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58 titles

Past Film & Video (30 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Vacation Friends 2 (2023) Performer: "Get Up Edina", Writer: "Get Up Edina" Performer: "Get Up Edina", Writer: "Get Up Edina" See fewer
Vivarium (2019) Performer: "Shanty Town", Writer: "Shanty Town" Performer: "Shanty Town", Writer: "Shanty Town" See fewer	$4MM			$488K
Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records (2018) Performer: "You Can Get It If You Really Want", Writer: "Israelites", Writer: "Shanty Town (007)" Performer: "You Can Get It If You Really Want", Writer: "Israelites", Writer: "Shanty Town (007)" See fewer
War Machine (2017) Performer: "Israelites", Writer: "Israelites" Performer: "Israelites", Writer: "Israelites" See fewer	$60MM
I Am Bolt (2016) Performer: "Shanty Town", Writer: "Shanty Town" Performer: "Shanty Town", Writer: "Shanty Town" See fewer				$19K
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) Performer: "You Can Get It If You Really Want" Performer: "You Can Get It If You Really Want" See fewer	$55MM	$11MM	$31MM	$123MM
Beautiful Lies (2010) Performer: "Shanty Town", Writer: "Shanty Town" Performer: "Shanty Town", Writer: "Shanty Town" See fewer				$6.1MM
Made in Dagenham (2010) Performer: "Israelites", "You Can Get It If You Really Want", Writer: "Israelites" Performer: "Israelites", "You Can Get It If You Really Want", Writer: "Israelites" See fewer	$7.2MM	$38K	$1.1MM	$13MM
The Rebound (2009) Performer: "Israelites", Writer: "Israelites" Performer: "Israelites", Writer: "Israelites" See fewer				$22MM
Cass (2008) Performer: "The Israelites", "Fu Manchu", Writer: "Fu Manchu", Writer: "The Israelites" Performer: "The Israelites", "Fu Manchu", Writer: "Fu Manchu", Writer: "The Israelites" See fewer	£1MM			$241K
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) Performer: "Intensified '68 (Music Like Dirt)", "Too Much Too Soon", Writer: "Intensified '68 (Music Like Dirt)", "Too Much Too Soon" Performer: "Intensified '68 (Music Like Dirt)", "Too Much Too Soon", Writer: "Intensified '68 (Music Like Dirt)", "Too Much Too Soon" See fewer	$30MM	$18MM	$63MM	$106MM
Fool's Gold (2008) Performer: "You Can Get It If You Really Want" Performer: "You Can Get It If You Really Want" See fewer	$70MM	$22MM	$70MM	$111MM
No Place Like Home (2006) Performer: "Israelites" Performer: "Israelites" See fewer	$4MM
Idiocracy (2006) Performer: "Baby Come Back" Performer: "Baby Come Back" See fewer	$2.4MM	$124K	$444K	$496K
El año de la garrapata (2004) Performer: "The Israelites", Writer: "The Israelites" Performer: "The Israelites", Writer: "The Israelites" See fewer				$285K
Club Dread (2004) Performer: "King Of Ska", Writer: "King Of Ska" Performer: "King Of Ska", Writer: "King Of Ska" See fewer	$8.6MM	$3MM	$5MM	$7.6MM
The Match (1999) Performer: "You Can Get It If You Really Want" Performer: "You Can Get It If You Really Want" See fewer				$175K
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (1999) Performer: "Shanty Town", Writer: "Shanty Town" Performer: "Shanty Town", Writer: "Shanty Town" See fewer
A Walk on the Moon (1999) Performer: "Israelites", Writer: "Israelites" Performer: "Israelites", Writer: "Israelites" See fewer	$14MM	$79K	$4.8MM	$4.8MM
Alles nur Tarnung (1996) Performer: "You Can Get It If You Really Want" Performer: "You Can Get It If You Really Want" See fewer
Different for Girls (1996) Performer: "It Mek", Writer: "It Mek" Performer: "It Mek", Writer: "It Mek" See fewer		$53K	$301K	$301K
L'exposé (1993) (Short) - Composer Composer See fewer
Miami Blues (1990) Performer: "The Israelites", Writer: "The Israelites" Performer: "The Israelites", Writer: "The Israelites" See fewer		$3MM	$9.9MM	$9.9MM
Drugstore Cowboy (1989) Performer: "The Israelites", Writer: "The Israelites" Performer: "The Israelites", Writer: "The Israelites" See fewer	$2.5MM	$26K	$4.7MM	$4.7MM
Scandal (1989) Writer: "Honour Your Mother And Father" (uncredited) Writer: "Honour Your Mother And Father" (uncredited) See fewer	$7MM	$659K	$8.8MM	$8.8MM
Remembrance (1982) Writer: "Come Back To Me" (uncredited) Writer: "Come Back To Me" (uncredited) See fewer
Dance Craze (1981) Writer: "Shanty Town" (uncredited) Writer: "Shanty Town" (uncredited) See fewer				$97K
Side by Side (1975) Performer: "Israelites", Writer: "Israelites" Performer: "Israelites", Writer: "Israelites" See fewer
If Mother Could See Me Now (1974) Performer: "Shanty Town" (uncredited), Writer: "Shanty Town" (uncredited) Performer: "Shanty Town" (uncredited), Writer: "Shanty Town" (uncredited) See fewer
The Harder They Come (1972) Composer, Performer: "Shanty Town", Writer: "Shanty Town" Composer, Performer: "Shanty Town", Writer: "Shanty Town" See fewer				$15K

