Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Birthday: 1936-01-28

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Biography: Alan Alda (born January 28, 1936) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and author. A six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, he is best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in the TV series MASH. He is currently a visiting professor at the Stony Brook University School of Journalism.

Movies

Flirting with Disaster
Flirting with Disaster

Adopted as a child, new father Mel Colpin decides he cannot name his son until he knows his birth pa...

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Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

William Shatner, Liz Taylor and many more stars blow lines, lose their pants and more in this hilari...

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Canadian Bacon
Canadian Bacon

The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to s...

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The Aviator
The Aviator

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, durin...

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What Women Want
What Women Want

Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy...

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Manhattan Murder Mystery
Manhattan Murder Mystery

A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead....

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And the Band Played On
And the Band Played On

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific commu...

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Crimes and Misdemeanors
Crimes and Misdemeanors

A renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends up in murde...

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The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons

Three middle-aged wealthy couples take vacations together in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Alon...

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Murder at 1600
Murder at 1600

A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Ha...

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Everyone Says I Love You
Everyone Says I Love You

A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister ...

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Mad City
Mad City

A misguided museum guard who loses his job and then tries to get it back at gunpoint is thrown into ...

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California Suite
California Suite

The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel....

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Resurrecting the Champ
Resurrecting the Champ

Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact,...

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The Mephisto Waltz
The Mephisto Waltz

A frustrated pianist himself, music journalist Myles Clarkson is thrilled to interview virtuoso Dunc...

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Diminished Capacity
Diminished Capacity

A Chicago journalist suffering from memory loss takes leaves from his job and returns to his rural h...

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Juke and Opal
Juke and Opal

“WINTER, 1973. Late afternoon: the entr'acte between dusk and darkness, when the people who conduct ...

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Nothing But the Truth
Nothing But the Truth

When reporter Rachel Armstrong writes a story that reveals the identity of a covert CIA operative, t...

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Flash of Genius
Flash of Genius

In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns goes up again...

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Same Time, Next Year
Same Time, Next Year

A man and woman meet by chance at a romantic inn over dinner and, although both are married to other...

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The Object of My Affection
The Object of My Affection

A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and d...

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The Seduction of Joe Tynan
The Seduction of Joe Tynan

Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointmen...

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Sweet Liberty
Sweet Liberty

Michael Burgess is an academic who has written a scholarly book on the American Revolution which Hol...

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Ray Donovan: The Movie
Ray Donovan: The Movie

A showdown decades in the making brings the Donovan family legacy full circle. As the events that ma...

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Betsy's Wedding
Betsy's Wedding

Offbeat fashion student Betsy Hopper and her straight-laced investment-banker fiancé Jake Lovell jus...

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Wanderlust
Wanderlust

Rattled by sudden unemployment, a Manhattan couple surveys alternative living options, ultimately de...

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Tower Heist
Tower Heist

A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defr...

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Whispers in the Dark
Whispers in the Dark

Psychiatrist Ann Hecker is ending one relationship and possibly starting an important new one, while...

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The Extraordinary Seaman
The Extraordinary Seaman

Marooned sailors discover a World War II ship haunted by its late captain....

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A New Life
A New Life

Steve Giardino, an abrasive workaholic Wall Streeter, and his wife Jackie divorce after twenty-six y...

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White Mile
White Mile

An ad-agency boss (Alan Alda) leads a white-water-rafting trip into danger....

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50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus
50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus

In the spring of 1939, Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus embarked on a risky and unlikely mission. Traveling...

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To Kill a Clown
To Kill a Clown

A young hippie couple rent a secluded cabin on the beach in an attempt to re-connect with each other...

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Making 'M*A*S*H'
Making 'M*A*S*H'

An in-depth look at the highly successful TV series, including a study of the philosophical approach...

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Playmates
Playmates

Two divorced men meet and become friends, but unbeknownst to each other, start dating each other's e...

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Isn't It Shocking?
Isn't It Shocking?

