John Malkovich Biography (1953-)

Full name, John Gavin Malkovich; born December 9, 1953, in Benton (some sources cite Christopher), IL; son of Dan (an environmental management executive and magazine publisher) and Jo Anne (a newspaper executive) Malkovich; marriedGlenne Headley (an actress), August 2, 1982 (divorced 1988); companion of Nicoletta Peyran (an assistant director and Asian culture specialist; some sources cite name as Nicole Peyran); children: (with Peyran) Amandine, Loewy (some sources spell names Armandine and Lowey). Addresses: Office: Mr. Mudd Productions, 5225 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 604, Los Angeles, CA 90036; Mrs. Mudd, 156 Fifth Ave., Suite 1011, New York, NY 10010.; Agent: Jenny Rawlings, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; (voicework) Special Artists Agency, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 890, Beverly Hills,CA 90212.; Manager: Charles Finch, Finch and Partners, 4-8 Heddon St., LondonW1B 4B5, England.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, director, producer, sound designer, writer
Birth Details
December 9, 1953
Illinois, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Extra, A Wedding, Twentieth Century-Fox/Lions Gate Films, 1978
  • Alan "Al" Rockoff, The Killing Fields, Warner Bros., 1984
  • Mr. Will, Places in the Heart, TriStar, 1984
  • Nicholas "Nick" Gage, Eleni, Warner Bros., 1985
  • Basie, Empire of the Sun, Warner Bros., 1987
  • Dr. Jeff Peters and Ulysses, Making Mr. Right, Orion, 1987
  • Tom Wingfield, The Glass Menagerie, Cineplex Odeon, 1987
  • Barry Maxwell, Miles from Home (also known as Farm of the Year), Cinecom, 1988
  • Vicomte Sebastien de Valmont, Dangerous Liaisons, Warner Bros., 1988
  • Port Moresby, The Sheltering Sky (also known as Il te nel deserto), Warner Bros., 1990
  • Eliot, Queens Logic, Seven Arts, 1991
  • Jake, The Object of Beauty, Avenue Entertainment, 1991
  • Agent St. Anne, Jennifer Eight (also known as Jennifer 8),Paramount, 1992
  • Clown, Shadows and Fog, Orion, 1992
  • Lennie Small, Of Mice and Men, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1992
  • Mitch Leary, In the Line of Fire, Columbia, 1993
  • (Uncredited) Narrator and Old Carlitos, Alive (also known as Alive: The Miracle of the Andes), Buena Vista, 1993
  • Voice, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (animated), Universal, 1993
  • Touchstone, 1994
  • The director, "The Girl, the Crime," Beyond the Clouds (also knownas Al di la delle nuvole, Jenseits der Wolken, Mas alla delas nubes, and Par-dela les nuages), Kidmore/Mercure/Sceneries International, 1995
  • Professor Michael Arnold (some sources cite Professor Michael Padovic), The Convent (also known as Le couvent and O convento), Gemini Films, 1995
  • To Make a Film Is to Be Alive: The Making of "Beyond the Clouds" (documentary), 1995
  • Abel Tiffauges, The Ogre (also known as Der Unhold and Le roi des aulnes), Kino International, 1996
  • Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde, Mary Reilly, TriStar, 1996
  • General Thomas Timms, Mulholland Falls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
  • Gilbert Osmond, The Portrait of a Lady, Gramercy Pictures, 1996
  • Himself, Cannes Man (also known as Canne$ Man and Con Man), Vine International, 1996
  • Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom, Con Air, Buena Vista, 1997
  • A Filmmaker's Journey: The Making of Jane Campion's "The Portrait of aLady" (documentary), 1997
  • Athos, The Man in the Iron Mask, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1998
  • John Horatio Malkovich (fictionalized version of himself), Being JohnMalkovich, Propaganda Films, 1998
  • Teddy KGB, Rounders, Miramax, 1998
  • King Charles VII, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (also known as Joan of Arc and Jeanne d'Arc), Columbia, 1999
  • Le Baron de Charlus, Le temps retrouve (also known as Time Regained, Il tempo ritrovato, and O tempo reencontrado), Kino International, 1999
  • Roberto Brizzi, Ladies Room, Motion International, 1999
  • Friedrich Wilhelm "F. W." Murnau, Shadow of the Vampire (also known as Burned to Light), Lions Gate Films, 2000
  • Monsieur Numance, Les ames fortes (also known as Savage Souls), Paramount, 2001
  • Omar Johnson, Hotel, 2001, Innovation Film Group, 2003
  • John Crawford (film director), Ja rentre a la maison (also known as I Go Home, I'm Going Home, and Vou para casa), Milestone Films, 2002
  • (Uncredited) Himself, Adaptation (also known as The Orchid Thief), Columbia, 2002
  • Narrator, Hideous Man (short film), Harry Nash Films, 2002
  • Teddy Deserve, Knockaround Guys (also known as Dangerous Company), New Line Cinema, 2002
