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John Cooper Clarke

John Cooper Clarke

John Cooper Clarke is a seminal post punk English performance poet from Salford, Greater Manchester. Along with The Fall, The Smiths, Joy Division and New Order, John Cooper Clarke remains one of the most distinguished voices of the region.

Known for

BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard
BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard
2025 • Self
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
2021 • Ghost Of Christmas Future
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
2021 • Self (Archive Footage)
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
2019 • Himself
Too Good To Go Down
Too Good To Go Down
2018 • Narrator
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline
2014 • Himself
Ill Manors
Ill Manors
2012 • Himself/Poet
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke
2012 • Himself

Full filmography

We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
We Wish You a Mandy Christmas
2021 • Ghost Of Christmas Future
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Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
2021 • Self (Archive Footage)
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Ill Manors
Ill Manors
2012 • Himself/Poet
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Control
Control
2007 • Self
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Punk: Attitude
Punk: Attitude
2005 • Self - Punk Poet
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John Cooper Clarke – Biography, Known For & Filmography