Biography
James Earle Breslin was an American journalist and author. Until the time of his death, he wrote a column for the New York Daily News Sunday edition. He wrote numerous novels, and columns of his appeared regularly in various newspapers in his hometown of New York City.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
2018
as Self
Directors Jonathan Alter, John Block and Steve McCarthy bring New York columnists Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill’s courageous writing to life, celebrat...
Son of Sam: The Hunt for a Killer
2017
as Self (archive footage)
A shocking serial murder case terrorized New York 40 years ago. Surviving victims, families of the deceased, and the detectives who worked on the case...
Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story
2005
as Self
A story of violence, love, sex, politics and media centered around the life of Griffith, a six-time world welterweight champion.
Porn King: The Trials Of Al Goldstein
2005
Al Goldstein, the controversial adult magazine publisher, is up against the odds as he takes on the D.A., the press and an even larger nightmare: irre...
Summer of Sam
1999
as Jimmy Breslin
During the summer of 1977, a killer known as the Son of Sam keeps all of New York City on edge with a series of brutal murders.
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
1996
as Self
Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane (1941). Features interviews with Welles' and H...
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988
as Self
A humourous telling of the history of the comic book superhero.
The Neighborhood
1982
Story
A neighborhood in Brooklyn reacts to the first black families moving into the community.
I Go Pogo
1980
as P.T. Bridgeport (voice)
Pogo Possum is finagled into running for President of the United States in this stop motion animated film.
If Ever I See You Again
1978
as Mario
Bob Morrison, a successful composer of TV commercial jingles, is unhappy with his lack of creative freedom in developing the definitive dog-food song....
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
1971
Novel
A Brooklyn mobster and his gang try to rub out their rivals.
Norman Mailer vs. Fun City
1970
Dick Fontaine documents Norman Mailer’s 1969 bid for the Mayor’s office in New York City. Accompanied by his running mate, Jimmy Breslin, Mailer char...