Person
Greil Marcus
Acting · Born 1945-06-19 · San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
Greil Marcus (né Gerstley; born June 19, 1945) is an American author, music journalist and cultural critic. He is notable for producing scholarly and literary essays that place rock music in a broader framework of culture and politics.
Known for

Classic Albums
Self

The Last Critic
2026

Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
Self

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
Self

The King
Self

Revenge of the Mekons
Self

Hustlers Convention
Self

The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
Self
Filmography
- 2026The Last Critic
- 2021Bob Dylan: Odds and EndsSelf
- 2019What She Said: The Art of Pauline KaelSelf
- 2018The KingSelf
- 2015Hustlers ConventionSelf
- 2013Revenge of the MekonsSelf
- 2007The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk MusicSelf
- 1997Classic AlbumsSelf
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