Silverhead

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Exactly like every music movement, the initial glam rock period of the first ’70s spawned both renowned performers (David Bowie, Alice Cooper, T. Rex, Slade, etc.) and rings that by no means caught on despite high expectations, such as for example Jobriath, the brand new York Dolls, and Silverhead. Made up of Michael Des Barres (vocals), Pole Davies (percussion, vocals, acoustic guitar), Nigel Harrison (bass), Pete Thompson (keyboards, drums), and Stevie Forest (acoustic guitar, vocals), Silverhead authorized on with Deep Purple’s short-lived label, Crimson Records, in the first ’70s. The English quintet’s self-titled debut was released in 1972, with creation chores dealt with by Deep Crimson/future-Iron Maiden studio room guy Martin Birch. Judging from your recording cover only (which demonstrated a dolled-up Des Barres, posing for the video camera and wearing large bell-bottom trousers), Des Barres was the band’s innovator and main center point from your get-go. Equipped with such T. Rex-esque track game titles as “Very long Legged Lisa,” “Ace Supreme,” and “Metallic Boogie,” Silverhead must have fit in flawlessly using the genre’s large hitters, but also for factors unidentified, Silverhead’s debut didn’t catch on using the public. Forest was changed by Robbie Blunt for the group’s sophomore work, 1973’s 16 and Savaged, but like its forerunner, it too didn’t ignite the graphs. An appearance within an unreleased film called Arizonaslim didn’t boost music group morale, as Silverhead split shortly thereafter, using a post-mortem live record being released in Japan during 1976, Live at Rainbow. Harrison continued to be always a person in another overlooked ’70s rock clothing, Nite Town, before putting your signature on on with fresh influx hitmakers Blondie, while Blunt would play on many single produces by ex-Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Flower through the ’80s. Des Barres also continuing on, 1st as an associate from the obscure clothing Detective, then like a single artist and Television/film actor, before getting a gig as Robert Palmer’s alternative within the Duran Duran off-shoot group the energy Train station. Although Des Barres by no means recorded using the band, it had been the Des Barres-led edition of the group that performed in the mammoth Live Help advantage concert in 1985. In the past due ’90s, both Silverhead and 16 and Savaged had been reissued on Compact disc with remastered audio and extra reward tracks, furthermore to some other live recording being issued exclusively for japan market, Display Me Everything.

Quick Facts

Full Name Silverhead

IMDB http://imdb.com/name/nm0220735

Allmusic http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000042485

Music Songs 16 and Savaged, Rolling With My Baby, Ace Supreme, Long Legged Lisa, Hello New York, Wounded Heart, Sold Me Down the River, Underneath the Light, More Than Your Mouth Can Hold, Rock Out Claudette Rock Out, Bright Light, Silver Boogie, This Ain't a Parody, Oh No No No, Cartoon Princess, Heavy Hammer, Will You Finance My Rock and Roll Band, Rock and Roll Band, Ace Supreme 7" Version, In Your Eyes, Only You, Johnny, James Dean

Albums 16 and Savaged, Silverhead, Live at the Rainbow London

#	Fact
1	He appeared in both Superboy (1988) and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993).
2	Has a son, Nick Des Barres (born September 30, 1978), with ex-wife Pamela Des Barres.
3	Des Barres formed his first band Silverhead in England in 1972. They recorded two albums and toured the U.S., Europe and Japan, before disbanding in 1974.
4	Was invited by Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor to succeed Freddie Mercury as the lead singer of Queen. Des Barres turned them down because he wasn't sure he'd be right for the task.
5	His last name is pronounced "Deb-Barr".
6	As a member of Power Station, Michael Des Barres co-wrote and co-performed "We Fight For Love", the end-title-song for Commando (1985). He did not, however, appear in the movie.
7	He appeared on MacGyver (1985) as "Murdoc", an insane and ruthless villain who always seems to come back from the dead. His was originally slated to be a one-time appearance. Yet because he did such a good job, producers Henry Winkler and John Rich gave Michael Des Barres a recurring role.
8	He wrote the lyrics to the song "Cleo Rocks" for MacGyver (1985), episode #4.9 of the same name.
9	Replaced Robert Palmer as lead singer of Power Station when Robert Palmer was unable to tour with the group in 1985.
10	Appeared on the original WKRP in Cincinnati (1978) as "Sir Charles 'Dog' Weatherbee," member of the fictional British hard-rock band "Scum of the Earth." Fourteen years later, he became a regular cast member of The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991) as disc jockey Jack Allen.

