Allen Ginsberg

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

June 3, 1926

died

April 5, 1997

place of birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

also known as

Irwin Allen Ginsberg · Alan Ginsberg

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
7.0

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

2019as The Oracle of Delphi
Howl
6.4

Howl

2010as Self
The Velvet Underground
6.8

The Velvet Underground

2021as Self (archive footage)
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
7.8

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

2005as Self
One to One: John & Yoko
7.2

One to One: John & Yoko

2025as Self (archive footage)
Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
7.4

Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back

1967as Self (uncredited)
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
7.7

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000as Self (archive footage)
The Source
5.4

The Source

1999as Self (archive footage)
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
6.8

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

2023as Self (archive footage)
How the Beatles Changed the World
7.3

How the Beatles Changed the World

2017as Self (archive footage)
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
4.5

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

1967as Self
Herostratus
6.4

Herostratus

1967as Poet (voice)
Take Your Pills
6.5

Take Your Pills

2018as Self (archive footage)
Poetry in Motion
8.0

Poetry in Motion

1982as Self
Renaldo and Clara
7.9

Renaldo and Clara

1978as The Father
Heavy Petting
5.7

Heavy Petting

1989as Self
The Fall
7.2

The Fall

1969as Self
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell
8.1

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

1984as Self
Dylan Speaks

Dylan Speaks

1965as Self (archive footage)
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections
6.7

Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections

1990as Self
Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC

Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC

2026as Self
Burroughs: The Movie
7.0

Burroughs: The Movie

1984as Self
The Cockettes
6.7

The Cockettes

2002as Self (archive footage)
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol
5.0

A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol

2015
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
6.5

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

2010as Self (archive footage)
Me and My Brother
6.5

Me and My Brother

1969as Self
Nova '78

Nova '78

2025as Self (archive footage)
Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally
7.5

Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally

1971as Self
John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office
6.7

John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office

2025as Self (archive footage)
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
8.4

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

1986as Self (archive footage)
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
7.2

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

1968as Self (archive footage)
Ciao! Manhattan
5.5

Ciao! Manhattan

1973as Self
Andy Warhol Screen Tests
8.0

Andy Warhol Screen Tests

1965as Self
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

2007as Self (archive footage)
Chappaqua
6.3

Chappaqua

1966as Messiah
Birth of a Nation
7.0

Birth of a Nation

1997as Self
A Supermarket in Californi

A Supermarket in Californi

2024as Self (voice) (archive)
Norman Mailer: The American
7.0

Norman Mailer: The American

2012as Self (archive footage)
Before Stonewall
6.5

Before Stonewall

1984as Self
Couch
6.4

Couch

1964as Self
Happy Birthday to John
5.3

Happy Birthday to John

1997as Self
Symphony Of The Invisible

Symphony Of The Invisible

2020as Self (voice) (archive)
Thot-Fal'N
5.7

Thot-Fal'N

1978as Self
Jonas in the Desert
6.4

Jonas in the Desert

1994as Self
Growing Up in America
8.5

Growing Up in America

1989as Self
Lost, Lost, Lost
7.1

Lost, Lost, Lost

1976as Self
Beat Generation
9.2

Beat Generation

2014as Self (archive footage)
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets
5.0

Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

1989as Self
To John With Love

To John With Love

2006as Self (archive footage)
Pull My Daisy
6.1

Pull My Daisy

1959as Alan