- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 3, 1926
- Place of Birth
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Died
- April 5, 1997
Allen Ginsberg
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
moviePower to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC
2026 · Self
moviecastelporziano ostia dei poeti
2025 · Self - poet
movieNova '78
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieOne to One: John & Yoko
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieJohn Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieA Supermarket in Californi
2024 · Self (voice) (archive), Screenplay
Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri
movieSing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri
2024 · Self (archive footage)
movieNam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
2023 · Self (archive footage)
movieWhy Is We Americans?
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Velvet Underground
2021 · Self (archive footage)
tv70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020 · Self (archive footage)
movieSymphony Of The Invisible
2020 · Self (voice) (archive)
movieRolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
2019 · The Oracle of Delphi
movieA Walking Tour of the East Village 1985
2018 · Self
movieTake Your Pills
2018 · Self (archive footage)
movieHarry Smith at the Breslin Hotel
2017 · Self (archive footage), Vocals
movieHow the Beatles Changed the World
2017 · Self (archive footage)
movieDon't Blink - Robert Frank
2015 · Self (archive footage)
movieA Day in the Life of Andy Warhol
2015
movieWilliam S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine
2015 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Stars Behind the Iron Curtain
2014 · Self (archive footage)
movieGreat Poets: In Their Own Words
2014 · Self (archive footage)
movieBeat Generation
2014 · Self (archive footage)
movieNorman Mailer: The American
2012 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Beat Hotel
2012 · Self (archive footage)
movieCrazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
2011 · Self (archive footage)
movieWilliam S. Burroughs: A Man Within
2010 · Self (archive footage)
movieHowl
2010 · Self
movieFerlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
2009 · Self (archive footage)
movieWild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
2008 · Self (archive footage)
movieTim Leary: The Art of Dying
2008 · Self (archive footage)
movie65 Revisited
2007 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music
2007 · Self (archive footage)
movieTo John With Love
2006 · Self (archive footage)
moviePoets at the Living Theater
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg Sings Blues
movieAllen Ginsberg Sings Blues
2006
movieNo Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005 · Self
movieTwenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair
2004 · Self (archive footage)
The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
movieThe Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow'
2003 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Cockettes
2002 · Self (archive footage)
movieAmerican Magus
2002 · Self (archive footage)
movieAs I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000 · Self (archive footage)
movieCondo Painting
2000 · Self (archive footage)
tvNew York: A Documentary Film
1999 · Self - Commentator
movieLet It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
1999 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Source
1999 · Self (archive footage)
movieBrakhage
1998 · Self (archive footage)
movieGood Will Hunting
1997 · In Memory Of
movieNo More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg
1997 · Self (archive footage)
movieBallad of the Skeletons
1997 · Self, Writer, Original Music Composer
On the Road to Desolation
movieOn the Road to Desolation
1997 · Self (archive footage)
movieHappy Birthday to John
1997 · Self
movieBirth of a Nation
1997 · Self
movieScenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit
1997 · Self
movieU2: A Year in Pop
1997 · Self
movieA Poet from the Lower East Side
1997 · Self
movieVan Gogh's Ear
1995 · Self
movieChicken Hawk: Men Who Love Boys
1994 · Self
movieThe Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
1994 · Self (archive footage)
An Autumn Wind
movieAn Autumn Wind
1994 · Self, Writer, Poem
movieJonas in the Desert
1994 · Self
Moving Pictures
movieMoving Pictures
1994 · Self
movieRoad Scholar
1993 · Self
movieScenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
1990 · Self
movieBerkeley in the Sixties
1990 · Self
movieSilence = Death
1990 · Self
movieIzzy Young: Talking Folklore Center
1989 · Self
movieHeavy Petting
1989 · Self
movieGrowing Up in America
1989 · Self
movieGang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
1989 · Self
movieVoices & Visions: Walt Whitman
1988 · Self
Autumn Ritual
movieAutumn Ritual
1986 · Self
movieHe Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
1986 · Self (archive footage)
movieFire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank
1986 · Self
movieIt Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen
1985 · Lawyer
movieAll Star Video
1985 · Self (archive footage)
movieBefore Stonewall
1984 · Self
movieBurroughs: The Movie
1984 · Self
movieGood Morning, Mr. Orwell
1984 · Self
Ginsberg/Corso Tapes
movieGinsberg/Corso Tapes
1984 · Self
movieThis Song for Jack
1983 · Self
moviePoetry in Motion
1982 · Self
movieAllan ‘n Allen’s Complaint
1982 · Self
movieGreetings from Washington, D.C.
1981 · Self
No. 18: Mahagonny
movieNo. 18: Mahagonny
1980 · Self
The Beats: An Existential Comedy
movieThe Beats: An Existential Comedy
1980
movieLa marche gaie
1980 · Self
movieLake Placid '80
1980 · Self
movieGay March on Washington
1979 · Self
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
movieFried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
1979 · Self, Other
movieThot-Fal'N
1978 · Self
movieRenaldo and Clara
1978 · The Father
moviePhil Ochs Memorial Celebration
1977 · Self
movieLost, Lost, Lost
1976 · Self
movieUne semaine dans la vie de camarades
1976
movieSuite 212
1974 · Self
movieWe Can't Go Home Again
1973 · Allen
movieCiao! Manhattan
1973 · Self
movieGlobal Groove
1973 · Self
moviePickup's Tricks
1973 · Self
movieTen for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally
1971 · Self
movieBreathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family
1971 · Self
movieJohnny Minotaur
1971
movieBed Peace
1969 · Self
movieMe and My Brother
1969 · Self, Poem
movieThe Fall
1969 · Self
movieYippie
1968 · Self, Director
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
movieA.G.
1968 · Self
movieDiaries, Notes, and Sketches
1968 · Self (archive footage)
movieUnderground New York
1968 · Self
Chicago
movieChicago
1968 · Self
movieAnatomy of Violence
1967 · Self
movieTonite Let's All Make Love in London
1967 · Self
movieAh, Sunflower
1967 · Self
movieTurn On, Tune In, Drop Out
1967 · Self (archive footage)
movieHerostratus
1967 · Poet (voice)
movieBob Dylan – Don't Look Back
1967 · Self (uncredited)
movieHare Krishna
1967 · Self
movieBe-In
1967 · Self
movieJoan of Arc
1967 · Self
movieGalaxie
1966 · Self
movieChappaqua
1966 · Messiah
movieWholly Communion
1965 · Self
movieDylan Speaks
1965 · Self (archive footage)
movieAndy Warhol Screen Tests
1965 · Self
Allan for Allan
movieAllan for Allan
1965 · Self
movieHe! Viva Dada
1965 · Self
movieCouch
1964 · Self
Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes
movieStockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes
1964
movieGuns of the Trees
1961 · Self (voice)
moviePull My Daisy
1959 · Alan