Meat Loaf
Michael Lee Aday (September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), better known as Meat Loaf, was an American singer and actor. He was noted for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. His Bat Out of Hell trilogy—Bat Out of Hell, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose—has sold more than 65 million albums worldwide. More than four decades after its release, the first album still sells an estimated 200,000 copies annually and stayed on the charts for over nine years, making it one of the best-selling albums in history. After the commercial success of Bat Out of Hell and Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell, and earning a Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for the song "I'd Do Anything for Love", Meat Loaf nevertheless experienced some difficulty establishing a steady career within the United States. This did not stop him from becoming one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with worldwide sales of more than 80 million records. The key to this success was his retention of iconic status and popularity in Europe, especially the United Kingdom, where he received the 1994 Brit Award for best-selling album and single, appeared in the 1997 film Spice World, and ranks 23rd for the number of weeks spent on the UK charts, as of 2006. He ranks 96th on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". Aday appeared in over 50 movies and television shows, sometimes as himself or as characters resembling his stage persona. His film roles include Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), and Bob Paulson in Fight Club (1999). His early stage work included dual roles in the original Broadway cast of The Rocky Horror Show, and he also appeared in the musical Hair, both on- and off-Broadway.
Filmography · 129
House
2004 · Eddie
Raw
1993 · Self
South Park
1997 · Meat Loaf (voice)
Top of the Pops
1964 · Self - Host
Elementary
2012 · Herman Wolf
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Musical Guest
Monk
2002 · Reverend Hadley Jorgen...
Glee
2009 · Barry Jeffries
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
Fight Club
1999 · Robert Paulson
American Idol
2002 · Self - Guest
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995 · Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Self
Nash Bridges
1996 · Charlie Pep
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Chumley
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · Self
The Outer Limits
1995 · Col. Angus Devine
The Equalizer
1985 · Sugar Fly Simon
TOTP2
1994 · Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · Self
Behind the Music
1997 · Self
Monsters
1988 · Dr. Willard Wingite
The Megan Mullally Show
2006 · Self - Musical Guest
TFI Friday
1996
TFI Unplugged
2026 · Self (Archive Footage)
Masters of Horror
2005 · Jake Feldman
An Audience with...
1978 · Self
Today
1952 · Self
Sausage Party
2016 · Meatloaf (voice) (uncr...
Classic Albums
1997 · Self
Fairly Legal
2011 · Charlie DeKay
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999 · Self
The BRIT Awards
1977 · Self
Bo' Selecta!
2002 · Self
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975 · Eddie
Noel's House Party
1991
Shatner's Raw Nerve
2008 · Self
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
2006 · Bud Black (uncredited)
Wayne's World
1992 · Tiny
The F Word
2005
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self
Ghost Wars
2017 · Doug Rennie
Saturday Live
1986
Lightning Force
1991 · Richard Talbot
Overheard with Evan Smith
2010 · Self
The Salton Sea
2002 · Bo
The 51st State
2001 · The Lizard
The Mighty
1998 · Iggy
Black Dog
1998 · Red
Burning Bright
2010 · Howie
Any Dream Will Do
2007
Leap of Faith
1992 · Hoover
Crazy in Alabama
1999 · Sheriff John Doggett
Beautiful Boy
2011 · Motel Clerk
Ghost Hunters: TAPS Returns
2021 · Self
Spice World
1997 · Dennis
BloodRayne
2005 · Leonid
The Seventh Continent
1989 · Self(archive footage)...
Hit the Road
2017 · Meat Loaf
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
2010 · Self
Wishcraft
2002 · Detective Sparky Shaw
Scavenger Hunt
1979 · Scum
Gunshy
1998 · Lew Collins
Pelts
2006 · Jake Feldman
TV total
1999 · Self
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Out of Bounds
1986 · Gil
Americathon
1979 · Oklahoma Daredevil, Ro...
#NoJoke
2019 · Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988 · Self
Citizen Jane
2009 · Detective Jack Morris
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992 · Larry
Rustin
2001 · Coach Trellingsby
The Squeeze
1987 · Titus
Let it Rock: Volume 1
2003 · Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
2015 · Self (archive footage)
The Pleasure Drivers
2006 · Dale
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Motorama
1991 · Vern
State Fair
1962 · Boy in Stands (uncredi...
Chasing Ghosts
2005 · Richard Valbruno
Absolute Killers
2011 · Dan
Hannity
2009 · Self
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
1988 · Self (uncredited)
Roadie
1980 · Travis W. Redfish
Trapped
2001 · Jim Hankins
Wishin' and Hopin'
2014 · Monsignor Muldoon
McEnroe
2022 · Self (archive footage)...
Stage Fright
2014 · Roger McCall
Extreme Dating
2004 · Marshall Jackson
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987 · Self
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
2001 · Amos "Rattlesnake Jake...
The Moment
2013 · Sergeant Goodman
The Diary of the Hurdy-Gurdy Man
1999
Blacktop
2000 · Jack
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show
1995 · Self
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
1999 · Self
Polish Bar
2010 · Joe
Crazylove
2005 · John (as Meat Loaf Ada...
Outside Ozona
1998 · Floyd Bibbs
Urban Decay
2007 · Rick Zero
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1
2005 · Self
Focus
2001 · Fred
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
1993 · The Beast
All American Christmas Carol
2013 · Ross
Chef Aid: Behind The Menu
1998 · Self
Behind the Music: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1999 · Self
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
2009 · Self - Lead Vocals
Feel the Motion
1985 · Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf: Live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
2004 · Self - Artist
Everything That Rises
1998 · Red
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie
2021 · Self
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
2015 · Self
To Catch a Yeti
1995 · Big Jake Grizzly
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
1995 · Self
A Hole in One
2004 · Billy
Vandemonium Plus
1987
Meat Loaf: Guilty Pleasure Tour - Live From Sydney
2012 · Self
The Car Kid
2002
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
2007 · Self
Meat Loaf: Bad Attitude Live
1985
Dead Ringer
1981 · Meat Loaf / Marvin
Meat Loaf - Hits out of Hell
1991 · Self
Meat Loaf Live At Wembley 1982
1982 · Self
Psyched for Snuppa
1993 · Snuppa (voice) (as Mea...
Kerrang! Video Kompilation 2
1987
Meat Loaf: From Hell and to Connaught
2025 · Himself
Meat Loaf VH1: Storytellers
1999 · Self
Meat Loaf: Three Bats Live
2007 · Self