Woody Allen
Biography
Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American screenwriter, film director, actor, comedian, writer, musician, and playwright. Allen's distinctive films, which run the gamut from dramas to screwball sex comedies, have made him a notable American director. He is also distinguished by his rapid rate of production and his very large body of work. Allen writes and directs his movies and has also acted in the majority of them. For inspiration, Allen draws heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema, among a wealth of other fields of interest. Allen developed a passion for music early on and is a celebrated jazz clarinetist. What began as a teenage avocation has led to regular public performances at various small venues in his hometown of Manhattan, with occasional appearances at various jazz festivals. Allen joined the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the New Orleans Funeral Ragtime Orchestra in performances that provided the film score for his 1973 comedy Sleeper, and performed in a rare European tour in 1996, which became the subject of the documentary Wild Man Blues.
Known For
Sid Waterman
Scoop
Isaac Davis
Manhattan
Alvy Singer
Annie Hall
Howard Prince
The Front
Ray
Small Time Crooks
Harry Block
Deconstructing Harry
Victor Shakapopulis
What's New Pussycat?
CW Briggs
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
David Dobel
Anything Else
Larry Lipton
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Walter Hollander
Don't Drink the Water
Leonard Zelig
Zelig
Sandy Bates
Stardust Memories
Mickey Sachs
Hannah and Her Sisters
Self / Dub Voice (voice) / Projectionist
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
Fielding Mellish
Bananas
Miles Monroe
Sleeper
Cliff Stern
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Boris Grushenko
Love and Death
Lenny
Mighty Aphrodite
Allan Felix
Play It Again, Sam
Victor / Fabrizio / The Fool / Sperm
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Virgil Starkwell
Take the Money and Run
Andrew
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Tex Cowley
Picking Up the Pieces
Harvey Wallinger
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
Jimmy Bond (Dr. Noah)
Casino Royale
Z-4195 “Z” (voice)
Antz
Joe Berlin
Everyone Says I Love You
Self
The Magic of Fellini
Himself
Sweet and Lowdown
Val
Hollywood Ending
Danny Rose
Broadway Danny Rose
Self
...Men filmen är min älskarinna
Gabe Roth
Husbands and Wives
Self (archive footage)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self
Meetin' WA
Lowther (uncredited)
Company Man
Self
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
Himself
100 Greatest Stand-Ups
Nick Fifer
Scenes from a Mall
Mr. Alien (uncredited)
King Lear
Self
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Jerry
To Rome with Love
Kleinman
Shadows and Fog
Sheldon
New York Stories
Self
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Self
Wild Man Blues
(archive footage)
Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim
Self
Woody Allen: A Life in Film
Himself
Woody Allen: Granada 1971
Self
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
Woody Allen
Paris-Manhattan
Self
İçinden Şehir Geçen Festival
Self
Ljuset håller mig sällskap
Self
The Outsider
Al Lewis
The Sunshine Boys
How did Woody Allen become Woody Allen?
Self
Buñuel en Hollywood
Self
The Unbelievers
Self (archive footage)
Un voyageur
Himself
To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore
Self
The Last Laugh
Murray
Fading Gigolo
Self
Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love
Self
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Self
Woody Allen on Ingmar Bergman
Self
The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV
Himself
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love
Self
Vittorio D.
self
The Battle of Amfar
Chwilami życie bywa znośne
Himself
Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar
Self - Host
Woody Allen Looks at 1967
Self
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
Self (archive footage)
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self
Sophia: Ieri, oggi, domani
Self - Filmmaker
Un día en Nueva York con Woody Allen
Self (archive footage)
Groucho & Cavett
Joe (Narrator) (voice) (uncredited)
Radio Days
Audition Director (uncredited)
The Impostors
Self
François Truffaut, une autobiographie
Self-(Audience Member)
Fight of the Century
Narrator (voice)
Café Society
Self
Acqua e zucchero – Carlo Di Palma: i colori della vita
Himself
Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion
Self / Various
The Woody Allen Special
Himself
Woody Allen: An American Comedy
Self
This Is Bob Hope...
Self
Trespassing Bergman
Self
Always at The Carlyle
Himself
The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room
Himself
The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy
Self
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Self (archive footage)
Casablancas, l'homme qui aimait les femmes
Self
Cineastes contra magnats
Self
Cineastes en acció
Self
Question de temps: Une heure avec Woody Allen
Self
Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!
Self
Jack Paar: Smart Television
narrator (English)
Barcelona, la rosa de foc
Himself
Woody Allen: Standup Comic
Self
Very Ralph
Self
Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
Self
CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
Z-4195 (voice)
CyberWorld
Self (archive footage)
Épreuves d'artistes
Self
Casting By
Self (archival footage)
Twiggy
Self (Archival footage)
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Himself
The Language Master
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Mia Farrow, en clair-obscur
Narrator
Mr. Fischer's Chair
Self (archival)
Best of Enemies
Howard Cosell: Telling It Like It Is
Z
Antz 2
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
116
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-11-30
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Allan Stewart Konigsberg