Filmography by year for
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1. The Comedian (2013) (pre-production) [Director]
2. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) (filming) [Actor] (rumored)
3. Gangster Squad (2012) (post-production) [Actor .... Mickey Cohen]


4. Woody Allen, a Documentary: Director's Theatrical Cut (2012) [Actor .... Himself]
5. "Le grand journal de Canal+: Episode dated 18 May 2012" (2012) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
6. "Piers Morgan Tonight: Episode dated 23 April 2012" (2012) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
7. "American Masters: Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (#26.1)" (2012) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
8. "Piers Morgan Tonight: Episode dated 23 January 2012" (2012) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
9. "Tavis Smiley: Episode dated 20 January 2012" (2012) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
10. "Tavis Smiley: Episode dated 19 January 2012" (2012) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
11. 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (2012) (TV) [Actor .... Himself]
12. "American Masters: Woody Allen: A Documentary (#25.7)" (2011) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
13. A Decade of Difference: A Concert Celebrating 10 Years of the William J. Clinton Foundation (2011) [Actor .... Himself]
14. Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division (2011) [Actor .... Himself]
15. "Piers Morgan Tonight: Episode dated 14 October 2011" (2011) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
16. Guys Choice Awards 2011 (2011) (TV) [Actor .... Himself - Award Winner]
17. This Must Be the Place (2011) [Actor .... Cheyenne]
18. The Tree of Life (2011) [Actor .... Jack]
19. Cannes Film Festival 2011 (2011) (TV) [Actor .... Himself]
    ... aka "TV Festival Du Cannes 2011" - France (original title)
    ... aka "64th Cannes Film Festival" - International (English title) (Cannes festival title)
20. Love Hate Love (2011) [executive producer]
21. "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations: Haiti (#7.1)" (2011) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
22. Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (2010) [Actor .... Himself - Interviewee]
23. I'm Still Here (2010/I) [Actor .... Himself] (uncredited)
    ... aka "I'm Still Here: The Lost Years of Joaquin Phoenix" - USA (long title)
24. "If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise: Episode #1.1" (2010) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
25. "Charlie Rose: Episode dated 19 July 2010" (2010) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Guest]
    ... aka "The Charlie Rose Show: (2010-07-19)" - USA (original title)
26. Fair Game (2010/I) [Actor .... Joe Wilson]
27. Cannes Film Festival 2010 (2010) (TV) [Actor .... Himself]
    ... aka "TV Festival Du Cannes 2010" - France (original title)
    ... aka "63rd Cannes Film Festival" - International (English title) (Cannes festival title)
28. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #18.6" (2010) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
29. The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (2010) (TV) [Actor .... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role]
    ... aka "2010 Academy Awards" - USA (informal short title)
    ... aka "The 2010 Oscars" - USA (informal short title)
    ... aka "The Oscars" - USA (informal short title)
30. "Entertainment Tonight: Episode dated 5 March 2010" (2010) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
31. "Real Time with Bill Maher: Episode #8.3" (2010) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
32. "Larry King Live: Celine Dion" (2010) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
33. "Larry King Live: Haiti's Orphans at Risk!" (2010) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
34. "Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: Sean Penn (#1.10)" (2010) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
35. Dirty Hands Caravan (2010) [Actor .... Himself] [producer]


36. The People Speak (2009) [Actor .... Himself]
37. Possession(s) (2009) [thanks for inspiration]
38. Where the Wild Things Are (2009) [special thanks]
    ... aka "Where the Wild Things Are: The IMAX Experience" - USA (IMAX version)
39. American Politics All You Can Eat (2009) [Actor .... Himself]
40. Deflating the Elephant: Framed Messages Behind Conservative Dialogue (2009) (V) [Actor .... Narrator]
41. Milk: Hollywood Comes to San Francisco (2009) [Actor .... Himself]
42. "La nuit des Césars: 34ème nuit des Césars (#1.34)" (2009) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
43. "Entertainment Tonight: Episode dated 23 February 2009" (2009) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
44. "The Oprah Winfrey Show: After Oscar Special" (2009) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Guest]
45. 2009 Vanity Fair Oscar Party (2009) (V) [Actor .... Himself]
46. The 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV) [Actor .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role]
47. The Making of 'Anton' (2009) (V) [Actor .... Himself]
