Ralph Nader

Known For

Fun with Dick and Jane Ralph Nader - Defensive Line Coach

(2005)

Laugh-In Guest Performer

(1977-1978)

The Daily Show Himself

(2000-2008)

An Unreasonable Man Himself

(2006)

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Filmography

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Actor (2 credits)

2005 Fun with Dick and Jane
Ralph Nader - Defensive Line Coach

1977-1978 Laugh-In (TV Series)
Guest Performer

- Episode #1.5 (1978) ... Guest Performer

- Episode #1.1 (1977) ... Guest Performer

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Soundtrack (1 credit)

1988 Sesame Street, Special (TV Special) (performer: "Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?", "Put Down the Duckie (Reprise)")

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Thanks (5 credits)

2012 Pauly Shore's Pauly~tics (TV Special) (special thanks)

2008 Wall Street, Greed Brings the House Down (Video) (very special thanks)

2008 Ralph Nader, Back on the table! (Video short) (special thanks)

2004 Field Day (Short) (special thanks)

1989 Roger & Me (Documentary) (special thanks)

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Self (112 credits)

Scared to Debt: America's Student Loan Scam (Documentary) (filming)

2019 Bulls & Bears (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 21 March 2019 (2019) ... Himself

2019 Erin Burnett OutFront (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #9.22 (2019) ... Himself

2018 Dear America: The National Initiative (Documentary)
Himself

2018 Tucker Carlson Tonight (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 18 December 2018 (2018) ... Himself

2018 Citizen Clark... A Life of Principle (Documentary)
Himself

2018 Citizen Rocky (Documentary)
Himself

2017 Left Out: Beyond the Two-Party Horse Race (Documentary)
Himself

2017 Workers Con (Documentary)
Himself - Civil Rights Advocate

2009-2017 Democracy Now! (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 17 March 2017 (2017) ... Himself

- Episode dated 18 September 2015 (2015) ... Himself

- Episode dated 4 June 2013 (2013) ... Himself

- Presidential Inauguration 2013 (2013) ... Himself

- Episode dated 15 June 2012 (2012) ... Himself

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2004-2017 Tavis Smiley (TV Series)
Himself / Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 21 February 2017 (2017) ... Himself

- Episode dated 20 July 2016 (2016) ... Himself

- Episode dated 1 February 2016 (2016) ... Himself

- Episode dated 12 May 2014 (2014) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 20 August 2012 (2012) ... Himself

Show all 6 episodes

2017 SophieCo (TV Series)
Himself

- Ralph Nader (2017) ... Himself

2016 The 24 Hour War (Documentary)
Himself

2016 16 for '16: The Contenders (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- The Master Strategists: George W. Bush and Barack Obama (2016) ... Himself

- The Independents: Ross Perot and Ralph Nader (2016) ... Himself

2016 All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone (Documentary)
Himself, author and political activist

2014-2016 PoliticKING with Larry King (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Ralph Nader & Jay Roach (2016) ... Himself - Guest

- Ralph Nader and Hugh Hewitt (2015) ... Himself - Guest

- Ralph Nader on Third Parties & Former Congressman Steven LaTourette Takes on Tea Party Express' Amy Kremer (2014) ... Himself - Guest

- Ralph Nader (2014) ... Himself - Guest

2015 The Empire Files (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Ralph Nader on the Corporate Elections (2015) ... Himself

2015 Days of Revolt (TV Series)
Himself - Former Presidential Candidate

- The Death of Electoral Politics (2015) ... Himself - Former Presidential Candidate

- The Corporate Coup d'etat (2015) ... Himself - Former Presidential Candidate

2015 The Arab Americans (Documentary)
Himself

2015 Live from New York! (Documentary)
Himself - Featuring

2014 Poverty Inc (Documentary)
Himself

2012-2014 Cavuto on Business (TV Series)
Himself - Author, Unstoppable / Himself - Consumer Advocate / Himself

- Episode dated 31 October 2014 (2014) ... Himself - Author, Unstoppable (voice)

