Geraldo Rivera

ActorWriterDirector Jul 4 (age 83) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 1961–2026 (65 year career)

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Biography

Geraldo Rivera was born on July 4, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Contact (1997), All About Steve (2009) and Grumpier Old Men (1995).

Known For

Film

Contact

Geraldo Rivera

Film

Primary Colors

Himself

Film

The Bonfire of the Vanities

Robert Corso (uncredited)

Film

All About Steve

Self

Film

Cropsey

Himself - Reporter (archive footage)

Film

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Self (archive footage)

Film

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

Self

Film

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

Dr. Angel

Filmography

Acting (66)

Movies (32)

Remember Mulugeta: Confronting Hate in Portland

2026

as Self (archive footage)

Breakdown: 1975

2025

as Self - Host, Good Night America (archive footage)

6.8

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

2021

as Self (archive footage)

6.8

Stallone: Frank, That Is

2021

as Self

5.9

Forget Me Not

2021

as Self (archive footage)

10.0

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019

as Self (archive footage)

6.5

King Bibi

2018

as Self (archive footage)

7.1

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

as Dr. Angel

Being Evel

as Self

9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up

2011

as Self

5.8

Cropsey

2010

as Himself - Reporter (archive footage)

6.0

All About Steve

2009

as Self

5.0

Cheech & Chong Roasted

2008

as Self

4.8

NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

2007

as Self

7.5

The U.S. vs. John Lennon

as Self

When It Was a Game 3

as Self (voice)

Primary Colors

as Himself

Contact

as Geraldo Rivera

Meet Wally Sparks

as Geraldo Rivera

Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook

as Self

The Search for Satan

No Sense Makes Sense

Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo

1992

as Ted Mayne

7.2

The Bonfire of the Vanities

1990

as Robert Corso (uncredited)

5.6

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

as Self

4.0

Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years

1990

as Self

8.2

From Prison: Young Devil Worshipers

1989

Devil Worship: Exposing Satan's Underground

1988

as Self - Host

5.8

The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults

1986

as Himself

Return Engagement

as Self

Salsa

as Self

Willowbrook: The Last Great Disgrace

1972

as Himself

8.3

Television (34)

American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson

2025

as Self

7.2

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Glee

as Geraldo Rivera

Phineas and Ferb

as Morty Williams (voice)

7.9

The Colbert Report

2005

6.9

Dancing with the Stars

as Self - Contestant

My Name Is Earl

as Geraldo Rivera

The Tony Danza Show

as Self

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

The Pulse

The Pulse (US)

The Sopranos

as Geraldo Rivera

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self

The View

as Self

Behind the Music

as Self

The Daily Show

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nash Bridges

as Geraldo Rivera

Men Behaving Badly

as Geraldo Rivera

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

as Self

3.9

E! True Hollywood Story

Baywatch Nights

as Albert Romero

The Critic

as Geraldo Rivera (voice)

7.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self

Seinfeld

as Geraldo Rivera

Baywatch

The People Next Door

as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

thirtysomething

Larry King Live

as Self - Subsitute Host

4.8

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

Dinah!

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self

5.8

Glenn Beck

as Self

1.0

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

The Edge of Evil: The Rise of Satanism in North America

1989

Writer

Willowbrook: The Last Great Disgrace

1972

Director

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