John Cooper Clarke

Born 1949-01-25 (age 77) Salford, Manchester, England, UK

Biography

John Cooper Clarke is a seminal post punk English performance poet from Salford, Greater Manchester. Along with The Fall, The Smiths, Joy Division and New Order, John Cooper Clarke remains one of the most distinguished voices of the region.

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Known For

Control

2007

as Self

Ill Manors

2012

as Himself/Poet

Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

2021

as Self (Archive Footage)

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

2007

as Self

Urgh! A Music War

1981

as Self

Too Good To Go Down

2018

as Narrator

Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story

2019

as Himself

Evidently... John Cooper Clarke

2012

as Himself

We Wish You a Mandy Christmas

2021

as Ghost Of Christmas Future

Punk: Attitude

2005

as Self - Punk Poet

It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline

2014

as Himself

Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt

1984

as Self

BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard

2025

as Self

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The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978

1986

as Self