Biography
Warren Beatty (born March 30, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has been nominated for fourteen Academy Awards: four for Best Actor, four for Best Picture, two for Best Director, three for Original Screenplay, and one for Adapted Screenplay; he won Best Director for Reds (1981). He is the brother of actress Shirley MacLaine.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Faye
2024
as Self - Actor / Producer, Bonnie and Clyde (archive footage)
Through honest reflection, complemented by insight from colleagues and friends, Faye Dunaway contextualizes her life and filmography, laying bare her ...

Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In
2023
as Dick Tracy / Self
Film experts Leonard Maltin and Ben Mankiewicz interview famous detective Dick Tracy about his life and career, with a surprise appearance by legendar...

Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In
2023
Director, Writer, Producer
Film experts Leonard Maltin and Ben Mankiewicz interview famous detective Dick Tracy about his life and career, with a surprise appearance by legendar...

Mr. Saturday Night
2021
The untold story of Robert Stigwood, the impresario behind “Saturday Night Fever” and its record-breaking disco soundtrack.

Live at Mister Kelly's
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The iconic Mister Kelly’s bedazzled the country by launching superstars like Barbra Streisand, Richard Pryor, Bette Midler, and Steve Martin. It smash...

Becoming Iconic
2018
as Self
Baker's journey in completing Nicolas Cage's "Inconceivable" and exclusive interviews with top directors recounting their experiences with their first...

Rules Don't Apply
2016
as Howard Hughes
It's Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin Marla Mabrey, under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes, arrives in Los Ang...

Rules Don't Apply
2016
Director, Producer, Story
It's Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin Marla Mabrey, under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes, arrives in Los Ang...

Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood
2015
as Self (archive footage)

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

Paul Williams Still Alive
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Filmmaker and longtime fan Stephen Kessler's portrait of the award-winning 1970s singer-songwriter-actor, who disappeared for much of the 1980s and '9...

I'm Still Here
2010
Thanks
I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as...

Dick Tracy Special
2009
as Dick Tracy
Leonard Maltin interviews Warren Beatty as Dick Tracy, while film clips trace the history of the comic strip detective.

Dick Tracy Special
2009
Director, Writer, Producer
Leonard Maltin interviews Warren Beatty as Dick Tracy, while film clips trace the history of the comic strip detective.

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Fueled by a raging libido, Wild Turkey, and superhuman doses of drugs, Thompson was a true "free lance, " goring sacred cows with impunity, hilarity, ...

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008
as Self
Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and emigrated to Canada near the turn of the century....

Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
2008
as Self
The making-of documentary of Bonnie and Clyde.

The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel
2006
as Self
Retrospective documentary of the film "Bugsy"

Witness to 'Reds'
2006
as Self
Cast and crew of "Reds" revisit their memories and stories while making the film.

Ask the Dust
2006
Thanks
Mexican beauty Camilla hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini, a first-generati...

One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern
2005
as Self
ONE BRIGHT SHINING MOMENT retraces George McGovern's bold presidential campaign of 1972 - a grassroots campaign that fought for peace and justice, and...

Inside Deep Throat
2005
as Self (archive footage)
In 1972, a seemingly typical shoestring budget pornographic film was made in a Florida hotel: "Deep Throat," starring Linda Lovelace. This film would ...

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
2004
as Lyle Rogers (archive footage)
There are some movies that are so bad they're good. And there are some movies that are so bad- that they're just bad...

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
From Disturbing Discoveries to Astonishing Arressts, and Tragic Endings. In this tv-special, E! countdowns the greatest moments in the entertainment i...

The Kid Stays in the Picture
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans, based on his famous 1994 autobiography.

Town & Country
2001
as Porter Stoddard
Porter Stoddard is a well-known New York architect who is at a crossroads... a nexus where twists and turns lead to myriad missteps, some with his wif...

Down to Earth
2001
Original Film Writer
Struggling comic Lance Barton knows what it's like to die on stage. But when his life takes an unexpected turn - straight to heaven - Lance is sure th...

Forever Hollywood
1999
as Self
Noted Hollywood stars and directors talk about the history and evolution of the film industry in Los Angeles.

Bulworth
1998
as Jay Bulworth
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecti...

Bulworth
1998
Screenplay, Director, Producer
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecti...

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the ...

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self
Based on the first centenary of the largest exporter of films in the world, that is Hollywood, is the story told by its protagonists, actors and write...

Love Affair
1994
as Mike Gambril
Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land on a small atoll. They become romantic on board a ship ...

