler: Get Lucky - The Interviews
2007
Mark Knopfler: Kill to Get Crimson - A Documentary
0/0
In this short film Mark, Chuck, Guy Fletcher, Glen, Danny and all the band give the back-story behind the writing and recording of Mark’s fifth solo a...
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Mark Knopfler: Kill to Get Crimson - A Documentary
2015
Mark Knopfler: Tracker - A Documentary
0/0
For all fans who like this album “Tracker”, down below is short 23 minutes documentary video. In this documentary, Mark talks about the mysterious cra...
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Mark Knopfler: Tracker - A Documentary
2024
Mark Knopfler - One Deep River
0/0
One Deep River is the tenth solo album by British musician Mark Knopfler. It was released on 12 April 2024. The first three singles from the album rel...
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Mark Knopfler - One Deep River
1985
Dire Straits at Live Aid
0/0
The band with Sting perform at Wembley
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