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Past Television (11 titles)	Episodes
EastEnders (2001–2022) (TV Series) - Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (2 episodes, 2001), Writer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (2 episodes, 2001), Performer: "007 (Shanty Town)" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2020), Writer: "007 (Shanty Town)" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2020), Performer: "Dancing Mood" (uncredited) (2 episodes, 2003), … See more Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (2 episodes, 2001), Writer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (2 episodes, 2001), Performer: "007 (Shanty Town)" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2020), Writer: "007 (Shanty Town)" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2020), Performer: "Dancing Mood" (uncredited) (2 episodes, 2003), Performer: "Israelites", "Rudy Got Soul" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2001), Writer: "Israelites", "Rudy Got Soul" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2001) See fewer Episode #1.6566 (Oct 3, 2022) Season 1, Episode 6,566 - Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited), Writer: "Israelites" (uncredited) Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited), Writer: "Israelites" (uncredited) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	6
9-1-1: Lone Star (2020) (TV Series) - Performer: "007 (Shanty Town)" (1 episode, 2020), Writer: "007 (Shanty Town)" (1 episode, 2020) Performer: "007 (Shanty Town)" (1 episode, 2020), Writer: "007 (Shanty Town)" (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Awakening (Mar 9, 2020) Season 1, Episode 9 - Performer: "007 (Shanty Town)", Writer: "007 (Shanty Town)" Performer: "007 (Shanty Town)", Writer: "007 (Shanty Town)" See fewer	1
Watchmen (2019) (TV Mini-series) - Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2019), Writer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2019) Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2019), Writer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2019) See fewer She Was Killed by Space Junk (Nov 3, 2019) Season 1, Episode 3 - Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited), Writer: "Israelites" (uncredited) Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited), Writer: "Israelites" (uncredited) See fewer	1
Death in Paradise (2014–2018) (TV Series) - Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2018), Writer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2018), Performer: "Young Generation" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2016), Writer: "Young Generation" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2016), Performer: "Shanty Town" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2014), Writer: "Shanty Town" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2014) Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2018), Writer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2018), Performer: "Young Generation" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2016), Writer: "Young Generation" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2016), Performer: "Shanty Town" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2014), Writer: "Shanty Town" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Episode 8 (Feb 22, 2018) Season 7, Episode 8 - Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited), Writer: "Israelites" (uncredited) Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited), Writer: "Israelites" (uncredited) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
Transparent (2017) (TV Series) - Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2017), Writer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2017) Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2017), Writer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2017) See fewer Born Again (Sep 22, 2017) Season 4, Episode 5 - Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited), Writer: "Israelites" (uncredited) Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited), Writer: "Israelites" (uncredited) See fewer	1
The Flash (2016) (TV Series) - Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2016), Writer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2016) Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2016), Writer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2016) See fewer Back to Normal (Apr 26, 2016) Season 2, Episode 19 - Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited), Writer: "Israelites" (uncredited) Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited), Writer: "Israelites" (uncredited) See fewer	1
The Strain (2014) (TV Series) - Performer: "The Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2014), Writer: "The Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2014) Performer: "The Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2014), Writer: "The Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2014) See fewer The Third Rail (Sep 21, 2014) Season 1, Episode 11 - Performer: "The Israelites" (uncredited), Writer: "The Israelites" (uncredited) Performer: "The Israelites" (uncredited), Writer: "The Israelites" (uncredited) See fewer	1
This Is England '86 (2010) (TV Mini-series) - Performer: "Ah It Mek" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2010) Performer: "Ah It Mek" (uncredited) (1 episode, 2010) See fewer Episode #1.2 (Sep 14, 2010) Season 1, Episode 2 - Performer: "Ah It Mek" (uncredited) Performer: "Ah It Mek" (uncredited) See fewer	1
Tohuwabohu (1995) (TV Series) - Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 1995) Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited) (1 episode, 1995) See fewer Maybe XXVII (1995) Season 5, Episode 5 - Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited) Performer: "Israelites" (uncredited) See fewer	1
Baywatch (1994) (TV Series) - Performer: "You Can Get It If You Really Want It" (uncredited) (1 episode, 1994) Performer: "You Can Get It If You Really Want It" (uncredited) (1 episode, 1994) See fewer K-Gas the Groove Yard of Solid Gold (Nov 19, 1994) Season 5, Episode 8 - Performer: "You Can Get It If You Really Want It" (uncredited) Performer: "You Can Get It If You Really Want It" (uncredited) See fewer	1
Un dia és un dia (1990) (TV Series) - Performer: "Israelites" (1 episode, 1990), Writer: "Israelites" (1 episode, 1990) Performer: "Israelites" (1 episode, 1990), Writer: "Israelites" (1 episode, 1990) See fewer Episode #2.9 (Aug 30, 1990) Season 2, Episode 9 - Performer: "Israelites", Writer: "Israelites" Performer: "Israelites", Writer: "Israelites" See fewer	1

