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.
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Filmography
all 205
Movies 185
self 119
TV Shows 20
Narrator 3
Voice 2
Writer 1
On the Roam (2024)
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 2 (2023)
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live from Texas - Night 1 (2023)
Metallica: M72 World Tour Live in Amsterdam - Night 2 (2023)
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere (2023)
Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert (2022)
Metallica - Global Citizen Festival 2022 (2022)
Metallica at Lollapalooza 2022 (2022)
Metallica Live Hellfest 2022 (2022)
Metallica Download Festival Germany (2022)
Metallica Campo Argentino de Polo (2022)
Ennio (2022)
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 2) (2021)
Metallica: 40th Anniversary - Live at Chase Center (Night 1) (2021)
Metallica - The Black Album - Music Videos + Halfin’s Home Movies (2021)
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark - August 10th, 1991 (2021)
Metallica - Live At Frankenhalle, Nuremberg, Germany - November 29th, 1992 (2021)
Metallica - Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Outtakes (2021)
Metallica - Live At Festivalpark, Werchter, Belgium - July 4th, 1993 (2021)
Metallica - Wherever We May Roam (2021)
Metallica: Black Album Deluxe Box Set (2021)
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit (2021)
Metallica: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska - September 6, 2018 (2021)
Metallica Helping Hands Concert & Auction: Live & Acoustic From HQ (2020)
Metallica - The All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert & Auction (2020)
Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away (2020)
Flying V (2020)
Metallica: Live in Mexico City, Mexico - March 3, 2017 (2020)
Metallica: Live at Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York - September 14, 2011 (2020)
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - June 13, 2004 (2020)
Metallica: Live in Dallas, Texas - August 3, 2000 (2020)
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989 (2020)
Metallica: Live in Berlin, Germany - June 6, 2006 (2020)
Metallica: Live in Lisbon, Portugal - June 28, 2007 (2020)
Metallica: Live in Bogotá, Colombia - May 2, 1999 (2020)
Metallica: Live in Madrid, Spain - May 31, 2008 (2020)
Metallica: Live in Melbourne, Australia - March 1, 2013 (2020)
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019 (2020)
Metallica: Live in Salt Lake City, Utah - January 2, 1997 (2020)
Metallica: Live in Lima, Peru - March 20, 2014 (2020)
History 101 (2020)
Metallica: Live in Chicago, Illinois - August 12, 1983 (2020)
Metallica: Live in Nickelsdorf, Austria - June 10, 2012 (2020)
Metallica: Live in Muskegon, Michigan (November 1, 1991) (2020)
Metallica: Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015 (2020)
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle (2020)
Hypnotizing Power: The Story of Master of Puppets (2020)
Metallica & the San Francisco Symphony: S&M² (2019)
Metallica : Live in Moscow 2019 (2019)
Metallica - Live in Berlin 2019 (2019)
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story (2019)
Live Metallica: Stade de France, Paris - mai 12, 2019 (2019)
Live Metallica: Barcelona, Spain - May 5, 2019 (2019)
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
Sad Hill Unearthed (2018)
Linkin Park and Friends - Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington (2017)
Metallica: Live in Paris, France - Sept 8, 2017 (2017)
Metallica - Live from Edmonton, Canada - August 16, 2017 (2017)
Metallica - Live at Outside Lands (San Francisco, CA - August 12, 2017) (2017)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017)
Who the Fuck is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago (2017)
Metallica - Live at Rock on the Range, Columbus 2017 (2017)
Metallica WorldWired North American Tour 2017 (2017)
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017 (2017)
Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly (2017)
Cum On Feel The Noize (2017)
Metallica: Making of Hardwired... to Self-Destruct (2016)
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos (2016)
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans (2016)
Skylanders Academy (2016)
Orchestrating An Upset: The 1996 World Cup of Hockey (2016)
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley (2016)
Metallica: The Night Before (2016)
Billions (2016)
Mission to Lars (2015)
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015 (2015)
Metallica - Live at Reading Festival (2015)
Metallica: [2015] X Games (2015)
Metallica: Rock in Rio USA 2015 (2015)
Metallica: Masters of Metal (2014)
Metallica Live at Blizzcon (2014)
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II (2014)
'Tallica Parking Lot (2014)
Metallica: Glastonbury Festival (2014)
The Hunt (2014)
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014 (2014)
Metallica: This Monster Lives (2014)
Rusted Development (2014)
Metallica: Beyond Thunder and Lightning (2014)
Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica "Through the Never" (2014)
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica (2013)
Metallica: Through the Never (2013)
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2013 (2013)