- Episode dated 28 February 2014 (2014) ... Himself - Consumer Advocate

- Episode dated 18 October 2012 (2012) ... Himself

2004-2014 Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series)
Himself / Himself - Guest

- Episode #12.25 (2014) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode #6.20 (2008) ... Himself

- Episode #5.17 (2007) ... Himself

- Episode #4.18 (2006) ... Himself

- Episode #2.11 (2004) ... Himself

Show all 7 episodes

2014 The Willis Report (TV Series)
Himself - Consumer Advocate

- The GM Recall: How Safe Are We? (2014) ... Himself - Consumer Advocate

2014 Attacking the Devil: Harold Evans and the Last Nazi War Crime (Documentary)
Himself

2014 America's Book of Secrets (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- The Billionaire Agenda (2014) ... Himself

2014 Who Is Vermin Supreme? An Outsider Odyssey (Documentary)
Himself

2013-2014 Crossfire (TV Series)
Himself - Consumer Advocate / Himself - Opponent of Nuclear Power

- Episode dated 20 February 2014 (2014) ... Himself - Consumer Advocate

- Episode dated 7 November 2013 (2013) ... Himself - Opponent of Nuclear Power

2014 Fukushima: Ongoing Lessons for New York (Documentary short)
Himself

2013 Glorious Things Are Sung of Zion (Documentary)
Himself

2013 Of By For (Documentary)

2013 Unacceptable Levels (Documentary)
Himself

2012 Seeds of Death: Unveiling the Lies of GMOs (Documentary)
Himself

2012 Huckabee (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 20 October 2012 (2012) ... Himself

2012 Pauly Shore's Pauly~tics (TV Special)
Himself

2012 War on Health, FDA's Cult of Tyranny (Documentary)
Himself (as Ralph Nader Esq)

2011 Book TV (TV Series)
Himself

- Ralph Nader (2011) ... Himself

2011 The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (Documentary)
Himself

2011 Freedom Watch with Judge Napolitano (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 19 January 2011 (2011) ... Himself

- Episode dated 12 January 2011 (2011) ... Himself

2010 Hempsters: Plant the Seed (Documentary)
Himself

2009 Keeping the Peace (Documentary)
Himself

2008 The Art of Overcoming Poverty (Documentary short)
Himself

2008 Wall Street, Greed Brings the House Down (Video)
Himself

2008 Paperback Dreams (Documentary)
Himself

2008 Ralph Nader Interview at the Democratic National Convention (Short)
Himself

2008 Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action (Documentary)
Himself

2008 Nader on the Bush Billionaire Bailout (Short)
Himself

2008 Open the Debates: Super Rally in Denver, CO 2008 (Video)
Himself

2008 Nader Wins California - Peace & Freedom Party (Video short)
Himself

2008 Ralph Nader, Back on the table! (Video short)
Himself

2008 Killer at Large (Documentary)
Himself - Consumer Advocate

2000-2008 The Daily Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Ralph Nader (2008) ... Himself

- Ralph Nader (2007) ... Himself

- Ralph Nader (2004) ... Himself

- Ralph Nader (2002) ... Himself

- Ralph Nader (2000) ... Himself

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2008 CBS News Up to the Minute (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 25 February 2008 (2008) ... Himself

2007 American Drug War: The Last White Hope (Documentary)
Himself - Political Watchdog

2007 Independent Lens (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- An Unreasonable Man (2007) ... Himself

2007 Honk for Peace (Documentary)
Himself

2007 Overdrawn! (Documentary)
Himself

2007 Manufacturing Dissent: Uncovering Michael Moore (Documentary)
Himself - Green Party Presidential Candidate

2006 The One Percent (Documentary)
Himself - Consumer Advocate

2006 The Colbert Report (TV Series)
Himself

- Ralph Nader (2006) ... Himself

2006 The Morgan Waters Show (TV Series)
Himself

2006 An Unreasonable Man (Documentary)
Himself

2006 Who Killed the Electric Car? (Documentary)
Himself

2005 The Young Turks (TV Series)
Himself (2007)

2005 Charlie Rose (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 12 August 2005 (2005) ... Himself

2005 America Undercover (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Left of the Dial (2005) ... Himself (voice)

