Woody Allen

Directing · Born 1935-11-30 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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…

Filmography

• Manhattan as Isaac Davis
• Annie Hall as Alvy Singer
• Deconstructing Harry as Harry Block
• Manhattan Murder Mystery as Larry Lipton
• Zelig as Leonard Zelig
• Hannah and Her Sisters as Mickey Sachs
• Crimes and Misdemeanors as Cliff Stern
• Love and Death as Boris Grushenko
• Play It Again, Sam as Allan Felix
• Take the Money and Run as Virgil Starkwell

TV

• The Merv Griffin Show as Self
• Allen v. Farrow as Self (archive footage)
• The Mod Squad
• PBS News Hour as Self
• Philip Marlowe
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
• The Oscars as Self
• Crisis in Six Scenes as Sidney J. Munsinger
• Kraft Music Hall as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Host