Randy Rhoads
Biography
Randall William Rhoads (December 6, 1956 – March 19, 1982) was an American heavy metal guitarist who played with Quiet Riot and Ozzy Osbourne. A devoted student of classical guitar, Rhoads combined his classical music influences with his own heavy metal style. He died in a plane accident while on tour with Osbourne in Florida in 1982. Despite his short career, Rhoads, who was a major influence on neoclassical metal, is cited as an influence by many guitarists and is included in several "Greatest Guitarist" lists.
Known For
Behind the Music
Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon
Ozzy Osbourne: After Hours
Ozzy Osbourne: Thirty Years After The Blizzard
Randy Rhoads – Six String God
Randy Rhoads: The Quiet Riot Years
Into the Void: Life, Death and Heavy Metal
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman
Acting History
2025
Into the Void: Life, Death and Heavy Metal as Self (archive footage)
2022Randy Rhoads: Reflections of a Guitar Icon as Self (archive footage)
2020The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne as Self (archive footage)
2014Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman
2012Randy Rhoads: The Quiet Riot Years as Himself
2011Ozzy Osbourne: Thirty Years After The Blizzard as Self (archive footage)
2006Randy Rhoads – Six String God as Himself - Guitar
1997Behind the Music as Self
1981Ozzy Osbourne: After Hours as Self (guitars)