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In 1976, John Malkovich joined Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre, newly founded by his friend Gary Sinise. After that, it would take seven years before Malkovich would show up in New York and win an Obie in Sam Shepard's play "True West". In 1984, Malkovich would appear with Dustin Hoffman in the Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman"... See full bio »

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John Gavin Malkovich
in Christopher, Illinois, USA
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Hide HideActor (83 titles)
2014 The Giacomo Variations (pre-production)
 
2012 Crossbones (TV series) (pre-production)
Blackbeard (2013)
 
???? Cut Bank (pre-production)
 
2013 Red 2 (post-production)
Marvin Boggs
 
2013 Educazione siberiana
Grandfather Kuzya
 
2013 Warm Bodies
Grigio
 
2012 As Linhas de Torres Vedras (TV mini-series)
General Wellington
 
2012 Lines of Wellington
General Wellington
 
2011/I Butterflies (short)
 
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Bruce Brazos
 
2010 Drunkboat
Mort
 
2010 Cubed (TV series)
John Malkovich
– Episode #2.6 (2010) … John Malkovich
 
2010 Secretariat
Lucien Laurin
 
2010/I Red
Marvin Boggs
 
2010 Jonah Hex
Quentin Turnbull
 
2010 The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer (video)
Jack Unterweger
 
2008 Afterwards
Kay
 
2008 Disgrace
Professor David Lurie
 
2008 Burn After Reading
Osborne Cox
 
2008 Mutant Chronicles
Constantine
 
2008 Changeling
Rev. Gustav Briegleb
 
2008 Iи Traиzit
Pavlov
 
2008 Gardens of the Night
Michael
 
2008 The Great Buck Howard
Buck Howard
 
2007 Beowulf
Unferth
 
2006 Eragon
Galbatorix
 
2006/I The Call (short)
Exorcist - The Priest
 
2006 Klimt
Klimt
 
2006 Art School Confidential
Professor Sandiford
 
2005 Color Me Kubrick
Alan Conway
 
2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Humma Kavula
 
2004 The Libertine
Charles II
 
2003 A Talking Picture
Comandante John Walesa
 
2003 Johnny English
Pascal Sauvage, the Greedy Frenchman
 
2002 Ripley's Game
Tom Ripley
 
2002 Hideous Man (short)
Narrator
 
2002 The Dancer Upstairs
Abimael Guzman (uncredited)
 
2002 Les Misérables (TV mini-series)
Javert
– Episode #1.4 (2002) … Javert
– Episode #1.3 (2002) … Javert
– Episode #1.2 (2002) … Javert
– Episode #1.1 (2002) … Javert
 
2002 Napoléon (TV mini-series)
Charles Talleyrand
– 1795-1800 (2002) … Charles Talleyrand
– 1800-1807 (2002) … Charles Talleyrand
– 1807-1812 (2002) … Charles Talleyrand
– 1812-1821 (2002) … Charles Talleyrand
 
2001 Hotel
Omar Jonnson
 
2001 Knockaround Guys
Teddy Deserve
 
2001 Je rentre à la maison
John Crawford, Film Director
 
2001 Les âmes fortes
Monsieur Numance
 
2000 Ladies Room
Roberto
 
2000 Shadow of the Vampire
Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
 
1999 RKO 281 (TV movie)
Herman Mankiewicz
 
1999 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Charles VII
 
1999 Being John Malkovich
John Horatio Malkovich
 
1999 Marcel Proust's Time Regained
Le Baron de Charlus
 
1998 Rounders
Teddy KGB
 
1998/I The Man in the Iron Mask
Athos
 
1997 Con Air
Cyrus 'The Virus' Grissom
 
1996 Der Unhold
Abel Tiffauges
 
1996 The Portrait of a Lady
Gilbert Osmond
 
1996 Mulholland Falls
General Thomas Timms
 
1996 Mary Reilly
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
 
1995 Beyond the Clouds
The Director
 
1995 The Convent
Michael
 
1993 Heart of Darkness (TV movie)
Kurtz
 
1993 In the Line of Fire
Mitch Leary
 
1993 Alive
Old Carlitos/Narrator (uncredited)
 
1992 Jennifer Eight
St. Anne
 
1992 Of Mice and Men
Lennie Small
 
1991 Shadows and Fog
Clown
 
1991 Performance (TV series)
Deeley
– Old Times (1991) … Deeley
 
1991 The Object of Beauty
Jake
 
1991 Queens Logic
Eliot
 
1990 The Sheltering Sky
Port Moresby
 
1988 Dangerous Liaisons
Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont
 
1988 Miles from Home
Barry Maxwell
 
1987 Santabear's High Flying Adventure (TV short)
Santa Claus (voice)
 
1987 Empire of the Sun
Basie
 
1987 The Glass Menagerie
Tom Wingfield
 
1987 Making Mr. Right
Dr.Jeff Peters / Ulysses
 
1984-1986 American Playhouse (TV series)
Ben Stark / Lee
– Rocket to the Moon (1986) … Ben Stark
– True West (1984) … Lee
 
