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Garry Roberts(1950-2022)

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Garry Roberts was born on 16 June 1950. He was an actor, known for The Boomtown Rats: Lookin' After No. 1 (1977), The Boomtown Rats: Rat Trap (1978) and The Boomtown Rats: Banana Republic (1980). He died on 9 November 2022 in Ireland.
BornJune 16, 1950
DiedNovember 9, 2022(72)
BornJune 16, 1950
DiedNovember 9, 2022(72)
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The Boomtown Rats: Lookin' After No. 1
Music Video
  • Garry Roberts
  • 1977
The Boomtown Rats: Rat Trap
Music Video
  • Garry Roberts
  • 1978
The Boomtown Rats: Banana Republic
Music Video
  • Garry Roberts
  • 1980
The Boomtown Rats: Diamond Smiles (1979)
The Boomtown Rats: Diamond Smiles
7.4
Music Video
  • Garry Roberts
  • 1979

Credits

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Actor

  • The Boomtown Rats: Rain
    Music Video
    • Garry Roberts
    • 1985
  • The Boomtown Rats: Tonight (1984)
    The Boomtown Rats: Tonight
    Music Video
    • Garry Roberts
    • 1984
  • The Boomtown Rats: Dave (1984)
    The Boomtown Rats: Dave
    Music Video
    • Garry Roberts
    • 1984
  • The Boomtown Rats: Drag Me Down (1984)
    The Boomtown Rats: Drag Me Down
    Music Video
    • Garry Roberts
    • 1984
  • The Boomtown Rats: House on Fire
    Music Video
    • Garry Roberts
    • 1982
  • The Boomtown Rats: Never in a Million Years (1982)
    The Boomtown Rats: Never in a Million Years
    Music Video
    • Garry Roberts
    • 1982
  • The Boomtown Rats: The Elephants Graveyard (Guilty)
    Music Video
    • Garry Roberts
    • 1981
  • The Boomtown Rats: Up All Night (1981)
    The Boomtown Rats: Up All Night
    Music Video
    • Garry Roberts
    • 1981
  • The Boomtown Rats: Banana Republic
    Music Video
    • Garry Roberts
    • 1980
  • The Boomtown Rats: Diamond Smiles (1979)
    The Boomtown Rats: Diamond Smiles
    7.4
    Music Video
    • Garry Roberts
    • 1979
  • Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette, Johnnie Fingers, Simon Crowe, Garry Roberts, The Boomtown Rats, and Gerry Cott in The Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays (1979)
    The Boomtown Rats: I Don't Like Mondays
    7.2
    Music Video
    • Garry Roberts (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • The Boomtown Rats: Rat Trap
    Music Video
    • Garry Roberts
    • 1978
  • The Boomtown Rats: She's So Modern
    Music Video
    • Garry Roberts
    • 1978
  • The Boomtown Rats: Lookin' After No. 1
    Music Video
    • Garry Roberts
    • 1977

Music Department

  • Donauinselfest Live (2012)
    Donauinselfest Live
    TV Series
    • musician: guitar
    • 2016

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • The Boomtown Rats
  • Born
    • June 16, 1950
  • Died
    • November 9, 2022
    • Ireland(Natural causes)

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    Guitarist and founding member of the Boomtown Rats, fronted by Bob Geldof.

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