48. "Tavis Smiley: Episode dated 4 February 2009" (2009) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
49. "Entertainment Tonight: Episode dated 30 January 2009" (2009) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
50. "Entertainment Tonight: Episode dated 26 January 2009" (2009) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
51. 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009) (TV) [Actor .... Himself - Winner Male Actor in a Leading Role]
52. Follow the Prophet (2009) [thanks]
53. The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2009) (TV) [Actor .... Himself - Winner Best Actor]
54. "Entertainment Tonight: Episode dated 7 January 2009" (2009) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
55. "Charlie Rose: Episode dated 28 November 2008" (2008) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Guest]
    ... aka "The Charlie Rose Show: (2008-11-28)" - USA (original title)
56. "Entertainment Tonight: Episode dated 7 November 2008" (2008) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
57. Milk (2008/I) [Actor .... Harvey Milk]
58. Open the Debates: Super Rally in Denver, CO 2008 (2008) (V) [Actor .... Himself]
59. Witch Hunt (2008) [Actor .... Himself - Narrator] [executive producer]
60. VH1 Rock Honors (2008) (TV) [Actor .... Himself]
61. VH1 Rock Honors: The Who (2008) (TV) [Actor .... Himself]
62. "The Insider: Episode dated 17 June 2008" (2008) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
63. Into the Wild: The Experience (2008) (V) [Actor .... Himself]
64. Into the Wild: The Story, the Characters (2008) (V) [Actor .... Himself]
65. What Just Happened (2008) [Actor .... Sean Penn]
    ... aka "What Just Happened?" - USA (informal title)
    ... aka "Trouble in Hollywood" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title)
66. "Caiga quien caiga: Episode dated 16 January 2008" (2008/I) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
67. Speechless (2008) (TV) [Actor .... Himself]
68. "Entertainment Tonight: Episode dated 7 January 2008" (2008) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
69. "Iconoclasts: Sean Penn and Jon Krakauer (#3.1)" (2007) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
70. "Late Show with David Letterman: Episode #15.15" (2007) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Guest]
71. "Entertainment Tonight: Episode dated 21 September 2007" (2007) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
72. "Charlie Rose: Episode dated 21 September 2007" (2007) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Guest]
    ... aka "The Charlie Rose Show: (2007-09-21)" - USA (original title)
73. Into the Wild (2007) [producer] [Director] [Writer] (screenplay)
74. AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Al Pacino (2007) (TV) [Actor .... Himself]
75. Persepolis (2007) [Actor .... Mr. Satrapi - Marjane's father] (voice: English version)
76. Death Proof (2007) [special thanks]
    ... aka "Grindhouse Presents: Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof" - USA (DVD title)
    ... aka "Grindhouse: Death Proof" - International (English title)
    ... aka "Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof" - USA (complete title)
    ... aka "Quentin Tarantino's Thunder Bolt" - USA (informal alternative title)

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77. War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death (2007) [Actor .... Narrator]
78. "Real Time with Bill Maher: Episode #5.11" (2007) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
79. Brando (2007) (TV) [Actor .... Himself]
80. "The Colbert Report: Robert Pinsky/Sean Penn (#3.52)" (2007) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
81. Hounddog (2007) [the producers wish to thank]
82. The 16th Annual Gotham Awards (2006) (TV) [Actor .... Himself - Presenter]
83. Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film (2006) [Actor .... Himself]
84. Jackass Number Two (2006) [thanks]
85. "Corazón de...: Episode dated 18 September 2006" (2006) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
86. "Larry King Live: Sean Penn" (2006) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
87. "Larry King Live: Episode dated 14 September 2006" (2006) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
88. "Corazón de...: Episode dated 12 September 2006" (2006) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
89. All the King's Men (2006) [Actor .... Willie Stark]
90. "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts" (2006) TV mini-series [Actor .... Himself]
    ... aka "When the Levees Broke" - USA (short title)
91. Invasion of the Ideas (2006) (TV) [Actor .... Himself]
    ... aka "Die Invasion der Ideen" - Germany (original title)
92. Babel (2006) [special thanks]
93. "Penn & Teller: Bullshit!: Death Penalty (#4.3)" (2006) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Actor]
94. 2006 Independent Spirit Awards (2006) (TV) [Actor .... Himself]
95. The Darwin Awards (2006) [special thanks]
96. Daltry Calhoun (2005) [special thanks]
97. "Corazón de...: Episode dated 21 September 2005" (2005) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
