Woody Allen
Born: 1935-11-30 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Directing
Biography
Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American screenwriter, film director, actor, comedian, writer, musician, and playwright. Allen's distinctive films, which run the gamut from dramas to screwball sex comedies, have made him a notable American director. He is also distinguished by his rapid rate of production and his very large body of work. Allen writes and directs his movies and has also acted in the majority of them. For inspiration, Allen draws heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema, among a wealth of other fields of interest. Allen developed a passion for music early on and is a celebrated jazz clarinetist. What began as a teenage avocation has led to regular public performances at various small venues in his hometown of Manhattan, with occasional appearances at various jazz festivals. Allen joined the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the New Orleans Funeral Ragtime Orchestra in performances that provided the film score for his 1973 comedy Sleeper, and performed in a rare European tour in 1996, which became the subject of the documentary Wild Man Blues.
Filmography
2025
- Twiggy as Self (archival footage)
- Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- Second Chance ... (Original Film Writer)
2024
- Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy as Self (archive footage)
- Un día en Nueva York con Woody Allen as Self - Filmmaker
- Death Knocks ... (Writer)
2023
- Coup de Chance ... (Writer)
2022
- Groucho & Cavett as Self (archive footage)
2021
- Allen v. Farrow as Self (archive footage)
- How did Woody Allen become Woody Allen?
2020
- Rifkin’s Festival ... (Director)
2019
- What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael as Self
- Very Ralph as Self
- Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On! as Self
- A Rainy Day in New York ... (Writer)
2018
- Always at The Carlyle as Self
- CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel as Self
2017
- Wonder Wheel ... (Director)
- Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life as Self
- This Is Bob Hope... as Self
2016
- Thirteen Talks as Self
- Crisis in Six Scenes as Sidney J. Munsinger
- Café Society as Narrator (voice)
- The Last Laugh as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Casablancas: The Man Who Loved Women as Self (archive footage)
2015
- Irrational Man ... (Writer)
- Best of Enemies as Self (archival)
- Gianni Schicchi ... (Director)
2014
- Magic in the Moonlight ... (Director)
- Barcelona, la rosa de foc as narrator (English)
- Après tout, si ça marche... ... (Original Film Writer)
2013
- Blue Jasmine ... (Director)
- Fading Gigolo as Murray
- Trespassing Bergman as Self
- David Blaine: Real or Magic as Self
- The Unbelievers as Self
- Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love as Self
- Ain't Misbehavin as Self (archive footage)
- The Battle of Amfar as self
- Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read as Self
2012
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- To Rome with Love as Jerry
- Casting By as Self
- Paris-Manhattan as Woody Allen
2011
- Midnight in Paris ... (Writer)
- Woody Allen: A Documentary as Self
- Bert Stern - Original Madman
2010
- You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger ... (Director)
- … But Film Is My Mistress as Self
- Life Is Bearable at Times...