Love Affair
1994
Screenplay, Producer
Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land on a small atoll. They become romantic on board a ship ...
Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro
1992
as Self
Documentary about Vittorio Storaro, cinematographer of Apocalypse Now, The Last Emperor, Reds, Il Confimista, 1900. Vittorio Storaro talks about his w...

Bugsy
1991
as Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel
New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitat...

Bugsy
1991
Producer
New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitat...

Madonna: Truth or Dare
1991
as Self
From the rains of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday tribute to her father in Detroit, this documentary...

Dick Tracy: Behind the Badge, Behind the Scenes
1990
as Self
The making of the film Dick Tracy (1990).

Dick Tracy
1990
as Dick Tracy
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Ca...

Dick Tracy
1990
Producer, Director
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Ca...
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
as Himself
A study of the Group Theatre, a company that changed the face of American drama. The Group was founded in 1931 by Cheryl Crawford, Harold Clurman and ...

The Pick-up Artist
1987
Executive Producer
A womanizer meets his match when he falls for the daughter of a gambling addict who is in debt to the mob.

Ishtar
1987
as Lyle Rogers
Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the CIA, the ...

Ishtar
1987
Producer
Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the CIA, the ...

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
as Self
Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984
Star studded show

Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City ...

Reds
1981
as John Reed
An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical co...

Reds
1981
Director, Producer, Screenplay
An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical co...

Heaven Can Wait
1978
as Joe Pendleton
Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to...

Heaven Can Wait
1978
Producer, Director, Screenplay
Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to...

The Fortune
1975
as Nicky Wilson
Two bumbling hustlers in the 1920s attempt to gain the fortune of an heiress. Nothing will stop them, not even murder.

Shampoo
1975
as George Roundy
A Beverly Hills hairdresser runs around town on the eve of the 1968 presidential election trying to make heads or tails of his financial and romantic ...

Shampoo
1975
Writer, Producer
A Beverly Hills hairdresser runs around town on the eve of the 1968 presidential election trying to make heads or tails of his financial and romantic ...

The Parallax View
1974
as Joseph Frady
An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corpora...

Year of the Woman
1973
as Self
Utitlising humour, fantasy, animation, poetry and theatrics, Hochman and her crew challenge the male establishment for ignoring the first meeting of t...

$
1971
as Joe Collins
A bank security expert plots with a call girl to rob the safety deposit boxes of three very different criminals from a high-tech bank in Hamburg.

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971
as John McCabe
A gambler and a prostitute become thriving business partners in a remote Old West mining town until a large corporation arrives on the scene.

The Only Game in Town
1970
as Joe Grady
Fran walks into a piano bar for pizza. She comes back home with Joe, the piano player. Joe plans on winning $5,000 and leave Las Vegas. Fran waits for...

The Movie Orgy
1968
as Clyde Barrow (archive footage)
Clips from assorted television programs, B-movies, commercials, music performances, newsreels, bloopers, satirical short films and promotional and gov...

Bonnie and Clyde
1967
as Clyde Barrow
In the 1930s, bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the c...

Bonnie and Clyde
1967
Producer
In the 1930s, bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the c...

Kaleidoscope
1966
as Barney Lincoln
Barney Lincoln is a rambling gambling man who scores sensational wins at poker and chemin de fer because he has succeeded in marking the original plat...

Promise Her Anything
1966
as Harley Rummel
A widowed mother decides to go after the child psychologist she works for because she thinks he'll be able to provide for her toddler, the catch is he...

Mickey One
1965
as Mickey
A former comic is on the run from the mob.

Lilith
1964
as Vincent Bruce
Vincent Bruce, a war veteran, begins working as an occupational therapist at Poplar Lodge, a private psychiatric facility for wealthy people where he ...

All Fall Down
1962
as Berry-Berry Willart
Ralph and Annabell Willart are a feuding couple who are constantly bickering over their worthless, good-for-nothing son Berry-Berry. When Berry-Berry ...

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961
as Paolo di Leo
Critics and the public say Karen Stone is too old -- as she approaches 50 -- for her role in a play she is about to take to Broadway. Her businessman ...

Splendor in the Grass
1961
as Bud Stamper
A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madne...

The Night America Trembled
1957
as 1st Card Player
A recreation and commentary on how people reacted to the radio broadcast of The War Of The Worlds in 1938. [An episode of the CBS anthology series "St...

Ashes to Dust
N/A
Thanks
Estranged siblings Elizabeth and Danny reunite in their childhood home after the death of their eccentric mother. Without a will or any instructions, ...