Topper Headon
Birthday: 1955-05-30
Place of Birth: Bromley, Kent, England, UK
Biography: Nicholas Bowen "Topper" Headon (born 30 May 1955) is an English drummer, best known as the drummer of punk rock band the Clash. Known for his instrumental contributions to the drumming world, Headon was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the rest of The Clash in 2003. He joined the Clash in 1977 and became famed for his drumming skills. He received his nickname owing to his resemblance to Mickey the Monkey from the Topper comic.
Movies
Punk and Its Aftershocks
Documentary about the pedigrees of punk featuring The Boomtown Rats, Sex Pistols, Pretenders, The Cl...
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Rude Boy
Rude Boy is a semi-documentary, part character study, part 'rockumentary', featuring a British punk ...
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Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
As the front man of the Clash from 1977 onwards, Joe Strummer changed people's lives forever. Four y...
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The Clash : The Essential Clash
Formed in 1976, The Clash embodied passion, idealism and political social zeal. Blending rock, regga...
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The Clash: New Year's Day '77
Built around the earliest, until now unseen, footage of the Clash in concert, filmed by Julien Templ...
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Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
Documentary about reggae music and culture in London in 1977. Filmed in Super 8 camera by Don Letts....
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The Clash: Live in Munich, 3rd October 1977
Included as a bonus feature on The Clash's film Rudeboy...
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Just Play The Clash
A bonus feature of Rudeboy, featuring only the concert scenes with the band....
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D.O.A.
Documentary chronicling the rise and fall of the punk movement with rare interview footage of Sid Vi...
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The Clash: The Last Testament - The Making of London Calling
The documentary tells the story of the making of The Clash's 'London Calling' album and included in ...
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Rock Milestones: The Clash's London Calling
Critical review of the English punk rock band's 1979 album, 'London Calling'. The program features i...
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The Clash: Tory Crimes and Other Tales
For the first time on DVD, Terry Chimes fills in the story of the birth of punk. Essential viewing f...
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The Clash: Up Close and Personal
Get the real scoop on the Clash from the insiders who toured and recorded with the punk legends from...
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The Clash: Live (Revolution Rock)
THE CLASH LIVE: REVOLUTION ROCK is an exciting new documentary film directed by long-time Clash coll...
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The Clash The Ultimate Review
The Clash The Ultimate Review Drawing on extensive rare footage, much of it previously unavailable o...
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The Clash: The Joe Strummer Story
Joe died young. But his and "The Clash's" memory live on in the programme as it seeks to explore and...
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The Clash: Live in Paris 1980
Australian DVD pressing of this live performance from the UK Punk Rockers, previously only released ...
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The Clash: Live at The Capitol Theater
Part of their "16 Tons Tour", The Clash Perform Live In Concert at The Capitol Theatre in Passaic, N...
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The Clash: This is TV Clash 1977-1982
Collection of TV appearances by The Clash from the years 1977-1982....
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White Riot
Exploring how punk influenced politics in late-1970s Britain, when a group of artists united to take...
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Count Me In
An exhilarating celebration of the art of rock drumming, featuring some of the best drummers ever to...
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The Clash On Broadway
Aborted film project begun by Don Letts and The Clash. The intent of the film was to document the ev...
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The Clash: Westway To The World
A 2000 documentary film about the British punk rock band The Clash. In 2003 it won the Grammy Awards...
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