Acting
Arto Lindsay
Born 1953-05-28
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
Arthur Morgan 'Arto' Lindsay (born May 28, 1953) is an American guitarist, singer, record producer and experimental composer. He first achieved recognition as part of New York no wave group DNA in the late 1970s. He has a distinctive soft voice and an often noisy, self-taught guitar style consisting almost entirely of extended techniques, described by Brian Olewnick as "studiedly naïve ... sounding like the bastard child of Derek Bailey". His guitar work is contrasted frequently with gentler, sensuous Brazilian music themes.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Arto Lindsay
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Down by Law
1986
TMDB3.7
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Desperately Seeking Susan
1985
TMDB3.0
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Cookie
1989
TMDB2.8
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Downtown '81
2001
TMDB3.4
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Kiss Daddy Goodnight
1987
TMDB2.6
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Candy Mountain
1988
TMDB3.0
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Kill Your Idols
2004
TMDB3.7
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Step Across the Border
1990
TMDB4.0
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Noel: The Samba Poet
2007
TMDB3.5
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Marisa Monte: Mais
1991
TMDB4.3
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (28 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Arto Lindsay 4D | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2019 |
 | Subtle Interferences | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2016 |
| Belle comme le jour | Music | Movie | 2012 | |
| No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York | Self | Movie | 2009 | |
 | X Magazine Benefit | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2009 |
 | Noel: The Samba Poet | Music Producer | Movie | 2007 |
| Kill Your Idols: More. | Self | Movie | 2006 | |
| Arto Lindsay, Forgive the Beauty: The Love Factory | Self | Movie | 2004 | |
 | Kill Your Idols | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | Dream Generation | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2003 |
 | Downtown '81 | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | Marisa Monte: Mais | Self | Movie | 1991 |
 | Death By Unnatural Causes | Music | Movie | 1991 |
 | Step Across the Border | Self | Movie | 1990 |
 | Cookie | Court Clerk | Movie | 1989 |
 | Put More Blood Into the Music | Himself | Movie | 1988 |
 | Candy Mountain | Arto | Movie | 1988 |
 | Kiss Daddy Goodnight | Cab Driver | Movie | 1987 |
 | Down by Law | Musician | Movie | 1986 |
| The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1986 | |
 | Desperately Seeking Susan | Newspaper Clerk | Movie | 1985 |
| Money | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1985 | |
 | OK Today Tomorrow | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1983 |
 | A Matter of Facts | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | Ecstatic Stigmatic | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1980 |
| Men in Orbit | Voice | Movie | 1979 | |
 | Letters to Dad | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 |
| Arto Lindsay, Simply Are... | Self | Movie | — |