Syd Barrett
Biography
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (January 6, 1946 – July 7, 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and painter. Best known as a founder of the band Pink Floyd, Barrett was the lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter in its early years and is credited with naming the band. Barrett was excluded from Pink Floyd in April 1968 after David Gilmour took over as their new guitarist, and was briefly hospitalized amid speculation of mental illness.
Gallery
Known For
Omnibus
Pink Floyd London '66-'67
Pink Floyd - Video Anthology 1966-1983
Pink Floyd – 1982-2012 : Les 30 ans de The Wall
Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice
Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 2: 1968: Germin/ation
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd
Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
It's So Far Out, It's Straight Down!
A Technicolor Dream
Acting History
2023
Have You Got It Yet? The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd as Self (archive footage)
2020Pink Floyd - On Thin Ice as Self (archive footage)
2017Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2016Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 2: 1968: Germin/ation as Self
2016Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 7: 1967–1972: Continu/ation as Self
2016Pink Floyd : The Early Years 1965-1972 as Self
2016Pink Floyd - The Early Years Vol 1: 1965-1967: Cambridge St/ation as Self
2014Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 1 as himself
2014Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol 2 as himself
2011Pink Floyd – 1982-2012 : Les 30 ans de The Wall as Self
2011Pink Floyd: Whatever Happened to Pink Floyd? The Strange Case of Waters and Gilmour as Self
2010Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses - The True Story of Pink Floyd as Self
2008A Technicolor Dream as Himself
2008Pink Floyd's The Wall: The Ultimate Critical Review as Syd Barrett
2007The Pink Floyd Story: Which One's Pink? as Self (archive footage)
2007Pink Floyd - Video Anthology 1966-1983 as Self
2006Pink Floyd - Reflections And Echoes as Self
2005Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb as Self
2005Pink Floyd London '66-'67 as Self - Guitar
2005Pink Floyd: Live Anthology as Self - Guitar, Vocals
2004Pink Floyd: Video Anthology Vol. 1 as Self
2003The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story as Self (archive footage)
1994Pink Floyd: The Story as Self (archive footage)
1969Psychedelia as Self
1967Omnibus as Self (archive footage)
1967Tonite Let's All Make Love in London as Self
1967It's So Far Out, It's Straight Down!
1966Syd Barrett's First Trip as Himself
—Pink Floyd: Belgian TV 1968