1985 Eleni
Nicholas 'Nick' Gage
 
1985 Death of a Salesman (TV movie)
Biff
 
1984 The Killing Fields
Alan 'Al' Rockoff
 
1984 Places in the Heart
Mr. Will
 
1983 Say Goodnight, Gracie (TV movie)
 
1981 American Dream (TV series)
– American Dream (1981)
 
1981 Word of Honor (TV movie)
Gary
 
1978 A Wedding
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (20 titles)
2015 Demolition (executive producer, producer) (pre-production)
 
2013 Chavez (producer) (post-production)
 
2012 The Perks of Being a Wallflower (producer)
 
2011 Young Adult (executive producer)
 
2010 Abel (executive producer)
 
2009 Good Canary (TV movie) (producer)
 
2009 Which Way Home (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2007 Juno (producer)
 
2006 Capturing 'The Libertine' (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2006 Art School Confidential (producer)
 
2004 The First Amendment Project: Some Assembly Required (TV documentary) (producer)
 
2004 The Libertine (producer)
 
2003 Kill the Poor (producer)
 
2002 The Dancer Upstairs (producer)
 
2002 Dragans of New York (TV movie) (producer)
 
2002 How to Draw a Bunny (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2001 Ghost World (producer)
 
2001 The Loner (producer)
 
2000 Somewhere Else (short) (executive producer)
 
1988 The Accidental Tourist (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
2011 Prozhektorperiskhilton (TV series)
– John Malkovich/Ingeborga Dapkunaite (2011) (performer: "Hallelujah" - uncredited / as John Malkovich)
 
2008 The Great Buck Howard (performer: "What the World Needs Now")
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
2002 Hideous Man (short)
 
2002 The Dancer Upstairs
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2009 Good Canary (TV movie) (stage director)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
2002 Hideous Man (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2002 Adaptation. (special thanks)
 
1996 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: A Legacy of Fear (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (83 titles)
2013 The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee (credit only)
 
2008-2013 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
Himself
– Richard Gere/John Malkovich/Saoirse Ronan/Taylor Swift (2013) … Himself
– Episode #3.11 (2008) … Himself
 
2012 Noseland (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Avant-premières (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 January 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Ce soir (ou jamais!) (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 January 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
1999-2011 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 16 November 2011 (2011) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 8 October 2010 (2010) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 30 April 2003 (2003) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 14 October 1999 (1999) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 Wir sind Österreich (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Julian Rachlin - Der Starsolist (2011) … Himself
 
2011 33-y Moskovskiy mezhdunarodnyy kinofestival (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Prozhektorperiskhilton (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Performer
– John Malkovich/Ingeborga Dapkunaite (2011) … Himself - Guest/Performer
 
2011 Harald Schmidt (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.23 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Journey to Sundance (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.39 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #1.38 (2010) … Himself
 
2005-2010 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself / Himself - At 'Red' Premiere
– Episode #7.34 (2010) … Himself - At 'Red' Premiere
– Episode #7.31 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #5.37 (2008) … Himself
– Episode #2.39 (2005) … Himself
 
2010 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #6.3 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber (TV series)
– John Malkovich/Morgan Spurlock/Diane Warren (2010)
 
2010 Ceremonia de inauguración - 58º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 Mi reino por un caballo (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Ànima (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.18 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Saturday Night (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Revealed (TV series)
Himself
– John Malkovich (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Quelli che... il calcio (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #17.18 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 La traversée du désir (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Changeling - Partners in Crime: Bringing Changeling to the Screen (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Partners in Crime: Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 The Making of 'Mutant Chronicles' (video documentary)
Himself - Constantine
 
2008-2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 January 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 October 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 15 August 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2003 Cartaz Cultural (TV series)
Himself (2008)
 
