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 ment 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 213
Movies 191
self 128
TV Shows 22
Narrator 3
Voice 3
Writer 2
Simon Deasy
The Thicket (2024)
Movie
Theme Song Performance
On the Roam (2024)
TV
Self
Ennio (2022)
Movie
vocals, guitars
Metallica - Wherever We May Roam (2021)
Movie
Self
Metallica - Live at Gentofte Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark August 10, 1991 + Bonus Shit (2021)
Movie
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica - Live in Irvine, California - September 23, 1989 (2020)
Movie
Himself - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Metallica: WorldWired Tour - Live in Manchester, England - June 18, 2019 (2020)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
History 101 (2020)
TV
8.5
lead vocals, guitar
Metallica: Live at Slane Castle (2020)
Movie
James Hetfield
Live Metallica: Stade de , Paris - mai 12, 2019 (2019)
Movie
Officer Bob Hayward
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)
Movie
7.75
Self - Musician
Sad Hill Unearthed (2018)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington (2017)
Movie
Vocals, Guitars
Metallica: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017 (2017)
Movie
Voice & Rithm Guitar
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct Videos (2016)
Movie
Vocals, guitars
Metallica: Live from The House of Vans (2016)
Movie
Wolfgang (voice)
Skylanders Academy (2016)
TV
6.82
Himself, Narrator
Orchestrating An Upset: The 1996 World Cup of Hockey (2016)
Movie
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: [2016] Rasputin Music, Berkeley (2016)
Movie
Himself
Billions (2016)
TV
6.43
Himself
Mission to Lars (2015)
Movie
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Rock in Rio 2015 (2015)
Movie
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: [2015] X Games (2015)
Movie
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Rock in Rio USA 2015 (2015)
Movie
James Hetfield (voice) / Writer
'Tallica Parking Lot (2014)
Movie
Narrator
The Hunt (2014)
TV
Vocals, Guitars
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2014 (2014)
Movie
Self - Band Member, Metallica
Rusted Development (2014)
TV
Self - Vocals, Guitars
Metallica: Freeze 'Em All - Live in Antarctica (2013)
Movie
Himself / Writer / Original Music Composer
Metallica: Through the Never (2013)
Movie
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar / Writer
Metallica: Quebec Magnetic (2012)
Movie
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Live in Orion Music Festival (2012)
Movie
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2012 (2012)
Movie
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Live at Rock im Park 2012 (2012)
Movie
Vox, Guitars
Metallica: Rock in Rio (2012)
Movie
Vocal, Guitar
Metallica: Rock In Rio 2011 (2011)
Movie
Himself
Absent (2011)
Movie
Himself
The Big 4 (2011)
TV
Vocals, Guitars
Metallica: Fan Can 6 (2010)
Movie
Vocals, guitars
Metallica - The Big 4 Live in Sofia (2010)
Movie
James Hetfield
Metallica: Live at Sonisphere (2010)
Movie
Self
Lemmy (2010)
Movie
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Pride, ion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City (2009)
Movie
Vocals, Guitars
Metallica: Hall of Fame 2009 (2009)
Movie
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Fan Can Six Copenhagen (2009)
Movie
Himself - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Metallica: Live in Copenhagen, Denmark - July 22, 2009 (2009)
Movie
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Français pour une nuit (2009)
Movie
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: [2008] Rock en Festival (2008)
Movie
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica - Rock AM Ring (2008)
Movie
Vocalist, Guitarrist
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 (2006)
Movie
Vocals, Guitars
Metallica: Live in Seoul 2006 (2006)
Movie
Sniper (voice) / Troll (voice) / Fan #1 (voice) / Lorkey (voice)
Metalocalypse (2006)
TV
4.75
Vocals, Guitars
Metallica: Rock AM Ring 2006 (2006)
Movie
Vocals, Guitars
Metallica: Fan Can 5 (2006)
Movie
Self (segments 'Hero of the Day' and 'Mama Said')
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn (2005)
Movie
James Hetfield (voice)
American Dad! (2005)
TV
6.24
Himself
Metallica: MTV Icon (2003)
Movie
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica (2001)
Movie
6
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: [2000] Baltimore, Maryland (2000)
Movie
Self / Writer
Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M (1999)
Movie
Self - Guitar, Vocals
Metallica: Making of S&M (1999)
Movie
Self - Guitar, Vocals
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M (1999)
Movie
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: [1999] Plovdiv, Bulgaria (1999)
Movie
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Live Covers (1998)
Movie
Self - Guitarist, Vocalist, Metallica
Classic Albums (1997)
TV
Self - Guitar, Vocals
Metallica: [1995] Loud But Secret (1995)
Movie
Self - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Metallica: Live in Mountain View, CA - July 22, 1994 (1994)
Movie
Self - Guitar, Vocals
Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego 1992 (1993)
Movie
Himself (Rhythm/Lead Vocal)
Metallican Vid (1993)
Movie
Vox, Guitars
Metallica: [1993] Basel, Switzerland (1993)
Movie
Vox, Guitars
Metallica: [1993] Santiago, Chile (1993)
Movie
Vox, Guitars
Metallica: [1993] Mexico City, Mexico (1993)
Movie
William Rieflin (voice)
The Simpsons (1989)
TV
6.68
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica - Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle 1989 (1989)
Movie
![Metallica: [1989] Newark, Delaware](https://images.moviefit-me.serieya.com/t/b/1142632-metallica-1989-newark-delaware.webp)
Vox, Guitars
Metallica: [1989] Middletown, NY (1989)
Movie
Himself (Rhythm Guitar/Lead Vocal)
2 of One (1989)
Movie
Self - Guitarist, Vocalist
Metallica - 2 of One (1989)
Movie
Self - Vocals, Guitars
Metallica - Live at Hammersmith Odeon (1988)
Movie
Himself (Guitarist / Vocalist)
Metallica - Cliff 'Em All (1987)
Movie
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Metallica: [1986] Toronto, Canada (1986)
Movie
Vox, Guitars
Metallica: [1986] Nagoya, Japan (1986)
Movie
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica - Roskilde Festival (1986)
Movie
Vox, Guitars
Metallica: [1986] Uniondale, NY (1986)
Movie
Vox, Guitars
Metallica: [1986] Detroit, Michigan (1986)
Movie
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica - Metal Hammer Festival (1985)
Movie
Vox, Guitars
Metallica: [1985] Day on the Green (1985)
Movie
Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Metallica - Kill 'Em All in Chicago 1983 (1983)
Movie
Vox, Guitars
Metallica: [1983] Kiss the Stone (1983)
Movie
Self - Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live (1975)
TV
6.36
Self - Metallica
Metal Massacre: The Story of the Legendary Album
Movie
![Metallica - Beyond Magnetic [Full EP LIVE at the Fillmore]](https://images.moviefit-me.serieya.com/t/b/389767-metallica-beyond-magnetic-full-ep-live-at-the-fillmore.webp)
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Information
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1963-08-03 (61 years old)
Birth Place
Downey, United States
Religion
deism
Relationships
sca Hetfield (1997 - 2022)
Children
Castor Hetfield, Cali Hetfield
Father
Virgil Greeley Hetfield
Mother
Cynthia Hetfield
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
James Alan Hetfield, Metallica
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