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Alan King
Born: 27th Dec 1927 New York, New York, USA - Died 9th May 2004
Dept: Acting
Alan King (born Irwin Alan Kniberg; December 26, 1927 – May 9, 2004) was an American actor and comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. King became well known as a Jewish comedian and satirist. He was also a serious actor who appeared in a number of movies and television shows. King wrote several books, produced films, and appeared in plays. In later years, he helped many philanthropic causes.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 78
Film: 48 (62%)
Television: 30 (38%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Action, Soap, Horror, Mystery, Reality
Filmography
2015
After the huge financial and cultural success of WOODSTOCK (1970), filmmaker and political activist Michael Wadleigh spent many years in Hollywood wri ... view
Character:
Self (archive footage)
2004
As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever hear. The sanitized studio version of her life pre ... view
Character:
Self - Actor (voice)
2004
Five seemingly unrelated people decide to take huge risks in their personal lives in an effort to find happiness. ... view
Character:
Herb Schweitzer
2003
A black comedy about two old-time conmen who pretend to be able to communicate with the dead. ... view
Character:
Donal
2002
A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estat ... view
Character:
Murray Silver
2001
It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the lad ... view
Character:
Steve Reign
2001
The Comedy Central Roasts are a series of celebrity roast specials which air on the Comedy Central cable network. This one is for Hugh Hefner. ... view
Character:
Self
1999
Nostalgic history of the Friars Club. Aired on Cinemax Reel Life ... view
Character:
Self
Sep 1999 (first aired)
Family attorney and mom, Lynn Holt, has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together, since her husband left her and took most of thei ... view
Character:
Hy Adlin (1 ep.)
Jan 1999 (first aired)
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter a ... view
Character:
The Don (voice) (1 ep.)
1998
Taped for HBO in August 1998, on the final date of Jerry Seinfeld's tour appearances at New York City's Broadhurst Theater, I'm Telling You for the La ... view
Character:
Self
1998
Based on the book by Thomas M. Disch and intended as the third film in the series, this sequel was finished and released prior to 'The Brave Little To ... view
Character:
Supreme Commander (voice)
Aug 1996 (first aired)
E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known pub ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Character:
Self /Self - Narrator
1995
In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite. ... view
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Andy Stone
1995
Comedy troupe The State hosts a Halloween special on CBS. ... view
Character:
Self (uncredited)
1995
In the early 1990s, an Israeli freelance journalist travels to Germany and uncovers a dangerously pervasive underground Neo-Nazi faction intent on bri ... view
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1995
A divorced doctor finds himself in real trouble living with his daughter alone now. But fortunately a guardian angel is watching over the lives of bot ... view
Character:
Bernie
Sep 1994 (first aired)
The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and the words of those who contributed to the game in eac ... view
Character:
Various (voice) (0 ep.)
(voice) (1 ep.)
Sep 1994 (first aired)
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The se ... view
Character:
Larry Lensky (1 ep.)
Sep 1993 (first aired)
Blue Heelers was one of Australia's longest running weekly television drama series. Blue Heelers is a police drama series set in the fictional countr ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Aug 1993 (first aired)
David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a house band led by Paul Shaffer. Amon ... view
Character:
Self - Guest (1 ep.)
1992
Looking to get rich quick, an unsuccessful lawyer uses dishonest means to try to become a boxing promoter. ... view
Character:
Ira "Boom Boom" Grossman
Sep 1992 (first aired)
A woman running a bar in New York City while trying to maintain a romance with an egotistical opinion columnist. ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1990
After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A down-and-out reporter breaks the story and ... view
Character:
Arthur Ruskin
Sep 1990 (first aired)
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someo ... view
Character:
Defense Attorney Jonathan Shapiro (1 ep.)
Jul 1990 (first aired)
Blossom Russo is a highly intelligent and spunky teenager. The youngest of three, she lives with her divorced musician father, Nick, eldest brother an ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1989
A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife. ... view
Character:
Rabbi Lembeck
1989
The famed baseball player and manager gets the gag-filled joke treatment. ... view
Character:
Self
1988
After a heart attack, Abbie Polin (Crystal), a New York doctor, goes to Los Angeles to see his father, Abe (King), who works in Hollywood as the "king ... view
Character:
Abe
1988
Fictional character, Heidi Abromowitz, is the butt of everyone's jokes. ... view
Character:
Alan King
Sep 1987 (first aired)
Thirtysomething is an American television drama about a group of baby boomers in their late thirties. It was created by Marshall Herskovitz and Edward ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
1987
A young actor's fascination with Rober De Niro's TAXI DRIVER persona leads him into a morass of strange and obsessional behaviors. ... view
Character:
Self
1987
Comic Alan King brings his humorous everyday insights and biting topical wit to the stage. ... view
Character:
Self
Jun 1986 (first aired)
American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, film ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Sep 1985 (first aired)
Four Southern Florida seniors share a house, their dreams, and a whole lot of cheesecake. Bright, promiscuous, clueless and hilarious, these lovely, m ... view
Character:
Mel Bushman (1 ep.)
