About

Known credits:
42
Birthday:
1956-12-06
Place of birth:
Oakland, California, USA
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Peter Buck

Overview

Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. He also plays the banjo and mandolin on several R.E.M. songs. Throughout his career with R.E.M. (1980–2011), as well as during his subsequent solo career, Buck has also been at various times an official member of numerous 'side project' groups. These groups included Arthur Buck (with Joseph Arthur), Hindu Love Gods, The Minus 5, Tuatara, The Baseball Project, Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3, Tired Pony, The No-Ones and Filthy Friends, each of which have released at least one full-length studio album. Additionally, the experimental combo Slow Music (which also features Fred Chalenor, Hector Zazou, Matt Chamberlain, Robert Fripp, and Bill Rieflin) have released an official live concert CD. Another side project group called Full Time Men released an EP while Buck was a member. As well, ad hoc "supergroups" Bingo Hand Job (Billy Bragg and R.E.M.), Musical Kings (Michelle Malone, Peter Buck, John Keane) and Nigel & The Crosses (Robyn Hitchcock, Peter Buck, Glenn Tilbrook and others) have each commercially released one track.

"Richard M. Nixon", a band Buck founded in 2012 to support the release of his solo album with live gigs, has never issued an official recording. Richard M. Nixon consists of Buck, Scott McCaughey and Bill Rieflin, the same three musicians who comprise The Venus 3.[2]

Buck also has a career as a record producer including releases by Uncle Tupelo, Vigilantes of Love, Dreams So Real, The Fleshtones, The Feelies, and The Jayhawks, as well as a session musician (for the likes of The Replacements, Billy Bragg, Decemberists and Eels).

Known for

Acting
2024 Weirdo: The Story of Five Eight Actor Self N/A
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2019 R.E.M. - Monster Actor Himself 58
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2017 R.E.M. - Automatic Unearthed Actor 59
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2017 R.E.M. - Automatic for the People Actor Electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, dulcimer, bouzouki 58
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2016 R.E.M. - Out Of Time Actor Gitarre 58
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2014 R.E.M. By MTV Actor Himself 58
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2014 R.E.M. Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions Actor N/A
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2012 Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton Actor Self 59
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2012 R.E.M. at the BBC Actor Performer 59
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2010 R.E.M. Live from Austin, TX Actor 59
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2010 Do It Again Actor Self N/A
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2009 This Is Not a Show: Live at the Olympia in Dublin Actor N/A
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2009 The Fleshtones: Pardon Us for Living But the Graveyard Is Full Actor Himself 59
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2008 6 Days Actor N/A
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2008 Robyn Hitchcock: Sex, Food, Death... and Insects Actor Himself N/A
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2007 R.E.M. Live Actor Guitarist 58
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2007 Slacker Uprising Actor Self 58
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2006 R.E.M.: When the Light is Mine Actor N/A
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2004 R.E.M. : Perfect Square Actor Guitar 59
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2004 Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons Actor Himself 59
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2003 R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) Actor Himself 58
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2002 R.E.M. Actor Himself 59
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2001 R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 Actor N/A
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2000 R.E.M.: A Stirling Performance Actor Himself N/A
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1999 R.E.M.: This Way Up Actor Himself N/A
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1999 R.E.M. - Falls to Climb Actor Himself N/A
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1996 New Adventures in Hi-Fi Stereophonic on Film Actor Self 58
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1996 R.E.M.: Road Movie Actor 59
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1995 R.E.M.: Rough Cut Actor Himself 59
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1995 R.E.M.: Parallel Actor Himself 59
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1991 R.E.M. - This Film Is On Actor Himself N/A
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1991 MTV's 10th Anniversary Special Actor Self N/A
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1991 R.E.M.: MTV Unplugged Actor 58
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1990 R.E.M. Tourfilm Actor Himself 59
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1990 R.E.M.: Pop Screen Actor N/A
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1987 Athens, GA Inside/Out Actor Himself 58
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1987 R.E.M.: Succumbs Actor Peter Buck 58
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1985 R.E.M. at Rockpalast Actor N/A
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1985 R.E.M.: Live at The Capitol Theater Actor N/A
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1984 Left of Reckoning Actor N/A
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Sound
1999 Man on the Moon Sound Original Music Composer 69
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1987 R.E.M.: It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) Sound Music N/A
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