Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

ActorWriterSoundCrewComposer Jun 3 (died age 70) Newark, New Jersey, USA 1959–2025 (66 year career)
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Biography

Irwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet. He is considered to be one of the leading figures of both the Beat Generation during the 1950s and the counterculture that soon followed. He vigorously opposed militarism, economic materialism and sexual repression and was known as embodying various aspects of this counterculture, such as his views on drugs, hostility to bureaucracy and openness to Eastern religions. He was one of many influential American writers of his t…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (130)

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Movies (127)

One to One: John & Yoko

One to One: John & Yoko

2025

as Self (archive footage)

7.1
castelporziano ostia dei poeti

castelporziano ostia dei poeti

2025

as Self - poet

Nova '78

Nova '78

2025

as Self (archive footage)

John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office

John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office

2025

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
A Supermarket in Californi

A Supermarket in Californi

2024

as Self (voice) (archive)

Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri

Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri

2024

as Self (archive footage)

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

2023

as Self (archive footage)

6.9
Why Is We Americans?

Why Is We Americans?

2022

as Self (archive footage)

The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

2021

as Self (archive footage)

6.8
Symphony Of The Invisible

Symphony Of The Invisible

2020

as Self (voice) (archive)

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

2019

as The Oracle of Delphi

7.0
Take Your Pills

Take Your Pills

2018

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
A Walking Tour of the East Village 1985

A Walking Tour of the East Village 1985

2018

as Self

Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel

Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel

2017

as Self (archive footage)

4.0
How the Beatles Changed the World

How the Beatles Changed the World

2017

as Self (archive footage)

7.4
Don't Blink - Robert Frank

Don't Blink - Robert Frank

2015

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol

A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol

2015
5.0
William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine

William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine

2015

as Self (archive footage)

The Stars Behind the Iron Curtain

The Stars Behind the Iron Curtain

2014

as Self (archive footage)

Beat Generation

Beat Generation

2014

as Self (archive footage)

9.2
Great Poets: In Their Own Words

Great Poets: In Their Own Words

2014

as Self (archive footage)

Norman Mailer: The American

Norman Mailer: The American

2012

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
The Beat Hotel

The Beat Hotel

2012

as Self (archive footage)

4.5
Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

2011

as Self (archive footage)

5.5
Howl

Howl

2010

as Self

6.5
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

2010

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder

Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder

2009

as Self (archive footage)

5.0
Tim Leary: The Art of Dying

Tim Leary: The Art of Dying

2008

as Self (archive footage)

Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

2008

as Self (archive footage)

6.1
65 Revisited

65 Revisited

2007

as Self (archive footage)

9.4
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

2007

as Self (archive footage)

To John With Love

To John With Love

2006

as Self (archive footage)

Poets at the Living Theater

Poets at the Living Theater

2006

as Self (archive footage)

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

2005

as Self

7.7
Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair

Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair

2004

as Self (archive footage)

The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'

The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'

2003

as Self (archive footage)

The Cockettes

The Cockettes

2002

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
American Magus

American Magus

2002

as Self (archive footage)

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000

as Self (archive footage)

7.6
Condo Painting

Condo Painting

2000

as Self (archive footage)

The Source

The Source

1999

as Self (archive footage)

5.2
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

1999

as Self (archive footage)

1.0
Brakhage

Brakhage

1998

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit

Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit

1997

as Self

5.2
A Poet from the Lower East Side

A Poet from the Lower East Side

1997

as Self

On the Road to Desolation

On the Road to Desolation

1997

as Self (archive footage)

No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg

No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg

1997

as Self (archive footage)

1.0
Happy Birthday to John

Happy Birthday to John

1997

as Self

4.8
U2: A Year in Pop

U2: A Year in Pop

1997

as Self

Ballad of the Skeletons

Ballad of the Skeletons

1997

as Self (archive footage)

5.0
Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation

1997

as Self

6.3
Van Gogh's Ear

Van Gogh's Ear

1995

as Self

4.0
Jonas in the Desert

Jonas in the Desert

1994

as Self

5.5
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

1994

as Self (archive footage)

