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Gore Vidal was born in 1925 to West Point aeronautics instructor Gene Vidal and his wife Nina. The Vidals endured a rocky marriage divorcing ten years after Gore's birth. Young Gore spent much of his childhood with his blind grandfather, Senator T.P. Gore of Oklahoma. He is also a cousin of Tennessee ex-senator and ex-vice president Al Gore ... See full bio »

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Eugene Luther Gore Vidal
in West Point, New York, USA
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2005 Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula (short)
 
1990 Dimenticare Palermo (screenplay)
 
1989 Billy the Kid (TV movie) (written by)
 
1988 Lincoln (TV mini-series) (novel)
 
1987 The Sicilian (uncredited)
 
1986 Dress Gray (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1979 Caligula (screenplay)
 
1973 Recht in eigen hand (TV movie)
 
1971 Besuch auf einem kleinen Planeten (TV movie) (play "Visit to a Small Planet")
 
1970 Myra Breckinridge (novel)
 
1970 Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (screenplay)
 
1967 Poseta maloj planeti (TV movie)
 
1966 Is Paris Burning? (screenplay)
 
1966 Theatre 625 (TV series)
– On the March to the Sea (1966) (writer)
 
1964 The Best Man (play "The Best Man" - uncredited / screenplay)
 
1962 Gevoel voor recht (TV movie)
 
1960 The Chevy Mystery Show (TV series)
– Dark Possession (1960) (writer)
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
– Dear Arthur (1960) (adaptation)
 
1960 Visit to a Small Planet (play)
 
1959 Suddenly, Last Summer (screenplay)
 
1959 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
– The Indestructible Mr. Gore (1959) (writer)
– The Light in the Dark (1959) (writer)
 
1959 The Scapegoat (adaptation)
 
1959 Dark Possession (TV movie)
 
1958 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
– A Sense of Justice (1958) (writer)
 
1958 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– Please Murder Me (1958) (novel)
 
1958 The Left Handed Gun (play)
 
1958 I Accuse! (screenplay)
 
1956 Playwrights '56 (TV series)
– Honor (1956) (writer)
 
1956 The Catered Affair (screenplay)
 
1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– Dark Posession (1956) (writer)
 
1956 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Portrait of a Ballerina (1956) (writer)
 
1955 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
– State of Confusion (1955) (written by)
 
1955 Climax! (TV series)
– Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1955) (adaptation)
– A Farewell to Arms (1955) (adaptation)
 
1955 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– The Death of Billy the Kid (1955) (writer)
– A Sense of Justice (1955) (writer)
 
1955 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
– Visit to a Small Planet (1955) (writer)
 
1954-1955 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– Summer Pavilion (1955) (writer)
– A Man and Two Gods (1954) (adaptation)
– Dark Possession (1954) (writer)
 
1955 The Best of Broadway (TV series)
– Stage Door (1955) (adaptation)
 
1955 Danger (TV series)
– The Blue Hotel (1955) (adaptation - uncredited)
 
1954-1955 Omnibus (TV series)
– The Turn of the Screw (1955) (writer)
– The Contrast (1954) (adaptation)
 
1954 Suspense (TV series)
– Barn Burning (1954) (teleplay)
– Smoke (1954) (teleplay)
 
1954 Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (TV series)
– The Jinx Nurse Case (1954) (written by)
 
Show ShowActor (12 titles)
2009 Shrink
George Charles
 
2005 Jack & Bobby (TV series)
Documentary Host
– Legacy (2005) … Documentary Host
 
2002 Igby Goes Down
First School Headmaster (uncredited)
 
1997 Gattaca
Director Josef
 
1997 Shadow Conspiracy
Congressman Page
 
1994 With Honors
Prof. Pitkannan
 
1992 Bob Roberts
Senator Brickley Paiste
 
1989 Billy the Kid (TV movie)
Preacher (uncredited)
 
1964 The Best Man
Delegate (uncredited)
 
1959 Suddenly, Last Summer
Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
 
1959 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
Narrator
– The Indestructible Mr. Gore (1959) … Narrator
 
1946 Ritual in Transfigured Time (short)
Man (uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2008 Valentino: The Last Emperor (documentary) (thanks: bacione gigantesco)
 
2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (76 titles)
2011 2plus2makes4 (documentary) (filming)
Himself
 