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Me	2014/I		Sanford
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	2014	TV Series	Marty 'The Cat' Kirch
NCIS	2012	TV Series	Del Finney
Suits	2012	TV Series	Sergei Baskov
The Finder	2012	TV Series	Icepick
California Solo	2012		Wendell
Terra Incognita	2010	Short	Therapist
Bones	2010	TV Series	Simon Graham
Nip/Tuck	2007	TV Series	Everett Poe
Four Kings	2006	TV Series	Nick Dresden / Nick
Alias	2005	TV Series	Miles Devereaux
Hawaii	2004	TV Series	Preston Tucker
Dead Like Me	2004	TV Series	Gideon Jeffries
JAG	1997-2004	TV Series	Howie Black / King Josif
Frasier	2004	TV Series	Georges
Catch That Kid	2004		Brisbane
Gilmore Girls	2002	TV Series	Claude Clemenceau
My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star	2002	TV Series	Eric Darnell
She Spies	2002	TV Series	Dr. Zirby
Charmed	2002	TV Series	Dark Priest
Ocean Park	2002		Gower
Providence	2002	TV Series	Yule
Dead Last	2001	TV Series	J. L. Crawford
Diary of a Sex Addict	2001	Video	Sammy Horn
The Man from Elysian Fields	2001		Nigel
Good Advice	2001		Michael Des Barres (as Michael DesBarres)
What They Wanted, What They Got	2001	Short	Jimmy Cotton
Mulholland Dr.	2001		Billy
Poison	2000	TV Movie	Evan Lazlo
Men Named Milo, Women Named Greta	2000	Short	Christian Bell
The Hungry Bachelors Club	1999		Harold Spinner
Nash Bridges	1999	TV Series	Niles Maynard
Sugar Town	1999		Nick
Jungle Book: Lost Treasure	1998		Kohabeez
The Pretender	1998	TV Series	Douglas Willard, The Blue Moon Killer
Just Shoot Me!	1998	TV Series	Nick Hewitt
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction	1997	Video	Ivan Greer
Ellen	1995-1997	TV Series	The Patient / Nigel the Director
Roseanne	1991-1997	TV Series	Dr. Phillips / Steven / Jerry Gimbel
Adventures from the Book of Virtues	1997	TV Series	Haman / Royal Guard
Melrose Place	1996-1997	TV Series	Arthur Field
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm	1996	TV Series	Kano Shao Kahn Captain
Sliders	1996	TV Series	Prof. Vincent Cardoza
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest	1996	TV Series	Rodney / Merlin
Spider-Man	1996	TV Series	Jackson Weele
Widow's Kiss	1996	TV Movie	Steven Rose
Limp Fangs	1996	Video
New York Daze	1995	TV Series
Freakazoid!	1995	TV Series	Man In Hole
Renegade	1995	TV Series	Michael St. John
The Commish	1995	TV Series	Aaron DeFord
Marker	1995	TV Series	Beau
Northern Exposure	1994	TV Series	Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	1994	TV Series	Lenny Stoke
A Simple Twist of Fate	1994		Bryce (as Michael des Barres)
Silk Degrees	1994		Degrillo
The High Crusade	1994		Monsieur du Lac
L.A. Law	1994	TV Series	Mr. Allesio
Deep Red	1994	TV Movie	Lew Ramirez
Seinfeld	1993	TV Series	Restaurateur
The Jackie Thomas Show	1993	TV Series	Documentary Director
The Legend of Prince Valiant	1992	TV Series	John / Black Rose Member
Under Siege	1992		Domiani
Batman: The Animated Series	1992	TV Series	Nostromos / Carl Fowler
The Hat Squad	1992	TV Series
The New WKRP in Cincinnati	1991-1992	TV Series	Jack Allen
Waxwork II: Lost in Time	1992		George
Superboy	1991	TV Series	Adam Verrell
MacGyver	1987-1991	TV Series	Murdoc
Midnight Cabaret	1990		Paul Van Dyke
Super Force	1990	TV Series	Jesse Caldwell
Father Dowling Mysteries	1990	TV Series	Alex Sawyer
21 Jump Street	1989	TV Series	Gavin McHugh / Mr. Karst
Pink Cadillac	1989		Alex
Life on the Flipside	1988	TV Movie	Elliot Weedle
ALF	1988	TV Series	Eddie
Ohara	1988	TV Series	Roderick McConnell
J.J. Starbuck	1988	TV Series	Benny 'Ben Franklin' Bijou
Miami Vice	1985-1988	TV Series	Shane Dubois / Power Station Vocalist
Free Spirit	1987	TV Movie	Oliver Faraday
Nightflyers	1987		Jon Winderman
Sledge Hammer!	1987	TV Series	Sir Guy
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	1987	TV Series	Simon
My Sister Sam	1986	TV Series	Emmet Gentry
The Hitchhiker	1986	TV Series	The Wise Man
St. Elsewhere	1985	TV Series	Donald
Ghoulies	1984		Malcolm Graves
Cagney & Lacey	1983	TV Series	Malcolm Kingsley
Hart to Hart	1980	TV Series	Syd Sado
The Rockford Files	1979	TV Series	Gordon Flack / Keith
WKRP in Cincinnati	1978	TV Series	Sir Charles 'Dog' Weatherby - member, Scum of the Earth
Six Days of Justice	1972	TV Series	Glover
I, Monster	1971		Boy in alley
Dixon of Dock Green	1968	TV Series	Philip Baker
The First Lady	1968	TV Series	Barry Wainwright
You and the World	1968	TV Series	Tim
To Sir, with Love	1967		Williams (as Micheal Des Barres)
Z Cars	1967	TV Series	Young Drunk
Mrs Thursday	1967	TV Series	Laurence Mayne
Whack-O!	1960	TV Series	Floyd

