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Captain Sensible

Captain Sensible

Born: 1954-04-24 • Balham, London, England, UK

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.

Filmography
The Damned - Live at Manchester Apollo poster
The Damned - Live at Manchester Apollo
2024 • Bass
Punk Rock Vegan Movie poster
Punk Rock Vegan Movie
2023 • Self
The Damned - A Night Of A Thousand Vampires Live In London poster
The Damned - A Night Of A Thousand Vampires Live In London
2022 • Self
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers poster
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
2017 • Self
The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead poster
The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead
2015 • Self
Basically, Johnny Moped poster
Basically, Johnny Moped
2013 • Self
Punk Britannia at the BBC poster
Punk Britannia at the BBC
2012 • Self
…Sings Musicals poster
…Sings Musicals
2012 • Self (archive footage)
Lemmy poster
Lemmy
2010 • Self
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story poster
If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story
2007 • Self
No Image
Ministry of Truth
2007 • Self
Punk's Not Dead poster
Punk's Not Dead
2007 • Self
The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette - 25th Tour poster
The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette - 25th Tour
2006 • Self
Marc Bolan: Ride On poster
Marc Bolan: Ride On
2005 • Self
The Damned: Tiki Nightmare (Live in London 2002) poster
The Damned: Tiki Nightmare (Live in London 2002)
2003 • Self - Guitar
The Damned: Final Damnation poster
The Damned: Final Damnation
1989 • Self
No Image
The Hunting of the Snark
1987 • The Billiard Marker