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Geezer Butler

Geezer Butler

Actor · Born July 17, 1949 (77) · Birmingham, England, UK

Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler (born 17 July 1949) is an English musician and songwriter. He is best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He has also recorded and performed with Heaven & Hell, GZR, and Ozzy Osbourne. Butler was the bassist of Deadland Ritual, which has since disbanded.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 17, 1949 (77)
From
Birmingham, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
2 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 34% in 30 days

What are Geezer Butler's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.

Genres

Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile
: browse their Documentary movies
Music2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 98th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Music movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
78%
Survival
10%
Morality
7%
Self
5%
Community5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Triumphant
3
Contemplative
2
Elegiac
2
Thrilling
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Geezer Butler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 2 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Geezer Butler's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

27 credits, 2 with a MovieCove page; 31 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Black Sabbath: The End Of The End(2017)

    Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Black Sabbath: Live... Gathered in Their Masses(2013)

    as Bass

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Black Sabbath: [2012] Live at O2 Academy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Bass

  • Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights: Live at Wacken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as bass

  • Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer · as Self

  • Heaven & Hell: Neon Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Bass

  • Heaven & Hell: Live From Radio City Music Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Bass

  • Black Sabbath: [2005] Rockwave Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Black Sabbath - The Last Super (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Bass

  • Black Sabbath: [1999] Seattle, Washington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Bass

  • Black Sabbath: The Last Supper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Bass

  • Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Bass

  • Black Sabbath - Cross Purposes Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Bass

  • Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Black Sabbath: [1992] Beacon Theater, NY (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Bass

  • Black Sabbath: [1992] Live in Rio - Dehumanizer Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Bass

  • Ozzy Osbourne: Wicked Videos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Black Sabbath & Blue Öyster Cult: Black and Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Bass

  • Black Sabbath: Live in Fresno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Black Sabbath: California Jam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Black Sabbath - In Concert 1972 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Geezer Butler

  • Black Sabbath - Musikladen Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Bass · as Drums

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles from 1970 to 2017.

Biggest box office

Black Sabbath: The End Of The End (2017)

$309K worldwide

Highest rated

Dio: Dreamers Never Die (2022)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne (2011)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting25 of 27: 25 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 27: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 27: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s6 · acting1980s2 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s7 · 5 acting · 2 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Geezer Butler's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 2; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 94th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 2 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2

Shape of the crowd

1 of their 2 titles is Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1

Most divisive · actor, writer

Black Sabbath: The End Of The End (2017)

96th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Black Sabbath: Live... Gathered in Their Masses (2013)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 45/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Geezer Butler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Geezer Butler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ozzy Osbourne shares the most, 5.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers