Meat Loaf
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 27, 1947
- Died
- Jan 20, 2022 (aged 74)
- Place of birth
- Dallas, Texas, USA
- Credits
- 142
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.
Known for
Filmography
TFI Unplugged
2026TV
Self (Archive Footage)
Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught
2025Movie
Himself
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022Movie
Self (archive footage)
McEnroe
2022Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ghost Hunters: TAPS Returns
2021TV
Self
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
2021Movie
Self
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
2020Movie
Self (archive footage)
#NoJoke
2019Movie
Self
Hit the Road
2017TV
Meat Loaf
Ghost Wars
2017TV
Doug Rennie
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende
2016Movie
Meat Loaf
Sausage Party
2016Movie
Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)
Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015
2015Movie
Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015Movie
Self (archive footage)
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
2015Movie
Self
Wishin' and Hopin'
2014Movie
Monsignor Muldoon
Stage Fright
2014Movie
Roger McCall
All American Christmas Carol
2013Movie
Ross
The Moment
2013Movie
Sergeant Goodman
Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney
2012Movie
Self
Elementary
2012TV
Herman Wolf
Absolute Killers
2011Movie
Dan
Beautiful Boy
2011Movie
Motel Clerk
Fairly Legal
2011TV
Charlie DeKay
Overheard with Evan Smith
2010TV
Self
Burning Bright
2010Movie
Howie
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
2010TV
Self
Popstar to Operastar
2010TV
Self
Polish Bar
2010Movie
Joe
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
2009Movie
Self - Lead Vocals
Citizen Jane
2009Movie
Detective Jack Morris
Glee
2009TV
Barry Jeffries
Hannity
2009TV
Self
Shatner's Raw Nerve
2008TV
Self
Rock and a Hard Place
2008TV
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
2007Movie
Self
Any Dream Will Do
2007TV
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
2007Movie
Self
Urban Decay
2007Movie
Rick Zero
Pelts
2006Movie
Jake Feldman
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006Movie
Bud Black (uncredited)
The Megan Mullally Show
2006TV
Self - Musical Guest
The Pleasure Drivers
2006Movie
Dale
BloodRayne
2006Movie
Leonid
Masters of Horror
2005TV
Jake Feldman
The F Word
2005TV
Crazylove
2005Movie
John (as Meat Loaf Aday)
Chasing Ghosts
2005Movie
Richard Valbruno
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1
2005Movie
Self
House
2004TV
Eddie
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
2004Movie
Self - Artist
Extreme Dating
2004Movie
Marshall Jackson
A Hole in One
2004Movie
Billy
Let it Rock: Volume 1
2003Movie
Self
Learning Curves
2003Movie
Timmons
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self - Guest
Wishcraft
2002Movie
Detective Sparky Shaw
Bo' Selecta!
2002TV
Self
Monk
2002TV
Reverend Hadley Jorgensen
American Idol
2002TV
Self - Guest
The Car Kid
2002Movie
Ultimate Albums
2002TV
The Salton Sea
2002Movie
Bo
The 51st State
2001Movie
The Lizard
Focus
2001Movie
Fred
Trapped
2001Movie
Jim Hankins
Rustin
2001Movie
Coach Trellingsby
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
2001Movie
Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge
Blacktop
2000Movie
Jack
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1999Movie
Self
Crazy in Alabama
1999Movie
Sheriff John Doggett
Fight Club
1999Movie
Robert Paulson
Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers
1999Movie
Self
Where Are They Now?
1999TV
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999TV
Self
Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over
1999TV
Self - Panellist
TV total
1999TV
Self
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
1999Movie
Self
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999Movie
Outside Ozona
1998Movie
Floyd Bibbs
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
1998Movie
Self
Die Lotto-Show
1998TV
Self
Everything That Rises
1998Movie
Red
The Mighty
1998Movie
Iggy
Black Dog
1998Movie
Red
Gunshy
1998Movie
Lew Collins
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998TV
Self
Spice World
1997Movie
Dennis
Behind the Music
1997TV
Self
South Park
1997TV
Meat Loaf (voice)
Classic Albums
1997TV
Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996TV
Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996TV
Self
Nash Bridges
1996TV
Charlie Pep
TFI Friday
1996TV
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995TV
Self
Halloween Jam II at Universal Studios
1995Movie
Self
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
1995Movie
Self
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
1995Movie
Self
The Outer Limits
1995TV
Col. Angus Devine
To Catch a Yeti
1995Movie
Big Jake Grizzly
TOTP2
1994TV
Self
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
1993Movie
The Beast
Psyched for Snuppa
1993Movie
Snuppa (voice) (as Meatloaf)
Raw
1993TV
Self
Leap of Faith
1992Movie
Hoover
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992Movie
Larry
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992TV
Self
ECHO-Verleihung
1992TV
Self
Wayne's World
1992Movie
Tiny
Noel's House Party
1991TV
Lightning Force
1991TV
Richard Talbot
Motorama
1991Movie
Vern
Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell
1991Movie
Self
The Seventh Continent
1989Movie
Self(archive footage) (uncredited)
Tales from the Crypt
1989TV
Chumley
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1988Movie
Self (uncredited)
Monsters
1988TV
Dr. Willard Wingite
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988Movie
Self
Vandemonium Plus
1987Movie
The Squeeze
1987Movie
Titus
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987Movie
Self
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2
1987Movie
Out of Bounds
1986Movie
Gil
Saturday Live
1986TV
The Equalizer
1985TV
Sugar Fly Simon
Feel the Motion
1985Movie
Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live
1985Movie
Musik Convoy
1984TV
Self
Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982
1982Movie
Self
Dead Ringer
1981Movie
Meat Loaf / Marvin
Wetten, dass..?
1981TV
Self
Roadie
1980Movie
Travis W. Redfish
Scavenger Hunt
1979Movie
Scum
Americathon
1979Movie
Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
An Audience with...
1978TV
Self
The BRIT Awards
1977TV
Self
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Musical Guest
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975Movie
Eddie
Top of the Pops
1964TV
Self - Host, Self
State Fair
1962Movie
Boy in Stands (uncredited)
Today
1952TV
Self