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Biography (1987)

  • Apr 6, 1987
  • 27 seasons · 356 episodes
  • TV-PG

6.7/10

TMDB user score
36 votes on TMDB

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About This Series

Biography is a documentary series created by David L. Wolper and Agnes Nixon. Its leading cast includes Peter Graves, Jack Perkins and Scarlett Johansson. It premiered on April 6, 1987 on CBS. TMDB lists 27 seasons and 356 episodes so far and is listed as a returning series.

Synopsis

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.

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Time to finish
About 356 hours, based on 356 episodes at 60 minutes each
Ending
Ongoing: more episodes are expected
Age rating (US)
TV-PG
Language
English
Audience signal
6.7/10 from 36 TMDB votes

Trailer

A&E Biography · plays from YouTube

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Cast

  • Peter Graves 267 episodes
  • Jack Perkins Host 194 episodes
  • Scarlett Johansson Self 1 episode
  • Aileen Wuornos Self (archive footage) 1 episode
  • Dawn Botkins Self - Aileen's Childhood Friend 1 episode
  • Arlene Pralle Self 1 episode
  • Steve Glazer Self - Defense Attorney 1 episode
  • Tyria Moore Self - Aileen's Girlfriend 1 episode
  • Donna Jay Fulks Aileen Wuornos (voice) 1 episode
  • Eva Braun Self (archive footage) 1 episode
  • Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage) 1 episode
  • Paul Kaup Narrator 1 episode
  • Heinrich Hoffmann Self - Photographer (archive footage) 1 episode
  • Nerin Gun Self - Biographer (archive footage) 1 episode
  • Justin Barrett Narrator (voice) 1 episode
  • Kevin Smith 1 episode
  • Dave Chappelle Himself (archival footage) 1 episode
  • Ken Tucker Himself 1 episode

Seasons

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