
John Pilger
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 9, 1939
- Died
- December 30, 2023
- Birthplace
- Sydney, Australia
John Richard Pilger was an Emmy Award winning Australian journalist based in London. Pilger lived in the United Kingdom from 1962. Since his early years as a war correspondent in Vietnam, Pilger was a strong critic of American, Australian and British foreign policy, which he considered to be driven by an imperialist agenda. Pilger also criticised his native country's treatment of indigenous Australians and the practices of the mainstream media. In the British print media, he had a long association with the Daily Mirror, and wrote a fortnightly column for the New Statesman magazine. Pilger twice won Britain's Journalist of the Year Award, in 1967 and 1979. His documentaries, screened internationally, have gained awards in Britain and worldwide. He also received several honorary doctorates, and was a visiting professor at Cornell University.
Filmography
- Health as a Luxury: When Greed Takes over Health Systems
Health as a Luxury: When Greed Takes over Health Systems TBA
Director

The Trust Fall: Julian Assange 2024
as Self

Ithaka 2022
Thanks

The Dirty War on the NHS 2019
Actor, Director, Writer

The Coming War on China 2016
Actor, Director, Writer

The Occupation of the American Mind 2016
Thanks

Utopia 2013
as Himself, Director

The War You Don't See 2010
as Self, Director, Writer, Producer

The War on Democracy 2007
as Self, Writer, Director

Lefties: A Lot Of Balls 2006
as Self

Stealing a Nation 2004
as Himself, Director, Writer

Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror 2003
as Self, Director, Writer

Palestine Is Still the Issue 2003
as Self - Presenter, Writer

The New Rulers of the World 2001
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director

Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq 2000
as Self, Co-Producer, Director
- Welcome to Australia
Welcome to Australia 1999
as Self, Producer, Writer

The Timor Conspiracy (Update) 1999
Actor

Apartheid Did Not Die 1998
Actor, Writer, Co-Producer

Breaking The Mirror: The Murdoch Effect 1997
as Himself - Presenter, Writer
- Inside Burma: Land of Fear
Inside Burma: Land of Fear 1996
as Himself, Writer

Vietnam: The Last Battle 1995
as Self, Writer

Death of a Nation: The Timor Conspiracy 1994
as Self, Writer
- Flying the Flag, Arming the World
Flying the Flag, Arming the World 1994
Actor, Writer

Cambodia: Return to Year Zero 1993
Actor

War By Other Means 1992
Actor, Director

Cambodia: The Betrayal 1990
Actor, Writer

Cambodia: Year Ten (Update) 1989
Actor

Cambodia: Year Ten 1989
Actor

Japan Behind the Mask 1987
Actor
- The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back
The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back 1986
as Presenter, Writer

Burp! Pepsi v. Coke in the Ice-Cold War 1984
Actor

Frontline: The Search for Truth in Wartime 1983
as Himself

The Truth Game 1983
Actor, Writer

Nicaragua: A Nation's Right to Survive 1983
Actor

Heroes 1981
Actor, Writer

Cambodia: Year One 1980
Actor

The Mexicans 1980
Actor

Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia 1979
as Self, Writer

Do You Remember Vietnam 1978
Actor

An Unjustifiable Risk 1977
Actor

Dismantling a Dream 1977
Actor

A Faraway Country 1977
Actor

Street of Joy 1976
Actor

Pyramid Lake Is Dying 1976
Actor

Zap!! The Weapon Is Food 1976
Actor

Pilger in Australia 1976
Actor, Writer

A Nod and a Wink 1975
Actor

To Know Us Is To Love Us 1975
Actor

Smashing Kids 1975
Actor

Mr Nixon's Secret Legacy 1975
Actor

Nobody's Children 1975
as Presenter

An Unfashionable Tragedy 1975
Actor

One British Family 1974
Actor

The Most Powerful Politician in America 1974
Actor

Thalidomide: The Ninety-Eight We Forgot 1974
Actor

Israel: After the Earthquake 1974
Actor

Guilty Until Proven Innocent 1974
as Presenter

Vietnam: Still America's War 1974
Actor

Conversations With a Working Man 1971
as Siebie - Reporter, Co-Producer
- Vietnam: The Quiet Mutiny
Vietnam: The Quiet Mutiny 1970
as Self, Producer
Credits from TMDB.