5.3
Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys

Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys

1994

as Self

5.9
Moving Pictures

Moving Pictures

1994

as Self

An Autumn Wind

An Autumn Wind

1994

as Self

Road Scholar

Road Scholar

1993

as Self

8.0
Berkeley in the Sixties

Berkeley in the Sixties

1990

as Self

5.8
Summer of Love

Summer of Love

1990

as Self

Silence = Death

Silence = Death

1990

as Self

4.8
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections

Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections

1990

as Self

6.5
Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center

Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center

1989

as Self

Heavy Petting

Heavy Petting

1989

as Self

5.2
Growing Up in America

Growing Up in America

1989

as Self

10.0
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

1989

as Self

5.0
Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman

Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman

1988

as Self

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

1986

as Self (archive footage)

8.2
Autumn Ritual

Autumn Ritual

1986

as Self

8.8
Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank

Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank

1986

as Self

All Star Video

All Star Video

1985

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen

It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen

1985

as Lawyer

7.5
Before Stonewall

Before Stonewall

1984

as Self

6.5
Burroughs: The Movie

Burroughs: The Movie

1984

as Self

7.0
Ginsberg/Corso Tapes

Ginsberg/Corso Tapes

1984

as Self

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

1984

as Self

8.1
This Song for Jack

This Song for Jack

1983

as Self

6.0
Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

1982

as Self

Poetry in Motion

Poetry in Motion

1982

as Self

7.0
Greetings from Washington, D.C.

Greetings from Washington, D.C.

1981

as Self

La marche gaie

La marche gaie

1980

as Self

3.5
No. 18: Mahagonny

No. 18: Mahagonny

1980

as Self

5.5
Lake Placid '80

Lake Placid '80

1980

as Self

8.0
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

1979

as Self

6.5
Gay March on Washington

Gay March on Washington

1979

as Self

Renaldo and Clara

Renaldo and Clara

1978

as The Father

8.3
Thot-Fal'N

Thot-Fal'N

1978

as Self

5.4
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

1977

as Self

Lost, Lost, Lost

Lost, Lost, Lost

1976

as Self

7.0
Une semaine dans la vie de camarades

Une semaine dans la vie de camarades

1976
Suite 212

Suite 212

1974

as Self

Ciao! Manhattan

Ciao! Manhattan

1973

as Self

5.4
We Can't Go Home Again

We Can't Go Home Again

1973

as Allen

6.0
Pickup's Tricks

Pickup's Tricks

1973

as Self

Global Groove

Global Groove

1973

as Self

7.7
Johnny Minotaur

Johnny Minotaur

1971
5.0
Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family

Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family

1971

as Self

5.3
Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally

Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally

1971

as Self

6.0
Bed Peace

Bed Peace

1969

as Self

7.0
Me and My Brother

Me and My Brother

1969

as Self

6.4
The Fall

The Fall

1969

as Self

7.0
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

1968

as Self (archive footage)

7.4
Chicago

Chicago

1968

as Self

Yippie

Yippie

1968

as Self

5.1
A.G.

A.G.

1968

as Self

Underground New York

Underground New York

1968

as Self

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

1967

as Self

Anatomy of Violence

Anatomy of Violence

1967

as Self

Herostratus

Herostratus

1967

as Poet (voice)

6.2
Dont Look Back

Dont Look Back

1967

as Self (uncredited)

7.4
Be-In

Be-In

1967

as Self

5.0
Hare Krishna

Hare Krishna

1967

as Self

5.0
Ah, Sunflower

Ah, Sunflower

1967

as Self

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

1967

as Self

2.8
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

1967

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
Galaxie

Galaxie

1966

as Self

Chappaqua

Chappaqua

1966

as Messiah

6.3
Andy Warhol Screen Tests

Andy Warhol Screen Tests

1965

as Self

8.0
Allan for Allan

Allan for Allan

1965

as Self

Wholly Communion

Wholly Communion

1965

as Self

6.1
Dylan Speaks

Dylan Speaks

1965

as Self (archive footage)

He! Viva Dada

He! Viva Dada

1965

as Self

Couch

Couch

1964

as Self

6.0
Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

1964
Guns of the Trees

Guns of the Trees

1961

as Self (voice)

7.1
Pull My Daisy

Pull My Daisy

1959

as Alan

6.0
The Beats: An Existential Comedy

The Beats: An Existential Comedy