Surfing Your Dreams (2013)
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic (2012)
Metallica: Live at Orion Music And More 2012 (1st Night) (2012)
Metallica: Orion Music Festival (2012)
Metallica: The Black Album (2012)
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012 (2012)
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012 (2012)
Metallica: Rock in Rio (2012)
Anton Corbijn Inside Out (2012)
Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event (2011)
An Evening with Lou Reed & Metallica - Live at Rockpalast (2011)
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011 (2011)
Absent (2011)
The Big 4 (2011)
Metallica: Fan Can 6 (2010)
The Big Four: Live in Sofia (2010)
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere (2010)
Metallica - Master of Puppets (Deluxe Box Set) (2010)
Lemmy (2010)
Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City (2009)
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009 (2009)
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen (2009)
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009 (2009)
Metallica: Français pour une nuit (2009)
METALLICA the Complete Story (2008)
Metallica: Making Magnetic (2008)
Metallica: [2008] Rock en France Festival (2008)
Metallica - Rock AM Ring (2008)
Metallica: Live at Rock in Rio Lisboa 2008 (2008)
Aural Amphetamine: Metallica and the Dawn of Thrash (2008)
Metallica Touring Europe (2008)
Metallica: Up Close and Personal (2007)
Metallica - Live Earth (2007)
Metallica - Sick of the Studio Tour - LIVE in Wien 2007 (2007)
Seven Ages of Rock (2007)
Rock Milestones: Metallica: Master of Puppets (2007)
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (2006)
Metallica: Live in Seoul 2006 (2006)
Metalocalypse (2006)
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006 (2006)
Metallica: Fan Can 5 (2006)
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life (2006)
De Wereld Draait Door (2005)
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn (2005)
Hard Rock Treasures (2005)
American Dad! (2005)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)
Metallica: St-Anger (2003)
Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals (2003)
Metallica: MTV Icon (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica (2001)
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland (2000)
Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M (1999)
Metallica: Making of S&M (1999)
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra ‎– S&M (1999)
Metallica: Woodstock '99 (1999)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria (1999)
Metallica: Cunning Stunts (1998)
Metallica: Live Covers (1998)
Metallica: Metallimania (1997)
Classic Albums (1997)
Metallica: Fan Can 1 (1996)
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret (1995)
The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995)
Metallica: Woodstock '94 (1994)
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994 (1994)
Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994)
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992 (1993)
Metallica - Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989 (1993)
Metallican Vid (1993)
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland (1993)
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile (1993)
Metallica: [1993] Mexico City, Mexico (1993)
Metallica: [1992] Den Bosch, Netherlands (1992)
For Those About to Rock: Monsters In Moscow (1992)
Later... with Jools Holland (1992)
A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica (1992)
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992)
Metallica: Live at San Diego (1992)
Metallica - ...And Justice For All (1992)
Metallica - Monsters of Rock, Moscow (1991)
Metallica - Live at Tushino (1991)
Metallica: Live at Monsters of Rock 1991 (1991)
Metallica: [1990] Zwolle, Netherlands (1990)
The Simpsons (1989)
Metallica: Live at Shoreline Amphitheatre (1989)
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY (1989)
2 of One (1989)
Metallica - 2 of One (1989)
Metallica: [1988] London, England (1988)
Metallica - Cliff 'Em All (1987)
Metallica: [1986] Nagoya, Japan (1986)
Metallica - Roskilde Festival (1986)
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY (1986)
Metallica: [1986] Detroit, Michigan (1986)
Metallica - Metal Hammer Festival (1985)
Metallica: [1985] Day on the Green (1985)
Metallica: Ride The Lightning (1985)
MTV Video Music Awards (1984)
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983 (1983)
Metallica: [1983] Kiss the Stone (1983)
Deep Purple: Made In Japan (1972)
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Gothenburg, Sweden
The Thicket
Live Earth: A Concert for a Climate in Crisis
Metallica_ Live in Munich, Germany - May 31, 2015
Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]
Metallica: Sick Out Of Studio 2007 Oslo
Metallica at Raadi Airfield Estonia in Tartu
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1963-08-03 (60 years old)
Birth PlaceDowney, United States of America
Religiondeism
SpouseFrancesca Hetfield
ChildrenCastor Hetfield, Cali Hetfield
FatherVirgil Greeley Hetfield
MotherCynthia Bassett M
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJames Alan Hetfield, Metallica
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