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Biography (1987)Season 3

★ 6.7 · 36 votesIMDb★ 7.7 · 2,182 votes27 seasons · 356 episodesDocumentary1987

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.

Creator
David L. Wolper, Agnes Nixon
Writers
Daniel J. Golden, Lucy Chase Williams, Scott Lenz
Network
CBS, A&E
Country
United States, United Kingdom
Language
English
First aired
April 6, 1987
Status
Returning

Cast

  • Peter Graves
  • Jack Perkins
  • Scarlett JohanssonSelf
  • Aileen WuornosSelf (archive footage)
  • Dawn BotkinsSelf - Aileen's Childhood Friend
  • Arlene PralleSelf
  • Steve GlazerSelf - Defense Attorney
  • Tyria MooreSelf - Aileen's Girlfriend
  • Donna Jay FulksAileen Wuornos (voice)
  • Eva BraunSelf (archive footage)
  • Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
  • Paul KaupNarrator
  • Heinrich HoffmannSelf - Photographer (archive footage)
  • Nerin GunSelf - Biographer (archive footage)
  • Justin BarrettNarrator (voice)
  • Kevin Smith
  • Dave ChappelleHimself (archival footage)
  • Ken TuckerHimself
  • Tanika RayHimself
  • Chuck NiceHimself

Episodes

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  1. Episode 1: Harry S. Truman1 h
  2. Episode 2: Henry Ford: Tin Lizzy Tycoon1 h · Jul 21, 1994
  3. Episode 3: Mata Hari: The Seductive Spy1 h
  4. Episode 4: Paul Revere: The Midnight Rider1 h
  5. Episode 5: Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon1 h · Jan 18, 1994
  6. Episode 6: Sid Caesar: Television's Comedy Genius1 h · Apr 12, 1994
  7. Episode 7: The Rockefellers1 h · May 30, 1994
  8. Episode 8: Teddy: A Kennedy Portrait1 h · Jun 3, 1994
  9. Episode 9: General Omar Bradley1 h · Jun 6, 1994
  10. Episode 10: Marilyn Monroe: Behind the Legend1 h · Jun 10, 1994
  11. Episode 11: Houdini: The Great Escape1 h · Jun 20, 1994
  12. Episode 12: George Washington: Founding Father1 h · Jun 24, 1994
  13. Episode 13: Christa McAuliffe: Teacher in Space1 h · Jul 11, 1994
  14. Episode 14: Wilbur and Orville: Dreams of Flying1 h · Jul 12, 1994
  15. Episode 15: Gene Roddenberry: Star Trek and Beyond1 h · Jul 14, 1994
  16. Episode 16: Donald Trump: Master of the Deal1 h · Jul 21, 1994
  17. Episode 17: Frank Capra: Mr. Capra Goes to America1 h · Jul 25, 1994
  18. Episode 18: Davy Crockett: American Frontier Legend1 h · Aug 1, 1994
  19. Episode 19: Roy Rogers: American Legend1 h · Aug 2, 1994
  20. Episode 20: Willie Nelson1 h · Aug 4, 1994
  21. Episode 21: Patsy Cline: Remembering Patsy1 h · Aug 5, 1994
  22. Episode 22: W.C. Fields: Behind the Laughter1 h · Aug 8, 1994
  23. Episode 23: Eleanor Roosevelt: A Restless Spirit1 h · Aug 30, 1994
  24. Episode 24: The Babe: The Story of Babe Ruth1 h · Sep 1, 1994
  25. Episode 25: Pope John Paul II: Statesman of Faith1 h · Sep 12, 1994
  26. Episode 26: Bette Davis: If Looks Could Kill1 h · Sep 13, 1994
  27. Episode 27: Gilda Radner: In Her Own Words1 h · Sep 14, 1994
  28. Episode 28: Benjamin Franklin: Citizen of the World1 h · Sep 15, 1994
  29. Episode 29: Mike Tyson: Fallen Champ1 h · Sep 16, 1994
  30. Episode 30: Michelangelo: Artist and Man1 h · Sep 21, 1994
  31. Episode 31: Edgar Allan Poe: The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe1 h · Oct 27, 1994
  32. Episode 32: Cleopatra: Destiny's Queen1 h · Nov 25, 1994
  33. Episode 33: Van Cliburn: Concert Pianist1 h · Dec 1, 1994
