Meat Loaf
Known for: Acting
Michael Lee Aday (September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), better known as Meat Loaf, was an American singer and actor. He was noted for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. His Bat Out of Hell trilogy—Bat Out of Hell, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose—has sold more than 65 million albums worldwide. More than four decades after its release, the first album still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually and stayed on the charts for over nine years, making it one of the best-selling albums in history. After the commercial success of Bat Out of Hell and Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell, and earning a Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for the song "I'd Do Anything for Love", Meat Loaf nevertheless experienced some difficulty establishing a steady career within the United States. This did not stop him from becoming one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with worldwide sales of more than 80 million records. The key to this success was his retention of iconic status and popularity in Europe, especially the United Kingdom, where he received the 1994 Brit Award for best-selling album and single, appeared in the 1997 film Spice World, and ranks 23rd for the number of weeks spent on the UK charts, as of 2006. He ranks 96th on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". Aday appeared in over 50 movies and television shows, sometimes as himself or as characters resembling his stage persona. His film roles include Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), and Bob Paulson in Fight Club (1999). His early stage work included dual roles in the original Broadway cast of The Rocky Horror Show, and he also appeared in the musical Hair, both on- and off-Broadway.
Filmography
Series
Monk
Reverend Hadley Jorgensen
2002
Series
House
Eddie
2004
Series
Raw
Self
1993
Series
South Park
Meat Loaf (voice)
1997
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
Top of the Pops
Self - Host
1964
Series
Top of the Pops
Self
1964
Series
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self
1995
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Elementary
Herman Wolf
2012
Series
Glee
Barry Jeffries
2009
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
Self
1998
Series
American Idol
Self - Guest
2002
Film
Fight Club
Robert Paulson
1999
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
1996
Series
Nash Bridges
Charlie Pep
1996
Series
Today
Self
1952
Series
The Outer Limits
Col. Angus Devine
1995
Series
The Equalizer
Sugar Fly Simon
1985
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Chumley
1989
Series
Behind the Music
Self
1997
Series
TFI Friday
1996
Series
TOTP2
Self
1994
Series
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Series
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Musical Guest
2006
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
1999
Series
Monsters
Dr. Willard Wingite
1988
Series
Classic Albums
Self
1997
Series
Masters of Horror
Jake Feldman
2005
Series
Noel's House Party
1991
Series
Fairly Legal
Charlie DeKay
2011
Film
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Eddie
1975
Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
Series
The BRIT Awards
Self
1977
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996
Film
Sausage Party
Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)
2016
Series
The F Word
2005
Series
Bo' Selecta!
Self
2002
Series
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Self
2008
Series
Saturday Live
1986
Series
Ghost Wars
Doug Rennie
2017
Series
Lightning Force
Richard Talbot
1991
ECHO-Verleihung
Self
1992
Series
TFI Unplugged
Self (Archive Footage)
2026
Series
TV total
Self
1999
Musik Convoy
Self
1984
Film
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Bud Black (uncredited)
2006
Film
Wayne's World
Tiny
1992
Series
Ghost Hunters: TAPS Returns
Self
2021
Die Lotto-Show
Self
1998
Series
Any Dream Will Do
2007
Series
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
Self
2010
Popstar to Operastar
Self
2010
Film
The 51st State
The Lizard
2001
Film
Spice World
Dennis
1997
Series
Hit the Road
Meat Loaf
2017
Film
The Salton Sea
Bo
2002
Film
Americathon
Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
1979
Film
BloodRayne
Leonid
2006
Film
Black Dog
Red
1998
Series
Overheard with Evan Smith
Self
2010
Film
The Seventh Continent
Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
1989
Film
Burning Bright
Howie
2010
Film
Beautiful Boy
Motel Clerk
2011
Film
Citizen Jane
Detective Jack Morris
2009
Series
Hannity
Self
2009
Learning Curves
Timmons
2003
Film
Leap of Faith
Hoover
1992
Rock and a Hard Place
2008
Film
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Wishcraft
Detective Sparky Shaw
2002
Ultimate Albums
2002
Film
Crazy in Alabama
Sheriff John Doggett
1999
Film
Out of Bounds
Gil
1986
Film
Rustin
Coach Trellingsby
2001
Film
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
Absolute Killers
Dan
2011
Film
The Mighty
Iggy
1998
Film
Pelts
Jake Feldman
2006
Film
Gunshy
Lew Collins
1998
Film
Motorama
Vern
1991
Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over
Self - Panellist
1999
Film
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Larry
1992
Film
The Moment
Sergeant Goodman
2013
Film
Stage Fright
Roger McCall
2014
Film
#NoJoke
Self
2019
Film
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge
2001
Film
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Self
2015
Film
All American Christmas Carol
Ross
2013
Film
Trapped
Jim Hankins
2001
Film
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Self
1987
Film
The Squeeze
Titus
1987
Film
Outside Ozona
Floyd Bibbs
1998
Film
A Hole in One
Billy
2004
Film
Roadie
Travis W. Redfish
1980
Film
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
Self
1995
Film
Scavenger Hunt
Scum
1979
Film
Crazylove
John (as Meat Loaf Aday)
2005
Film
Extreme Dating
Marshall Jackson
2004
Film
Chasing Ghosts
Richard Valbruno
2005
Film
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1
Self
2005
Film
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
The Beast
1993
Film
The Pleasure Drivers
Dale
2006
Film
Let it Rock: Volume 1
Self
2003
Film
Feel the Motion
Meat Loaf
1985
Film
McEnroe
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Film
Focus
Fred
2001
Film
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Self
1999
Film
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
1988
Film
Wishin' and Hopin'
Monsignor Muldoon
2014
Film
Polish Bar
Joe
2010
Film
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
Self
1995
Film
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Self - Artist
2004
Film
To Catch a Yeti
Big Jake Grizzly
1995
Film
State Fair
Boy in Stands (uncredited)
1962
Film
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Self
1999
Film
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Self (uncredited)
1988
Film
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Self
2021
Film
Blacktop
Jack
2000
Film
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
Film
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
Self
1998
Film
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
Self - Lead Vocals
2009
Film
Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982
Self
1982
Film
Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney
Self
2012
Film
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
Self
2007
Film
Everything That Rises
Red
1998
Film
Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught
Himself
2025
Film
Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live
1985
Film
Vandemonium Plus
1987
Film
Urban Decay
Rick Zero
2007
Film
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2
1987
Film
The Car Kid
2002
Film
Dead Ringer
Meat Loaf / Marvin
1981
Halloween Jam II at Universal Studios
Self
1995
Film
Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell
Self
1991
Film
Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers
Self
1999
Film
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Self
2007
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende
Meat Loaf
2016
Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015
Self
2015
Film
Psyched for Snuppa
Snuppa (voice) (as Meatloaf)
1993