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Woody Allen

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Born: November 30, 1935The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American screenwriter, film director, actor, comedian, writer, musician, and playwright. Allen's distinctive films, which run the gamut from dramas to screwball sex comedies, have made him a notable American director. He is also distinguished by his rapid rate of production and his very large body of work. Allen writes and directs his movies and has also acted in the majority of them. For inspiration, Allen draws heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema, among a wealth of other fields of interest. Allen developed a passion for music early on and is a celebrated jazz clarinetist. What began as a teenage avocation has led to regular public performances at various small venues in his hometown of Manhattan, with occasional appearances at various jazz festivals. Allen joined the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the New Orleans Funeral Ragtime Orchestra in performances that provided the film score for his 1973 comedy Sleeper, and performed in a rare European tour in 1996, which became the subject of the documentary Wild Man Blues.

Known For
Filmography
Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light

Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2025
Twiggy

Twiggy

Self (archival footage)

2025
Un día en Nueva York con Woody Allen

Un día en Nueva York con Woody Allen

Self - Filmmaker

2024
Groucho & Cavett

Groucho & Cavett

Self (archive footage)

2022
How did Woody Allen become Woody Allen?

How did Woody Allen become Woody Allen?

2021
Very Ralph

Very Ralph

Self

2019
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

Self

2019
Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!

Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!

Self

2019
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

Self

2018
Always at The Carlyle

Always at The Carlyle

Self

2018
This Is Bob Hope...

This Is Bob Hope...

Self

2017
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

Self

2017
Casablancas: The Man Who Loved Women

Casablancas: The Man Who Loved Women

Self (archive footage)

2016
Café Society

Café Society

Narrator (voice)

2016
The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh

Self

2016
Best of Enemies

Best of Enemies

Self (archival)

2015
Barcelona, la rosa de foc

Barcelona, la rosa de foc

narrator (English)

2014
The Unbelievers

The Unbelievers

Self

2013
David Blaine: Real or Magic

David Blaine: Real or Magic

Self

2013
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love

Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love

Self

2013
Fading Gigolo

Fading Gigolo

Murray

2013
Trespassing Bergman

Trespassing Bergman

Self

2013

Ain't Misbehavin

Self (archive footage)

2013
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read

Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read

Self

2013
The Battle of Amfar

The Battle of Amfar

self

2013
Casting By

Casting By

Self

2012
Paris-Manhattan

Paris-Manhattan

Woody Allen

2012
To Rome with Love

To Rome with Love

Jerry

2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

(archive footage)

2012
Woody Allen: A Documentary

Woody Allen: A Documentary

Self

2011
… But Film Is My Mistress

… But Film Is My Mistress

Self

2010
Life Is Bearable at Times...

Life Is Bearable at Times...

2010
Vittorio D.

Vittorio D.

Self

2009
Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Self

2007

To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore

Self

2007
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts

Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts

Self

2007
A City Runs Through the Festival

A City Runs Through the Festival

Self

2007
100 Greatest Stand-Ups

100 Greatest Stand-Ups

Himself

2007
Filmmakers in Action

Filmmakers in Action

Self

2006
Scoop

Scoop

Sid Waterman

2006
The Devil and Daniel Johnston

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

Self (Archival footage)

2006
The Outsider

The Outsider

Self

2005
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

Self

2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

2005
Antz 2

Antz 2

Z

2005
François Truffaut, une autobiographie

François Truffaut, une autobiographie

Self

2004
Words in Progress

Words in Progress

Self (archive footage)

2004
Jack Paar: Smart Television

Jack Paar: Smart Television

Self

2003
Anything Else

Anything Else

David Dobel

2003
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Self

2003
Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar

Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar

Himself

2003
Woody Allen: A Life in Film

Woody Allen: A Life in Film

Self

2002
Hollywood Ending

Hollywood Ending

Val

2002
The Magic of Fellini

The Magic of Fellini

Self

2002
Woody Allen on Ingmar Bergman

Woody Allen on Ingmar Bergman

Self

2002
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

CW Briggs

2001
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

Self

2001
CyberWorld

CyberWorld

Z-4195 (voice)

