From Stage to Screen: See David Bowie's Best Acting Roles

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  • Just A Gigolo, 1978.
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  • The Elephant Man, 1980.
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  • Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, 1983.
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  • The Hunger, 1983.
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  • Into the Night, 1985.
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  • Labyrinth, 1986.
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  • The Last Temptation of Christ, 1988.
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  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, 1992.
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  • Basquiat, 1996.
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  • Zoolander, 2001.
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  • The Prestige, 2006.
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  • SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis, 2007.
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  • August, 2008.
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