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The Monkees
Mike Nesmith
Michael Nesmith
Acting
Biography
Robert Michael Nesmith (December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, and novelist. He was best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series The Monkees (1966–1968). His songwriting credits include "Different Drum", which became a hit for Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys.
After the break-up of the Monkees, Nesmith continued his successful songwriting and performing career, first with the seminal country rock group the First National Band, with whom he had a top-40 hit, "Joanne", and then as a solo artist. He…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
I Want My MTV
as Self
Boyce & Hart: The Guys Who Wrote 'Em
Making The Monkees
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees
as Mike
Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees
as Self
Michael Nesmith Live at the Britt Festival
Michael Nesmith: Austin City Limits
Tapeheads
as Water Man
Burglar
as Cabbie
TV Shows
Laurel Canyon
as Self (archive footage) · 2 ep.
Behind the Music
as Self · 1 ep.
E! True Hollywood Story
1 ep.
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self · 1 ep.
Saturday Night Live
as Man in Foreign Film (uncredited) · 1 ep.
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self · 1 ep.
The Monkees
as Mike · 58 ep.
Top of the Pops
as Self · 2 ep.