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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-04-24 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Balham, London, England, UK

Captain Sensible

Biography:

Captain Sensible (born Raymond Burns, 24 April 1954) is a singer, songwriter, guitarist (and sometimes bassist) who grew up in Croydon, England, and co-founded the punk rock band The Damned in 1976. After leaving the band, he reinvented himself as an alternative pop singer with a less punk image. His signature headwear is a red beret. He has since returned to the band (as guitarist) and appears in the 2013 line-up.

Known For

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

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Never Mind the Buzzcocks

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Champs-Elysées

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Lemmy

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Punk's Not Dead

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Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers

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If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story

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Punk Rock Vegan Movie

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…Sings Musicals

The Hunting of the Snark

Acting

2024

The Damned - Live at Manchester Apollo 3/11/22 as Bass

2023

Punk Rock Vegan Movie as Self

2022

The Damned - A Night Of A Thousand Vampires Live In London as Self

2017

Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers as Self

2015

The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead as Self

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self

2013

Basically, Johnny Moped as Self

2012

…Sings Musicals as Self (archive footage)

Punk Britannia at the BBC as Self

2010

Lemmy as Self

2007

Punk's Not Dead as Self

If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story as Self

Ministry of Truth as Self

2006

The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette - 25th Tour as Self

2005

Marc Bolan: Ride On as Self

2003

The Damned: Tiki Nightmare (Live in London 2002) as Self - Guitar

1996

Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self

1989

The Damned: Final Damnation as Self

1987

The Hunting of the Snark as The Billiard Marker

1982

Champs-Elysées as Self

Sound

2004

Skinned Deep as Music