2009
- Whatever Works ... (Director)
- Vittorio D. as Self
2008
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona ... (Director)
2007
- Cassandra's Dream ... (Director)
- Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts as Self
- To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore as Self
- Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow as Self
- 100 Greatest Stand-Ups as Himself
- A City Runs Through the Festival as Self
2006
- El hormiguero as Self - Guest
- Scoop as Sid Waterman
- The Devil and Daniel Johnston as Self (Archival footage)
- Filmmakers in Action as Self
2005
- Match Point ... (Director)
- Nos Bastidores de Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- Filmmakers vs. Tycoons as Self
- The Outsider as Self
2004
- The Culture Show as Self
- Melinda and Melinda ... (Director)
- François Truffaut, une autobiographie as Self
- Words in Progress as Self (archive footage)
2003
- Anything Else as David Dobel
- Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin as Self
- Jack Paar: Smart Television as Self
- Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar as Himself
2002
- Hollywood Ending as Val
- The Magic of Fellini as Self
- Woody Allen: A Life in Film as Self
- Woody Allen on Ingmar Bergman as Self
2001
- Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures as Self
- The Curse of the Jade Scorpion as CW Briggs
- The Concert for New York City ... (Director)
- Sounds from a Town I Love ... (Director)
2000
- Small Time Crooks as Ray
- Company Man as Lowther (uncredited)
- Picking Up the Pieces as Tex Cowley
- Light Keeps Me Company as Self
- CyberWorld as Z-4195 (voice)
- The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy as Himself
- Buñuel in Hollywood as Self
- The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room as Himself
- The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV as Self
1999
1998
- Vivement dimanche as Self
- Parkinson as Self
- Antz as Z-4195 “Z” (voice)
- Celebrity ... (Director)
- The Impostors as Audition Director (uncredited)
- Sternstunde Kunst as Self
- Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion as Himself
1997
- Just Shoot Me! as Himself (uncredited)
- Scene by Scene as Self
- HARDtalk
- Deconstructing Harry as Harry Block
- The Language Master as Himself
- Wild Man Blues as Self
1996
- Everyone Says I Love You as Joe Berlin
- The Sunshine Boys as Al Lewis
1995
- Mighty Aphrodite as Lenny
1994
- Bullets Over Broadway ... (Director)
- Don't Drink the Water as Walter Hollander
1993
- Manhattan Murder Mystery as Larry Lipton
1992
- Husbands and Wives as Gabe Roth
- Une aspirine pour deux ... (Theatre Play)
1991
- Shadows and Fog as Kleinman
- Scenes from a Mall as Nick Fifer
1990
- Alice ... (Director)
1989
- Crimes and Misdemeanors as Cliff Stern
- New York Stories as Sheldon
1988
- Another Woman ... (Screenplay)
- King Lear as Mr. Alien (uncredited)
1987
- Radio Days as Joe (Narrator) (voice) (uncredited)
- September ... (Screenplay)
1986
- Hannah and Her Sisters as Mickey Sachs
- Meetin' WA as Self
1985
- The Purple Rose of Cairo ... (Director)
1984
- Broadway Danny Rose as Danny Rose
1983
- Zelig as Leonard Zelig
1982
- A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy as Andrew
- The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell as Self
1980
- Stardust Memories as Sandy Bates
- The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self (archive footage)
- To Woody Allen from Europe with Love as Himself
1979
- Manhattan as Isaac Davis
- Question de temps: Une heure avec Woody Allen as Self
1978
- Interiors ... (Director)
1977
- Annie Hall as Alvy Singer
- Please Turn the Page as Self
- Woody Allen: An American Comedy as Himself
1976
- The Front as Howard Prince
1975
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- PBS News Hour as Self
- Love and Death as Boris Grushenko
1974
- Spécial cinéma as Self
1973
- Sleeper as Miles Monroe
1972
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask as Victor / Fabrizio / The Fool / Sperm
- Play It Again, Sam as Allan Felix
1971
- V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
- Bananas as Fielding Mellish
- Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story as Harvey Wallinger
- Fight of the Century as Self-(Audience Member)
- Woody Allen: Granada 1971 as Himself
1970
- Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You ... (Screenplay)
1969
- Take the Money and Run as Virgil Starkwell
- Don't Drink the Water ... (Theatre Play)
- The Woody Allen Special as Self / Various
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- The Mod Squad
1967
- Titel, Thesen, Temperamente as Self (archive footage)
- Casino Royale as Jimmy Bond (Dr. Noah)
- Woody Allen Looks at 1967 as Self - Host
1966
- What's Up, Tiger Lily? as Self / Dub Voice (voice) / Projectionist
1965
- Hullabaloo as Self
- What's New Pussycat? as Victor Shakapopulis
- Woody Allen: Standup Comic as Himself
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1960
1959
1958
- Kraft Music Hall as Self
1957
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1950
- What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self