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Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert

Acting·1942–2013·52 films

Roger Ebert was a Pulitzer Prize winning film critic, journalist, and screenwriter.  Described by Forbes magazine as the "most powerful pundit in America", Ebert was the first film critic to be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well as a Pulitzer Prize.

As Actor

Life Itself
Life Itself (2014)Self - Film Critic
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy: I Like Me (2025)Self - Film Critic (archive footage)
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2006)Self
Howard
Howard (2018)Self (archive footage)
Kubrick by Kubrick
Kubrick by Kubrick (2020)Self (archive footage)
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2005)Roger Ebert (uncredited)
Pitch
Pitch (1997)Self
Remembering Gene Wilder
Remembering Gene Wilder (2024)Self (archive photo)
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003)Self
All the Love You Cannes!
All the Love You Cannes! (2002)Self
Searching for Debra Winger
Searching for Debra Winger (2002)Self
Burden
Burden (2016)Self (archive footage)
Don't You Forget About Me
Don't You Forget About Me (2010)Self
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009)Self
Welcome to Hollywood
Welcome to Hollywood (2000)Roger Ebert
Mysteries of Love
Mysteries of Love (2002)Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)Self
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000)Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007)Self
An Almost Perfect Affair
An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)Self
The Outsider
The Outsider (2005)Self
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat (2004)Self
Independent's Day
Independent's Day (1998)Self
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' (2004)Self
Abby Singer
Abby Singer (2003)Roger Ebert (uncredited)
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993)Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Cannes: All Access
Cannes: All Access (2007)Self
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007)Self
Junket Whore
Junket Whore (1998)Self
Princess Mononoke in the U.S.A.
Princess Mononoke in the U.S.A. (2001)Himself
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' (1995)Self - Host
Dead Teenager Movie
Dead Teenager Movie (2006)Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis (2020)Self
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River (2004)Self
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey (1991)Narrator (voice) / Introduction
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo (2007)Self
Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy
Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy (2006)Self
Citizen Yuppie
Citizen Yuppie (1987)Citizen Yuppie
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)(archive footage)
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders (2026)Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover (2004)
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow! (1996)
Biography: Humphrey Bogart
Biography: Humphrey Bogart (2003)Self - Film Critic
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide (1991)Roger Ebert
Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage
Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage (1985)Self
Dark City: The Architecture of Dreams
Dark City: The Architecture of Dreams (2008)Self

As Director

As Writer