Roger Keith “Syd” Barrett (January 6, 1946 – July 7, 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and painter. Best known as a founder of the band Pink Floyd, Barrett was the lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter in its early years and is credited with naming the band. Barrett was excluded from Pink Floyd in April 1968 after David Gilmour took over as their new guitarist, and was briefly hospitalized amid speculation of mental illness.
Syd Barrett Biography / Wiki
| Name | Syd Barrett |
| Also Know | |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Acting |
| Place of Birth | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK |
| Date of Birth | 1946-01-06 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 60 |
| Deathday | 2006-07-07 |
Syd Barrett Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| Pink Floyd: Live Anthology | Guitar, Vocals | 2005-01-01 | 1 Jugband Blues (UK Central Office Of Information) 2 Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (Live Performance – All My Loving) 3 Interstellar … |
| Syd Barrett’s First Trip | Himself | 1966-08-14 | On an overcast day late in the summer of 1966, Syd first tripped on mushrooms while film student/friend Nigel Gordon captured the event on 8mm film. T… |
| Pink Floyd London ’66-’67 | Self – Guitar | 2005-09-13 | Shot by movie maestro Peter Whitehead, this film features rare full length performances from the classic late 60’s Pink Floyd line-up at Sound Techniq… |
| Pink Floyd: The Story | Himself | 1994-11-15 | Documentary broadcast by the BBC on 15 November 1994, produced at the time of “The Division Bell” tour. Although Roger Waters declined to grant an int… |
| Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 1 | 2004-01-01 | Pink Floyd Video Anthology (RevA) Volume 1 (1966-1967) HRV DVD 005A Video: NTSC (4:3) Audio: PCM 2.0 Mono/Stereo… | |
| PINK FLOYD – Video-Collection | … | ||
| It’s So Far Out, It’s Straight Down! | About the London counter-culture scene in 1967, includes early live footage of Pink Floyd playing “Interstellar Overdrive” at the UFO club on 27th Jan… | ||
| The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story | Himself | 2003-03-24 | The full bizarre, tragic but celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd…. |
| Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses – The True Story of Pink Floyd | Himself | 2010-03-08 | This is the independent film history of Pink Floyd. The controversial twists and turns of the Floyd story is told in a unique series of interviews fea… |
| Pink Floyd – Comfortably Numb | Himself | 2005-10-04 | Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb is a documentary film reviewing the music and career of Pink Floyd – a complete case study of the work of Pink Floyd on re… |
| Pink Floyd’s The Wall: The Ultimate Critical Review | Syd Barrett | 2008-04-07 | It is now over 25 years since the launch of The Wall. Conceived by Roger Waters as an ambitious double album, a spectacular live show and a ground bre… |
| A Technicolor Dream | Himself | 2008-08-08 | The story of the underground movement during the 60s leading up to its culmination at The 14 Hour Technicolor Dream, a “musical happening” at Alexandr… |
| Pink Floyd – 1982-2012 : Les 30 ans de The Wall | 2011-12-06 | … | |
| Pink Floyd – The Early Years Vol 2: 1968: Germin/ation | Himself | 2016-11-11 | Brussels, Belgium, 2/18-19/68 (“Astronomy Domine”, “The Scarecrow”, “Corporal Clegg”, “Paintbox”, “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun”, “See Em… |
| Pink Floyd – The Early Years Vol 1: 1965-1967: Cambridge St/ation | Himself | 2016-11-11 | Volume 1: 1965-1967: Cambridge St/ation. 01. Chapter 24: Cambridgeshire, UK 1966. 02. Nick’s Boogie: Sound Techniques Studio. 03. Interstellar Overd… |
| Pink Floyd – The Early Years Vol 7: 1967–1972: Continu/ation | Himself | 2016-11-11 | Volume 7: 1967–1972: Continu/ation from Pink Floyd. Hampstead Heath And St. Michael’s Church, Highgate, London, UK, March 1967 – Arnold Layne (Al… |
| Pink Floyd – Reflections And Echoes | Himself | 2006-06-16 | The story of Pink Floyd told by deejay Tommy Vance and actor Graham McTavish with the four members talking about the past, including about Syd Barrett… |
| Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972 | 2016-11-11 | … | |
| Pink Floyd – On Thin Ice | 2020-10-01 | Psych For The Children Productions presents… On Thin Ice (A Fan Made Documentary) The Pink Floyd formed in 1965 with leader Syd Barrett, Roger Wate… | |
| The Pink Floyd Story: Which One’s Pink? | Himself (archive footage) | 2007-12-07 | Forty years after Britain’s foremost ‘underground’ band released their debut album, ‘Piper At The Gates Of Dawn’, Pink Floyd remain one of the biggest… |
| Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock | Self – Musician (archive footage) | 2017-07-21 | A reckless joyride into the darkest corners of popular music that delves deep into the mind of Mick Rock, the genius photographer who immortalized the… |
Writing
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Syd Barrett: Under Review | Writer | 2006-01-23 | In this Under Review we look at the genius of Syd Barrett…. |
Sound
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Effervescing Elephant | Musician | 2017-02-01 | An animated version of the 1970 Syd Barrett song…. |
| The Scarecrow | Music | 2018-09-22 | A black and green scarecrow stands watch over a psychedelic landscape…. |
Credit: TMDB
Checkout The More Celebrities Profiles in Biography World