Kenneth Anger
Directing
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Acting Credits
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Directed
Biography
Kenneth Anger (born Kenneth Wilbur Anglemeyer; February 3, 1927 - May 11, 2023) was an American underground experimental filmmaker, actor and author. Working exclusively in short films, he produced almost forty works since 1937, nine of which in particular have been grouped together as the "Magick Lantern Cycle," and form the basis of Anger's reputation as one of the most influential independent filmmakers in cinema history. His films variously merge surrealism with homoeroticism and the occult,...
Known For
Filmography
24 Hour Sunset
2023
Cinemagician: Conversations with Kenneth Anger
2019
Anton LaVey: Into the Devil's Den
2019
as Himself
Mansfield 66/67
2017
as Self
The 1000 Eyes of Dr Maddin
2015
Satan Lives
2015
as Self
42 One Dream Rush
2010
as Lucifer
FLicKeR
2009
as Self
Night of Pan
2009
as Lucifer
Disinfo.Con
2007
as Self
The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume One
2007
The Films of Kenneth Anger: Volume Two
2007
365 Day Project
2007
as Self
Anger Me
2006
as Himself
Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star
2006
Notes on Marie Menken
2006
as Self
The Spells of Kenneth Anger
2003
as himself
Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof
2003
as Self
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
as Self (uncredited)
Rescued from the Closet
2001
as Self
A Spy in the House of Love
1998
as Himself
SexTV
1998
The Beach Boys and The Satan
1997
as Self
Birth of a Nation
1997
as Self
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
1995
as Self
Jonas in the Desert
1994
as Self
Kenneth Anger’s Hollywood Babylon
1991
as Himself
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
1986
as Self (archive footage)
The Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years
1982
as Self
Lucifer Rising
1974
as The Magus (uncredited)
Look Back at Anger
1974
as Self
Magick Lantern Cycle
1974
as Dreamer / Hecate / The Magick / The Magus
Kenneth Anger: Film as Magical Ritual
1970
as Himself
Langlois
1970
as Self
Invocation of My Demon Brother
1969
as The Magick (uncredited)
Arabesque for Kenneth Anger
1961
The Dead
1960
The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome
1954
as Hecate
Fireworks
1947
as Dreamer (uncredited)
Prisoner of Mars
1942