Allen Ginsberg
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 3, 1926
- Died
- April 5, 1997
- Birthplace
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
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 time known as the Beat Generation, which included famous writers such as Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allen Ginsberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
May Day x 4 2026
as Self
Nova '78 2026
as Self (archive footage)
- ALLEN & AI
ALLEN & AI 2026
Actor
Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC 2026
as Self
castelporziano ostia dei poeti 2025
as Self - poet
One to One: John & Yoko 2025
as Self (archive footage)
John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office 2025
as Self (archive footage)
A Supermarket in California 2024
as Self (voice) (archive), Screenplay
- 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 2023
as Self (archive footage)
Why Is We Americans? 2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Velvet Underground 2021
as Self (archive footage)
Symphony Of The Invisible 2020
as Self (voice) (archive)
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese 2019
as The Oracle of Delphi
A Walking Tour of the East Village 1985 2018
as Self
Take Your Pills 2018
as Self (archive footage)
Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel 2017
as Self (archive footage), Vocals
How the Beatles Changed the World 2017
as Self (archive footage)
Don't Blink - Robert Frank 2015
as Self (archive footage)
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol 2015
Actor
William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine 2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Stars Behind the Iron Curtain 2014
as Self (archive footage)
Great Poets: In Their Own Words 2014
as Self (archive footage)
Beat Generation 2014
as Self (archive footage)
Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man 2012
as Self
Norman Mailer: The American 2012
as Self (archive footage)
The Beat Hotel 2012
as Self (archive footage)
Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche 2011
as Self (archive footage)
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place 2011
as Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within 2010
as Self (archive footage)
Howl 2010
as Self
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder 2009
as Self (archive footage)
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell 2008
as Self (archive footage)
Tim Leary: The Art of Dying 2008
as Self (archive footage)
- Speak Out
Speak Out 2007
Actor
65 Revisited 2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music 2007
as Self (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg Sings Blues 2006
Actor
Poets at the Living Theater 2006
as Self (archive footage)
To John With Love 2006
as Self (archive footage)
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan 2005
as Self
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 2002
as Self (archive footage)
American Magus 2002
as Self (archive footage)
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty 2000
as Self (archive footage)
Condo Painting 2000
as Self (archive footage)
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles 1999
as Self (archive footage)
The Source 1999
as Self (archive footage)
Brakhage 1998
as Self (archive footage)
Good Will Hunting 1997
In Memory Of
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg 1997
as Self (archive footage)
Ballad of the Skeletons 1997
as Self, Writer, Original Music Composer
- On the Road to Desolation
On the Road to Desolation 1997
as Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday to John 1997
as Self
Birth of a Nation 1997
as Self
Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit 1997
as Self
U2: A Year in Pop 1997
as Self
A Poet from the Lower East Side 1997
as Self
Van Gogh's Ear 1995
as Self
Chicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys 1994
as Self
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg 1994
as Self (archive footage)
- An Autumn Wind
An Autumn Wind 1994
as Self, Writer, Poem
- Moving Pictures
Moving Pictures 1994
as Self
Jonas in the Desert 1994
as Self
Road Scholar 1993
as Self
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections 1990
as Self
Berkeley in the Sixties 1990
as Self
Silence = Death 1990
as Self
Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center 1989
as Self
Heavy Petting 1989
as Self
Growing Up in America 1989
as Self
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets 1989
as Self
Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman 1988
as Self
It Was Twenty Years Ago Today 1987
as Self
- Autumn Ritual
Autumn Ritual 1986
as Self
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life 1986
as Self (archive footage)
Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank 1986
as Self
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen 1985
as Lawyer
All Star Video 1985
as Self (archive footage)
Before Stonewall 1984
as Self
Burroughs: The Movie 1984
as Self
- Ginsberg/Corso Tapes
Ginsberg/Corso Tapes 1984
as Self
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell 1984
as Self
This Song for Jack 1983
as Self
Poetry in Motion 1982
as Self
Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint 1982
as Self
Greetings from Washington, D.C. 1981
as Self
- No. 18: Mahagonny
No. 18: Mahagonny 1980
as Self
- The Beats: An Existential Comedy
The Beats: An Existential Comedy 1980
Actor
Lake Placid '80 1980
as Self
La marche gaie 1980
as Self
Gay March on Washington 1979
as Self
- Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds 1979
as Self, Other
Thot-Fal'N 1978
as Self
Renaldo and Clara 1978
as The Father
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration 1977
as Self
Lost, Lost, Lost 1976
as Self
Une semaine dans la vie de camarades 1976
Actor
Suite 212 1974
as Self
We Can't Go Home Again 1973
as Allen
Ciao! Manhattan 1973
as Self
Pickup's Tricks 1973
as Self
Global Groove 1973
as Self
Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally 1971
as Self
Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family 1971
as Self
Johnny Minotaur 1971
Actor
Bed Peace 1969
as Self
Me and My Brother 1969
as Self, Poem
The Fall 1969
as Self
Yippie 1968
as Self, Director
A.G. 1968
as Self
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches 1968
as Self (archive footage)
- Chicago
Chicago 1968
as Self
Underground New York 1968
as Self
Anatomy of Violence 1967
as Self
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London 1967
as Self
Ah, Sunflower 1967
as Self
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out 1967
as Self (archive footage)
Herostratus 1967
as Poet (voice)
Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back 1967
as Self (uncredited)
Hare Krishna 1967
as Self
Be-In 1967
as Self
Joan of Arc 1967
as Self
Galaxie 1966
as Self
Chappaqua 1966
as Messiah
Wholly Communion 1965
as Self
Dylan Speaks 1965
as Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol Screen Tests 1965
as Self
- Allan for Allan
Allan for Allan 1965
as Self
He! Viva Dada 1965
as Self
Couch 1964
as Self
- Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes
Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes 1964
Actor
Guns of the Trees 1961
as Self (voice)
Pull My Daisy 1959
as Alan
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