2004 George W. Bush: Faith in the White House (Video documentary)
Himself

2004 Last Laugh '04 (TV Movie)
Himself (uncredited)

2004 The O'Reilly Factor (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 15 October 2004 (2004) ... Himself

- Episode dated 8 September 2004 (2004) ... Himself

- Episode dated 26 July 2004 (2004) ... Himself

2000-2004 Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 14 October 2004 (2004) ... Himself

- Episode dated 28 September 2000 (2000) ... Himself

2002-2004 Now (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Episode dated 8 October 2004 (2004) ... Himself

- Episode dated 9 August 2002 (2002) ... Himself

2004 Texas Monthly Talks (TV Series)
Himself - Interviewee

- Ralph Nader (2004) ... Himself - Interviewee

2004 Paula Zahn Now (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 23 February 2004 (2004) ... Himself

2004 Meet the Press (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 22 February 2004 (2004) ... Himself

2003 Third Party (Documentary)
Himself

2003 Da Ali G Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Science (2003) ... Himself

2003 Le vrai journal (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Episode dated 9 February 2003 (2003) ... Himself

2001 Election 2000 (Video documentary)
Himself - Green Party Presidential Candidate

2001 Last Party 2000 (Documentary)
Himself

2000 The National (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 15 December 2000 (2000) ... Himself

1977-2000 Saturday Night Live (TV Series)
Himself / Himself - Host / Mr. Rigg

- Rob Lowe/Eminem (2000) ... Himself (uncredited)

- Tom Hanks/Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (1990) ... Himself (uncredited)

- Paul Simon, James Taylor & David Sanborn (1980) ... Himself (uncredited)

- Ralph Nader/George Benson (1977) ... Himself - Host / Mr. Rigg

2000 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #8.260 (2000) ... Himself

1999 The 20th Century: Yesterday's Tomorrows (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1999 Modern Marvels (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Author and Consumer Advocate

- Engineering Disasters (1999) ... Himself - Author and Consumer Advocate

1998 LateLine (TV Series)
Himself

- Pilot (1998) ... Himself

1998 PBS NewsHour (TV Series)
Himself - Consumer Advocate

- Episode dated 13 January 1998 (1998) ... Himself - Consumer Advocate

1996 Fear & Favor in the Newsroom (Documentary)
Himself

1996 Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press (Documentary)
Himself - Read In fact in junior high school

1993 Frontline (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- The Heartbeat of America (1993) ... Himself

1989 Horizon (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Center for Study of Responsive Law

- Crash (1989) ... Himself - Center for Study of Responsive Law

1989 The Pat Sajak Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.56 (1989) ... Himself

- Episode #1.17 (1989) ... Himself

1988 Tanner '88 (TV Mini-Series)
Himself

- Something Borrowed, Something New (1988) ... Himself

1988 Superman 50th Anniversary (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1988 Sesame Street, Special (TV Special)
Himself

1987 The Late Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 26 February 1987 (1987) ... Himself

1985 100 years of automobile (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Geht es auch ohne? (1985) ... Himself

1984 Assault on Big Brother: Regulating the Regulators (TV Movie documentary)
Interviewee

1980 Ralph Nader: For the People (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1980 Good Morning America (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 14 April 1980 (1980) ... Himself

1976-1980 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series)
Himself - Guest / Himself

- Episode #19.16 (1980) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 17 September 1976 (1976) ... Himself - Guest

- Danny Thomas/Jonathan Winters/Ralph Nader (1976) ... Himself

1966-1979 The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series)
Himself - Consumer Advocate / Himself - Co-Host

