Ace Frehley

Apr 27, 1951 - Oct 16, 2025 (74 years old) in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley was an American musician and songwriter best known as the former lead guitarist and founding member of the rock band Kiss.

Guitar World magazine ranked him as the 14th Greatest Metal Guitarist of All Time. His solos often incorporate the minor pentatonic scale and the use of vibratos. Frehley is also known for the use of many "whimsical" guitars, including a Gibson Les Paul guitar that emits smoke from the neck humbucker pickup and produces spinning pyrotechnics, and a custom Les Paul that emits light based on song tempo.

Known For

poster

Family Guy

Ace Frehley (voice)

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Millennium

Policía enfermo

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MTV Video Music Awards

Self

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MTV Unplugged

Self

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Kiss: Unplugged

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KISS: The Videos 1974 - 2002

Guitar, Vocals

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Rockthology 2

Self (archive footage)

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Remedy

Johnny

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Kiss: Through the Years

Self

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Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy

Self (uncredited)

Credits

Enter the Fox Future

Self

★ NR
KISS Live in Largo 20/12/77 Future

★ NR
Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume I Future

Self

★ NR
Kiss: The Ultimate Kissology Volume II Future

Self

★ NR
KISS: Happy Halloween 1998 Future

★ NR
From Tokyo to You 2025

Self - Archive Footage

★ NR
Kiss: Through the Years 2022

Self

★ NR
Kiss: Destroyer - 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe 2021

★ NR
Biography: KISStory 2021

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.6
Larger Than Life II 2018

Guitar, Vocals

★ NR
Larger Than Life 2018

Guitar, Vocals

★ NR
KISS och gitarristen som försvann 2017

Self - (archive footage)

★ 5
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2014

Self

★ 5.9
KISS - THE LOST ALIVE 2 MOVIE 2009

★ NR
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 3 (1992-2000) 2007

Self

★ 4
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 2 (1978-1991) 2007

Self

★ 6
Kissology: The Ultimate KISS Collection Vol. 1 (1974-1977) 2006

Self

★ 4.8
Kiss: Satanik Kreatures - Interviews 2006

★ NR
Kiss: VH1 Rock Honors 2006 2006

Guitars

★ NR
Kiss - Rock And Roll All Night 2006

★ 7
Remedy 2005

Johnny

★ 4.3
Rockthology 2 2004

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
The Best of KISS: 20th Century Masters 2004

Guitar, Vocals

★ NR
KISS - Love Gun 2004

Lead Guitar,Singing

★ NR
When KISS Ruled the World 2004

Himself

★ NR
KISS: VH1 Ultimate Albums - Alive! 2003

★ NR
Kiss: The Lost Concert 2003

★ 9
KISS: The Videos 1974 - 2002 2002

Guitar, Vocals

★ NR
That '70s KISS Show 2002

Himself

★ NR
KISS : The Videos 1975-1998 2002

★ NR
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas 2001

Himself (voice)

★ 7.8
KISS - Konfidential & X-Treme Close Up 2001

Himself

★ NR
Kiss: Beyond the Makeup 2001

★ NR
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy 2001

Self (uncredited)

★ 5.8
Kiss [2000] The Last Kiss 2000

Himself

★ 8
Kiss [2000] Arte TV Special 2000

★ NR
Detroit Rock City 1999

Kiss

★ 6.7
Family Guy 1999

Ace Frehley (voice)

★ 7.4
Kiss: The Second Coming 1998

Self

★ 8.5
Rock-A-Big Baby 1997

Ace Frehley

★ NR
Kiss [1997] Toledo 1997

★ NR
Millennium 1996

Policía enfermo

★ 7.7
Kiss: Unplugged 1996

★ 6
KISS: Reun1ting In Louisville 1996

★ NR
Kiss [1996] Irvine 1996

★ NR
Kiss: X-Treme Close Up 1992

Self

★ NR
MTV Unplugged 1989

Self

★ 6.8
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 5 1989

Self

★ NR
Frehley's Comet: Live +4 1988

Guitar, Vocals

★ NR
MTV Video Music Awards 1984

Self

★ 7.7
Kiss [1982] Videos From The Elder 1982

★ NR
Kiss: The Elder Media Collection 1981

★ NR
Kiss [1980] 1980 TV Compilation 1980

Self

★ NR
Kiss [1980] Sydney Australia 1980

★ 4
Kiss [1979] The 1979 TV Collection 1979

★ NR
Kiss [1979] The Return Of Kiss 1979

★ NR
Kiss [1979] A Visual Evolution 1973 - 1979 1979

★ NR
Kiss: Media Collection 1974-1978 1978

★ NR
Young Music Show 1978

★ NR
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park 1978

Space Ace

★ 5.2
Kiss [1977] The 2nd Summit 1977

★ NR
Kiss: Live at The Summit 1977

★ NR
Kiss: Live in Tokyo 1977

★ NR
Kiss: Young Music Show 1977

★ NR
Kiss [1977] New York 1977

★ NR
Kiss [1977] Live at Cobo Hall Detroit 1977

★ NR
KIiss [1976] TV Collection 1974-1976 1976

★ NR
Kiss: TV Collection 1974-1976 1976

★ NR
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special 1976

★ 5.8
KISS: Destroys Anaheim 1976

Self

★ 8
Kiss: Live at the Houston Summit 1976

Performer

★ NR
Kiss [1976] Dressed For Cobo 1976

★ NR
Kiss - (Alive Tour) Cobo Hall Detroit, MI January 25, 1976

Lead Guitar

★ NR
Kiss [1976] Detroit 1976 1976

★ NR
Kiss [1975] Midnight Special 1975

★ 9
Kiss - Winterland Or Hell 1975

★ NR
KISS Live: Hotter than Hell 1975 1975

★ NR
Kiss [1974] Nothin' To Lose 1974

★ NR
Kiss [1974] Long Beach 1974

★ NR
Kiss: Live At Coventry 1973

★ NR