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status
Dallas Buyers Club	2013	writer: "Obsession"
Psych	2013	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Quixote's Island	2011	writer: "Obsession" - as Des Barre
Hot Tub Time Machine	2010	writer: "Obsession"
Adventureland	2009	writer: "Obsession" - as Michael Phillip Des Barres
30 Rock	2008	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Midnight Heat	2007	writer: "Obsession"
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters	2007	Documentary writer: "Obsession"
El cantante	2006	writer: "Obsession"
Adam & Steve	2005	writer: "Obsession"
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	2002	Video Game writer: "Obsession" - as M. Des Barnes
Just Can't Get Enough	2002	writer: "Obsession"
Lucky Numbers	2000	writer: "Obsession"
Sugar Town	1999	"Gravy Stain Girl"
Edge of Seventeen	1998	writer: "Obsession" - as Michael Philip Des Barres
Writer's Block	1990	Short writer: "Obsession"
MacGyver	1989	TV Series lyrics - 1 episode
Distant Thunder	1988	as Michael DesBarres, "Too Far Too Fast"
World Gone Wild	1987	writer: "A World Gone Wild"
9½ Weeks	1986	producer: "I Do What I Do Theme from 9 1/2 Weeks" - as Michael DesBarres / writer: "I Do What I Do Theme from 9 1/2 Weeks" - as Michael DesBarres
Knight Rider	1985	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Commando	1985	lyrics: "WE FIGHT FOR LOVE"
The Boys Next Door	1985	writer: "Let Me Rock"
Saturday Night's Main Event	1985	TV Series writer: "Obsession" - as Rick DeBarres
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment	1985	performer: "The Secret Is Safe" - as Michael Desbarres / writer: "The Secret Is Safe" - as Michael Desbarres
A Night in Heaven	1983	performer: "Obsession" / writer: "Obsession"
WKRP in Cincinnati	1978	TV Series writer - 1 episode

Writer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Deathbed Salesman: My conversation with Kim Fowley	2013	Documentary short co-writer completed

Producer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Deathbed Salesman: My conversation with Kim Fowley	2013	Documentary short producer completed

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Deathbed Salesman: My conversation with Kim Fowley	2013	Documentary short completed
Allee Willis Loves Detroit		Documentary filming
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steve Martin	2015	TV Special	Himself (uncredited)
Ghoulies: From Toilets to Terror - The Making of Ghoulies	2015	Video documentary short	Himself
The Playboy Morning Show	2015	TV Series	Himself
Michael Des Barres: Who Do You Want Me to Be?	2014	Documentary	Himself
Inside Metal: The Pioneers of L.A. Hard Rock and Metal	2014	Documentary
Richard E. Grant's Hotel Secrets	2012	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Power of Wow	2011	Documentary short
Love Lounge	2005	TV Series	Himself
Mayor of the Sunset Strip	2003	Documentary	Himself - Silverhead
E! True Hollywood Story	2002	TV Series documentary	Himself
New American Bandstand 1965	1987	TV Series	Himself
The Bruce Forsyth Show	1966	TV Series	Himself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Let's Spend the Night Together	2010	Documentary	Himself
Superboy	1992	TV Series	Adam Verrell
MacGyver	1989-1991	TV Series	Murdoc

Won awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
2011	Action on Film Award	Action on Film International Film Festival, USA	Legends Award
2002	Feature Film Award	New York International Independent Film & Video Festival	Best Actor	Ocean Park (2002)

Nominated awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
1987	Razzie Award	Razzie Awards	Worst Original Song	Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)	· Jonathan Elias · John Taylor

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1	[on turning down Queen's offer to have him as their new lead singer] Freddie Mercury's shoes are very hard to fill. What threw me off, more than anything else, were the high heels.

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