1985
Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by a ... view
Character:
Dr. Donatti
1985
This very special program-hosted by Judy's daughter, Lorna Luft-is a loving tribute to the life and timeless popularity of superstar Judy Garland, who ... view
Character:
Self
1984
This video contains three segments. First, the Oscar-nominated short 'The Absent-Minded Waiter' (1977). Then a fake interview with Steve Martin about ... view
Character:
Self
Character:
Self - Performer
1983
Sigmund Freud's ghost advises a married New York psychiatrist in love with a patient. ... view
Character:
Lionel Gross, M.D.
1982
Alan King hosts HBO's 7th annual comedy showcase for young comedians. ... view
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1982
A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, a ... view
Character:
Kreplich
1982
Jack Williams was the best friend of Vietnam veteran and detective Mike Hammer. When Jack is murdered, Mike makes it his business to solve the crime. ... view
Character:
Charles Kalecki
1980
As Geppetto prepares for Christmas, Pinocchio joins a puppet show to earn money for a present. There he meets and elopes with the beautiful girl puppe ... view
Character:
Maestro Fire-Eater (voice)
1980
Story of a professional gambler, connoisseur, gourmet and sportsman who sets out to help a Las Vegas hotel-casino owner from losing his controlling in ... view
Character:
Himself (uncredited)
1980
A television producer woman tries to let down her overbearing boyfriend who is her boss. She wants to marry with a young writer. ... view
Character:
Max Herschel
1978
The amusing adventures of an unsophisticated small-town lad who arrives in New York, moves in with his swinging buddy, and surprisingly becomes an aut ... view
Character:
Manny Shiller
1976
Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies t ... view
Character:
Self
Oct 1974 (first aired)
Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
1974
Experience the American Journey through our country’s visual heritage in this recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. Topi ... view
Character:
Self - Host/Comedian
1971
Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the ... view
Character:
Pat Angelo
Jan 1971 (first aired)
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
1970
The New York Friars club roasts Don Rickles. Hosted by Johnny Carson. ... view
Character:
Self
Sep 1968 (first aired)
That's Life is a musical comedy series that appeared on the ABC television network in 1968–69, starring Robert Morse and E. J. Peaker as Bobby and G ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Jun 1968 (first aired)
The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks. ... view
Character:
Self - Guest (3 ep.)
1968
On his wedding day, in the few remaining hours of his bachelorhood, Barney Kempinski goes off to tour the city and sing his song to life, love and the ... view
Character:
Leo
1968
One day, Morroe Rieff learns that his friend and fellow writer, Leslie Braverman, has died. After meeting Leslie's widow, Inez, who is more flirtatiou ... view
Character:
The Rabbi
Sep 1967 (first aired)
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and ... view
Character:
Self - Guest / Various Characters (1 ep.)
Self (1 ep.)
Sep 1966 (first aired)
ABC Stage 67 is the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety shows, documentaries, and original musicals.
It prem ... view
Character:
Leo (1 ep.)
Oct 1962 (first aired)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired ... view
Character:
Self - Guest Host (5 ep.)
Self (16 ep.)
Self (archive footage) (1 ep.)
Dec 1961 (first aired)
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
1961
Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy Pedl ... view
Character:
T/Sgt Buzzer
1961
Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy Pedl ... view
Character:
Top Sgt. Buzzer
Oct 1958 (first aired)
Kraft Music Hall is an umbrella title for several television series aired by NBC in the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s in the musical varie ... view
Character:
Self (3 ep.)
Self - Host (3 ep.)
1957
Torch singer Helen Morgan rises from sordid beginnings to fame and fortune only to lose it all to alcohol and poor personal choices. ... view
Character:
Benny Weaver
1956
A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the experience is also character-building. Director David ... view
Character:
Maguire
Oct 1956 (first aired)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was sp ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Apr 1956 (first aired)
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards ... view
Character:
Self - Host (1 ep.)
Self - Presenter (1 ep.)
Self - Co-Host / Presenter (1 ep.)
Self - Presente (1 ep.)
1956
Wartime romance about a lonely man and woman who meet one rainy afternoon in New York. ... view
Character:
Gil Parker
1955
Sailors on leave in San Francisco get mixed up in love and show business. ... view
Character:
Shore Patrol
Mar 1953 (first aired)
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuett ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Apr 1950 (first aired)
The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night bl ... view
Character:
Self (3 ep.)
Feb 1950 (first aired)
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no ... view
Character:
Self - Mystery Guest (2 ep.)
Self - Panelist (4 ep.)
Jun 1948 (first aired)
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New ... view
Character:
Self (22 ep.)