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Topper Headon
ActorBorn May 30, 1955 (70 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2025 | Billy Idol Should Be Dead · as Self - Drummer, The Clash |
| 2021 | Count Me In · as Self |
| 2019 | Joe Strummer: Cut the Clash · as Self |
| 2012 | Last Shop Standing · as Self - The Clash |
| 2010 | Rock'n'roll... Of Corse! · as Self |
| 2007 | Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten · as Self |
| 2006 | The Clash: The Clash's London Calling · as Himself |
| 2005 | Viva Joe Strummer: The Clash and Beyond · as Himself |
| 2004 | Making of 'London Calling': The Last Testament · as Himself |
| 2003 | The Essential Clash · as Himself |
| 2000 | 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock (TV Series) · as Self - The Clash |
| 1980 | D.O.A. · as Self |
| 1980 | Punk and Its Aftershocks · as Self |
| 1978 | The Punk Rock Movie from England · as Self |
| 1977 | Punk in London · as Self |