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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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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
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CREDITS
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Film Executive Producer
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The Accidental Tourist, Warner Bros., 1988
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How to Draw a Bunny, Palm Pictures/Arthouse Films, 2000
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Somewhere Else (short film), 2000
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Art School Confidential, United Artists, 2006
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Drunkboat, Arclight Films, 2006
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Which Way Home (documentary), 2007
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Film Producer
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Ghost World, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 2001
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The Gun Seller, 2001
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The Dancer Upstairs (also known as Pasos de baile), Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2003
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Found in the Street, 2004
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The Libertine, The Weinstein Company, 2004
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Kill the Poor, IFC Films, 2006
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Juno, Mandate Pictures, c. 2006
- Some sources cite Malkovich as the producer of Dear Mr. Capote.
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Film Director
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This Lady Behaves (short film), c. 2000
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Hideous Man (short film), Harry Nash Films, 2002
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The Dancer Upstairs (also known as Pasos de baile), Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2003
- Director of the short film Straphangers.
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Film Work
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Other
- Presenter, The Terrorist (also known as John Malkovich Presents"The Terrorist"), Phaedra Cinema, c. 2000
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Stage Appearances
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Birdbath, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, Chicago,IL, 1976
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The Lover, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1976
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Our Late Night, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1977
- Wesley, Curse of the Starving Class, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL,1978
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The Fifth of July, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre,1978
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Philadelphia, Here I Come, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, MainstageTheatre, 1978
- Steve, Say Goodnight, Gracie, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 1979
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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
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A Slip of the Tongue, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1992, Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 1992
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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
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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.
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Stage Director
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The Dumbwaiter, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1976
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The Indian Wants the Bronx, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, MainstageTheatre, 1976
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The Seahorse, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1976
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The Caretaker, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1978
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Sandbar Flatland, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre,1978
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The Caretaker (Remount), Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1979
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Absent Friends, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1980
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No Man's Land, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1981
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Savages, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1981
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The Rear Column, North Light Repertory Theatre, Evanston, IL, c. 1981-82
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Balm in Gilead, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1981, Circle Repertory Company, Minetta Lane Theatre, New York City, 1984-85
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The House, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1982
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A Prayer for My Daughter, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1982
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Arms and the Man, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1985
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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
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The Caretaker, Steppenwolf Theatre, 1985, then Circle in the Square, 1986
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State of Shock, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1991
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Libra, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1994
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Hysteria, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, 1999-2000, Theatre Marigny, Paris, France, 2002, and Teatre Victoria, Barcelona, Spain, c. 2004
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Stage Work
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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.
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Television Appearances
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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
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Movies
- Gary, Word of Honor, CBS, 1981
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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
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Specials
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American Dream, ABC, 1981
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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
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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
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Decade, MTV, 1989
- Host, Red, Hot and Blue, ABC, 1990
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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
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Chicago on Stage, PBS, 1995
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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
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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, History Channel, 1999
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The Kennedy Center Presents: Speak Truth to Power (also known as Speak Truth to Power), PBS, 2000
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John Malkovich: Flipping Uncle Kimono (documentary), Chum Television (Canada), 2005
- Appeared in a short documentary about the Chrysler Building, BBC.
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Awards Presentations
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2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000
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8 Innovators (also known as Audi 8 and Audi: Never Follow), Arts and Entertainment, 2003
- Himself, Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe, 2005
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Television Guest Appearances
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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
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Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1991
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The Film Programme (also known as Film '96), BBC, 1996
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1996
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Lo + plus, 1997
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Mundo VIP, 1997, 1999
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Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher (also known as Politically Incorrect), ABC, 1998
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1998, 2003
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Charlie Rose (also known as The Charlie Rose Show), PBS, 1998, 1999, 2003
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The Big Breakfast, Channel 4 (England), 2001
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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
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Rive droite-rive gauche, 2003
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V Graham Norton, Channel 4, 2003
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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
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... Amb Manel Fuentes, 2004
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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
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Corazon de ... , Television Espanola (Spain), 2005
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Double je, 2005
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The Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show and Late Show Backstage), CBS, 2005
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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.
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Television Producer
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The Loner (series), Bravo, beginning 2001
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Dragans of New York (pilot), CBS, 2002
- "Some Assembly Required," The First Amendment Project (special), Sundance Channel and Court TV, 2004
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Television Director
- Contributed a film essay to a short documentary about the Chrysler Building, BBC.
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Radio Appearances
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Episodic
- Himself, Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, c. 2002
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Internet Appearances
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The Call (short film), Pirellifilm.com, 2006
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
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American Arts & Culture Presents John Horatio Malkovich "Dance ofDespair & Disillusionment," USA Home Video, 2000
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Revealing "The Dancer Upstairs," Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
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Audiobooks
- Anne Tyler, The Accidental Tourist, Random House Audio, 1986
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Albums; with Others
- (As a saxophone player) Marchand Melcher, Shining Star, Time Is Records, 1992
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Music Videos
- Annie Lennox, "Walking on Broken Glass," 1992
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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This Lady Behaves (short film), c. 2000
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Hideous Man (short film), Harry Nash Films, 2002
- Author of the short film Straphangers.
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Writings for the Stage
- (Adaptor) Libra (based on the novel by Don DeLillo), Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Mainstage Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1994
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Teleplays
- Contributed a film essay to a short documentary about the Chrysler Building, BBC.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, fourth edition, St. James Press, 2000
Periodicals
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Cosmopolitan, November, 1992
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Empire, issue 93, 1997, pp. 56-57
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Entertainment Weekly, January 24, 2003, p. 26
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Harper's Bazaar, November, 1987
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Hollywood Reporter, December 19, 1988, p. 4
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Interview, March, 1989
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New Yorker, April 15, 1996
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New York Times, April 26, 2003
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New York Times Magazine, September 15, 1985
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Plays and Players, April, 1992
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Premiere, March, 2003, pp. 80-83, 102; September, 2005, pp. 130-31
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Psychology Today, July/August, 1994
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Variety, March 9, 1998, p. 20; September 21, 1998, p. 80
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Vogue, October, 1985; September, 1993
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Washington Post, May 8, 2003, pp. C1, C8
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