About

Known credits:
171
Birthday:
1937-01-31
Place of birth:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Philip Glass

Overview

Philip Morris Glass is an American composer. He is one of the most influential music makers of the late 20th century.  His music is also often controversially described as minimal music.

Known for

Acting
2022 A Place Called Music Actor Self N/A
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2022 Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious Actor Self N/A
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2021 War and the Weather Actor N/A
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2017 The Last Dalai Lama? Actor Self N/A
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2017 Uncle Howard Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2017 Trophy Actor Himself 59
Average
2015 The Viking of Sixth Avenue Actor N/A
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2014 What Difference Does It Make? Actor Self 59
Average
2012 Paul Simon: Under African Skies Actor Self 59
Average
2011 Lucinda Childs' Dance Actor Self N/A
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2010 Music Actor N/A
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2009 In The Ocean – A Film About the Classical Avant Garde Actor N/A
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2008 Richard Serra: Man of Steel Actor Self N/A
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2008 Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell Actor Self 58
Average
2008 Making Mishima Actor N/A
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2008 Patti Smith: Dream of Life Actor Self 58
Average
2007 365 Day Project Actor 58
Average
2007 Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts Actor Self 59
Average
2006 The Harry Smith Project Live Actor Self N/A
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2005 Kiki and Herb Reloaded Actor Self N/A
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2005 The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter Actor Self N/A
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2005 Philip Glass: Looking Glass Actor Himself N/A
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2003 Powaqqatsi: Impact of Progress Actor self N/A
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2002 Impact of Progress Actor Self 59
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2002 Essence of Life Actor Interviewee N/A
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2002 The Outsider: The Story of Harry Partch Actor Himself (Interviewee) N/A
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1999 A Brief History of Errol Morris Actor Self 59
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1999 The Source Actor Self 58
Average
1998 The Truman Show Actor Keyboard Artist 80
Very good
1997 Perfect Moment Actor Self N/A
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1997 Classic Albums: Paul Simon - Graceland Actor Self 58
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1987 Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars Actor N/A
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1986 A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera Actor Himself N/A
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1986 The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July Actor N/A
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1986 Bye Bye Kipling Actor Self N/A
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1985 Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera Actor composer (himself) 58
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1983 Four American Composers: Philip Glass Actor Himself 58
Average
1975 What Maisie Knew Actor 59
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1974 Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley Actor Self 59
Average
1971 New Music: Sounds and Voices from the Avant-Garde New York 1971 Actor Self N/A
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1968 Hands Scraping Actor 59
Average
The Making of "Once Within a Time" Actor Self N/A
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Writing
2019 The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten Writing Writer 59
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2018 Taniel Writing Musical N/A
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2014 Einstein on the Beach Writing Writer 59
Average
2011 Philip Glass: Satyagraha Writing Writer 58
Average
1983 Philip Glass: Satyagraha Writing Writer 58
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Sound
2025 Concert for Notre-Dame La Tempête | Sabine Devieilhe | Olivier Latry Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2025 Koyaanisqatsi Inspired Short Film Sound Music 58
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2025 CHIMALMA Sound Music N/A
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2025 Yuja Wang x David Hockney London Lightroom Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2024 Anhedonia Sound Songs 58
Average
2023 The Pigeon Tunnel Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2023 Once Within a Time Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2023 You, Me, and Movies Sound Music N/A
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2023 Klaus Mäkelä conducts Ravel With Yuja Wang and the Orchestre de Paris Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2023 Dobrawa Czocher Europavox Sessions 2023 Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2022 Alice Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2021 LETTERS FROM A DISTANCE Sound Music 58
Average
2021 War and the Weather Sound Music N/A
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2021 100 Foot Wave Sound Original Music Composer 71
Good
2021 In the Penal Colony Sound Sound N/A
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2020 Philip Glass: Akhnaten Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2020 Philip Glass and The Philip Glass Ensemble: Retrospective Sound Music N/A
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2020 Tales from the Loop Sound Original Music Composer 69
Fair
2019 The Metropolitan Opera: Akhnaten Sound Music 59
Average
2019 Universal Machine Sound Music N/A
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2019 Samurai Marathon Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2018 Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2 Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2017 Jane Sound Original Music Composer 62
Fair
2017 The Juniper Tree Sound Music N/A
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2017 The Last Dalai Lama? Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2017 Crônica da Demolição Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2017 07/27/1978: The Pipe Strip Sound Music N/A
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2017 07/27/1978 Sound Music 61
Fair
2016 Glass - Double Concerto for Two Pianos Sound Music N/A
