Woody Allen has acted in, directed, and written many films starting in the 1960s. His first film was the 1965 comedy What's New Pussycat?, which featured him as both writer and performer. Feeling that his New Yorker humor clashed with director Clive Donner's British sensibility, he decided to direct all future films from his own material. He was unable to prevent other directors from producing films based on previous stage plays of his to which he had already sold the film rights, notably 1972's successful film Play it Again, Sam from the 1969 play of the same title directed by Herbert Ross.
Allen's directorial debut, the 1966 film What's Up, Tiger Lily?, was a dramatic Japanese spy movie re-dubbed in English with completely new, comedic dialog. He continued to write, direct, and star in comedic slapstick films such as Take the Money and Run (1969), Bananas (1971) and Sleeper (1973), before finding widespread critical acclaim for his romantic comedies Annie Hall (1977) and Manhattan (1979); he won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for the former. Despite being influenced by European art cinema and venturing into more dramatic territory, with Interiors (1978) and Another Woman (1988) being prime examples of this transition, he continued to direct several comedies.
In addition to works of fiction, Allen appeared as himself in many documentaries and other works of non-fiction, including Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures, Wild Man Blues and The Concert for New York City. He has also been the subject of and appeared in three documentaries about himself, including To Woody Allen, From Europe with Love in 1980, Woody Allen: A Life in Film in 2001 and the 2011 PBS American Masters documentary, Woody Allen: a Documentary (directed by Robert B. Weide). He also wrote for and contributed to a number of television series early in his career, including The Tonight Show as guest host.
According to Box Office Mojo, Allen's films have grossed a total of more than $575 million, with an average of $14 million per film (domestic gross figures as a director). Currently, all of the films he directed for American International Pictures, United Artists and Orion Pictures between 1965 and 1992 are owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, which acquired all the studios in separate transactions. The films he directed by ABC Pictures are now property of American Broadcasting Company, who in turn licensed their home video rights to MGM.
Films
editFeature films
edit| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | What's New Pussycat? | No | Yes | Yes | Victor Shakapopulis | [1] |
| 1966 | What's Up, Tiger Lily? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Himself / Various voices | [2] |
| 1967 | Casino Royale | No | No | Yes | Dr. Noah / Jimmy Bond | [3] |
| 1969 | Take the Money and Run | Yes | Yes | Yes | Virgil Starkwell | [2] |
| Don't Drink the Water | No | Yes | No | — | [2] | |
| 1971 | Bananas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Fielding Mellish | [2] |
| 1972 | Play It Again, Sam | No | Yes | Yes | Allan Felix | [I] |
| Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Victor Shakapopulis / Fabrizio / The Fool / Sperm #1 | [2] | |
| 1973 | Sleeper | Yes | Yes | Yes | Miles Monroe | [2] |
| 1975 | Love and Death | Yes | Yes | Yes | Boris Grushenko | [2] |
| 1976 | The Front | No | No | Yes | Howard Prince | [4] |
| 1977 | Annie Hall | Yes | Yes | Yes | Alvy Singer | [2] |
| 1978 | Interiors | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 1979 | Manhattan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Isaac Davis | [2] |
| 1980 | Stardust Memories | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sandy Bates | [2] |
| 1982 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Andrew | [2] |
| 1983 | Zelig | Yes | Yes | Yes | Leonard Zelig | [2] |
| 1984 | Broadway Danny Rose | Yes | Yes | Yes | Danny Rose | [2] |
| 1985 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 1986 | Hannah and Her Sisters | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mickey Sachs | [2] |
| 1987 | Radio Days | Yes | Yes | Yes | Joe (voice) | [2] |
| King Lear | No | No | Yes | Mr. Alien (cameo) | [5] | |
| September | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] | |
| 1988 | Another Woman | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 1989 | New York Stories | Partial | Partial | Yes | Sheldon Mills | |
| Crimes and Misdemeanors | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cliff Stern | [2] | |
| 1990 | Alice | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 1991 | Scenes from a Mall | No | No | Yes | Nick Fifer | [6] |