98. "Larry King Live: Episode dated 7 September 2005" (2005) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
99. "GMTV: Episode dated 6 September 2005" (2005) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
100. The Interpreter (2005) [Actor .... Tobin Keller]
101. The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) [Actor .... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role]
102. Peter Gabriel: Play (2004) (V) [Director] (video "The Barry Williams Show")
103. "Viva la Bam: Fort Knoxville (#3.3)" (2004) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
104. The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) [Actor .... Himself]
105. "Two and a Half Men: Back Off Mary Poppins (#2.1)" (2004) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
106. 21 Grams: In Fragments (2004) (V) [Actor .... Himself]
107. Ninth November Night (2004) [Actor .... Himself]
108. "Charlie Rose: Episode dated 2 July 2004" (2004) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Guest]
     ... aka "The Charlie Rose Show: (2004-07-02)" - USA (original title)
109. Mystic River: Beneath the Surface (2004) (V) [Actor .... Himself - 'Jimmy Markum'] [special thanks]
110. Mystic River: From Page to Screen (2004) (TV) [Actor .... Himself - 'Jimmy']
111. The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) [Actor .... Samuel J. Bicke]
112. The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV) [Actor .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role]
113. The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004) (TV) [Actor .... Himself]
114. 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2004) (TV) [Actor .... Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role]
115. "Tinseltown TV: Episode dated 10 January 2004" (2004) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
116. "Gomorron: Om filmen 'Mystic River'" (2003) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself/Jimmy Markum]
117. Premio Donostia a Sean Penn (2003) (TV) [Actor .... Himself - Honoree]
118. 21 Grams (2003) [Actor .... Paul Rivers]
     ... aka "21 gram" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title)
119. AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert De Niro (2003) (TV) [Actor .... Himself]
120. Mystic River (2003) [Actor .... Jimmy Markum]
121. MTV Icon: Metallica (2003) (TV) [Actor .... Himself]
122. Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die) (2003) (TV) [Actor .... Himself]
     ... aka "Dennis Hopper: Spiel oder stirb" - USA (original title)
123. This So-Called Disaster: Sam Shepard Directs the Late Henry Moss (2003) [Actor .... Himself/Ray]
     ... aka "This So-Called Disaster" - USA (short title)
124. Bukowski: Born into This (2003) [Actor .... Himself]
125. It's All About Love (2003) [Actor .... Marciello]
126. Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) [Actor .... Himself]
127. September 11 (2002) [Director] (segment "USA") [Writer] (segment "USA")
     ... aka "11'09''01 - September 11" - UK (original title)
     ... aka "Eleven Minutes, Nine Seconds, One Image: September 11" - International (English title)
128. Rosy-Fingered Dawn: a Film on Terrence Malick (2002) [Actor .... Himself]
129. Becoming Sam (2002) (V) [Actor .... Himself]
130. Searching for Debra Winger (2002) [Actor .... Himself] (uncredited)
131. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show: Episode dated 10 January 2002" (2002) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
132. Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments (2002) (TV) [Actor .... Himself]
133. "Charlie Rose: Episode dated 26 December 2001" (2001) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Guest]
     ... aka "The Charlie Rose Show: (2001-12-26)" - USA (original title)
134. I Am Sam (2001) [Actor .... Sam Dawson]
135. "Friends: The One with the Stain (#8.7)" (2001) TV Episode [Actor .... Eric]
136. "Friends: The One with the Halloween Party (#8.6)" (2001) TV Episode [Actor .... Eric]
137. See How They Run (2001) [Actor .... Himself]
138. "Gran premio internazionale della TV: 18th Edition" (2001) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
139. Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool (2001) [Actor .... Himself]
140. Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) [Actor .... Narrator] (voice) [thanks]
141. "Charlie Rose: Episode dated 18 January 2001" (2001) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Guest]
     ... aka "The Charlie Rose Show: (2001-01-18)" - USA (original title)
142. Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 (2001) (V) [Director] (video "Highway Patrolman")
143. The Pledge (2001) [producer] [Director]
     ... aka "Pledge" - Japan (English title)
144. And Then One Night: The Making of 'Dead Man Walking' (2001) (TV) [special thanks]
145. An Actor's Look at John Cassavetes (2000) (V) [Actor .... Himself]
146. The Weight of Water (2000) [Actor .... Thomas Janes]
147. Before Night Falls (2000) [Actor .... Cuco Sanchez]
     ... aka "Antes que anochezca" - USA (Spanish title)
148. "VH-1 Where Are They Now?: Music Movie Stars (#2.1)" (2000) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
149. Up at the Villa (2000) [Actor .... Rowley Flint]
