James Hetfield
Age: 60 | From: Downey, California, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1963-08-03 16:07:36
Aliases: James Alan Hetfield
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Downey, California, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 115
TV Involvements: 6
Most Famous Work
Biography
James Alan Hetfield is an American musician and songwriter best known for being the co-founder, lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for the American heavy metal band Metallica. Hetfield is mainly known for his intricate rhythm playing, but occasionally performs lead guitar duties and solos, both live and in the studio. Hetfield co-founded Metallica in October 1981 after answering an advertisement by drummer Lars Ulrich in the Los Angeles newspaper The Recycler. Metallica has won nine Grammy Awards and released ten studio albums, three live albums, four extended plays and 24 singles. In 2009, Hetfield was ranked at no. 8 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists and no. 24 by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time. In Guitar World's poll, Hetfield was placed as the 19th greatest guitarist of all time, as well as being placed second (along with Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett) in The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists poll of the same magazine. Rolling Stone placed Hetfield as the 87th greatest guitarist of all time. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Most Famous Work
MTV Video Music Awards
(1984) Self
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
(2019) Officer Bob Hayward
Linkin Park and Friends - Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
(2017) Self (archive footage)
Ennio
(2022) Self
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
(2004) Self
Seven Ages of Rock
(2007) Self
Skylanders Academy
(2016) Wolfgang (voice)
Classic Albums
(1997) Self - Guitarist, Vocalist, MetallicaActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Himself | |
| Himself | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Singer,Guitar | ||
| 2022 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| self | ||
| SELF | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| 2021 | vocals, guitars | |
| vocals, guitars | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| vocals, guitars | ||
| Self | ||
| Himself | ||
| 2020 | N/A | |
| Himself | ||
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| Himself | ||
| Himself | ||
| Himself | ||
| Himself | ||
| Himself | ||
| Himself | ||
| Himself | ||
| Himself | ||
| Himself | ||
| Himself | ||
| Himself - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar | ||
| Himself | ||
| Himself | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Himself | ||
| Himself | ||
| N/A | ||
| vocals | ||
| lead vocals, guitar | ||
| Self | ||
| 2019 | Himself | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| James Hetfield | ||
| N/A | ||
| Officer Bob Hayward | ||
| 2018 | Self - Musician | |
| 2017 | Self (archive footage) | |
| N/A | ||
| vocals | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| Vocals, Guitars | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Self | ||
| 2016 | N/A | |
| Vocals, guitars | ||
| Voice & Rithm Guitar | ||
| Wolfgang (voice) | ||
| Himself, Narrator | ||
| Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar | ||
| N/A | ||
| Himself | ||
| 2015 | Himself | |
| Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar | ||
| Vocals, Guitars | ||
| Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar | ||
| Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar | ||
| 2014 | N/A | |
| Himself | ||
| Himself | ||
| Himself | ||
| James Hetfield (voice) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Narrator | ||
| Vocals, Guitars | ||
| Himself | ||
| Himself | ||
| Self | ||
| 2013 | Vocals, Guitars | |
| Himself | ||
| Vocals, Guitars | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2012 | Self | |
| Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar | ||
| Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar | ||
| Vox, Guitars | ||
| Himself | ||
| 2011 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| Vocal, Guitar | ||
| Himself | ||
| Himself | ||
| 2010 | Vocals, Guitars | |
| Guitars | ||
| James Hetfield | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| 2009 | Self | |
| Vocals, Guitars | ||
| Lead Vocals/Guitar | ||
| Himself - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar | ||
| Vocals, Guitars | ||
| 2008 | Himself | |
| N/A | ||
| Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar | ||
| Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar | ||
| Himself | ||
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2007 | Himself | |
| Himself | ||
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2006 | Vocalist, Guitarrist | |
| Vocals, Guitars | ||
| Sniper (voice) | ||
| Lorkey (voice) | ||
| Troll (voice) | ||
| Fan #1 (voice) | ||
| Vocals, Guitars | ||
| Vocals, Guitars | ||
| Self | ||
| 2005 | N/A | |
| Self (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said") | ||
| Self | ||
| James Hetfield (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| 2004 | Self | |
| 2003 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| Himself | ||
| Self | ||
| 2001 | Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar | |
| 2000 | Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar | |
| 1999 | Self | |
| Self - Guitar, Vocals | ||
| Self - Guitar, Vocals | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar | ||
| 1998 | Self | |
| Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar | ||
| 1997 | Self - Guitarist, Vocalist, Metallica | |
| 1996 | Self | |
| 1995 | Self - Guitar, Vocals | |
| Self | ||
| 1994 | N/A | |
| Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1993 | Self - Guitar, Vocals | |
| Self - Guitar, Vocals | ||
| Himself (Rhythm/Lead Vocal) | ||
| Vox, Guitars | ||
| Vox, Guitars | ||
| Vox, Guitars | ||
| 1992 | Vox, Guitars | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Himself | ||
| Self | ||
| 1991 | Himself | |
| Vocals, Guitar | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1990 | N/A | |
| 1989 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| Vox, Guitars | ||
| Himself (Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocal) | ||
| 1988 | Vox, Guitars | |
| 1987 | Himself (Guitarist / Vocalist) | |
| 1986 | Vox, Guitars | |
| Vox, Guitars | ||
| Vox, Guitars | ||
| Vox, Guitars | ||
| 1985 | N/A | |
| Vox, Guitars | ||
| Self | ||
| 1984 | Self | |
| 1983 | Vox, Guitars | |
| Vox, Guitars | ||
| 1972 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Himself | ||
| N/A | ||
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| Himself | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
![Metallica: [1985] Metal Hammer Festival](https://storage.flixi.com/movie/poster_path/w92/93980_metallica-1985-metal-hammer-festival.jpg "Metallica: [1985] Metal Hammer Festival")
![Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]](https://storage.flixi.com/movie/poster_path/w92/534300_metallica-beyond-magnetic-full-ep-live-at-the-fillmore.jpg "Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]")
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Music | |
| 1999 | Music | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Writer | |
| 2014 | Writer | |
| 2013 | Writer | |
| 2012 | Writer | |
| 1999 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