  • (Uncredited) Abimael Guzman, The Dancer Upstairs (also known as Pasos de baile), Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2003
  • Comandante John Walesa, Um filme falado (also known as A Talking Picture, Un film parlato, and Un film parle), Kino International, 2003
  • Pascal Sauvage, Johnny English, Universal, 2003
  • Tom Ripley, Ripley's Game (also known as Il gioco di Ripley), Fine Line Features, 2003
  • (In archive footage) Himself, Cheshmane John Malkovich 1: Viggo Mortensen, P&P Productions, 2004
  • King Charles II, The Libertine, The Weinstein Company, 2004
  • Alan Conway, Colour Me Kubrick, EuropaCorp Distribution, 2005
  • Humma Kavula, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Buena Vista, 2005
  • Gustav Klimt (title role), Klimt, Gemini Films, 2006
  • King Galbatorix, Eragon, Fox 2000 Pictures, 2006
  • Mort, Drunkboat, Arclight Films, 2006
  • Professor Sandiford, Art School Confidential, United Artists, 2006
  • Brooks Baekeland, Savage Grace, Killer Films, c. 2006
  • Colonel Pavlov, In Transit, Thema Production, 2007
  • Constantine, The Mutant Chronicles, Paradox Entertainment, 2007
  • Sheriff Tanner Telmah, Texas Lullaby, Alturas Films/Therapy Films,2007
  • Unferth, Beowulf, Sony Pictures Entertainment/Warner Bros., 2007
  • Film Executive Producer
  • The Accidental Tourist, Warner Bros., 1988
  • How to Draw a Bunny, Palm Pictures/Arthouse Films, 2000
  • Somewhere Else (short film), 2000
  • Art School Confidential, United Artists, 2006
  • Drunkboat, Arclight Films, 2006
  • Which Way Home (documentary), 2007
  • Film Producer
  • Ghost World, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 2001
  • The Gun Seller, 2001
  • The Dancer Upstairs (also known as Pasos de baile), Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2003
  • Found in the Street, 2004
  • The Libertine, The Weinstein Company, 2004
  • Kill the Poor, IFC Films, 2006
  • Juno, Mandate Pictures, c. 2006
  • Some sources cite Malkovich as the producer of Dear Mr. Capote.
  • Film Director
  • This Lady Behaves (short film), c. 2000
  • Hideous Man (short film), Harry Nash Films, 2002
  • The Dancer Upstairs (also known as Pasos de baile), Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2003
  • Director of the short film Straphangers.
  • Film Work
  • Other
  • Presenter, The Terrorist (also known as John Malkovich Presents"The Terrorist"), Phaedra Cinema, c. 2000
  • Stage Appearances
  • Birdbath, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, Chicago,IL, 1976
  • The Lover, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1976
  • Our Late Night, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1977
  • Wesley, Curse of the Starving Class, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL,1978
  • The Fifth of July, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre,1978
  • Philadelphia, Here I Come, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, MainstageTheatre, 1978
  • Steve, Say Goodnight, Gracie, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 1979
  • Waiting for Lefty, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre,1979
  • Biff, Death of a Salesman, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, MainstageTheatre, 1980
  • Lennie Small, Of Mice and Men, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1981
  • Mr. James, Big Mother, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, c. 1981
  • Lee, True West, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1982, then Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1982-84
  • Biff, Death of a Salesman, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1984
  • Captain Bluntschli, Arms and the Man, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1985
  • Pale, Burn This, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1987, Theatre 890,Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1987, Hampstead Theatre Club and Lyric Theatre, both London, 1990
  • Colonel, State of Shock, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1991
  • A Slip of the Tongue, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1992, Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 1992
  • Libra, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1994
  • John Wilmot (earl of Rochester), The Libertine, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1996
  • Kristof, Lost Land, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Downstairs Theatre, 2005
  • The Birthday Party, American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA, c.2005
  • Appeared as Tom, The Glass Menagerie, as the narrator of A Sorrow beyond Dreams, and in A Streetcar Named Desire, all SteppenwolfTheatre Company; appeared in other productions, including The Bacchae, The Collection, and A Slight Ache.
