Mike Rutherford
Known for Acting · 77 credits
- Born
- 1950-10-02 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
- Also known as
- Genesis · Michael Rutherford · Mike + The Mechanics · Mike and the Mechanics · Mike & the Mechanics
Biography
Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford (born 2 October 1950) is an English guitarist, bassist, and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Genesis in 1967. Rutherford and keyboardist Tony Banks are the group's two continuous members.
Initially serving as Genesis's bass guitarist and backing vocalist, Rutherford also performed most of the band's rhythm guitar parts—frequently on twelve-string guitar—in collaboration with successive Genesis lead guitarists Anthony Phillips and Steve Hackett. Following Hackett's departure from Genesis in 1977, Rutherford assumed the additional role of the lead guitarist on the band's studio albums (beginning with ...And Then There Were Three... in 1978). Rutherford was one of the main Genesis songwriters throughout their career and wrote the lyrics for some of the band's biggest international hits, such as "Follow You Follow Me", "Turn It On Again", "Land of Confusion" and "Throwing It All Away". He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010.
In addition to his work with Genesis, Rutherford released two solo albums in the early 1980s. In 1985, he formed Mike + the Mechanics, which became a chart-topping act and significant live draw in its own right. The group earned Rutherford an Ivor Novello Award for the 1988 single "The Living Years", as well as two Grammys.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (69)
An Audience with Elton John
1997
as Self
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
2012
as Self
Genesis: When in Rome 2007
2008
as Self
Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium
1989
as Self
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Genesis: Total Rock Review
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Genesis: In Concert
1977
as Self
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014
as Self
Prog Rock at the BBC
2009
as Self
Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris
1973
as Self
Genesis Raindrops Over Hamburg
2007
Genesis: Live at Shepperton Studios
1973
as Self
Genesis: Turning It on Again
2007
as Self (archive footage)
A Concert by the Lake
2010
as Self
Genesis | The Last Domino?
2021
as Self
Genesis: Together and Apart
2014
as Self
Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words
2012
as Self
Genesis - Three Sides Live
1981
as Self - Guitars, Bass
The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
2005
as Self
Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980
1980
as Self
Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
1999
as Self
Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
2008
as Self
Genesis - Live from Knebworth
1992
as Self
Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance
1992
as Self
Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour
1988
as Self
Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
2007
as Self
Genesis: The Video Show
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Prog Rock Britannia
2009
as Self
VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
2025
as self
Genesis: Up Close and Personal
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Genesis | Songbook
2001
as Self
Mike + the Mechanics + Paul Carrack - Live at Shepherds Bush London
2005
as Self - Guitar / Self - Bass / Self - Vocals
Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980
2000
as self
Genesis | Members Only DVD
2008
as Self
Genesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal
1983
as Self
Genesis | No Admittance
1992
as Self
Genesis | Live at Montreux 1987
1987
as Self
Mike + The Mechanics | Live in Berlin 2017
2017
as Self
Genesis | ... And Then There Were Three ...
1978
as Self
Genesis | Live in Poland
1998
as Self
Genesis | Live... Tonight
2011
as Self
Genesis: Selling England by the Pound
1973
as Self
Genesis - Live
1973
as Self
Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Genesis - Live on Midnight Special
1973
as Self
Genesis: From the Beginning
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Genesis - Melody 74
1974
as Self
Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980
1980
as Self
Genesis: Visible Touch
1987
as Self - Guitar, Bass
Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
1984
as Self
Band Du Lac: A Concert By The Lake
2006
as Self - Guitar
Genesis | Opening Night
1992
as Self
Three Dates with Genesis
1978
as Self
Genesis: A History
1991
as Self
Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72
1972
as Self
The Making of the MAMA Album
1984
as Self
From Genesis to Revelation
1998
as Self
Genesis in Liverpool
1980
as Self
Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Band Du Lac: One Night Only Live
2006
as Self - Guitar
Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
1993
as Self
Mike and the Mechanics - Live in Warburg 2011
2011
as Self
Mike and the Mechanics - Video Collection
2007
as Self
The Mechanic
2012
as Self
Neil McCormick's Needle Time with Mike Rutherford
2015
as Self
Mike + the Mechanics | Live at the House of Blues 1995
1995
as Self
Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons
2015
About Mike Rutherford
Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford (born 2 October 1950) is an English guitarist, bassist, and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Genesis in 1967. Rutherford and keyboardist Tony Banks are the group's two continuous members. Initially serving as Genesis's bass guitarist and backing vocalist, Rutherford also performed most of the band's rhythm guitar parts—frequently on twelve-string guitar—in collaboration with successive Genesis lead guitarists Anthony Phillips and Steve Hackett. Following Hackett's departure from Genesis in 1977, R… With 77 credits spanning from 1972 to 2025, Mike Rutherford has appeared in 69 films and 8 TV shows.
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- An Audience with Elton John (1997) — as Self
- London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music (2012) — as Self
- Genesis: When in Rome 2007 (2008) — as Self
- Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium (1989) — as Self
- Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day (2013) — as Self (archive footage)
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