Kenneth Anger

ActorWriterCrewDirectorCinematographer Feb 3 (died age 96) Santa Monica, California, USA 1941–2023 (82 year career)

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Biography

Kenneth Anger (born Kenneth Wilbur Anglemeyer; February 3, 1927 - May 11, 2023) was an American underground experimental filmmaker, actor and author. Working exclusively in short films, he produced almost forty works since 1937, nine of which in particular have been grouped together as the "Magick Lantern Cycle," and form the basis of Anger's reputation as one of the most influential independent filmmakers in cinema history. His films variously merge surrealism with homoeroticism and the occult,…

Known For

Film

Babylon

Original Story

Film

Scorpio Rising

Director

Film

Lucifer Rising

The Magus (uncredited)

Film

The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome

Hecate

Film

Rabbit's Moon

Director

Film

Fireworks

Dreamer (uncredited)

Film

Invocation of My Demon Brother

The Magick (uncredited)

Film

Kustom Kar Kommandos

Director

Filmography

Acting (41)

Movies (40)

24 Hour Sunset

2023

8.0

Magick Lantern Cycle

2019

as Dreamer / Hecate / The Magick / The Magus

8.2

Anton LaVey: Into the Devil's Den

2019

as Himself

8.0

Cinemagician: Conversations with Kenneth Anger

2019

72 Hours In André Balazs’ Chateau Marmont With Kenneth Anger

2018

as Self

Mansfield 66/67

2017

as Self

4.8

The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin

2015

6.0

Satan Lives

2015

as Self

42 One Dream Rush

as Lucifer

Night of Pan

as Lucifer

FLicKeR

as Self

365 Day Project

as Self

The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume Two

2007

10.0

The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume One

Disinfo.Con

as Self

Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star

2006

Anger Me

2006

as Himself

8.8

Notes on Marie Menken

2006

as Self

5.4

Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof

2003

as Self

The Spells of Kenneth Anger

2003

as himself

Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story

2002

as Self (uncredited)

Rescued from the Closet

2001

as Self

6.0

A Spy in the House of Love

1998

as Himself

Birth of a Nation

1997

as Self

6.3

The Beach Boys and The Satan

1997

as Self

3.0

Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker

as Self

Jonas in the Desert

as Self

Kenneth Anger’s Hollywood Babylon

1991

as Himself

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

1986

as Self (archive footage)

8.2

The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years

1982

as Self

Look Back at Anger

1974

as Self

Lucifer Rising

1974

as The Magus (uncredited)

6.8

Kenneth Anger: Film as Magical Ritual

as Himself

Langlois

as Self

Invocation of My Demon Brother

1969

as The Magick (uncredited)

5.9

Arabesque for Kenneth Anger

The Dead

The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome

1954

as Hecate

6.4

Fireworks

1947

as Dreamer (uncredited)

5.8

Prisoner of Mars

1942

Television (1)

SexTV

1998

2.0

Crew (73)

Movies (73)

Babylon

Original Story

Magick Lantern Cycle

Cinematography

Magick Lantern Cycle

Director

Magick Lantern Cycle

Director of Photography

Magick Lantern Cycle

Editor

Magick Lantern Cycle

Writer

Technicolor Skull

Director

Airships

2013

Director

42 One Dream Rush

Director

Missoni

Director

Brush of Baphomet

Director

Ich will!

Director

Foreplay

Director

Uniform Attraction

2008

Director

I'll Be Watching You

2007

Director

My Surfing Lucifer

2007

Director

5.3

The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume Two

2007

Director

10.0

The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume Two

2007

Writer

10.0

Elliott's Suicide

2007

Director

The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume One

2007

Director

10.0

The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume One

Writer

Anger Sees Red

Director

Anger Sees Red

Writer

Mouse Heaven

Director

The Man We Want to Hang

2002

Director

5.2

Don't Smoke That Cigarette

Director

Rabbit's Moon

Director

Senators in Bondage

Director

Senators in Bondage

1976

Editor

Senators in Bondage

1976

Producer

Senators in Bondage

1976

Writer

Lucifer Rising

Director

Lucifer Rising

Editor

Lucifer Rising

Producer

Hollywood Babylon

Book

Invocation of My Demon Brother

1969

Director

5.9

Invocation of My Demon Brother

1969

Director of Photography

5.9

Invocation of My Demon Brother

1969

Editor

5.9

Invocation of My Demon Brother

Writer

Kustom Kar Kommandos

Director

Kustom Kar Kommandos

Director of Photography

Kustom Kar Kommandos

Editor

Kustom Kar Kommandos

Writer

Scorpio Rising

Director

Scorpio Rising

Director of Photography

Scorpio Rising

Editor

Scorpio Rising

Writer

The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome

1954

Director

6.4

The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome

1954

Director of Photography

6.4

The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome

1954

Editor

6.4

The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome

Writer

Eaux d'Artifice

Director

Eaux d'Artifice

Director of Photography

Eaux d'Artifice

Editor

Eaux d'Artifice

Producer

Rabbit's Moon

Director

Rabbit's Moon

Director of Photography

Rabbit's Moon

Editor

Rabbit's Moon

Writer

Puce Moment

Director

Puce Moment

Editor

Puce Moment

Producer

Puce Moment

Writer

Fireworks

Director

Fireworks

Editor

Fireworks

Writer

Escape Episode

Director

The Nest

1943

Director

Tinsel Tree

1942

Director

Prisoner of Mars

1942

Director

Prisoner of Mars

1942

Writer

Who Has Been Rocking My Dreamboat

1941

Director

Who Has Been Rocking My Dreamboat

1941

Writer