1989-2008 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Host / Various
– John Malkovich/T.I. (2008) … Himself - Host
– John Malkovich/Billy Joel (1993) … Himself - Host
– John Malkovich/Anita Baker (1989) … Himself - Host/Various
 
2008 Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies (documentary)
Narrator
 
2008 Musik und Meer (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995-2008 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 December 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
2008 Resumen - 56º festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007-2008 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 September 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 November 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2005-2008 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode #16.4 (2008) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 25 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2008 La nuit des Molières (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 22ème nuit des Molières (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Beowulf: Mapping the Journey (video documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2008 A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf (video documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005-2007 Corazón de... (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 November 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2006 Capturing 'The Libertine' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #10.12 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 New York 360º (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Entertainment NYC (2006) … Himself
 
2003-2006 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
– John Malkovich (2006) … Himself
– John Malkovich (2003) … Himself
 
2006 Gero von Boehm begegnet... (TV series documentary)
Himself
– John Malkovich (2006) … Himself
 
1990-2006 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
Himself
– Wetten, dass..? aus Frankfurt (2006) … Himself
– Wetten, dass..? aus Linz (1990) … Himself
 
2005 Double je (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 John Malkovich: Flipping Uncle Kimono (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.2 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Toni Rovira y tú (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 September 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 ...Amb Manel Fuentes (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 August 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 NY Graham Norton (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (2004) … Himself
 
2003 The AMC Project (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Malkovich's Mail (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Revealing 'The Dancer Upstairs' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 V Graham Norton (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.9 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Rive droite - rive gauche (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 March 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Les feux de la rampe (TV series)
Himself
– John Malkovich: Part 2 (2003) … Himself
– John Malkovich: Part 1 (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Adaptation.
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 Ombre et lumière (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 September 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Bravo Profiles (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Dustin Hoffman (2002) … Himself
 
2001 The Big Breakfast (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 November 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2000 The Kennedy Center Presents: Speak Truth to Power (TV documentary)
Various
 
2000 2000 MTV Movie Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Continuarà... (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 June 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Oscar 2000 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2000 American Arts & Culture Presents John Horatio Malkovich 'Dance of Despair & Disillusionment' (video short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1997-1999 Mundo VIP (TV series)
Himself
– Show nº177 (1999) … Himself
– Show nº60 (1997) … Himself
 
1999 Riddle of the Desert Mummies (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1998 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 March 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
1997 Lo + plus (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 February 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1996 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 March 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Cannes Man
Himself
 
1995 Chicago on Stage (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 To Make a Film Is to Be Alive (documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Shooting 'In the Line of Fire' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 In the Line of Fire: Behind the Scenes with the Secret Service (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Late Night with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 February 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1990 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Malkovitch (1990) … Himself
 
1990 Red Hot and Blue (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989 Decade (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1987 The China Odyssey: 'Empire of the Sun', a Film by Steven Spielberg (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1985 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself - Biff
– Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman' (1985) … Himself - Biff
 
1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (19 titles)
2008-2013 The Graham Norton Show (TV series)
 
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2011 MythBusters (TV series documentary)
 
2010 Arias with a Twist (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2009 2009 World Series of Poker (TV series)
 
2008 Cinema 3 (TV series)
 
2008 1 quart de 3 (TV series)
 
2007 Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2005 Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Making of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (video documentary short)
Humma Kavula (uncredited)
 
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jon Lovitz (TV movie)
Lord Edmund (uncredited)
 
2004 Cheshmane John Malkovich 1: Viggo Mortensen
Himself
 
1994 The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Mitch Leary
 
1989 Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (TV special)
Len Tukwilla (uncredited)
 
1989 The 61st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont
 

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Other Works:

Directed English play "Hysteria"in first American production, Steppenwolf Theater, Chicago, Dec 1999. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 10 Interviews  | 10 Articles  | 9 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I love Charlie Sheen. If there was a Charlie Sheen For President committee, I'd be on it. With this movie, I liked the idea that when John Malkovich is in a personal jam, Charlie Sheen is the one who provides the tough love. It seemed to me to be such an invitation to nihilism that we couldn't resist doing it. -- John Malkovich on Charles' cameo in the film Being John Malkovich. See more »

Trivia:

Legend has it that he was told by the head of the Theatre Department at Illinois State University that he would not have a career as an actor. Even though he did not graduate from ISU (he never took the constitution test), the Theatre Department still claims him as an alumnus. On April 4, 2005, he returned... See more »

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