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Phil Ochs

Acting · Born December 19, 1940 · El Paso, Texas, USA

Philip David Ochs (December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) was an American songwriter and protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer). Ochs was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, political activism, often alliterative lyrics, and distinctive voice. He wrote hundreds of songs in the 1960s and 1970s and released eight albums.

Movies with Phil Ochs

• Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019) — Self
• Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (2011) — Self (archive footage)
• Berkeley in the Sixties (1990) — Self (archive footage)
• Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation (2013) — Self (archive footage)
• Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally (1971) — Self
• Renaldo and Clara (1978) — Self
• The Day the Music Died (1977) — Self
• The Creative Person: The Folksinger (1965) — Self
• Wondering About Things (1971) — Self
• Chords of Fame (1984) — Himself
• Last Summer Won't Happen (1968) — Self
• Generations Apart: A Question of Values (1969) — Self