150. A Constant Forge (2000) [Actor .... Himself]
151. American Arts & Culture Presents John Horatio Malkovich 'Dance of Despair & Disillusionment' (2000) (V) [Actor .... Himself] (uncredited)


152. Sweet and Lowdown (1999) [Actor .... Emmet Ray]
153. Being John Malkovich (1999) [Actor .... Himself] (uncredited) [acknowledgment]
154. "Charlie Rose: Episode dated 20 January 1999" (1999) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Guest]
     ... aka "The Charlie Rose Show: (1999-01-20)" - USA (original title)
155. "Inside the Actors Studio: Sean Penn (#5.7)" (1999) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
156. Reliving Our Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1999) (V) [Actor .... Himself]
157. Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey (1999) (TV) [Actor .... Himself]
158. The Thin Red Line (1998) [Actor .... 1st Sgt. Edward Welsh]
159. Hurlyburly (1998) [Actor .... Eddie]
     ... aka "Casting Director" - Japan (English title)
160. "The Larry Sanders Show: Flip (#6.11)" (1998) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
161. Hugo Pool (1997) [Actor .... Strange Hitchhiker]
162. "Gomorron: Om filmen 'The Game'" (1997) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
163. "Ellen: Emma (#5.8)" (1997) TV Episode [Actor .... Sean Penn] (uncredited)
164. "Charlie Rose: Episode dated 23 September 1997" (1997) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Guest]
     ... aka "The Charlie Rose Show: (1997-09-23)" - USA (original title)
165. The Game (1997) [Actor .... Conrad Van Orton]
166. U Turn (1997) [Actor .... Bobby Cooper]
167. She's So Lovely (1997) [Actor .... Eddie Quinn] [executive producer]
168. Loved (1997) [Actor .... Man on the Hill (Michael)] [producer]
169. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode dated 8 March 1996" (1996) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
170. "Talking with David Frost: Sean Penn" (1996) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
171. Dead Man Walking (1995) [Actor .... Matthew Poncelet]
172. "Saturday Night Live: Laura Leighton/Rancid (#21.6)" (1995) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself] (uncredited)
173. "Charlie Rose: Episode dated 7 November 1995" (1995) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Guest]
     ... aka "The Charlie Rose Show: (1995-11-07)" - USA (original title)
174. The Crossing Guard (1995) [producer] [Director] [Writer] (written by)
175. AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Nicholson (1994) (TV) [Actor .... Himself]
     ... aka "The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Nicholson" - USA (original title)
176. The 1993 Billboard Music Awards (1993) (TV) [Actor .... Himself] (uncredited)
177. Carlito's Way (1993) [Actor .... David Kleinfeld]
178. The Last Party (1993) [Actor .... Himself]
179. Cruise Control (1992) [Actor .... Jeffrey]
180. "The Word: Episode #2.21" (1992) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
181. Schneeweißrosenrot (1991) [Actor .... Himself]
182. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Episode dated 20 September 1991" (1991) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
183. The Indian Runner (1991) [Director] [Writer] (written by)
     ... aka "Indian Runner" - Japan (English title)
184. State of Grace (1990) [Actor .... Terry Noonan]
185. Cool Blue (1990) (V) [Actor .... Phil the Plumber] (uncredited)


186. We're No Angels (1989) [Actor .... Jim]
187. Casualties of War (1989) [Actor .... Sgt. Tony Meserve]
188. Judgment in Berlin (1988) [Actor .... Guenther X]
189. Colors (1988) [Actor .... Officer Danny McGavin]
190. Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) (TV) [Self] (voice)
191. "Saturday Night Live: Sean Penn/L.L. Cool J, Michael Penn & The Pull (#13.2)" (1987) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself - Host/Various/Robert DeNiro]
192. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Episode dated 9 October 1986" (1986) TV Episode [Actor .... Himself]
193. Shanghai Surprise (1986) [Actor .... Glendon Wasey]
194. At Close Range (1986) [Actor .... Brad Whitewood Jr.]
195. AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly (1985) (TV) [Actor .... Himself] (uncredited)
     ... aka "The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly" - USA (original title)
196. The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) [Actor .... Daulton Lee]
197. Racing with the Moon (1984) [Actor .... Henry 'Hopper' Nash]
198. Crackers (1984) [Actor .... Dillard]
199. Bad Boys (1983) [Actor .... Mick O'Brien]
200. Summerspell (1983) [Actor .... Buddy]
201. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) [Actor .... Jeff Spicoli]
     ... aka "Fast Times" - Australia (poster title), International (English title) (informal short title)
202. Taps (1981) [Actor .... Cadet Captain Alex Dwyer]
203. The Killing of Randy Webster (1981) (TV) [Actor .... Don Fremont]
204. Hellinger's Law (1981) (TV) [Actor .... Bit Part]


205. "Barnaby Jones: School of Terror (#8.10)" (1979) TV Episode [Actor .... Sam]
206. "Little House on the Prairie: The Voice of Tinker Jones (#1.11)" (1974) TV Episode [Actor .... Kid] (uncredited)