Meat Loaf
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.
TV Shows(53)
Ghost Hunters: TAPS Returns
Self
2021
Hit the Road
Meat Loaf
2017
Ghost Wars
Doug Rennie
2017
Elementary
Herman Wolf
2012
Fairly Legal
Charlie DeKay
2011
Overheard with Evan Smith
Self
2010
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
Self
2010
Popstar to Operastar
Self
2010
Glee
Barry Jeffries
2009
Hannity
Self
2009
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Self
2008
Rock and a Hard Place
2008
Any Dream Will Do
2007
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Musical Guest
2006
Masters of Horror
Jake Feldman
2005
House
Eddie
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Bo' Selecta!
Self
2002
Monk
Reverend Hadley Jorgensen
2002
American Idol
Self - Guest
2002
Ultimate Albums
2002
Where Are They Now?
Self
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
1999
Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over
Self - Panellist
1999
TV total
Self
1999
Die Lotto-Show
Self
1998
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Self
1998
Behind the Music
Self
1997
South Park
Meat Loaf (voice)
1997
Classic Albums
Self
1997
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996
Nash Bridges
Charlie Pep
1996
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self
1995
The Outer Limits
Col. Angus Devine
1995
TOTP2
Self
1994
Raw
Self
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
ECHO-Verleihung
Self
1992
Noel's House Party
1991
Lightning Force
Richard Talbot
1991
Tales from the Crypt
Chumley
1989
Monsters
Dr. Willard Wingite
1988
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
Self
1988
Saturday Live
1986
The Equalizer
Sugar Fly Simon
1985
Musik Convoy
Self
1984
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
An Audience with...
Self
1978
The BRIT Awards
Self
1977
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Top of the Pops
Self - Host
1964
Today
Self
1952
Movies(86)
Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught
Himself
2025
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
Self (archive footage)
2022
McEnroe
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
Self
2021
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Self (archive footage)
2020
#NoJoke
Self
2019
Meat Loaf - Die Rocklegende
Meat Loaf
2016
Sausage Party
Meatloaf (voice) (uncredited)
2016
Meat Loaf - Live In Bergen 2015
Self
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Self (archive footage)
2015
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Self
2015
Wishin' and Hopin'
Monsignor Muldoon
2014
Stage Fright
Roger McCall
2014
All American Christmas Carol
Ross
2013
The Moment
Sergeant Goodman
2013
Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney
Self
2012
Absolute Killers
Dan
2011
Beautiful Boy
Motel Clerk
2011
Burning Bright
Howie
2010
Polish Bar
Joe
2010
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
Self - Lead Vocals
2009
Citizen Jane
Detective Jack Morris
2009
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
Self
2007
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Self
2007
Urban Decay
Rick Zero
2007
Pelts
Jake Feldman
2006
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Bud Black (uncredited)
2006
The Pleasure Drivers
Dale
2006
Crazylove
John (as Meat Loaf Aday)
2005
BloodRayne
Leonid
2005
Extreme Dating
Marshall Jackson
2005
Chasing Ghosts
Richard Valbruno
2005
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1
Self
2005
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Self - Artist
2004
A Hole in One
Billy
2004
Let it Rock: Volume 1
Self
2003
Learning Curves
Timmons
2003
Wishcraft
Detective Sparky Shaw
2002
The Car Kid
2002
The Salton Sea
Bo
2002
The 51st State
The Lizard
2001
Focus
Fred
2001
Trapped
Jim Hankins
2001
Rustin
Coach Trellingsby
2001
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
Amos "Rattlesnake Jake" Frogge
2001
Blacktop
Jack
2000
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Self
1999
Crazy in Alabama
Sheriff John Doggett
1999
Fight Club
Robert Paulson
1999
Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers
Self
1999
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Self
1999
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
Outside Ozona
Floyd Bibbs
1998
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
Self
1998
Everything That Rises
Red
1998
The Mighty
Iggy
1998
Black Dog
Red
1998
Gunshy
Lew Collins
1998
Spice World
Dennis
1997
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
Self
1995
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
Self
1995
To Catch a Yeti
Big Jake Grizzly
1995
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
The Beast
1993
Psyched for Snuppa
Snuppa (voice) (as Meatloaf)
1993
Leap of Faith
Hoover
1992
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Larry
1992
Wayne's World
Tiny
1992
Motorama
Vern
1991
Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell
Self
1991
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Self (uncredited)
1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
1988
Vandemonium Plus
1987
The Squeeze
Titus
1987
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Self
1987
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2
1987
Out of Bounds
Gil
1986
Feel the Motion
Meat Loaf
1985
Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live
1985
Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982
Self
1982
Dead Ringer
Meat Loaf / Marvin
1981
Roadie
Travis W. Redfish
1980
Scavenger Hunt
Scum
1979
Americathon
Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
1979
Rockpalast - Meat Loaf
Self
1978
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Eddie
1975
State Fair
Boy in Stands (uncredited)
1962