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Timothy Leary

Timothy Leary

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Born: October 22, 1920Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Timothy Francis Leary was an American psychologist and writer known for advocating the exploration of the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs under controlled conditions. Leary conducted experiments under the Harvard Psilocybin Project during American legality of LSD and psilocybin, resulting in the Concord Prison Experiment and the Marsh Chapel Experiment. Leary's colleague, Richard Alpert, was fired from Harvard University on May 27, 1963 for giving psilocybin to an undergraduate student. Leary was planning to leave Harvard when his teaching contract expired in June, the following month. He was fired, for "failure to keep classroom appointments", with his pay docked on April 30. (Wikipedia)

Known For
Filmography
Utah in the ’70s

Utah in the ’70s

Himself (archival footage)

2026
Nova '78

Nova '78

Self (archive footage)

2025
Medium Rare Cold Case

Medium Rare Cold Case

Dr Kyle

2025
One to One: John & Yoko

One to One: John & Yoko

Self (archive footage)

2025
John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office

John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office

Self (archive footage)

2025
Larry Flynt for President

Larry Flynt for President

Self (archive footage)

2021
Surviving You, Always

Surviving You, Always

Self (voice)

2021
My Psychedelic Love Story

My Psychedelic Love Story

Self (archive footage)

2020
Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

Self (archive footage)

2019
How the Beatles Changed the World

How the Beatles Changed the World

Self (archive footage)

2017
HyperNormalisation

HyperNormalisation

Self (archive footage)

2016
Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary

Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary

Self (archive footage)

2016

Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne

Self (archive footage)

2016
The Transcendental Object at the End of Time

The Transcendental Object at the End of Time

2014
There Is No Plane to Zagreb

There Is No Plane to Zagreb

Himself

2012
Fix: The Ministry Movie

Fix: The Ministry Movie

Self

2011
Peyote to LSD: A Psychedelic Odyssey

Peyote to LSD: A Psychedelic Odyssey

Self (archive footage)

2008
Tim Leary: The Art of Dying

Tim Leary: The Art of Dying

Self

2008
Hippies

Hippies

Self (archive footage)

2007
John & Yoko Bed-In

John & Yoko Bed-In

Self

2006

Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show

Self

2006
The Net

The Net

Self (archive footage)

2003
Hofmann's Potion: The Pioneers of LSD

Hofmann's Potion: The Pioneers of LSD

Self

2002
John & Yoko's Year of Peace

John & Yoko's Year of Peace

Self (archive footage)

2000
Conceiving Ada

Conceiving Ada

Sims

1999
The Source

The Source

Self

1999

Beyond Life: Timothy Leary Lives

himself

1998
Anarchy TV

Anarchy TV

1998
Timothy Leary's Dead

Timothy Leary's Dead

1996
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles

Cityscrapes: Los Angeles

Philip

1996
French Exit

French Exit

Herbal Ecstasy Guy

1995
Synthetic Pleasures

Synthetic Pleasures

Self

1995
How To Operate Your Brain

How To Operate Your Brain

1994
Energy!!! The Movie

Energy!!! The Movie

Robert Pearce

1993
Stuff

Stuff

Self

1993
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me

Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me

Mr. Jones

1992
Roadside Prophets

Roadside Prophets

Salvadore

1992

Silicon Valley Story

The Good Venture Capitalist

1992
Ted & Venus

Ted & Venus

Judge William H. Converse

1991
Night Visions

Night Visions

New Age Minister

1990
Fatal Skies

Fatal Skies

Buddy

1990

Expanding Visions: An Introduction to the New Age Movement

1990
Cyberpunk

Cyberpunk

Himself

1990
Rude Awakening

Rude Awakening

Diner at Ronnie's

1989
Growing Up in America

Growing Up in America

Self

1989
Shocker

Shocker

TV Evangelist

1989
Medium Rare

Medium Rare

Dr. Kyle

1987
Return Engagement

Return Engagement

Self

1983
We're All Devo

We're All Devo

Dr. Byrthfood

1983
Nice Dreams

Nice Dreams

Self

1981

Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

Self

1979
Mission Mind Control

Mission Mind Control

Self

1979

At Folsom Prison with Dr. Timothy Leary

Himself

1973
Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family

Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family

Self

1971
Bed Peace

Bed Peace

Self

1969
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

Self

1968
LSD: Trip to Where?

LSD: Trip to Where?

self

1968
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

The Guide

1967
NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure

NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure

Self

1967
Be-In

Be-In

Self

1967
Bill's Hat

Bill's Hat

1967
How To Go Out of Your Mind: The LSD Crisis

How To Go Out of Your Mind: The LSD Crisis

Himself

1966
The Psychedelic Experience

The Psychedelic Experience

Narrator

1965
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

1964