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Jello Biafra--Actor
Ok, so Jello's been in a few movies. Only a few of them are available on video. What most people don't' know is that he originally left college to become an actor, and ended up in the band as a secondary thought.
Tapeheads (1988?): brought to you by Mike Nesmith of The Monkees and all the other wonderful people who gave us Repo Man (which I should point out features The Circle Jerks and Henry Rollins). Tim Robbins and John Cusack are two ex-security guards who decide to make videos, and instead are caught in a political mess during the campaign season. Biafra comes in at the end as the FBI man to arrest our heroes for--get this--distribution of pornography over the airwaves. I won't even tell you what the last line is--the movie is worth sitting through. It was recently released on DVD.
Highway 61 (1992?): this is a weird little Canadian film about a barber who is chased by the Devil as he takes a body down to New Orleans with the corpse's "sister." Biafra plays the border guard. Really goofy sequence, where he starts talking about "This is America, my home! Why should I invite you into my home?" Very strange.
Terminal City Richochet (1989): This has never been released on video, apparently for legal reasons, according to Joe from D.O.A. I heard something to the effect that Jello plays a crazed hit man. At any rate, the soundtrack is available, and features D.O.A. and Nomeansno.
Ministry: In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up: The live Ministry video. I have only seen clips of Land of Rape and Honey, which has Jello on stage with the boys, sucking his thumb and "sieg heil"-ing the crowd. The whole damn song is strange. I think he does the pledge of allegiance from "I Blow Minds for a Living."
GWAR: Skulhedface He plays an evil corporate (and apparently corpulent) boss. Lots of fat makeup ala Eddie Murphy.