  34. Episode 34: Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey1 h · Dec 5, 1994
  35. Episode 35: FDR: The War Years1 h · Dec 6, 1994
  36. Episode 36: Hirohito1 h · Dec 7, 1994
  37. Episode 37: Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso1 h · Dec 11, 1994
  38. Episode 38: Santa Claus1 h · Dec 19, 1994
  39. Episode 39: Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop1 h · Dec 20, 1994
  40. Episode 40: Stooges: The Men Behind the Mayhem1 h · Dec 23, 1994
  41. Episode 41: FDR: Years of Crisis1 h · Dec 26, 1994
  42. Episode 42: Andrew Carnegie: Prince of Steel1 h · Jan 1, 1995
  43. Episode 43: Andrew Jackson: A Man for the People1 h · Jan 3, 1995
  44. Episode 44: Aristotle Onassis: The Golden Greek1 h · Jan 4, 1995
  45. Episode 45: Attila: Scourge of God1 h · Jan 5, 1995
  46. Episode 46: Benedict Arnold: Triumph and Treason1 h · Jan 6, 1995
  47. Episode 47: Charles Dickens: A Tale of Ambition and Genius1 h · Jan 9, 1995
  48. Episode 48: Charles Manson: Journey into Evil1 h · Jan 10, 1995
  49. Episode 49: Charlton Heston: For All Seasons1 h · Jan 11, 1995
  50. Episode 50: Christopher Columbus: Explorer of the New World1 h · Jan 12, 1995
  51. Episode 51: Crazy Horse: The Last Warrior1 h · Jan 13, 1995
  52. Episode 52: Daniel Boone1 h · Jan 16, 1995
  53. Episode 53: Genghis Khan: Terror and Conquest1 h · Jan 17, 1995
  54. Episode 54: George Custer: Showdown at the Little Bighorn1 h · Jan 18, 1995
  55. Episode 55: Goebbels: Master of Propaganda1 h · Jan 19, 1995
  56. Episode 56: H.G. Wells: Time Traveler1 h · Jan 20, 1995
  57. Episode 57: Hercules: Power of the Gods1 h · Jan 23, 1995
  58. Episode 58: Huey Long: The Kingfish1 h · Jan 24, 1995
  59. Episode 59: Jack the Ripper: Phantom of Death1 h · Jan 25, 1995
  60. Episode 60: John Dillinger: Public Enemy #11 h · Jan 26, 1995
  61. Episode 61: John Wilkes Booth: Assassin in the Spotlight1 h · Jan 27, 1995
  62. Episode 62: Lee Harvey Oswald: An American Tragedy1 h · Jan 30, 1995
  63. Episode 63: Leif Ericson: Voyages of a Viking1 h · Jan 31, 1995
  64. Episode 64: Malcolm X: A Search for Identity1 h · Feb 1, 1995
  65. Episode 65: Marco Polo: Journey to the East1 h · Feb 2, 1995
  66. Episode 66: Mozart1 h · Feb 3, 1995
  67. Episode 67: Nostradamus: Prophet of Doom1 h · Feb 6, 1995
  68. Episode 68: Patrick Henry: Voice of Liberty1 h · Feb 7, 1995
  69. Episode 69: Ponce de León: The First Conquistador1 h · Feb 8, 1995
  70. Episode 70: Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective1 h · Feb 9, 1995
  71. Episode 71: Sitting Bull: Chief of the Lakota Nation1 h · Feb 10, 1995
  72. Episode 72: Susan B. Anthony: Rebel for the Cause1 h · Feb 13, 1995
  73. Episode 73: The Gettys: A Tragedy of Riches1 h · Feb 14, 1995
  74. Episode 74: The James Gang: Outlaw Brothers1 h · Feb 15, 1995
  75. Episode 75: The Red Baron: Master of the Air1 h · Feb 16, 1995
  76. Episode 76: The Vanderbilts: An American Dynasty1 h · Feb 17, 1995
  77. Episode 77: Theodore Roosevelt: Roughrider to Rushmore1 h · Feb 20, 1995
  78. Episode 78: Thomas Jefferson: Philosopher of Freedom1 h · Feb 21, 1995
  79. Episode 79: Tokyo Rose: Victim of Propaganda1 h · Feb 22, 1995
  80. Episode 80: Wild Bill Hickok: Gentleman of the Old West1 h · Feb 23, 1995
  81. Episode 81: Yitzhak Rabin: Soldier of Peace1 h · Feb 24, 1995

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