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Actor:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s

1. Twister: A Musical Catastrophe (2000) (V) (as Rabbi Buddha Whitman/Ginsburg) .... He Dead Too
   
   
2. Ballad of the Skeletons (1997)
   
   
3. It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen (1984)
   
   
4. Renaldo and Clara (1978) .... The Father
5. Thot-Fal'N (1978)
6. Global Groove (1973) (V)
7. Johnny Minotaur (1971)
8. Prologue (1970)
   
   
9. Love Love Love (1968)
10. Chappaqua (1966) .... Messiah
    
    
11. Pull My Daisy (1959) (as Alan Ginsberg) .... Allen
    

Writer:

• 1990s
• 1960s

1. "The Fifties" (1997) TV mini-series (poem "Howl") (segment 5)
2. Ballad of the Skeletons (1997) (writer)
3. "United States of Poetry" (1995) TV mini-series (poem)
4. An Autumn Wind (1994) (writer)
5. Drug-Taking and the Arts (1994) (poem "Laughing Gas")
   
   
6. Me and My Brother (1969) (poems)
   

Soundtrack:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1970s

1. Patti Smith: Dream of Life (2008) (writer: "Spell")
2. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) (writer: "America") (performer: "America")
   ... aka Bob Dylan: No Direction Home (Australia)
3. The Cockettes (2002) (writer: "Nurse's Song") (performer: "Nurse's Song")
   
   
4. The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (1994) (writer: "New Stanzas for Amazing Grace")
   
   
5. Renaldo and Clara (1978) (performer: "Nurse's Song")
   

Miscellaneous Crew:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. Mushroom's Dam (2000) (poem)
   
   
2. "The Fifties" (1997) TV mini-series (archive source)
   

Composer:

1. Hustler for Life (1998)
2. Ballad of the Skeletons (1997)
   

Thanks:

• 2000s
• 1990s

1. The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music (2007) (dedicated to the memory of)
   
   
2. Good Will Hunting (1997) (in memory of)
3. Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990) (thanks: for generous help and insight)
   

Self:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s

1. Corso: The Last Beat (2009)
2. Ferlinghetti: A City Light (2009) .... Himself
3. Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets (2008) .... Himself
4. Farewell to the Deuce (2002) .... Himself
5. Chvála bláznivosti (2001) (voice) .... Himself
   ... aka Moriae Encomium (International: Latin title)
   ... aka The Praise of Folly (International: English title)
6. "The American Experience" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1999-2001)
       - New York: Part 6 - The City of Tomorrow (2001) TV episode .... Himself
       - New York: Part V - Cosmopolis (1999) TV episode .... Himself
       - New York: Part II - Order and Disorder (1999) TV episode .... Himself
7. Sleep in a Nest of Flames (2001) .... Himself
8. American Magus (2001) .... Himself
9. Jonas at the Ocean (2001) .... Himself
10. My Generation (2000) .... Himself
11. Condo Painting (2000)
    
    
12. The Source (1999) (TV) .... Himself
13. "New York: A Documentary Film" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1999)
    ... aka American Experience: New York - A Documentary Film (USA: alternative title)
        - Order and Disorder: 1825-1865 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
        - The City and the World: 1945-Present (1999) TV episode .... Himself
        - The City of Tomorrow: 1931-1940 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
14. Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1998) .... Himself
15. Hustler for Life (1998) .... Himself
16. "Cold War" (1998) TV mini-series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
17. "The Fifties" (1997) TV mini-series (also archive footage) .... Himself (poet)
18. U2: A Year in Pop (1997) (TV) .... Himself
19. "The Charlie Rose Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
    ... aka Charlie Rose (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 7 April 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Himself
20. Ginsberg - Egy költö a Lower East Side-ról (1997)
    ... aka A Poet on the Lower East Side: A Docu-Diary on Allen Ginsberg (USA)
21. The Coney Island of Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1996)
22. "Rock & Roll" (1995) TV mini-series .... Himself
23. "United States of Poetry" (1995) TV mini-series .... Himself
24. The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 6 (1995) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka My Generation
25. Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider (1994)
26. Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys (1994) .... Himself
    ... aka Chicken Hawk (USA: short title)
27. The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (1994) .... Himself
28. Jonas in the Desert (1994) .... Himself
29. An Autumn Wind (1994) .... Himself
30. Drug-Taking and the Arts (1994) .... Himself (poet)
31. Road Scholar (1993) .... Himself
32. Flashbacks (1990) .... Interview Subject
    ... aka Timothy Leary's Flashbacks (USA: complete title)
33. Die Aids-Trilogie: Schweigen = Tod - Künstler in New York kämpfen gegen AIDS (1990) .... Himself
    ... aka Die Aids-Trilogie: Schweigen = Tod (Germany: short title)
    ... aka Silence = Death (USA)
34. Flashing on the Sixties: A Tribal Document (1990) (V) .... Himself
    