2000
Light Keeps Me Company

Light Keeps Me Company

Self

2000

The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

Himself

2000

The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room

Himself

2000
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

Self

2000
Picking Up the Pieces

Picking Up the Pieces

Tex Cowley

2000
Small Time Crooks

Small Time Crooks

Ray

2000
Company Man

Company Man

Lowther (uncredited)

2000
Buñuel in Hollywood

Buñuel in Hollywood

Self

2000
Sweet and Lowdown

Sweet and Lowdown

Himself

1999
Howard Cosell: Telling It Like It Is

Howard Cosell: Telling It Like It Is

1999
Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion

Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion

Himself

1998
The Impostors

The Impostors

Audition Director (uncredited)

1998
Antz

Antz

Z-4195 “Z” (voice)

1998
Deconstructing Harry

Deconstructing Harry

Harry Block

1997
The Language Master

The Language Master

Himself

1997
Wild Man Blues

Wild Man Blues

Self

1997
Everyone Says I Love You

Everyone Says I Love You

Joe Berlin

1996
The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys

Al Lewis

1996
Mighty Aphrodite

Mighty Aphrodite

Lenny

1995
Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water

Walter Hollander

1994
Manhattan Murder Mystery

Manhattan Murder Mystery

Larry Lipton

1993
Husbands and Wives

Husbands and Wives

Gabe Roth

1992
Shadows and Fog

Shadows and Fog

Kleinman

1991
Scenes from a Mall

Scenes from a Mall

Nick Fifer

1991
Crimes and Misdemeanors

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Cliff Stern

1989
New York Stories

New York Stories

Sheldon

1989
King Lear

King Lear

Mr. Alien (uncredited)

1988
Radio Days

Radio Days

Joe (Narrator) (voice) (uncredited)

1987
Meetin' WA

Meetin' WA

Self

1986
Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

Mickey Sachs

1986
Broadway Danny Rose

Broadway Danny Rose

Danny Rose

1984
Zelig

Zelig

Leonard Zelig

1983
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

Andrew

1982
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

Self

1982
Stardust Memories

Stardust Memories

Sandy Bates

1980
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love

To Woody Allen from Europe with Love

Himself

1980
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

Self (archive footage)

1980
Manhattan

Manhattan

Isaac Davis

1979
Question de temps: Une heure avec Woody Allen

Question de temps: Une heure avec Woody Allen

Self

1979
Woody Allen: An American Comedy

Woody Allen: An American Comedy

Himself

1977
Annie Hall

Annie Hall

Alvy Singer

1977
The Front

The Front

Howard Prince

1976
Love and Death

Love and Death

Boris Grushenko

1975
Sleeper

Sleeper

Miles Monroe

1973
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask

Victor / Fabrizio / The Fool / Sperm

1972
Play It Again, Sam

Play It Again, Sam

Allan Felix

1972
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story

Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story

Harvey Wallinger

1971
Bananas

Bananas

Fielding Mellish

1971
Fight of the Century

Fight of the Century

Self-(Audience Member)

1971

Woody Allen: Granada 1971

Himself

1971
The Woody Allen Special

The Woody Allen Special

Self / Various

1969
Take the Money and Run

Take the Money and Run

Virgil Starkwell

1969
Woody Allen Looks at 1967

Woody Allen Looks at 1967

Self - Host

1967
Casino Royale

Casino Royale

Jimmy Bond (Dr. Noah)

1967
What's Up, Tiger Lily?

What's Up, Tiger Lily?

Self / Dub Voice (voice) / Projectionist

1966
What's New Pussycat?

What's New Pussycat?

Victor Shakapopulis

1965
Woody Allen: Standup Comic

Woody Allen: Standup Comic

Himself

1965