| Shadows and Fog | Yes | Yes | Yes | Kleinman | [2] | |
| 1992 | Husbands and Wives | Yes | Yes | Yes | Gabe Roth | [2] |
| 1993 | Manhattan Murder Mystery | Yes | Yes | Yes | Larry Lipton | [2] |
| 1994 | Bullets Over Broadway | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| Don't Drink the Water | Yes | Yes | Yes | Walter Hollander | [7] | |
| 1995 | Mighty Aphrodite | Yes | Yes | Yes | Lenny Weinrib | [2] |
| 1996 | Everyone Says I Love You | Yes | Yes | Yes | Joe Berlin | [2] |
| 1997 | Deconstructing Harry | Yes | Yes | Yes | Harry Block | [2] |
| 1998 | Antz | No | Uncredited | Yes | Z-4195 (voice) | [8] |
| The Impostors | No | No | Uncredited | Audition Director (cameo) | [8] | |
| Celebrity | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] | |
| 1999 | Sweet and Lowdown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Himself | [2] |
| 2000 | Company Man | No | No | Uncredited | Lowther (cameo) | |
| Small Time Crooks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Ray | [2] | |
| Picking Up the Pieces | No | No | Yes | Tex Crowley | [2] | |
| 2001 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | Yes | Yes | Yes | C.W. Briggs | [2] |
| 2002 | Hollywood Ending | Yes | Yes | Yes | Val Waxman | [2] |
| 2003 | Anything Else | Yes | Yes | Yes | David Dobel | [2] |
| 2004 | Melinda and Melinda | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 2005 | Match Point | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 2006 | Scoop | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sid Waterman | [2] |
| 2007 | Cassandra's Dream | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 2008 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 2009 | Whatever Works | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 2011 | Midnight in Paris | Yes | Yes | No | — | [9] |
| 2012 | Paris Manhattan | No | No | Yes | Himself (cameo) | [2] |
| To Rome with Love | Yes | Yes | Yes | Jerry | [2] | |
| 2013 | Blue Jasmine | Yes | Yes | No | — | [10] |
| Fading Gigolo | No | No | Yes | Murray Schwartz | [11] | |
| 2014 | Magic in the Moonlight | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 2015 | Irrational Man | Yes | Yes | No | — | [2] |
| 2016 | Café Society | Yes | Yes | Yes | Narrator (voice) | [12] |
| 2017 | Wonder Wheel | Yes | Yes | No | — | [13] |
| 2019 | A Rainy Day in New York | Yes | Yes | No | — | [14] |
| 2020 | Rifkin's Festival | Yes | Yes | No | — | [15] |
| 2023 | Coup de chance | Yes | Yes | No | — | [16] |
Short films
edit| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story | Yes | Yes | Yes | Harvey Wallinger | [17] | |
| 2001 | The Concert for New York City | Partial | Partial | No | — | Segment: "Sounds from a Town I Love" | [18] |
| TBA | Mr. Fischer’s Chair | No | No | Yes | Narrator | Animated short | [19] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | ||||
| 1950–55 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | No | Yes | ||
| 1956 | Caesar's Hour | No | Yes | ||
| Stanley | No | Yes | |||
| 1960 | General Electric Theater | No | Yes | Episode: "Hooray for Love" | |
| Candid Camera | No | Yes | |||
| 1961 | The Garry Moore Show | No | Yes | ||
| 1963 | The Sid Caesar Show | No | Uncredited | ||
| 1965 | The Woody Allen Show | No | Yes | Standup TV Special (UK) | [20] |
| 1966 | Gene Kelly in New York, New York | No | Yes | TV special | |
| 1967 | Woody Allen Looks at 1967 | No | Yes | TV special | |
| 1969 | The Woody Allen Special | No | Yes | TV special | [21] |
| 1979 | Bob Hope: My Favorite Comedian | Yes | Yes | Special | [22] |
| 2016 | Crisis in Six Scenes | Yes | Yes | Also creator, Amazon | [23] |
Acting roles
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Candid Camera | Himself | ||
| 1963-67 | What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest | 9 episodes | |
| 1964, 67 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Guest host | 2 episodes | |
| 1965 | The Woody Allen Show | Himself | Standup Special | [24] |
| 1966 | Gene Kelly in New York, New York | Himself | TV special | |
| 1969 | The Woody Allen Special | Himself, Various | TV special | [25] |
| 1970–71 | Hot Dog | Co-host | Documentary Series, NBC | [26] |
| 1996 | The Sunshine Boys | Al Lewis | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me! | Himself (voice) | Episode: "My Dinner with Woody" | |
| 2001 | Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures | Himself | Documentary Film, Warner Bros. | |
| 2002 | Woody Allen: A Life in Film | Documentary, TCM | ||
| The Magic of Fellini | Documentary Film | |||
| 2011 | Woody Allen: A Documentary American Masters (PBS & WNET) |
