Ian 'Molly' Meldrum

Ian 'Molly' Meldrum

Born: January 29, 1946
Ian Alexander "Molly" Meldrum AM is an Australian popular music critic, journalist, record producer and musical entrepreneur.

Movies for Ian 'Molly' Meldrum...

ABBA: Against the Odds
Title: ABBA: Against the Odds
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 23, 2024
Type: Movie
This year marks the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s iconic Eurovision victory, a milestone that calls for a celebratory cinematic tribute fitting for the ultimate pop band. ‘ABBA: Against the Odds’ unveils the epic journey of ABBA’s rise to global fame. Starting with the moment they won Eurovision, it tells the story of how they overcame critical backlash, societal attitudes and marital break-up to deliver their ground-breaking music and prove themselves as a live act.
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ABBA: New Beginnings
Title: ABBA: New Beginnings
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 6, 2021
Type: Movie
For ABBA fans the journey hasn’t ended! The Swedish supergroup – Agnetha, Anna-Frid, Bjorn and Benny are back with music that never grows old.
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Title: Classic Countdown
Character: Host
Released: September 17, 2017
Type: TV
Classic Countdown celebrates one of the most loved programs ever produced and broadcast by the ABC, spanning 13 years from 1974-1987, providing the soundtrack to an entire generation of Australians.
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Todd Who?
Title: Todd Who?
Character: Himself
Released: July 9, 2016
Type: Movie
Todd Who? is a passionate, quirky 'rockumentary' that chronicles a fan’s 30 year obsession with criminally underrated rock musician Todd Rundgren.
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Molly
Title: Molly
Character: Himself
Released: February 7, 2016
Type: Movie
The story of how, from the early 1970s, Australia's eccentric Ian 'Molly' Meldrum became a loved and respected rock music guru as host of the TV show Countdown.
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ABBA: Bang a Boomerang
Title: ABBA: Bang a Boomerang
Character: Himself
Released: January 29, 2013
Type: Movie
The inside story on the colossal crush that Australia had on Swedish super-group ABBA and their music in the 1970's, and how the unequalled and enduring fan worship changed both the group and Australia forever.
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Mary and Max
Title: Mary and Max
Character: Homeless Man (voice)
Released: February 9, 2009
Type: Movie
A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.
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Title: Dancing with the Stars
Character: Self
Released: October 5, 2004
Type: TV
(Australia) Celebrities and their professional dance partners strut their stuff on the dancefloor. Each week, one couple is voted off by the public and a panel of judges. And so it goes week after week until just one star remains.
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Silence Of The Hams
Title: Silence Of The Hams
Character: Himself
Released: July 9, 1992
Type: Movie
Private Investigator Rick Shaw must stop Fu Manchu and his henchmen from sabotaging the Australian Film Industry.
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A Toast to Melbourne
Title: A Toast to Melbourne
Released: January 1, 1981
Type: Movie
Using archival film, aerial photography, stills, prints and contemporary footage, this documentary presents the city of Melbourne and its lifestyle. Looks at the unique Victorian architecture that transformed Melbourne from a tent city during the Gold Rush to a modern and prosperous city. Captures the vibrant streetscapes, the trams, the elaborate arcades and some of the institutions that cater to Melbourne's elite such as the Georges store and the Melbourne Club.
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Sunbury '72
Title: Sunbury '72
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
In 1972 - post Woodstock but years before The Big Day Out, Sunbury was an event not to be missed. This film serves as a reminder of that first festival in 1972, and captures the spirit of Sunbury's ethos - "to have a good time". So join your host Molly Meldrum - dressed in the style of the times - and sit back, relax, crank up the volume, and stroll down memory lane to Sunbury.