Bobby Fischer
Acting
13
Acting Credits
Biography
Robert James "Bobby" Fischer was an American chess prodigy, grandmaster, and the eleventh World Chess Champion. Many consider him the greatest chess player of all time. At age 13 Fischer won a "brilliancy" that became known as The Game of the Century. Starting at age 14, Fischer played in eight United States Championships, winning each by at least a one-point margin. At age 15, Fischer became both the youngest grandmaster up to that time and the youngest candidate for the World Championship. At...
Known For
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Pawn Sacrifice
Self (archive footage)
Queen of Chess
Self (archival footage)
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Self (archive footage)
Bobby Fischer Against the World
Himself (archive footage)
The Great Chess Movie
Self (archive footage)
Requiem for Bobby Fischer
Himself (archive footage)
Filmography
Queen of Chess
2026
as Self (archival footage)
American Humor
2026
as Man (archive voice) (uncredited)
The Ghost of Bobby Fischer
2024
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Pawn Sacrifice
2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Fight for Fischer's Estate
2011
as himself
Chess History
2011
as Self
Bobby Fischer Against the World
2011
as Himself (archive footage)
Requiem for Bobby Fischer
2010
as Himself (archive footage)
Me & Bobby Fischer
2009
as Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993
as Self (archive footage)
The Great Chess Movie
1982
as Self (archive footage)
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self