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2015 Fantastic Four Sound Original Music Composer 45
Bad
2014 Leviathan Sound Music 68
Fair
2014 Einstein on the Beach Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2013 November 22, 1963 Sound Music 59
Average
2013 Glass: The Perfect American Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2013 Visitors Sound Music 59
Average
2013 Re: Awakenings Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2012 The Apostle Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
2012 Besa: The Promise Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2011 Lucinda Childs' Dance Sound Music N/A
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2011 Philip Glass: Satyagraha Sound Music 58
Average
2011 Rebirth Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2011 Elena Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
2011 They Were There Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
2011 Glass: Kepler Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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2010 Mr. Nice Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2010 Astral City: A Spiritual Journey Sound Original Music Composer 62
Fair
2010 Trans-Action Sound Music 58
Average
2009 These Vagabond Shoes Sound Music 58
Average
2008 Objects and Memory Sound Music N/A
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2008 The Song Sound Songs N/A
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2007 Animals in Love Sound Music 58
Average
2007 Cassandra's Dream Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
2007 Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2007 Hard-Hearted Sound Music 58
Average
2007 No Reservations Sound Music 64
Fair
2007 No Reservations Sound Original Music Composer 64
Fair
2006 Notes on a Scandal Sound Original Music Composer 66
Fair
2006 The Illusionist Sound Original Music Composer 71
Good
2006 Roving Mars Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
2005 Neverwas Sound Music 59
Average
2005 The Giant Buddhas Sound Original Music Composer 59
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2005 The Moustache Sound Original Music Composer 59
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2004 Undertow Sound Original Music Composer 58
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2004 The Origins of AIDS Sound Music 59
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2004 Taking Lives Sound Original Music Composer 62
Fair
2004 Secret Window Sound Original Music Composer 65
Fair
2003 The Fog of War Sound Original Music Composer 65
Fair
2003 Wildfire Sound Music N/A
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2002 The Hours Sound Original Music Composer 69
Fair
2002 Naqoyqatsi Sound Music 59
Average
2002 The Baroness and the Pig Sound Original Music Composer 58
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2001 The Man in the Bath Sound Music N/A
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1999 The Eden Myth Sound Music N/A
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1999 Pointy Teeth for Pointy People Sound Music N/A
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1999 The Source Sound Sound 58
Average
1998 The Truman Show Sound Music 80
Very good
1998 The Truman Show Sound Original Music Composer 80
Very good
1997 Kundun Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
1997 Bent Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
1997 Perfect Moment Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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1997 Mama General Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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1996 The Secret Agent Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1995 Evidence Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1995 The Interview Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1995 Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh Sound Original Music Composer 56
Average
1995 Untitled: New Blue Sound Music 59
Average
1994 La mort de Molière Sound Music N/A
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1993 Compassion in Exile: The Story of the 14th Dalai Lama Sound Music N/A
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1993 Sara Sound Music 59
Average
1992 Candyman Sound Original Music Composer 64
Fair
1992 Mirror of the Planet Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1992 A Walk Through Prospero's Library Sound Music N/A
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1991 Mindwalk Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1991 A Brief History of Time Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
1991 Anima Mundi Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1991 Closet Land Sound Music Supervisor 59
Average
1989 The Church Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1989 Continuum: Parts 1 & 2 Sound Music Arranger N/A
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1989 Continuum: 1. Initiation Sound Music Arranger N/A
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1988 The Thin Blue Line Sound Music 66
Fair
1988 Powaqqatsi Sound Music 62
Fair
1987 Monolithe Sound Music N/A
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1987 Hamburger Hill Sound Original Music Composer 62
Fair
1986 The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July Sound Music N/A
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1986 In the Upper Room Sound Music N/A
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1986 A Perfect Couple Sound Music N/A
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1985 Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Sound Original Music Composer 66
Fair
1985 Empire City Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1983 ACT III Sound Music N/A
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1983 Koyaanisqatsi Sound Original Music Composer 70
Good
1983 Koyaanisqatsi Sound Music 70
Good
1983 Philip Glass: Satyagraha Sound Music 58
Average
1980 Vivre est une solution Sound Music 59
Average
1980 Geometry of Circles Sound Music 59
Average
1978 North Star: Mark di Suvero Sound Music 58
Average
1977 Carolyn I Sound Music N/A
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1971 Anxious Automation Sound Music N/A
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1971 End of the Art World Sound Music N/A
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1970 Isy Boukir Sound Music N/A
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1968 Inquiring Nuns Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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1968 Railroaded Sound Music N/A
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1966 Chappaqua Sound Music Supervisor 58
Average
The Lost Ones Sound Sound N/A
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Crew
2002 Essence of Life Crew Thanks N/A
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