Edward Said
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 1, 1935
- Died
- September 24, 2003
- Birthplace
- Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine
Edward Wadie Said (1 November 1935 – 24 September 2003) was a Palestinian and American academic, literary critic, and political activist. As a professor of literature at Columbia University, he was among the founders of post-colonial studies. As a cultural critic, Said is best known for his book Orientalism (1978), a foundational text which critiques the cultural representations that are the bases of Orientalism—how the Western world perceives the Orient. His model of textual analysis transformed the academic discourse of researchers in literary theory, literary criticism, and Middle Eastern studies.
Filmography
Edward Said: Between Worlds 2026
as Self
- Echoing Voices: From the Words of Edward W. Said
Echoing Voices: From the Words of Edward W. Said 2025
as Self
The man who predicted the future of the Arabs 2019
as himself
Edward Said: Out of Place 2018
as Self
Ethos 2011
as Self
Out of Place: Memories of Edward Said 2006
as Self
Knowledge Is the Beginning 2005
as Self
Selves and Others: A Portrait of Edward Said 2004
Actor
Edward Said: The Last Interview 2004
Actor
Aida's Brothers & Sisters 2000
as Self
In Search of Palestine: Edward Said's Return Home 1998
as Self
Edward Said On Orientalism: "The Orient" Represented in Mass Media 1998
Actor
Edward Said: The Myth of "The Clash of Civilizations” 1998
Actor
- On 'Orientalism'
On 'Orientalism' 1998
as Self
Edward Said: The Idea of Empire 1993
as Self - Host
Pontecorvo: The Dictatorship of Truth 1992
as Self - Presenter
Exiles: Edward Said 1988
as Self
- Writers in Conversation: Edward Said with Salman Rushdie
Writers in Conversation: Edward Said with Salman Rushdie 1986
as Himself
The Shadow of the West 1983
as Narrator (voice), Writer
Credits from TMDB.