  • Stage Director
  • The Dumbwaiter, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1976
  • The Indian Wants the Bronx, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, MainstageTheatre, 1976
  • The Seahorse, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1976
  • The Caretaker, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1978
  • Sandbar Flatland, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre,1978
  • The Caretaker (Remount), Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1979
  • Absent Friends, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1980
  • No Man's Land, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1981
  • Savages, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1981
  • The Rear Column, North Light Repertory Theatre, Evanston, IL, c. 1981-82
  • Balm in Gilead, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1981, Circle Repertory Company, Minetta Lane Theatre, New York City, 1984-85
  • The House, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1982
  • A Prayer for My Daughter, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1982
  • Arms and the Man, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1985
  • Coyote Ugly, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1985,then AT&T Performing Arts Festival, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, 1986, some sources cite a production in New YorkCity
  • The Caretaker, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1985, then Circle in the Square, 1986
  • State of Shock, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1991
  • Libra, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1994
  • Hysteria, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1999-2000, Theatre Marigny, Paris, France, 2002, and Teatre Victoria, Barcelona, Spain, c. 2004
  • Stage Work
  • Other
  • Sound designer, Balm in Gilead, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1981, Circle Repertory Company, Minetta Lane Theatre, New York City, 1984-85
  • Costume designer, The Caretaker, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1985, then Circle in the Square, New York City, 1986
  • Costume designer, Lost Land, Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago, IL, 2005
  • Involved with several Steppenwolf Theatre productions.
  • Television Appearances
  • Miniseries
  • Javert, Les miserables (also known as Les Miserables--Gefangenedes Schicksals and Los miserables), TF1 (France), 2000, English version broadcast on Fox Family Channel, 2001
  • Charles Maurice Talleyrand, Napoleon, Arts and Entertainment, 2002
  • Movies
  • Gary, Word of Honor, CBS, 1981
  • Chicago Story, 1981
  • Kurtz, Heart of Darkness, TNT, 1994
  • Herman J. "Mank" Mankiewicz, RKO 281 (also known as RKO 281: The Battle over Citizen Kane), HBO, 1999
  • Specials
  • American Dream, ABC, 1981
  • Say Goodnight, Gracie, WTTW (PBS affiliate), 1983
  • Lee, "True West" (also known as "Sam Shepard's `True West'"), AmericanPlayhouse, PBS, 1984
  • Biff Loman, Death of a Salesman (also known as Der Tod eines Handlungsreisenden), CBS, 1985
  • Ben Stark, "Rocket to the Moon," American Playhouse, PBS, 1986
  • Voice of Santa Claus, Santabear's First Christmas (animated), ABC,1986
  • Private Conversations: On the Set of "Death of a Salesman" (also known as Private Conversations and Private Conversations: The Makingof the Television Adaptation of "Death of a Salesman" with Dustin Hoffman), PBS, 1986
  • Himself, China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun, CBS, 1987
  • Voice of Santa Claus, Santabear's High Flying Adventure (animated), CBS, 1987
  • (Uncredited; in archive footage) Len Tukwilla, Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary, NBC, 1989
  • Decade, MTV, 1989
  • Host, Red, Hot and Blue, ABC, 1990
  • Living in America, VH1, 1991
  • Deeley, "Old Times," Performance, BBC, 1991, Bravo, 1993
  • Himself, In the Line of Fire: Behind the Scenes with the Secret Service, Showtime, 1993
  • Chicago on Stage, PBS, 1995
  • Fare un film per me e vivere (also known as Making a Film Is for Me to Live and Faire un film pour moi c'est vivre), 1995
  • "Sam Shepard: Stalking Himself," Great Performances, PBS, 1998
  • Narrator, Riddle of the Desert Mummies, The Discovery Channel, 1999
  • The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, History Channel, 1999
  • The Kennedy Center Presents: Speak Truth to Power (also known as Speak Truth to Power), PBS, 2000
  • John Malkovich: Flipping Uncle Kimono (documentary), Chum Television (Canada), 2005
  • Appeared in a short documentary about the Chrysler Building, BBC.
