Woody Allen profile
Actor profile

Woody Allen

30th November 1935 The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA Directing

Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American screenwriter, film director, actor, comedian, writer, musician, and playwright. Allen's distinctive films, which run the gamut from dramas to screwball sex comedies, have made him a notable American director. He is also distinguished by his rapid rate of production and his very large body of work. Allen writes and directs his movies and has also acted in the majority of them. For inspiration, Allen draws heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema, among a wealth of other fields of interest. Allen developed a passion for music early on and is a celebrated jazz clarinetist. What began as a teenage avocation has led to regular public performances at various small venues in his hometown of Manhattan, with occasional appearances at various jazz festivals. Allen joined the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the New Orleans Funeral Ragtime Orchestra in performances that provided the film score for his 1973 comedy Sleeper, and performed in a rare European tour in 1996, which became the subject of the documentary Wild Man Blues.

113 Movies 28 TV Shows 152 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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Twiggy 7th March 2025 as Self (archival footage)
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Scoop 27th July 2006 as Sid Waterman
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Antz 2nd October 1998 as Z-4195 “Z” (voice)
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King Lear 22nd January 1988 as Mr. Alien (uncredited)
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Radio Days 30th January 1987 as Joe (Narrator) (voice) (uncredited)
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Zelig 15th July 1983 as Leonard Zelig
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Sleeper 17th December 1973 as Miles Monroe
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Bananas 28th April 1971 as Fielding Mellish