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John Cooper Clarke
Born
Jan 25, 1949
Age 77
Place of Birth
Salford, Manchester, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
14
Movies
11
TV Shows
Also Known As
Dr John Cooper Clarke
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John Cooper Clarke
Acting
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.
Movies
14
TV Shows
11
BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard
as
Self
2025
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
as
Ghost Of Christmas Future
2021
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
as
Self (Archive Footage)
2021
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
as
Himself
2019
Too Good To Go Down
as
Narrator
2018
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
as
Himself
2014
Ill Manors
as
Himself/Poet
2012
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke
as
Himself
2012
Control
as
Self
2007
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
as
Self
2007
Punk: Attitude
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Self - Punk Poet
2005
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
as
Self
1986
Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
as
Self
1984
Urgh! A Music War
as
Self
1981