2 part Documentary, PBS directed by Robert B. Weide |
||
| 2013 | Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did for Love | Documentary | ||
| David Blaine: Real or Magic | Television Special | |||
| AFI Life Achievement Tribute: Mel Brooks | Television Special, TNT | |||
| 2016 | Crisis in Six Scenes | Sidney Muntzinger | Amazon Miniseries; 6 episodes | [27] |
| 2017 | AFI Life Achievement Tribute: Diane Keaton | Himself | Television Special, TNT | |
| This is Bob Hope | Documentary; PBS | |||
| 2018 | Always at the Carlyle | Documentary | ||
| 2019 | Very Ralph | Documentary; HBO | ||
| 2020 | What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael | Documentary |
Reception
edit
| Year | Title | Grossed[1] | Rotten Tomatoes[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | What's New Pussycat? | — | 28% |
| 1966 | What's Up, Tiger Lily? | — | 81% |
| 1969 | Don't Drink the Water | — | 44% |
| Take the Money and Run | — | 91% | |
| 1971 | Bananas | — | 83% |
| 1972 | Play It Again, Sam | — | 97% |
| Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) |
$83,934,700 | 88% | |
| 1973 | Sleeper | $82,084,900 | 100% |
| 1975 | Love and Death | $77,746,400 | 100% |
| 1977 | Annie Hall | $135,852,600 | 97% |
| 1978 | Interiors | $35,309,500 | 81% |
| 1979 | Manhattan | $126,047,200 | 94% |
| 1980 | Stardust Memories | $30,587,700 | 68% |
| 1982 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy | $24,453,100 | 74% |
| 1983 | Zelig | $29,665,100 | 97% |
| 1984 | Broadway Danny Rose | $24,986,900 | 100% |
| 1985 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | $23,718,300 | 92% |
| 1986 | Hannah and Her Sisters | $85,057,900 | 91% |
| 1987 | Radio Days | $29,963,900 | 91% |
| September | $985,300 | 63% | |
| 1988 | Another Woman | $3,109,700 | 59% |
| 1989 | New York Stories | $10,700,000 | 75% |
| Crimes and Misdemeanors | $36,417,400 | 92% | |
| 1990 | Alice | $13,791,700 | 71% |
| 1991 | Shadows and Fog | $2,735,731 | 54% |
| 1992 | Husbands and Wives | $10,555,619 | 93% |
| 1993 | Manhattan Murder Mystery | $21,676,500 | 94% |
| 1994 | Bullets Over Broadway | $25,358,700 | 95% |
| 1995 | Mighty Aphrodite | $25,985,927 | 78% |
| 1996 | Everyone Says I Love You | $34,588,635 | 77% |
| 1997 | Deconstructing Harry | $18,046,900 | 73% |
| 1998 | Antz | $171,757,863 | 92% |
| Celebrity | $6,153,836 | 42% | |
| 1999 | Sweet and Lowdown | $6,231,400 | 77% |
| 2000 | Small Time Crooks | $29,934,477 | 66% |
| 2001 | The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | $18,496,522 | 45% |
| 2002 | Hollywood Ending | $14,839,383 | 47% |
| 2003 | Anything Else | $13,203,044 | 40% |
| 2004 | Melinda and Melinda | $19,826,280 | 51% |
| 2005 | Match Point | $87,989,926 | 77% |
| 2006 | Scoop | $40,107,018 | 41% |
| 2007 | Cassandra's Dream | $22,539,685 | 46% |
| 2008 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $104,504,817 | 80% |
| 2009 | Whatever Works | $35,106,706 | 50% |
| 2010 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | $34,275,987 | 46% |
| 2011 | Midnight in Paris | $162,942,835 | 93% |
| 2012 | To Rome with Love | $74,363,777[28] | 46% |
| 2013 | Blue Jasmine | $102,912,961 | 91% |
| 2014 | Magic in the Moonlight | $51,029,361[29] | 51% |
| 2015 | Irrational Man | $27,938,377 | 46% |
| 2016 | Café Society | $43,429,116[30] | 71% |
| 2017 | Wonder Wheel | $15,899,124 | 31% |
| 2019 | A Rainy Day in New York | $21,071,507 | 47% |
| 2020 | Rifkin's Festival | $2,228,001 | 41% |
| 2023 | Coup de chance | $7,427,878 | 82% |
Recurring collaborators
editLike most directors, Allen has cast certain actors multiple times. He has most frequently worked with Mia Farrow (13 films); Peter McRobbie (8 films); Diane Keaton, Tony Sirico, and Fred Melamed (7 films each); Julie Kavner, Tony Darrow and Wallace Shawn (6 films each); Judy Davis, Dianne Wiest, Louise Lasser, Paul Herman, Douglas McGrath, Tony Roberts and David Ogden Stiers (5 films each); Sam Waterston and Caroline Aaron (4 films each).[31]
Work Actor