A small-town sheriff is confronted with the deaths of local senior citizens and strange goings-on in...

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The Glass House
The Glass House

Adapted from a story by Truman Capote ("In Cold Blood"), the world of the prison convict is open to ...

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6 RMS RIV VU
6 RMS RIV VU

Two strangers meet when they respond to an ad in The New York Times for a river view apartment. Paul...

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Kill Me If You Can
Kill Me If You Can

The story of Caryl Chessman, a convicted California rapist who spent 12 years on death row before fi...

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Gone Are the Days!
Gone Are the Days!

A young, idealistic man returns home to the plantation where he grew up in servitude. With him, he b...

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Club Land
Club Land

A father and son work together as agents....

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Jenny
Jenny

An unwed mother-to-be marries a total stranger so he can avoid the draft. She now has a father for h...

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Bridge of Spies
Bridge of Spies

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down hi...

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50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy

Documentary charting and celebrating five decades of often groundbreaking, boundary-pushing comedy f...

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M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television

Join the individuals who made M*A*S*H as they celebrate one of the most beloved, enduringly popular,...

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Free to Be… You and Me
Free to Be… You and Me

Free to Be…You and Me, a project of the Ms. Foundation for Women, is a record album, and illustrated...

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Jake's Women
Jake's Women

Jake is a writer. He is married to Maggie, but his marriage is in trouble. He cannot stop thinking a...

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Behind the Burly Q
Behind the Burly Q

Dive into more than a century of decadence with this tantalizing look at the evolution of burlesque....

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The Longest Ride
The Longest Ride

The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man as he reflects back on a lost love whil...

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She's Nobody's Baby: American Women in the 20th Century
She's Nobody's Baby: American Women in the 20th Century

This documentary goes back to the turn of the century to show how women shaped the nation’s history....

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The Killing Yard
The Killing Yard

Lawyers must defend a prisoner accused of murdering two of his inmates during the Attica prison riot...

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Remembering Gene Wilder
Remembering Gene Wilder

This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extr...

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Paper Lion
Paper Lion

Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illus...

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Where's Everett?
Where's Everett?

Arnold Barker starts every day by going out on his porch to pick up the milk and the newspaper but o...

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The Moonshine War
The Moonshine War

A federal agent attempts to make some real money before the alcohol ban is lifted so he sets his sig...

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M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion

The M*A*S*H 30th Anniversary Reunion Special is a retrospective documentary on the CBS-TV series M*A...

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Marriage Story
Marriage Story

A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them...

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This Changes Everything
This Changes Everything

An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-kn...

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The Emperor's Newest Clothes
The Emperor's Newest Clothes

Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale gets a colorful, music-filled makeover in the whimsical speci...

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Itzhak
Itzhak

From Schubert to Strauss, Bach to Brahms, Mozart to…Billy Joel, Itzhak Perlman’s violin playing tran...

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Memories of M*A*S*H
Memories of M*A*S*H

Hosted by one-time M*A*S*H guest star Shelley Long, “Memories of M*A*S*H” included brand-new intervi...

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Keepers of the Frame
Keepers of the Frame

An exploration of film preservation and restoration in the United States....

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Lily
Lily

TV special starring Lily Tomlin...

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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on hi...

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Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

"Alan Pakula: Going for Truth" encompasses the personal and professional life of Alan J. Pakula, a l...

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The Making of "Marriage Story"
The Making of "Marriage Story"

This video journal of the film's production features unseen on-set footage of the cast and crew. A p...

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Just a Man: Sam the Hotel
Just a Man: Sam the Hotel

The rise and fall of an American film icon. Premiered at ScannerDance 2025....

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Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM

"Lionpower from MGM" (1967) is an exciting 60's promotional short subject, which showcases MGM's rel...

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The Ratings Game
The Ratings Game

A New Jersey trucker creates a hit TV show with help from his girlfriend in the ratings business....

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Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print
Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print

Three filmmakers dive deep into the storied and complex legacy of Ms. magazine through the lens of s...

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