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Self (11 titles)
Musikbussen (2006) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2006) Self (1 episode, 2006) See fewer Uppsala reggaefestival (Aug 17, 2006) Season 2, Episode 10 - Self Self See fewer
The Clive James Show (1998) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1998) Self (1 episode, 1998) See fewer Episode dated 29 March 1998 (Mar 29, 1998) Self Self See fewer
Let's Have a Party (1992–1996) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 1992) Self (2 episodes, 1992) See fewer Episode dated 18 February 1996 (Feb 18, 1996) Self Self See fewer Die große Oldie-Sommernacht (Aug 29, 1992) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self Self See fewer
Un dia és un dia (1990) (TV Series) - Self - Musical Guest (2 episodes, 1990) Self - Musical Guest (2 episodes, 1990) See fewer Episode #2.9 (Aug 30, 1990) Season 2, Episode 9 - Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer Episode #1.4 (Jan 26, 1990) Season 1, Episode 4 - Self Self See fewer
Musikladen (1980) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1980) Self (1 episode, 1980) See fewer Episode #1.53 (May 22, 1980) Season 1, Episode 53 - Self Self See fewer
Side by Side (1975) Self Self See fewer
Top of the Pops (1967–1975) (TV Series) - Self (14 episodes, 1967) Self (14 episodes, 1967) See fewer Episode #12.38 (Sep 18, 1975) Season 12, Episode 38 - Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading
The Golden Shot (1969–1971) (TV Series) - Self - & the Aces (3 episodes, 1969) Self - & the Aces (3 episodes, 1969) See fewer Episode #3.32 (Apr 25, 1971) Season 3, Episode 32 - Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Review (1971) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1971) Self (1 episode, 1971) See fewer Reggae (Mar 26, 1971) Season 2, Episode 25 - Self Self See fewer
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet (1969–1970) (TV Series) - Self - Musician (3 episodes, 1969) Self - Musician (3 episodes, 1969) See fewer Episode #5.9 (Oct 10, 1970) Season 5, Episode 9 - Self - Musician Self - Musician See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Tienerklanken (1970) (TV Series) - Self / Self - Singer (1 episode, 1970) Self / Self - Singer (1 episode, 1970) See fewer Hej! (Jan 22, 1970) Self / Self - Singer Self / Self - Singer See fewer

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Archive Footage (4 titles)
Unsung (2022) (TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2022) Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2022) See fewer Unsung Presents: Reggae Revolutions (Oct 9, 2022) Season 16, Episode 15 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records (2018) Self - 'Israelites' Singer (archive footage) Self - 'Israelites' Singer (archive footage) See fewer
Oh! You Pretty Things: The Story of British Music and Fashion (2014) (TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2014) Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2014) See fewer Tribes (Sep 17, 2014) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music (2002) (TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2002) Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2002) See fewer Forward March (Oct 29, 2002) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer

Other (2 titles)
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (2009) (Video Game) - Soundtrack ("Shanty Town") (uncredited) Soundtrack ("Shanty Town") (uncredited) See fewer
Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006) (Video Game) - Performer: "It Mek", Writer: "It Mek" Performer: "It Mek", Writer: "It Mek" See fewer

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