Gore Vidal
Writing
72
Acting Credits
Biography
Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born Eugene Louis Vidal; October 3, 1925 – July 31, 2012) was an American writer and public intellectual known for his epigrammatic wit. His novels and essays interrogated the social and cultural sexual norms he perceived as driving American life. Beyond literature, Vidal was heavily involved in politics. He unsuccessfully sought office twice as a Democratic Party candidate, first in 1960 to the U.S. House of Representatives (for New York), and later in 1982 to the U.S....
Known For
Filmography
Best of Enemies
2015
as Self
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open
2013
as Self
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia
2013
as Self
Salinger
2013
as Self - Writer
Valentino's Ghost
2013
as Self
Wilde Salomé
2013
as Self
Norman Mailer: The American
2012
as Self
Public Speaking
2011
as Self (archive footage)
The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
2011
as Self
Standing Army
2010
as Self
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010
as Self
Shrink
2009
as George Charles
Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11
2008
as Self
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press
2008
as Self
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
2006
as Self
Global Haywire
2006
as Self
The Henry Rollins Show
2006
Revisiting Brideshead
2005
as Self
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
2005
as Self
Why We Fight
2005
as Self - Author, "Imperial America"
Inside Deep Throat
2005
as Self
Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She
2005
as Narrator (Voice)
High Tech Lincoln
2005
as Self
One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern
2005
as Self
Thinking XXX
2004
as Self
Jack & Bobby
2004
as Documentary Host
Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others
2003
as Self
The Education of Gore Vidal
2003
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Igby Goes Down
2002
as First School Headmaster (uncredited)
The Cockettes
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Rescued from the Closet
2001
as Self
Da Ali G Show
2000
as Self
Family Guy
1999
as Gore Vidal (voice)
Gattaca
1997
as Director Josef
Shadow Conspiracy
1997
as Page
Thomas Jefferson
1997
as Self
The Celluloid Closet
1996
as Self
With Honors
1994
as Prof. Pitkannan
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994
as Self
In Search of Oz
1994
as Self
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993
as Self - Author
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
1993
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Bob Roberts
1992
as Senator Brickley Paiste
Billy the Kid
1989
as Preacher (uncredited)
The Simpsons
1989
as Gore Vidal (voice)
American Experience
1988
as Self
American Experience
1988
as Self (archive footage)
Television
1985
National Geographic Explorer
1985
Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No
1984
as Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'
1981
as Self - Writer
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976
as Self
Apostrophes
1975
as Self
Roma
1972
as Gore Vidal (uncredited)
Playboy After Dark
1969
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
The Homosexuals
1967
as Self
Omnibus
1967
as Self
The Best Man
1964
as Delegate (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Suddenly, Last Summer
1959
as Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
The David Susskind Show
1959
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Ritual in Transfigured Time
1946
as Man (uncredited)
Ten Year Old Boy Pilot
1936
as Himself