About
Larry King
Overview
Larry King (born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger; November 19, 1933 – January 23, 2021) was an American television host, radio host, and paid spokesman, whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys, an Emmy award, and 10 Cable ACE Awards.
King began as a local Florida journalist and radio interviewer in the 1950s and 1960s, and gained prominence beginning in 1978 as host of The Larry King Show, an all-night nationwide call-in radio program heard on the Mutual Broadcasting System. From 1985 to 2010, he hosted the nightly interview television program Larry King Live on CNN. From 2012 until 2020, he hosted Larry King Now on Hulu and RT America. He continued to host Politicking with Larry King, a weekly political talk show which has aired weekly on the same two channels from 2013 until his death.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2024 | I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | Naked Ambition: Bunny Yeager | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | Pamela, A Love Story | Actor | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 62 Fair |
| 2023 | Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | The Real Hunt for Red October | Actor | Self (Archive Footage) | 69 Fair |
| 2020 | My Darling Vivian | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Dying to be Frozen | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2019 | Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Where's My Roy Cohn? | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 58 Average |
| 2019 | Mike Wallace Is Here | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Debbie & Doug Drop Acid in the Desert | Actor | Fear | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Third Party President: Citizen Rocky | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2017 | American Satan | Actor | Self | 63 Fair |
| 2017 | Lundon's Bridge and the Three Keys | Actor | Wart | N/A N/A |
| 2017 | Lundon's Bridge and the Three Keys | Actor | King Pom | N/A N/A |
| 2017 | Only the Dead Know the Brooklyn Americans | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 2016 | The Remake | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Shadow World | Actor | Self - Journalist (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Burzynski: The Cancer Cure Cover-Up | Actor | himself | N/A N/A |
| 2015 | Chasing Tyson | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Dude Bro Party Massacre III | Actor | Coach Handsey | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Chloe and Theo | Actor | Himself | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Deli Man | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2015 | The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2014 | Nelson Mandela Redrawn | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2014 | Mystical Traveler | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2014 | The Joe Show | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Drew Peterson: Untouchable | Actor | Himself (Archivefootage) | 58 Average |
| 2013 | The Armstrong Lie | Actor | Himself (archive Footage) | 60 Fair |
| 2013 | Glickman | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Anna Nicole | Actor | Himself (uncredited / archivefootage) | 58 Average |
| 2013 | Larry King Now | Actor | Himself - Host | 69 Fair |
| 2013 | Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2013 | The Power of Few | Actor | Larry King | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Pauly Shore's Pauly-tics | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2012 | Top Priority: The Terror Within | Actor | Self - Former CNN Host (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Decoding Deepak | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Gloria: In Her Own Words | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2010 | The House of Steinbrenner | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2010 | History of the Miami Dolphins | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Shrek Forever After | Actor | Doris (voice) | 63 Fair |
| 2010 | Sex, Drugs & Religion | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Dominick Dunne: After the Party | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Swing Vote | Actor | Larry King | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Xaviera Hollander, the Happy Hooker: Portrait of a Sexual Revolutionary | Actor | Himself | 58 Average |
| 2008 | Mon Clown | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 58 Average |
| 2007 | Bee Movie | Actor | Bee Larry King (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2007 | Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2007 | The Kingdom | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 65 Fair |
| 2007 | Shrek the Third | Actor | Doris (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2007 | Brando | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Chasing October | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2006 | ...So Goes the Nation | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Future by Design | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2005 | The Last Mogul | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2004 | Catching Kringle | Actor | Larry King | N/A N/A |
| 2004 | Far Far Away Idol | Actor | Ugly Stepsister (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2004 | Fahrenheit 9/11 | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 67 Fair |
| 2004 | Mr. 3000 | Actor | Self | 57 Average |
| 2004 | The Stepford Wives | Actor | Self | 57 Average |
| 2004 | Shrek 2 | Actor | Ugly Stepsister (voice) | 72 Good |
| 2002 | John Q | Actor | Larry King | 68 Fair |
| 2002 | Lewis Black: Taxed Beyond Belief | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2001 | America's Sweethearts | Actor | Self | 57 Average |
| 2001 | Shot Heard 'Round the World | Actor | Himself - Dodger Fan | 59 Average |
| 2000 | The Contender | Actor | Larry King | 61 Fair |
| 2000 | The Kid | Actor | Larry King | 64 Fair |
| 1999 | Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1999 | Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh? | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 1998 | Enemy of the State | Actor | Larry King | 68 Fair |
| 1998 | Bulworth | Actor | Larry King | 60 Fair |
| 1998 | Primary Colors | Actor | Himself | 60 Fair |
| 1998 | An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn | Actor | Self | 57 Average |
| 1997 | The Jackal | Actor | Himself | 62 Fair |
| 1997 | Mad City | Actor | Larry King (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1997 | Contact | Actor | Larry King | 72 Good |
| 1997 | Perfect Moment | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1997 | Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1996 | The Long Kiss Goodnight | Actor | Self | 63 Fair |
| 1995 | Spin | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1995 | Open Season | Actor | Larry King | 58 Average |
| 1994 | UFO Cover-Up Live with Larry King | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1993 | We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | Actor | Himself (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Dave | Actor | Larry King | 63 Fair |
| 1990 | The Exorcist III | Actor | Larry King | 60 Fair |
| 1990 | Crazy People | Actor | Larry King | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! | Actor | TV Talk Show Host | 59 Average |
| 1988 | Jackie Robinson: An American Journey | Actor | On Screen Narrator (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 1988 | Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1985 | Larry King Live | Actor | Self - Host | 66 Fair |
| 1985 | Lost in America | Actor | Larry King (voice) (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters | Actor | Larry King | 74 Good |
| Truthpoint: Exile — New World Origins | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Bring Back... Dallas | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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| 2015 | Christmas Eve | Production | Producer | 58 Average |