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John Malkovich

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John Malkovich | Career Retrospective
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John Gavin Malkovich was born in Christopher, Illinois, to Joe Anne (Choisser), who owned a local newspaper, and Daniel Leon Malkovich, a state conservation director. His paternal grandparents were Croatian. In 1976, 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", which would earn him an Emmy when it was made into a made-for-TV movie the next year. His big-screen debut would be as the blind lodger in Places in the Heart (1984), which earned him an Academy Award Nomination for best supporting actor. Other films would follow, including The Killing Fields (1984) and The Glass Menagerie (1987), but he would be well remembered as Vicomte de Valmont in Dangerous Liaisons (1988). Playing against Michelle Pfeiffer and Glenn Close in a costume picture helped raise his standing in the industry. He would be cast as the psychotic political assassin in Clint Eastwood's In the Line of Fire (1993), for which he would be nominated for both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe. In 1994, Malkovich would portray the sinister Kurtz in the made-for-TV movie Heart of Darkness (1993), taking the story to Africa as it was originally written. Malkovich has periodically returned to Chicago to both act and direct.
BornDecember 9, 1953
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The Rise of John Malkovich

The Rise of John Malkovich

Acclaimed actor John Malkovich, known for his performances in Dangerous Liaisons and Being John Malkovich, stars in the HBO series "The New Pope." What other roles has he played?
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John Malkovich in Mindcage (2022)
John Malkovich, Martin Lawrence, Joshua Weatherby, Billy Ray Estes, and Jacob Grodnik in Mindcage (2022)
John Malkovich in Mindcage (2022)
John Malkovich in Mindcage (2022)
John Malkovich in Mindcage (2022)
John Malkovich and Martin Lawrence in Mindcage (2022)
John Malkovich in Savage Salvation (2022)
John Malkovich, Jack Huston, and Willa Fitzgerald in Savage Salvation (2022)
John Malkovich and Steve Carell in Budget Cuts (2022)
John Malkovich in Shattered (2022)
John Malkovich and Mia Farrow in Shadows and Fog (1991)
John Cusack and John Malkovich in Shadows and Fog (1991)

Known for

John Malkovich in Being John Malkovich (1999)
Being John Malkovich
7.8
  • John Horatio Malkovich
  • 1999
Clint Eastwood in In the Line of Fire (1993)
In the Line of Fire
7.2
  • Mitch Leary
  • 1993
Michelle Pfeiffer, Glenn Close, and John Malkovich in Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Dangerous Liaisons
7.6
  • Vicomte de Valmont
  • 1988
Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, and Mary-Louise Parker in RED (2010)
RED
7.0
  • Marvin Boggs
  • 2010

Credits

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Actor

  • Seneca - On the Creation of Earthquakes
    • Post-production
  • Well Done!
    • Post-production
  • 100 Years
    • Completed
  • The Line
    • Post-production
  • A Winter's Journey
    • In Production
  • Unsinkable
    • (voice)
    • Post-production
  • Lost and Found in Paris
    • Pre-production
  • Thelma
    • Pre-production
  • The New Look
    • In Production
  • One Ranger
    • Post-production
  • John Malkovich, Martin Lawrence, and Melissa Roxburgh in Mindcage (2022)
    Mindcage
  • Savage Salvation (2022)
    Savage Salvation
  • White Elephant (2022)
    White Elephant
  • Chariot (2022)
    Chariot
  • John Malkovich, Steve Carell, Don Lake, Ben Schwartz, Jimmy O. Yang, Tawny Newsome, and Diana Silvers in Space Force (2020)
    Space Force
  • John Malkovich, Frank Grillo, Lilly Krug, and Cameron Monaghan in Shattered (2022)
    Shattered
  • John Malkovich and Jonathan Rhys Meyers in The Survivalist (2021)
    The Survivalist
  • Ten Year Old Tom (2021)
    Ten Year Old Tom
    • (voice)
  • John Malkovich, Tyrese Gibson, and Christopher Backus in Rogue Hostage (2021)
    Rogue Hostage
  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
    Home Movie: The Princess Bride
  • Jessica Chastain in Ava (2020)
    Ava
  • Vince Vaughn and Liam Hemsworth in Arkansas (2020)
    Arkansas
  • Jude Law and John Malkovich in The New Pope (2019)
    The New Pope
  • John Malkovich, Josh Hartnett, and Bérénice Marlohe in Valley of the Gods (2019)
    Valley of the Gods
  • Billions (2016)
    Billions

Producer

  • Empress of Serenity
    • Pre-production
  • John Malkovich, Frank Grillo, Lilly Krug, and Cameron Monaghan in Shattered (2022)
    Shattered
    • (produced by)
  • John Malkovich, Tara Fitzgerald, Rupert Grint, Shirley Henderson, Eamon Farren, Andrew Buchan, and Freya Mavor in The ABC Murders (2018)
    The ABC Murders
  • Last Call (2017)
    Last Call
  • Glenn Close, Minnie Driver, John Malkovich, Patrick Stewart, and Grace Van Patten in The Wilde Wedding (2017)
    The Wilde Wedding
  • Jake Gyllenhaal in Demolition (2015)
    Demolition
  • Cesar Chavez (2014)
    Cesar Chavez
  • Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Ezra Miller in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
    The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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  • Charlize Theron in Young Adult (2011)
    Young Adult
  • Abel (2010)
    Abel
  • Vincent Elbaz and Cristiana Reali in Good Canary (2009)
    Good Canary
  • Which Way Home (2009)
    Which Way Home
  • Michael Cera and Elliot Page in Juno (2007)
    Juno
  • Capturing 'The Libertine'
  • Jeanette Brox, Shelly Cole, Matt Keeslar, Sophia Myles, and Max Minghella in Art School Confidential (2006)
    Art School Confidential
  • The First Amendment Project: Some Assembly Required

Writer

  • 100 Years
    • Completed
  • A Postcard from Istanbul
  • Les Feux de la rampe (2001)
    Les Feux de la rampe
  • Hideous Man (2002)
    Hideous Man
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"Space Force" Cast Reveal Their Favorite Moments
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Deepwater Horizon
Penguins of Madagascar
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Personal details

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    • December 9, 1953
    • Christopher, Illinois, USA
    • Nicoletta PeyranSeptember 20, 1989 - present (2 children)
  • Other works
    Directed English play "Hysteria" in first American production, at the Steppenwolf Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 12 Interviews
    • 11 Articles
    • 3 Pictorials
    • 22 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    When he was a teenager, he decided to get his excessive weight under control and lost 70 pounds by eating nothing but Jell-O for four months.
  • Quotes
    [on Being John Malkovich (1999)] When I first looked at the script, the title seemed like a one-line joke, but it turned out to be a 100-page joke.
    • Often plays menacing, sadistic villains
    • In the Line of Fire
      (1993)
      $1,000,000

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