Gene Siskel
Acting
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Acting Credits
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Directed
Biography
Eugene Kal Siskel (January 26, 1946 – February 20, 1999) was an American film critic and journalist for the Chicago Tribune who co-hosted a movie review television series alongside colleague Roger Ebert. Siskel started writing for the Chicago Tribune in 1969, becoming its film critic soon after. In 1975, he was paired with Roger Ebert to co-host a monthly show called Opening Soon at a Theater Near You airing locally on PBS member station WTTW. In 1978, the show, renamed Sneak Previews, was expa...
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Larry Sanders Show
Gene Siskel
The Critic
Gene Siskel (voice)
At the Movies
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Filmography
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026
as Self (archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
2020
as Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
as (archive footage)
Life Itself
2014
as Self - Film Critic (archive footage)
Don't You Forget About Me
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
2004
as Self
Mysteries of Love
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self
The Critic
1994
as Gene Siskel (voice)
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
1993
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Gene Siskel
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
1991
as Gene Siskel
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
A Confessional Documentary
1987
as Roger Ebert
At the Movies
1986
as Self
At the Movies
1982
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self