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| Camille Saviola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Danny Aiello | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dianne Wiest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Herman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Julie Kavner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fred Melamed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Larry David | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Warden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blythe Danner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philip Bosco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Ogden Stiers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Alda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Caroline Aaron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tony Sirico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Douglas McGrath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Larry Pine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Crowther, Bosley. "The Screen: 'What's New Pussycat?': Wild Comedy Arrives at Two Theaters". The New York Times. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at Collin, Robbie; Robey, Tim. "Every Woody Allen film, ranked from worst to best". The Telegraph. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ Higgins, Bill. "Hollywood Flashback: In 1967, Woody Allen Played James Bond's Nemesis". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ Villapaz, Luke (August 15, 2013). "8 Films That Woody Allen Acted In But Didn't Direct". International Business Times. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "King Lear (1987)". Mubi. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ Villapaz, Luke (August 15, 2013). "8 Films That Woody Allen Acted In But Didn't Direct". International Business Times. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "All 47 Woody Allen movies - ranked from worst to best". The Telegraph. October 12, 2016. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ a b Villapaz, Luke (August 15, 2013). "8 Films That Woody Allen Acted In But Didn't Direct". International Business Times. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ Fernandez, Jay A. "Kathy Bates, Michael Sheen join 'Paris'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 26, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (January 8, 2013). "Sony Pictures Classics Nabs Woody Allen's 'Blue Jasmine'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
- ^ "Loneliness And Longing — And Woody Allen — In 'Fading Gigolo'". NPR. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ Douglas, Edward (August 28, 2015). "Steve Carell Reunites with Woody Allen for 2016 Film". Coming Soon. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (June 21, 2016). "Kate Winslet to Star in Woody Allen's Next Film (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ Ford, Rebecca (August 8, 2017). "Selena Gomez Joins Elle Fanning in Woody Allen's Next Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
- ^ Galuppo, Mia (June 4, 2019). "Woody Allen Sets New Feature With Christoph Waltz, Gina Gershon". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ "Coup de chance". imdb.com. IMDb.
- ^ Stewart, Barbara (December 4, 1997). "Showering Shtick On the White House: The Untold Story; Woody Allen Spoofed Nixon in 1971, But the TV Film Was Never Shown". The New York Times. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ "The Concert for New York". Variety. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "Woody Allen-Narrated Animated Short 'Mr. Fischer's Chair' Heads Into Production, Shares First Look at Concept Art (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ Benedictus, Leo (October 24, 2013). "Comedy Gold: The Woody Allen Show". The Guardian. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ "A Look at the Long Forgotten Woody Allen Special, with Guest Star Rev. Billy Graham". Vulture. January 13, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ Taxel, Judy Klemesrud Barney (May 8, 1979). "Bob Hope Honored at Film Society Gala". The New York Times. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ "Woody Allen Amazon Series Sets Cast: He Stars With Elaine May & Miley Cyrus". Deadline Hollywood. January 25, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ "Comedy Golden - Woody Allen Standup Show". The Guardian. October 24, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ "A Look at the Long Forgotten Woody Allen Special". Vulture. January 13, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ Venable, Nick (January 13, 2015). "Woody Allen Is Coming To TV, Get The Details". Cinemablend. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ "Woody Allen Amazon Series Sets Cast: He Stars with Elaine May & Miley Cyrus". January 25, 2016.
- ^ "Woody Allen - Box Office - The Numbers". Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
- ^ "Magic in the Moonlight". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ "Cafe Society (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ "Recurring Actors - The Woody Allen Pages". Retrieved May 10, 2022.
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