Grew up in the London working-class area of Shepherd's Bush

Played lead guitar for the Detours, switching to lead vocals when the original singer left, allowing rhythm guitarist Pete Townsend's power chords to serve as both rhythm and lead guitar

The Detours became the High Numbers and finally The Who, establishing themselves with violent stage shows that often ended with them destroying their equipment

Appeared with The Who in "Monterey Pop"

Released first solo album, "Daltrey"

Starred in rock opera film, "Tommy" (composed by The Who member, Pete Townshend), directed by Ken Russell

Reteamed with Russell, portraying piano legend Franz Liszt in "Lisztomania"

The Who's original drummer Keith Moon died of an overdose of the seditive Heminevrin, prescribed to curb his alcoholism

Executive producer for feature "Quadrophenia"; also music director

Acted in Richard Marquand's "The Legacy"

The Who's new lineup's reception marred when 11 concertgoers were killed--trampled to death or asphyxiated--in a rush for "festival seating" at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum in December

Starred as England's Public Enemy Number 1 John McVicar in "McVicar"

Proclaimed an "open-ended" sabbatical from The Who

Portrayed the highwayman MacHeath in Jonathan Miller's production of John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera" for BBC-TV

Critically acclaimed for his turn as the Dromio twins in "The Comedy of Errors" part of the BBC/PBS Shakespeare series

Appeared on "The Noel Edmunds Show", a British import shown in the USA for a week on ABC

Reunited with The Who for an American tour, restaging "Tommy" in full (in celebration of its 20th anniversary as well as the 25th anniversary of the band); Fox broadcast tape of August performance in Los Angeles

Returned to the familiar themes of "The Beggar's Opera", playing the Street Singer in "Mack the Knife", Menahem Golan's feature adaptation of "The Threepenny Opera", which Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill had adapted from the John Gay opus

Appeared in the TNT TV-movie "Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files"

Starred as Terry Clark in "Buddy's Song"

Played Blade in "If Looks Could Kill"

Acted the role of an English priest who ingratiates himself to the inhabitants of a rough Chicago neighborhood in "Cold Justice"

Provided the voice of Barnaby the Stableboy for HBO's animated special "Happy Birthday to You"

Acted in "Forever Ambergris", an episode of HBO's "Tales From the Crypt"

Appeared in "Lightning Jack", starring Paul Hogan

Joined star-studded cast as the Tin Man in TNT's "The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True"

Seen with The Who in "The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus", recorded in 1968 but not released for 27 years

Played Vlad to Talisa Soto's title character "Vampirella" (Showtime)

Portrayed William Dampier--The Pirate Storyteller--in TNT special "Pirate Tales"

Toured USA with a 60-piece orchestra performing hits by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who and other rock bands

Had small role as an aging gay music executive in "Like It Is"

Played Scrooge in the annual NYC production of "A Christmas Carol"

Played recurring role of a burnt-out alcoholic rock star in the Showtime series "Rude Awakening"

Appeared in the NBC miniseries "The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns"

Hosted the VH1 series "Strange Frequency"