Willy DeVille
Willy DeVille, born William Paul Borsey Jr., was an American singer/songwriter and actor. During his thirty-five-year career, first with his band Mink DeVille (1974–1986) and later on his own, Deville created original songs rooted in traditional American musical styles. A fourteen year old kid has just settled in on the roof of a building on MacDougal Street. We’re in the early sixties, New York. The West Village. Sounds of the raucous and throaty voice of Fred Neil, of Bob Dylan's unbridled folk hymns and of the electroshock guitar of Jimi Hendrix waft out of the clubs on the street. And the kid living on the roof, he takes it all in. Willy DeVille's introduction to music contains within it the true and complete character of an urban tale.
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing...
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A tough, Jewish ex-con just released from prison crosses a powerful drug dealer and former...
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Homeboy
as Moe's bodyguardJohnny Walker is a cowboy and a boxer. He is very shy and a bit of a fool. He is in love with...
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Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille
as Self (archive footage)The life and times of the most original American singer/ songwriter of the last 50 years.
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Born to Lose: The Last Rock and Roll Movie
as SelfVeteran documentary filmmaker and hipster Lech Kowalski creates this film about his friend and...
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Va Banque
as HustlerThree ordinary, disillusioned citizens decide to rob an armored car.
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Cypress Edge
as Alfred WaxmanReeling from the news of his sister's suicide, Beau McCammon returns home to his family after a...
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Willy DeVille: The Berlin Concerts
as Self"The Berlin Concerts" comprises two quite different performances, which Willy DeVille gave in...
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Willy DeVille: Live at Rockpalast (1995 & 2008)
as SelfLive concert of Willy DeVille. TWO ‘LIVE AT ROCKPALAST’ PERFORMANCES: DVD 1: Museumsplatz,...
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Willy DeVille: Live in the Lowlands
as SelfFilmed at the Paradiso in Amsterdam in autumn 2005, Live In The Lowlands is the first-ever live...
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Mink DeVille: Live at Montreux 1982
as Self1982 found Mink DeVille in the middle of the transition from their CBGB's New York punk origins...
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