Mark Knopfler

Known for SoundBorn 1949-08-12 (age 76)Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born August 12, 1949) is a British songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded with his younger brother, David Knopfler, in 1977. Described by Classic Rock as a virtuoso, Knopfler is a fingerstyle guitarist and was ranked 27th on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". As of 2009, he and Dire Straits had sold more than 120 million records. A four-time Grammy Award winner, Knopfler is the recipient of the Edison Award, the Steiger Award and the Ivor Novello Award, as well as holding three honorary doctorate degrees in music from universities in the United Kingdom. Knopfler was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Dire Straits in 2018.Read more

Movies & web series

Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris: Real Live Roadrunning 2006

Rockpalast

Live Aid

Seven Ages of Rock

Dire Straits: Money For Nothing

Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends

Voices That Care

Mark Knopfler: Live at Madison Square Garden 2019

Mark Knopfler: Guitar Stories

Mark Knopfler - AVO Session Basel

Soundbreaking

Chet Atkins: A Life in Music

Silence

Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1

Arena: Dire Straits

Live Aid

The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth

As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'

The Princess Bride

Scotty Moore & Friends: A Tribute to the King

Dire Straits: Sultans of Swing, The Very Best of Dire Straits

The Kenny Everett Video Show

French & Saunders

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

Dire Straits: Alchemy Live 1983

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Dire Straits: On The Night

Lindisfarne's Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Under the Volcano

3 nach 9

Wag the Dog

Music for Montserrat

Geld oder Liebe

Eric Clapton: Philadelphia 1988

Dire Straits with Eric Clapton - Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3

Dire Straits at Live Aid

Dire Straits: Live at Rockpalast 1979

Saturday Night Live

Local Hero

Mark Knopfler - Live for Prince's Trust

Comfort and Joy

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

Last Exit to Brooklyn

Dire Straits: Live at Wembley Arena

Top of the Pops

Mark Knopfler: A Night in London