Edward Van Halen

Composer · Died October 6, 2020, aged 65 · Amsterdam, Netherlands

Eddie Van Halen (26 January 1955 – 6 October 2020) was a Dutch-American musician, songwriter, producer, and inventor. Moving with his family (headed by musician Jan Van Halen) to Pasadena, California as a boy, Eddie and brother Alex were both trained on classical piano. Eddie got a paper route to pay for a drum set, but Alex spent far more time playing it while Eddie was at work, so Eddie "stole" Alex's guitar to get back at him, and they continued to play those instruments for the rest of their careers. The Van Halen brothers started a band called Mammoth, eventually recruiting frontman David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony, and renamed the band Van Halen at Roth's insistence. Van Halen's debut album is one of the most influential and best-selling rock debut albums in history, and Eddie's innovative guitar playing had a massive influence on rock musicians worldwide, with Eddie being hailed as a guitar god and routinely being featured on and in guitar magazines. After a decade with Roth as frontman, he was fired and was successfully replaced by Sammy Hagar, bringing another decade of success for the band before Hagar's departure. A third lineup featuring Gary Cherone was not successful, and Van Halen reunited with both Hagar and Roth for brief periods, replacing Anthony with Eddie's son Wolfgang on bass. Eddie developed tongue cancer in the 2000s, had surgery and was in remission for a number of years, but it eventually returned, and he passed away in 2020, with an outpouring of support and appreciation from musicians the world over.

Where can I watch Edward Van Halen's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Edward Van Halen's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

17 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Van Halen The Downtown Sessions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Actor
Cry Baby: The Pedal that Rocks the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Actor
Van Halen ‎– In Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Actor
Sacred Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Composer · Producer
Two and a Half Men(2003)
Show 1 episode · as Eddie Van Halen
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Van Halen: Video Hits Vol. 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
as Lead Guitars, Vocals
Van Halen: Live in Pensacola, Florida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as Lead Guitar, Vocals
Cafe Americain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show 1 episode · as Street Musician
Frasier(1993)
Show 1 episode · as Hank (voice)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Van Halen - Live: Right Here, Right Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
as Lead Guitar, Vocals
Van Halen: Dallas Free Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Actor
Van Halen - The Early Days 1978-1980 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
as Guitar
MTV Rockumentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Van Halen - Live 1986 New Haven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Lead Guitar, Vocals
The Wild Life(1984)
Composer
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Seduction of Gina(1984)
Composer
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Van Halen - Live In Largo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor