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Cliff Williams

Cliff Williams

Clifford Williams (born 14 December 1949) is an English musician, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. He started his professional music career in 1967 and had previously been in the English groups Home and Bandit. His first studio album with AC/DC was Powerage in 1978. Williams was inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of AC/DC in 2003. Williams announced his retirement from AC/DC in 2016, but returned for their 2020 comeback album Power Up along with band mates Brian Johnson and Phil Rudd. His side projects include benefit concerts.

Known for

Rock: the origin
Rock: the origin
2023 • Self (archive footage)
AC/DC: The Story of Back in Black
2020 • Self
AC/DC: Dirty Deeds
AC/DC: Dirty Deeds
2012 • Self
AC/DC: Live at River Plate
AC/DC: Live at River Plate
2009 • Bass
AC/DC Backtracks
AC/DC Backtracks
2009 • Cliff Williams
AC/DC: Live at Circus Krone
AC/DC: Live at Circus Krone
2009
AC/DC: Hells Highway
2008 • Self
AC/DC - At the Pavillon in Paris 1979
AC/DC - At the Pavillon in Paris 1979
2008

Full filmography

Rock: the origin
Rock: the origin
2023 • Self (archive footage)
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AC/DC Backtracks
AC/DC Backtracks
2009 • Cliff Williams
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AC/DC: Stiff Upper Lip Live
AC/DC: Stiff Upper Lip Live
2001 • Self - Bass Guitar
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Private Parts
Private Parts
1997 • Cliff Williams - AC-DC Bassist
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AC/DC: No Bull
AC/DC: No Bull
1996 • Bass Guitar
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