<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5693c74cc08a8081028b8716-467-350/the-man-who-fell-to-earth.jpg" alt="The Man Who Fell To Earth" data-mce-source="Cinema 5" /><p class="source"><span>Cinema 5</span></p><p class="caption">David Bowie in "The Man Who Fell to Earth."</p></div><p></p></div></div>Late Sunday night, the world lost one of its greatest artists when David Bowie <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/david-bowie-dies-2016-1">passed away</a> after an 18-month battle with cancer. </p><p>The 69-year-old was known for generation-defining music that spanned over 40 years, but in that time he also took on movie roles that were as eclectic as his music. And while he was by no means prolific on the screen, what he left stays with us just as much as his songs.</p><p>From an alien, to a vampire, to a Goblin King, here we look back on eight of David Bowie's most memorable roles. </p>

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David Bowie's 8 most memorable movie roles

Cinema 5David Bowie in "The Man Who Fell to Earth."Late Sunday night, the world lost one of its greatest artists when David Bowie passed away after an 18-month battle with cancer. The 69-year-old was known for generation-defining music that spanned over 40 years, but in that time he also took on movie roles that were as eclectic as his music. And while he was by no means prolific on the screen, what he left stays with us just as much as his songs.From an alien, to a vampire, to a Goblin King, here we look back on eight of David Bowie's most memorable roles.

Cinema 5David Bowie in "The Man Who Fell to Earth. "Late Sunday night, the world lost one of its greatest artists when David Bowie passed away after an 18-month battle with cancer.

David Bowie's 8 most memorable movie roles

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