Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking

1942-01-08 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK 43 Credits

Biography

Stephen William Hawking CH CBE FRS FRSA was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author, and Director of Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology within the University of Cambridge. His scientific works included a collaboration with Roger Penrose on gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation. Hawking was the first to set out a theory of cosmology explain...

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Hawking: Can You Hear Me?

Hawking: Can You Hear Me?

2021

as Himself

7.0
Acting

A documentary telling the remarkable human story of Stephen Hawking. For the first time, the personal archives and the testimonies of his closest fami...

Peter: The Human Cyborg

Peter: The Human Cyborg

2020

as archive footage

6.0
Acting

Peter: The Human Cyborg is the extraordinary journey of super-scientist Peter Scott-Morgan as he turns himself into a cyborg in an attempt to overcome...

Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know

Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know

2020

as Self

6.6
Acting

Black holes stand at the limit of what we can know. To explore that edge of knowledge, the Event Horizon Telescope links observatories across the worl...

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time

2019

as Self - Narrator (archive sound)

8.7
Acting

How's it all gonna end? This experience takes us on a journey to the end of time, trillions of years into the future, to discover what the fate of our...

Why Are We Creative?

Why Are We Creative?

2018

as Self

7.6
Acting

A 30 years odyssey: the world's most intriguing artists and thinkers from the fields of visual art, music, filmmaking, acting, literature, philosophy,...

The Search for a New Earth

The Search for a New Earth

2017

as Himself

3.0
Acting

In this landmark film Professor Hawking, alongside engineer and radio astronomy expert Professor Danielle George and a former student, Christophe Galf...

The Truth Is in the Stars

The Truth Is in the Stars

2017

as Self

7.1
Acting

William Shatner sits down with scientists, innovators and celebrities to discuss how the optimism of 'Star Trek' influenced multiple generations.

The Entire Universe

The Entire Universe

2016

as Participant

3.5
Acting

Eric Idle persuades Professor Brian Cox to present a lecture on the birth of the entire universe. Brian soon realises Eric is actually hosting a comed...

Quantum Is Calling

Quantum Is Calling

2016

as Himself

6.6
Acting

Zoe Saldana enlists the help of Stephen Hawking to solve a quantum riddle in order to get Simon Pegg’s cat back. This follows Paul Rudd’s epic quantum...

The University

2016

as Himself

Acting

On a NASA research base in Silicon Valley, there's an organization that's changing the world ... Singularity University (SU). Created by renowned futu...

Anyone Can Quantum

2016

as Himself

7.2
Acting

The game is real and the stakes are high as the future of humanity hangs in the balance. Can Paul Rudd, an actor, beat Stephen Hawking, one of the gr...

Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places

2016

as Himself - Presenter

10.0
Acting

Commander Stephen Hawking pilots his space ship the SS Hawking on the journey of a lifetime, zooming from black holes to the Big Bang, Saturn to Santa...

Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking

Dara Ó Briain Meets Stephen Hawking

2015

as Self

9.0
Acting

Since he was a teenager, Dara O Briain has been fascinated with professor Stephen Hawking, the world's most celebrated scientist. In this special film...

Little Britain Sketch

Little Britain Sketch

2015

as Self

9.5
Acting

David Walliams reprises his iconic character Lou for the exclusive return of Little Britain with a very special guest - Professor Stephen Hawking. Als...

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

2014

as Self

7.5
Acting

With unprecedented access, this program reveals the humour, chaos and passion that went into bringing the Flying Circus to the stage cumulating in the...

Monty Python Live (Mostly)

Monty Python Live (Mostly)

2014

as Self

7.0
Acting

Celebrate the last night of the Pythons on the big screen! With John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.

Stem Cell Universe With Stephen Hawking

Stem Cell Universe With Stephen Hawking

2014

as Self

7.2
Acting

The use of embryonic stem cells has ignited fierce debate across the spiritual and political spectrum. But what if we could create manmade stem cells ...

The Unbelievers

The Unbelievers

2013

as Self

6.5
Acting

Scientists Richard Dawkins and Lawrence Krauss travel the globe promoting a scientific worldview and the rational questioning of religious belief.

David Blaine: Real or Magic

David Blaine: Real or Magic

2013

as Self

6.7
Acting

David Blaine's signature brand of street magic mystifies the most recognisable celebrities in the world, such as Jamie Foxx, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Pau...

Hawking

Hawking

2013

as Self

7.6
Acting

The extraordinary story of the planet’s most famous contemporary scientist, told in his own words and by those closest to him. Made with unique access...

