Gore Vidal

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. Senate (for California). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gore Vidal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Simpsons

Family Guy

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Real Time with Bill Maher

The Mike Douglas Show

American Experience

All Movies (46)

Best of Enemies2015 · as Self
Wilde Salomé2013 · as Self
Salinger2013 · as Self - Writer
Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia2013 · as Self
Valentino's Ghost2013 · as Self
Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open2013 · as Self
Norman Mailer: The American2012 · as Self
The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell2011 · as Self
Public Speaking2011 · as Self (archive footage)
Standing Army2010 · as Self
Shrink2009 · as George Charles
Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press2008 · as Self
Zero: An Investigation Into 9/112008 · as Self
The U.S. vs. John Lennon2006 · as Self
Global Haywire2006 · as Self
Revisiting Brideshead2005 · as Self
One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern2005 · as Self
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula2005 · as Self
Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She2005 · as Narrator (Voice)
Inside Deep Throat2005 · as Self
Why We Fight2005 · as Self - Author, "Imperial America"
High Tech Lincoln2005 · as Self
Thinking XXX2004 · as Self
The Education of Gore Vidal2003 · as Self
Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others2003 · as Self
Igby Goes Down2002 · as First School Headmaster (uncredited)
The Cockettes2002 · as Self (archive footage)
Rescued from the Closet2001 · as Self
Gattaca1997 · as Director Josef
Shadow Conspiracy1997 · as Page
The Celluloid Closet1996 · as Self
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage1994 · as Self
In Search of Oz1994 · as Self
With Honors1994 · as Prof. Pitkannan
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic1993 · as Self - Author
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's1993 · as Self
Bob Roberts1992 · as Senator Brickley Paiste
Billy the Kid1989 · as Preacher (uncredited)
Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No1984 · as Self
A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula'1981 · as Self - Writer
Roma1972 · as Gore Vidal (uncredited)
The Homosexuals1967 · as Self
The Best Man1964 · as Delegate (uncredited)
Suddenly, Last Summer1959 · as Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
Ritual in Transfigured Time1946 · as Man (uncredited)
Ten Year Old Boy Pilot1936 · as Himself

All TV Shows (26)

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood2010 · as Self
The Henry Rollins Show2006
Jack & Bobby2004 · as Documentary Host
Real Time with Bill Maher2003 · as Self
Da Ali G Show2000 · as Self
Family Guy1999 · as Gore Vidal (voice)
Thomas Jefferson1997 · as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
The Simpsons1989 · as Gore Vidal (voice)
American Experience1988 · as Self
American Experience1988 · as Self (archive footage)
Television1985
Wogan1982 · as Self
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman1976 · as Self
Apostrophes1975 · as Self
Playboy After Dark1969 · as Self
The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In1968 · as Self (uncredited)
Omnibus1967 · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
The David Susskind Show1959 · as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957 · as Self
What's My Line?1950 · as Self - Panelist