- Episode #18.146 (1979) ... Himself - Consumer Advocate

- Episode #17.153 (1978) ... Himself - Consumer Advocate

- Episode #17.41 (1977) ... Himself - Consumer Advocate

- Episode #16.82 (1977) ... Himself - Consumer Advocate

- Episode #15.17 (1975) ... Himself - Consumer Advocate

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1978 Kids Are People, Too (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 17 September 1978 (1978) ... Himself

1977 Donahue (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 3 January 1977 (1977) ... Himself

1974 The Dean Martin Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #9.18 (1974) ... Himself

1974 The Great Debate (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 24 January 1974 (1974) ... Himself

1969-1973 The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series)
Himself / Himself - Guest / Himself - Consumer Advocate

- Episode dated 21 December 1973 (1973) ... Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 4 January 1972 (1972) ... Himself - Consumer Advocate

- Milton Berle (1971) ... Himself

- Episode dated 19 August 1970 (1970) ... Himself

- Episode dated 9 September 1969 (1969) ... Himself

1971 Man Alive (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- The Case for a British Ralph Nader 2 (1971) ... Himself

1971 This Week (TV Series)
Himself

- Ralph Nader - Public Citizen (1971) ... Himself

1971 Here Come the Seventies (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Let the Seller Beware (1971) ... Himself

1971 Today (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 9 February 1971 (1971) ... Himself - Guest

1969-1970 The David Frost Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #2.215 (1970) ... Himself

- Episode #2.34 (1969) ... Himself

1967 NET Journal (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- The Right of Privacy (1967) ... Himself

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Archive footage (17 credits)

2018 The Corporate Coup D'Etat (Documentary)
Himself - Lawyer and Consumer Advocate

2017 Democracy Now! (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 14 April 2017 (2017) ... Himself

- Episode dated 23 January 2017 (2017) ... Himself

2015 The Seventies (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Attorney, Consumer Advocate

- The United States vs. Nixon (2015) ... Himself - Attorney, Consumer Advocate

2015 Stossel (TV Series)
Himself

- Life or Death (2015) ... Himself

2014 The Sixties (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Consumer Advocate

- When Television Came of Age (2014) ... Himself - Consumer Advocate

2014 The Drunken Peasants (TV Series)
Himself

- Pussy Riot Beaten - Ted Nugent and S. E. Cupp Are Both Stupid (2014) ... Himself

2013 Horizon (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Center for Study of Responsive Law

- Impact! A Horizon Guide to Car Crashes (2013) ... Himself - Center for Study of Responsive Law

2012 Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream (Documentary)
Himself

2010 Cool It (Documentary)
Himself

2008 Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories (Video)
Himself

2007 The Union: The Business Behind Getting High (Documentary)
Himself - Reform Party Presidential Candidate

2004 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks (TV Special)
Himself

2004 Fahrenhype 9/11 (Video documentary)
Himself

2004 American Dictators (TV Movie documentary)
Himself - Presidential Candidate

2002-2003 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Activist (segment "Who Is Catherine Reynolds?")

- The Wrong Man/Who Is Catherine Reynolds?/Guilty Until Proven (2003) ... Himself - Activist (segment "Who Is Catherine Reynolds?")

- Al Gore/Iraqi Oil/Who Is Catherine Reynolds?/Negative About Affirmative Action (2002) ... Himself - Activist (segment "Who Is Catherine Reynolds?")

1989 Not Necessarily the News (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #7.9 (1989) ... Himself

- Not Necessarily the Year in Review 1988 (1989) ... Himself

1972 The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series)
Himself - Consumer Advocate

- Episode dated 4 August 1972 (1972) ... Himself - Consumer Advocate

Personal Details

Other Works:

Release of his book, "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!". See more »

Publicity Listings:

6 Interviews | 6 Articles | 4 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Official Sites:

Facebook | Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Ralph Nader Esq

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Sept 2003: "It is fascinating to watch legislators turn away from their usual corporate grips when they hear the growing thunder of the people." See more »

Trivia:

Has run for President of the United States as a Green Party candidate (1996 & 2000) and an independent (2004 & 2008). He received his highest percentage of the popular vote in 2000 (3%). See more »