Hawking

Hawking

2013

Writer

7.6
Writing

The extraordinary story of the planet’s most famous contemporary scientist, told in his own words and by those closest to him. Made with unique access...

London 2012: Paralympics Opening Ceremony

2012

as Self

7.5
Acting

The opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic games.

Surviving Progress

Surviving Progress

2011

as Self

7.3
Acting

Humanity’s ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse? Ronald Wright...

When Aliens Attack

When Aliens Attack

2011

as Self - Theoretical Physicist (archive footage)

5.8
Acting

What if an extra-terrestrial force attacked Earth? What might that look like and how will the people of Earth respond? Consulting a cast of world-reno...

The Universe: God and the Universe

The Universe: God and the Universe

2011

as Self - Co-Author, 'The Grand Design'

9.0
Acting

Where did the universe come from and did a creator have a hand in making it? As scientists learn more about the universe, our ideas about exactly what...

CERN, or The Factory for the Absolute

2010

as Self (voice)

Acting

Human action is often influenced by the desire for knowledge. This desire is in itself a positive impulse and could be said to be the basis of all pro...

Beautiful Equations

Beautiful Equations

2010

as Self

Acting

Artist and writer Matt Collings takes the plunge into an alien world of equations. He asks top scientists to help him understand five of the most famo...

Stephen Hawking and The Theory of Everything

Stephen Hawking and The Theory of Everything

2009

as Himself

7.6
Acting

Twenty years after A Brief History of Time flummoxed the world with its big numbers and black holes, its author, Stephen Hawking, concedes that the "u...

Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs

Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs

2008

as Stephen Hawking (voice)

6.9
Acting

Fresh off ripping space-time a new one at the end of "Bender's Big Score," the Planet Express crew is back to mend the tear in reality, or (hopefully)...

The 11th Hour

The 11th Hour

2007

as Self

6.7
Acting

A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Featuring ongoing dia...

Last Days on Earth

Last Days on Earth

2006

as Self

5.2
Acting

How secure is our future? This eye-opening documentary -- which uses computer-generated imagery to illustrate an asteroid collision, black holes and w...

Alien Planet

Alien Planet

2005

as Self

7.0
Acting

The dynamic meeting of solid science and futuristic simulation culminates in a dramatic exploration to another inhabited planet seven light years away...

Red Dwarf A–Z

Red Dwarf A–Z

2003

as Self

8.5
Acting

A compilation of clips and interviews, originally broadcast on BBC2's Red Dwarf Night, celebrating the show's 10th anniversary in 1998, and subsequent...

Red Dwarf A–Z

Red Dwarf A–Z

2003

Thanks

8.5

A compilation of clips and interviews, originally broadcast on BBC2's Red Dwarf Night, celebrating the show's 10th anniversary in 1998, and subsequent...

Stephen Hawking's Universum 1 - Sehen ist glauben

1998

as Darsteller

Acting
Equinox: Black Holes

Equinox: Black Holes

1997

7.5
Acting

Documentary on nature's ultimate abyss, the black hole. It is the darkest thing in the universe and its gravity is so powerful that not even light can...

Fractals: The Colors of Infinity

Fractals: The Colors of Infinity

1995

as Self

6.5
Acting

Explores the revolutionary world of Fractal Geometry - its far-reaching and often unexpected implications - its powerful and revolutionary application...

Visions of Heaven and Hell

Visions of Heaven and Hell

1994

as Self

Acting

Dennis Potter, Esther Dyson, William Gibson and other techno-thinkers appeared in this award-winning three-part documentary series which examined soci...

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Descent

1993

as Self

7.0
Acting

The Enterprise is diverted to Ohniaka Three, when the colony signals that it is under attack. Arriving at the outpost, the Starfleet Officers discover...

A Brief History of Time

A Brief History of Time

1991

as Self

7.2
Acting

This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer. Hawk...

A Brief History of Time

A Brief History of Time

1991

Author

7.2

This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer. Hawk...

God, the Universe and Everything Else

God, the Universe and Everything Else

1988

as Self

6.1
Acting

In a studio setting, Stephen Hawking, Arthur C. Clarke and Carl Sagan (who joins them via satellite) discuss the Big Bang theory, God, our existence a...

MiP: The Journey Across the Universe

MiP: The Journey Across the Universe

N/A

as Stephen Hawking (voice)

Acting

A distance planet in a distant star system has a plan: to construct highly advanced miniature robots to send to a wide number of planets in need of an...