

Allen Ginsberg
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
3 Jun 1926
Age
100 Years
Born In
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Total Projects
130
Years Active
67 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.7 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC
Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC
as Self

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castelporziano ostia dei poeti
castelporziano ostia dei poeti
as Self - poet

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Nova '78
Nova '78
as Self (archive footage)

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One to One: John & Yoko
One to One: John & Yoko
as Self (archive footage)

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John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office
John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office
as Self (archive footage)

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A Supermarket in Californi
A Supermarket in Californi
as Self (voice) (archive)

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Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri
Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri
as Self (archive footage)

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Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
as Self (archive footage)

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Why Is We Americans?
Why Is We Americans?
as Self (archive footage)

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The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
as Self (archive footage)

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70 Years of Youth Revolt
70 Years of Youth Revolt
as Self (archive footage)

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Symphony Of The Invisible
Symphony Of The Invisible
as Self (voice) (archive)

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Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
as The Oracle of Delphi

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A Walking Tour of the East Village 1985
A Walking Tour of the East Village 1985
as Self

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Take Your Pills
Take Your Pills
as Self (archive footage)

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Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel
Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel
as Self (archive footage)

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How the Beatles Changed the World
How the Beatles Changed the World
as Self (archive footage)

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Don't Blink - Robert Frank
Don't Blink - Robert Frank
as Self (archive footage)

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A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol

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William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine
William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine
as Self (archive footage)

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The Stars Behind the Iron Curtain
The Stars Behind the Iron Curtain
as Self (archive footage)

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Great Poets: In Their Own Words
Great Poets: In Their Own Words
as Self (archive footage)

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Beat Generation
Beat Generation
as Self (archive footage)

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Norman Mailer: The American
Norman Mailer: The American
as Self (archive footage)

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The Beat Hotel
The Beat Hotel
as Self (archive footage)

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Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
as Self (archive footage)

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William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
as Self (archive footage)

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Howl
Howl
as Self

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Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
as Self (archive footage)

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Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
as Self (archive footage)

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Tim Leary: The Art of Dying
Tim Leary: The Art of Dying
as Self (archive footage)

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65 Revisited
65 Revisited
as Self (archive footage)

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The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
as Self (archive footage)

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To John With Love
To John With Love
as Self (archive footage)

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Poets at the Living Theater
Poets at the Living Theater
as Self (archive footage)

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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
as Self

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Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair
Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair
as Self (archive footage)

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The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
as Self (archive footage)

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The Cockettes
The Cockettes
as Self (archive footage)

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American Magus
American Magus
as Self (archive footage)

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As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
as Self (archive footage)

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Condo Painting
Condo Painting
as Self (archive footage)

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New York: A Documentary Film
New York: A Documentary Film
as Self - Commentator

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Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
as Self (archive footage)

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The Source
The Source
as Self (archive footage)

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Brakhage
Brakhage
as Self (archive footage)

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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
as Self (archive footage)

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Ballad of the Skeletons
Ballad of the Skeletons
as Self

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On the Road to Desolation
On the Road to Desolation
as Self (archive footage)

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Happy Birthday to John
Happy Birthday to John
as Self

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Birth of a Nation
Birth of a Nation
as Self

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

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U2: A Year in Pop
U2: A Year in Pop
as Self

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A Poet from the Lower East Side
A Poet from the Lower East Side
as Self

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Van Gogh's Ear
Van Gogh's Ear
as Self

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Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys
Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys
as Self

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The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
as Self (archive footage)

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An Autumn Wind
An Autumn Wind
as Self

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Jonas in the Desert
Jonas in the Desert
as Self

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Moving Pictures
Moving Pictures
as Self

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Road Scholar
Road Scholar
as Self

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Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
as Self

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Berkeley in the Sixties
Berkeley in the Sixties
as Self

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Silence = Death
Silence = Death
as Self

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Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center
Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center
as Self

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Heavy Petting
Heavy Petting
as Self

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Growing Up in America
Growing Up in America
as Self

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Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
as Self

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Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman
Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman
as Self

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Autumn Ritual
Autumn Ritual
as Self

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He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
as Self (archive footage)

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Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank
Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank
as Self

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It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen
as Lawyer

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All Star Video
All Star Video
as Self (archive footage)

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Before Stonewall
Before Stonewall
as Self

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Burroughs: The Movie
Burroughs: The Movie
as Self

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Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
as Self

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Ginsberg/Corso Tapes
Ginsberg/Corso Tapes
as Self

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This Song for Jack
This Song for Jack
as Self

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Poetry in Motion
Poetry in Motion
as Self

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Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint
Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint
as Self

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Greetings from Washington, D.C.
Greetings from Washington, D.C.
as Self

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No. 18: Mahagonny
No. 18: Mahagonny
as Self

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The Beats: An Existential Comedy
The Beats: An Existential Comedy

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La marche gaie
La marche gaie
as Self

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Lake Placid '80
Lake Placid '80
as Self

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Gay March on Washington
Gay March on Washington
as Self

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Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
as Self

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Thot-Fal'N
Thot-Fal'N
as Self

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Renaldo and Clara
Renaldo and Clara
as The Father

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Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration
as Self

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Lost, Lost, Lost
Lost, Lost, Lost
as Self

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Une semaine dans la vie de camarades
Une semaine dans la vie de camarades

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Suite 212
Suite 212
as Self

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We Can't Go Home Again
We Can't Go Home Again
as Allen

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Ciao! Manhattan
Ciao! Manhattan
as Self

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Global Groove
Global Groove
as Self

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Pickup's Tricks
Pickup's Tricks
as Self

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Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally
Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally
as Self

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Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family
Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family
as Self

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Johnny Minotaur
Johnny Minotaur

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Bed Peace
Bed Peace
as Self

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Me and My Brother
Me and My Brother
as Self

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The Fall
The Fall
as Self

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Yippie
Yippie
as Self

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The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest

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A.G.
A.G.
as Self

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Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
as Self (archive footage)

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Underground New York
Underground New York
as Self

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Chicago
Chicago
as Self

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Anatomy of Violence
Anatomy of Violence
as Self

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Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
as Self

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Ah, Sunflower
Ah, Sunflower
as Self

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Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
as Self (archive footage)

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Herostratus
Herostratus
as Poet (voice)

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Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
as Self (uncredited)

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Hare Krishna
Hare Krishna
as Self

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Be-In
Be-In
as Self

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Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
as Self

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Galaxie
Galaxie
as Self

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Chappaqua
Chappaqua
as Messiah

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Wholly Communion
Wholly Communion
as Self

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Dylan Speaks
Dylan Speaks
as Self (archive footage)

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Andy Warhol Screen Tests
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
as Self

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Allan for Allan
Allan for Allan
as Self

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He! Viva Dada
He! Viva Dada
as Self

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Couch
Couch
as Self

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Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes
Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes

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Guns of the Trees
Guns of the Trees
as Self (voice)

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Pull My Daisy
Pull My Daisy
as Alan