Alan Watts

Known for: Acting
Born: January 6, 1915
Died: November 16, 1973
Birthplace: Chislehurst, Kent, England, UK

Alan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher, writer and speaker known for interpreting and popularising Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York. He received a master's degree in theology from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and became an Episcopal priest in 1945. He left the ministry in 1950 and moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the American Academy of Asian Studies.

Filmography

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TRUST THE UNIVERSE: The Philosophy of Alan Watts TBA
as Himself - Voice
Exhale
Exhale TBA
as (voice)
The Monkey Conflict 2024
as Storyteller
The Great Stream 2024
Original Story
Until There Was Nothing 2020
as Narrator
Play 2018
as Self (voice recording)
Everything 2017
as Narrator (archive footage)
Zen Dog 2016
as Alan Watts (voice)
Zen: The Best of Alan Watts
Zen: The Best of Alan Watts 1994
as Himself
Work as Play
Work as Play 1973
as Himself
Time and the More It Changes
Time and the More It Changes 1972
as Self
Conversation with Myself
Conversation with Myself 1972
as Himself
The Art of Meditation
The Art of Meditation 1971
as Himself
Zen and Now
Zen and Now 1969
as Narrator
The Flow of Zen 1969
as Narrator
Buddhism, Man and Nature
Buddhism, Man and Nature 1968
as Narrator

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