Cracked Actor
| Cracked Actor | |
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| Original title | Cracked Actor |
| Directed by | Alan Yentob (uncredited) |
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| Narrated by | Alan Yentob |
| Music by | David Bowie |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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| Editor | Tony Woollard |
| Running time | 60 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 26 January 1975 |
Cracked Actor (also known as Cracked Actor: A Film About David Bowie and Cracked Actor: David Bowie) is a 1975 television documentary film about the musician David Bowie, made by Alan Yentob for the BBC's Omnibus strand. It was first shown on BBC1 on 26 January 1975.
It was filmed in 1974 when Bowie was struggling with cocaine addiction, and the documentary has become notable for showing his mental state during this period.