About

Known credits:
52
Birthday:
1942-06-18
Place of birth:
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Website:
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Roger Ebert

Overview

Roger Ebert was a Pulitzer Prize winning film critic, journalist, and screenwriter.  Described by Forbes magazine as the "most powerful pundit in America", Ebert was the first film critic to be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well as a Pulitzer Prize. 

Ebert's began his criticizing career in 1967 as a critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and later gained national recognition co-hosting a number of shows with Gene Siskel in which they coined the 'thumbs up- thumbs down' style of reviewing.  

Following Siskel's 1999 death Ebert continued to host "And The Movies" with Richard Roeper until 2006 when he stopped appearing due to developing Thyroid cancer.  Complications from the cancer ended up taking much of his tongue and jaw, forcing Ebert to undergo massive reconstruction surgery and speak with the help of a computer program (which was configured with his own voice due to the volume of recorded spoken language from Ebert's TV show).  

He continued to write reviews for his website later in life. On April 3rd, 2013 announced his cancer had returned and he would be taking a "leave of presence", lowering the amount he would be writing and only reviewing films he wanted to review.  

Ebert succumbed to his cancer the next day, April 4th, 2013. 

The balcony is closed. 

Known for

Acting
2020 AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS Actor Self 58
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2020 The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault Actor (archive footage) N/A
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2018 Howard Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2016 Burden Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2014 Life Itself Actor Self - Film Critic 65
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2010 Don't You Forget About Me Actor Self 58
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2009 Waking Sleeping Beauty Actor Self (archive footage) 61
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2009 For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism Actor Self 59
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2007 Cannes: All Access Actor Self 59
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2007 Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 Actor Self 58
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2007 The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo Actor Self 59
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2006 Dead Teenager Movie Actor 58
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2006 Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy Actor Self 59
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2006 Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream Actor Self 59
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2005 The Outsider Actor Self 59
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2005 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Actor Roger Ebert (uncredited) 57
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2004 Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' Actor Self 59
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2004 No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat Actor Self 59
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2004 Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover Actor N/A
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2004 Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade Actor Self 59
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2004 Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River Actor Self 59
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2003 Abby Singer Actor Roger Ebert (uncredited) 58
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2003 Biography - Humphrey Bogart Actor Self - Film Critic N/A
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2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second Actor Self 58
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2002 Searching for Debra Winger Actor Self 58
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2002 All the Love You Cannes! Actor Self 58
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2002 Mysteries of Love Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2001 Princess Mononoke in the U.S.A. Actor Himself 59
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2001 It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures Actor Self 59
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2000 Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation Actor Self 58
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1999 Television: The First Fifty Years Actor Self N/A
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1998 Junket Whore Actor Self N/A
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1998 Welcome to Hollywood Actor Roger Ebert 58
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1998 Independent's Day Actor Self 59
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1997 Pitch Actor Self 58
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1996 Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow! Actor N/A
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1995 You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' Actor Self - Host 59
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1991 Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey Actor Narrator (voice) / Introduction N/A
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1991 Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide Actor Roger Ebert N/A
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1987 Citizen Yuppie Actor Citizen Yuppie N/A
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1986 At the Movies Actor 66
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1985 Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage Actor Self N/A
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1982 At the Movies Actor 68
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1979 An Almost Perfect Affair Actor Self 58
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Sneak Previews Actor Himself 70
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Directing
1987 Citizen Yuppie Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2014 The Thinking Molecules of Titan Writing Short Story 58
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1987 Citizen Yuppie Writing Writer N/A
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1979 Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens Writing Screenplay 57
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1976 Up! Writing Original Story 58
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1970 Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Writing Story 59
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1970 Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Writing Screenplay 59
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