2012 Salinger (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2010 Gore Vidal's America (documentary) (post-production)
 
2012 Valentino's Ghost (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - Author / Himself
– The Attack of the Small Screens: 1950-1960 (2010) … Himself
– Warriors & Peacemakers: 1941-1950 (2010) … Himself - Author
– The Dream Merchants: 1920-1928 (2010) … Himself - Author
 
2010 Norman Mailer: The American (documentary)
 
2010 Standing Army (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Rediscovering Alexander Hamilton (documentary)
Himself - Author
 
1995-2009 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 31 December 2009 (2009) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 18 November 2003 (2003) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 10 April 1998 (1998) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 13 October 1995 (1995) … Himself - Guest
 
2004-2009 Real Time with Bill Maher (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.8 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #3.12 (2005) … Himself
– Episode #2.10 (2004) … Himself
 
2008 US Election Night (TV movie)
Himself
 
2008 Murder, Spies & Voting Lies: The Clint Curtis Story (documentary)
Himself - Social Critic
 
2008 Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11 (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Sunday AM (TV series)
Himself - Writer
– Episode #3.34 (2008) … Himself - Writer
 
2008 Channel 4 News (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 May 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Democracy Now! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 May 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Do Not Alter? (video documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
2008 History of the National Security State (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Obscene (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 November 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The Simpsons (TV series)
Himself
– Moe'N'A Lisa (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Family Guy (TV series)
Himself
– Mother Tucker (2006) … Himself (voice)
 
2006 The U.S. vs. John Lennon (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Global Haywire (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Peace! DVD (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 L'isola di Calvino (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 One Bright Shining Moment (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Garbo (documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2005 Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula (short)
Himself
 
2005 Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2005 USA the Movie (video)
Himself (voice)
 
2005 Lincoln (TV documentary)
 
2005 Why We Fight (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Inside Deep Throat (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 December 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Thinking XXX (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Da Ali G Show (TV series)
Himself
– Jah (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others (documentary)
 
1994-2003 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Education of Gore Vidal (2003) … Himself
– Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage (1994) … Himself
 
2003 XXI Century (documentary)
 
2002 Gore Vidal: My Life (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Private Dirk Bogarde: Part Two (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Rescued from the Closet (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Negro sobre blanco (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 May 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Avisa'ns quan arribi el 2000 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.31 (1999) … Himself
 
1996 Lo + plus (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 December 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Reputations (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Alfred Kinsey: The Man Who Invented Modern Sex (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Gore Vidal's American Presidency (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1991-1995 Clive Anderson Talks Back (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #10.4 (1995) … Himself
– Episode #8.1 (1993) … Himself
– Episode #4.6 (1991) … Himself
 
1995 Gore Vidal (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 The Celluloid Closet (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 In Search of Oz (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Amelia Earhart: The Price of Courage (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Gore Vidal/Julianne Philips/Urge Overkill (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (video documentary)
Himself - Author
 
1993 The Great Depression (TV series documentary)
Himself
– A Job at Ford's (1993) … Himself
– The Road to Rock Bottom (1993) … Himself
 
1991 The Clive James Interview (TV series)
– Episode dated 17 March 1991 (1991)
 
1990 Memory & Imagination: New Pathways to the Library of Congress (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Opinions (TV series)
Himself
– Green Thoughts (1989) … Himself
 
1985 National Geographic Explorer (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Vidal in Venice (1985) … Himself
 
1984 Wogan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.7 (1984) … Himself
 
1984 Book Four (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode #3.2 (1984) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1984 Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No (documentary)
Himself
 
1981 A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula' (documentary)
Himself - Writer
 
1969-1980 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 31 October 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 April 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 30 September 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 4 May 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 March 1969 (1969) … Himself - Guest
 
1976 The 48th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay
 
1974 Donahue (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 November 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1969-1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.166 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #3.14 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.229 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.46 (1969) … Himself
 
1972 Fellini's Roma
Himself - Interviewé (uncredited)
 
1971 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.17 (1971) … Himself
 
1968-1970 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.91 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1968)
 
1969 Playboy After Dark (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.12 (1969) … Himself
 
1967 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 April 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1960-1964 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 12 April 1964 (1964) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 15 May 1960 (1960) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1961 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 April 1961 (1961) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2012 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2010 Public Speaking (documentary)
 
2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Cockettes (documentary)
Himself
 

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