  • Awards Presentations
  • 2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000
  • 8 Innovators (also known as Audi 8 and Audi: Never Follow), Arts and Entertainment, 2003
  • Himself, Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe, 2005
  • Television Guest Appearances
  • Episodic
  • Host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live '80, SNL, andSNL 25), NBC, 1989 and 1993
  • "Wetten, dass ... ? aus Linz," Wetten, das ... ?, 1990
  • Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1991
  • The Film Programme (also known as Film '96), BBC, 1996
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1996
  • Lo + plus, 1997
  • Mundo VIP, 1997, 1999
  • Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher (also known as Politically Incorrect), ABC, 1998
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1998, 2003
  • Charlie Rose (also known as The Charlie Rose Show), PBS, 1998, 1999, 2003
  • The Big Breakfast, Channel 4 (England), 2001
  • Ombre et lumiere, 2002
  • "John Malkovich: Parts 1 & 2," Les feux de la rampe, 2003
  • "Malkovich's Mail," The AMC Project, American Movie Classics, 2003
  • Rive droite-rive gauche, 2003
  • V Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2003
  • The Daily Show (also known as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition), Comedy Central, 2003, 2006
  • ... Amb Manel Fuentes, 2004
  • NY Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2004
  • (In archive footage) Himself, Cinema mil, TV3 (Television de Catalunya, Spain), 2005
  • (In archive footage) Vicomte Sebastien de Valmont, Cinema mil, TV3, 2005
  • Corazon de ... , Television Espanola (Spain), 2005
  • Double je, 2005
  • The Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show and Late Show Backstage), CBS, 2005
  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (also known as The LateLate Show), CBS, 2005
  • "Wetten, dass ... ? aus Frankfurt," Wetten, das ... ?, 2006
  • Some sources cite an appearance in The Weakest Link, BBC.
  • Television Producer
  • The Loner (series), Bravo, beginning 2001
  • Dragans of New York (pilot), CBS, 2002
  • "Some Assembly Required," The First Amendment Project (special), Sundance Channel and Court TV, 2004
  • Television Director
  • Contributed a film essay to a short documentary about the Chrysler Building, BBC.
  • Radio Appearances
  • Episodic
  • Himself, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, c. 2002
  • Internet Appearances
  • The Call (short film), Pirellifilm.com, 2006
  • RECORDINGS
  • Videos
  • American Arts & Culture Presents John Horatio Malkovich "Dance ofDespair & Disillusionment," USA Home Video, 2000
  • Revealing "The Dancer Upstairs," Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
  • Audiobooks
  • Anne Tyler, The Accidental Tourist, Random House Audio, 1986
  • Albums; with Others
  • (As a saxophone player) Marchand Melcher, Shining Star, Time Is Records, 1992
  • Music Videos
  • Annie Lennox, "Walking on Broken Glass," 1992
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • This Lady Behaves (short film), c. 2000
  • Hideous Man (short film), Harry Nash Films, 2002
  • Author of the short film Straphangers.
  • Writings for the Stage
  • (Adaptor) Libra (based on the novel by Don DeLillo), Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1994
  • Teleplays
  • Contributed a film essay to a short documentary about the Chrysler Building, BBC.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, fourth edition, St. James Press, 2000
    Periodicals
    • Cosmopolitan, November, 1992
    • Empire, issue 93, 1997, pp. 56-57
    • Entertainment Weekly, January 24, 2003, p. 26
    • Harper's Bazaar, November, 1987
    • Hollywood Reporter, December 19, 1988, p. 4
    • Interview, March, 1989
    • New Yorker, April 15, 1996
    • New York Times, April 26, 2003
    • New York Times Magazine, September 15, 1985
    • Plays and Players, April, 1992
    • Premiere, March, 2003, pp. 80-83, 102; September, 2005, pp. 130-31
    • Psychology Today, July/August, 1994
    • Variety, March 9, 1998, p. 20; September 21, 1998, p. 80
    • Vogue, October, 1985; September, 1993
    • Washington Post, May 8, 2003, pp. C1, C8