Biography(1987)

Name: Biography
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1987-04-06
Rating: 6.7

★ 6.7(36)1h 0m332 episodesEnded

Documentary

Biography is a documentary television series. It was originally a half-hour filmed series produced for CBS by David Wolper from 1961 to 1964 and hosted by Mike Wallace. The A&E Network later re-ran it and has produced new episodes since 1987. The older version featured historical figures such as Helen Keller and Mark Twain, or long-dead entertainment figures such as Will Rogers or John Barrymore. The A&E series has placed the emphasis on such people as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Plácido Domingo, Freddie Mercury, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Eric Clapton, Pope John Paul II, Gene Tierney, Selena, Diego Rivera, Mao Zedong and Queen Elizabeth II, and fictional characters like The Phantom, Superman, Hamlet, Betty Boop, and Santa Claus. The program ended up profiling enough figures that in 1999, A&E spun it off into an entire network, The Biography Channel.

First aired:: 1987-04-06
Country:: US, GB
Network:: CBS, A&E

Episodes

9. Arnold Schwarzenegger
★ 9.5
2003-01-28 · 48m
Biography on the Action Legend from 2003.
10. Eva Braun: Love & Death
2003-03-04 · 60m
Eva Braun's own home movie footage highlights this portrait of the enigmatic woman who was Hitler's mistress and at the end his wife.
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18. Aileen Wuornos
2003-04-22 · 60m
Aileen Wuornos, a poor prostitute with an abusive past, becomes one of the most notorious female serial killers in American history.
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19. All the Presidents' Kids
2003-04-29 · 60m
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20. Edith Hahn Beer: The Nazi Officer's Wife
2003-05-06 · 60m
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21. Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor
2003-05-13 · 60m
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22. Harrison Ford: The Reluctant Hero
2003-05-20 · 60m
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23. John McCain: American Maverick
2003-05-27 · 60m
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24. Kim Jong Il
2003-06-03 · 60m
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25. Louis XIV: The Sun King
2003-06-10 · 60m
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26. Sears
2003-06-17 · 60m
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27. Ted Kaczynski: The Unabomber
2003-06-24 · 60m
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28. The Munsters: America's First Family of Fright
2003-07-01 · 60m
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29. The Post-Impressionists: Van Gogh & Gauguin
2003-07-08 · 60m
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30. The Saudi Royal Family
2003-07-15 · 60m
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31. Ariel Sharon
2004-01-08 · 60m
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32. Bram Stoker
2004-01-20 · 60m
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33. Doc Holliday
2004-01-27 · 60m
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34. Harley-Davidson
2004-02-03 · 60m
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35. Harold Shipman
2004-02-10 · 60m
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36. Jesus: His Life
2004-02-17 · 60m
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37. Joan of Arc: Virgin Warrior
2004-02-24 · 60m
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38. Lord Byron
2004-03-02 · 60m
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39. Pat Tillman
2004-03-09 · 60m
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40. Ringling Brothers
2004-03-16 · 60m
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41. Sir Isaac Newton: The Gravity of Genius
2004-03-23 · 60m
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42. St. Francis of Assisi
2004-03-30 · 60m
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43. The Google Boys
2004-04-06 · 60m
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44. Batman
2003-07-07 · 45m
Go inside the camp classic with star Adam West and a host of clips from the '60s staple. Rarely seen screen tests and behind-the-scenes photographs. Clips of some of the show's interviews with cast and creators.