    
35. Heavy Petting (1989) .... Himself
36. Growing Up in America (1988) .... Himself
37. It Was 20 Years Ago Today (1987) .... Himself
38. The Beat Generation: An American Dream (1987) .... Himself
39. What Happened to Kerouac? (1986) .... Himself
    ... aka Kerouac (International: English title)
40. Kerouac, the Movie (1985) .... Himself (poet)
41. Before Stonewall (1984) .... Himself
    ... aka Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community
42. Burroughs (1983)
43. Poetry in Motion (1982) .... Himself
44. Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections (1982) .... Himself
45. Kopaszkutya (1981) .... Himself
    ... aka Bald Dog (International: English title: festival title)
46. The Beats: An Existential Comedy (1980) (V) .... Himself
47. La marche gaie (1980) .... Himself
48. Mahagonny (1980) .... Himself
    ... aka Number 18 (USA)
49. Castelporziano, ostia dei poeti (1980) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Lunatics, Lovers and Poets (Europe: English title)
    
    
50. The War at Home (1979) .... Himself (activist)
51. Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds (1978) .... Himself
52. "The Irv Kupcinet Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
        - Episode dated 18 August 1975 (1975) TV episode .... Himself
53. Pickup's Tricks (1973)
54. Ciao Manhattan (1972) .... Himself
    ... aka Edie in Ciao! Manhattan
55. Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family (1971) .... Himself
56. Dynamite Chicken (1971) .... Himself
57. Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally (1971) .... Himself
    
    
58. Diaries Notes and Sketches (1969) .... Himself
    ... aka Walden (USA: new title)
59. "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode #1.25 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
60. Me and My Brother (1969) .... Himself
61. The Fall (1969) .... Himself
62. "Firing Line" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Hippies (1968) TV episode .... Himself
63. Yippie (1968) .... Himself
64. Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967) .... Himself
    ... aka London Is a Swinging City (International: English title)
    ... aka The London Scene
    ... aka Tonight Let's All Make Love in London (International: English title)
65. Dont Look Back (1967) (uncredited) .... Himself
    ... aka Don't Look Back (USA: orthographically correct title)
66. Anatomy of Violence (1967) (TV) .... Himself - Non-Violent Poet-Prophet
    ... aka Spectrum: Anatomy of Violence (USA: series title)
67. What's Happening? (1967) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Che cosa sta succedendo? (Italy)
68. Be-In (1967) .... Himself
69. Galaxie (1966) .... Himself
70. Wholly Communion (1965)
71. Couch (1964) .... Himself
    

Archive Footage:

1. Tim Leary: The Art of Dying (2008) .... Himself
2. Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell (2008) .... Himself
3. "Sekai gumi TV"
       - The Legend of the Hotel Chelsea (2007) TV episode (archive sound) .... Himself
4. The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music (2007) .... Himself
5. "The Drug Years"
       - Break on Through (????) TV episode .... Himself
6. "SexTV"
       - The Naked Woman/Queer Beats/Modern Paul (2006) TV episode .... Himself
7. The Ballad of Greenwich Village (2005) .... Himself
8. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) .... Himself
9. Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair (2004) (V) .... Himself
10. The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow' (2003) (V) .... Himself
11. The Cockettes (2002) .... Himself
12. Literárky - Zápas o mantinely (2001) .... Himself
13. Hendrix (2000) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself (at microphone)
14. New York in the 50's (2000) .... Himself
15. Grass (1999) .... Himself
16. "Bravo Profiles"
        - Jack Kerouac: On the Road to Desolation (1998) TV episode .... Himself
17. Birth of a Nation (1997) .... Himself
18. No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg 1926-1997 (1997) (TV) .... Himself
19. Happy Birthday to John (1996) .... Himself
20. Berkeley in the Sixties (1990) .... Himself
21. He Stands in the Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life (1986) .... Himself