
Ian Anderson
Known for Acting · 44 credits
- Born
- 1947-08-10 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- Ian Scott Anderson · Jethro Tull
Biography
Ian Scott Anderson MBE (born 10 August 1947) is a British musician best known for being the chief vocalist, flautist, and acoustic guitarist of the British rock band Jethro Tull. He is a multi-instrumentalist who also plays harmonica, keyboard, bass guitar, bouzouki, balalaika, saxophone and a variety of whistles. His solo work began with Walk into Light in 1983; since then he has released another five albums, including the sequel to the 1972 Jethro Tull album Thick as a Brick, titled TaaB 2: Whatever Happened to Gerald Bostock? (2012).
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Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (41)

Melody Makers
2019

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
1996
as Self - Flute, Lead Vocals

A World Without Beethoven?
2020
as Self

Say Yes
1986
as Crewman

Led Zeppelin Played Here
2014
as Self (archive footage)

Acoustic at the BBC
2011
as Self

Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival
1996
as Self - Jethro Tull

Prog Rock at the BBC
2009
as Self

The Ritchie Blackmore Story
2015
as Self

ManDoki Soulmates: Wings Of Freedom
2019
as Self

The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
2001
as Self

Butcher House
2006
as Robotnik 2

Let it Rock: Volume 1
2003
as Self - Jethro Tull

Participation
1971
as Self (archive footage)

A Venue For The End Of The World
2014
as Himself

Jethro Tull - Live at the Capital Centre
1977
as Vocals, Guitar, Flute

The Moody Blues: Classic Artists
2006
as Self

Jethro Tull A New Day Yesterday
2004

Jethro Tull - Live at Estival Jazz Lugano 2005
2005
as Guitar

Uriah Heep: Acoustically Driven
2001
as Self - Flute

Jethro Tull: Stormwatch (40th Anniversary Force 10 Edition)
2019
as Himself

Jethro Tull: Live at Madison Square Garden 1978
2009
as Himself

Jethro Tull: Story of the Hare who Lost his Spectacles
1973

Jethro Tull: Nothing Is Easy - Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
2005
as Self

Jethro Tull: The Christmas Album Fresh Snow at Christmas
2024

Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson - Thick As A Brick Live In Iceland
2014
as Himself

Jethro Tull: Live At Montreux 2003
2007
as Lead Vocal

Jethro Tull: Under Wraps (The Unwrapped Edition)
2026

Jethro Tull: Living With The Past
2002
as Lead Vocals, Flute

Jethro Tull: Slipstream
1981
as Himself
Jethro Tull - Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, USA
1984
as himself

Jethro Tull: Jack in the Green - Live in Germany
2008
as Himself
Jethro Tull - Tullavision
as Himself

Jethro Tull: Bethlehem, PA 9 August 2003
2007
as Himself

Jethro Tull: This Was (50th Anniversary Edition)
2018
as Himself

Ian Anderson - Plays the Orchestral Jethro Tull
2005

Ian Anderson & A. Griminelli - Da Bach Ai Jethro Tull - Concerto Di Natale 2004
2005
as self

Jethro Tull: Too Old to Rock'n'Roll, Too Young To Die! (The TV Special Edition)
2015
as Himself
Jethro Tull: 20 Years Of Jethro Tull
1988
as Himself

Jethro Tull Their Fully Authorized Story
2008

Jethro Tull Live at AVO Session Basel
2008
as Himself
About Ian Anderson
Ian Scott Anderson MBE (born 10 August 1947) is a British musician best known for being the chief vocalist, flautist, and acoustic guitarist of the British rock band Jethro Tull. He is a multi-instrumentalist who also plays harmonica, keyboard, bass guitar, bouzouki, balalaika, saxophone and a variety of whistles. His solo work began with Walk into Light in 1983; since then he has released another five albums, including the sequel to the 1972 Jethro Tull album Thick as a Brick, titled TaaB 2: Whatever Happened to Gerald Bostock? (2012). Descri… With 44 credits spanning from 1961 to 2026, Ian Anderson has appeared in 41 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ian Anderson Movies
- Melody Makers (2019)
- The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (1996) — as Self - Flute, Lead Vocals
- A World Without Beethoven? (2020) — as Self
- Say Yes (1986) — as Crewman
- Led Zeppelin Played Here (2014) — as Self (archive footage)
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