Alan Alda
Acting1936Manhattan, 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.
Known For
Acting History
2025
2019
This Changes Everything
as Self
Marriage Story
as Bert Spitz
2018
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Good Fight
TVas Solomon Waltzer• 3 eps
2016
Horace and Pete
TVas Uncle Pete• 10 eps
Broad City
TVas Dr. Jay Heller• 1 eps
2015
Bridge of Spies
as Thomas Watters Jr.
The Longest Ride
as Ira Levinson
The Seventies
TVas Self (archive footage)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TVas Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TVas Self
2013
The Blacklist
TVas Fitch• 5 eps
2012
Wanderlust
as Carvin
2011
Tower Heist
as Arthur Shaw
2010
Behind the Burly Q
as Self
2009
30 Rock
TVas Milton Greene• 3 eps
2008
Flash of Genius
as Gregory Lawson
Nothing But the Truth
as Alan Burnside
Diminished Capacity
as Uncle Rollie
2007
Resurrecting the Champ
as Ralph Metz
2006
2004
The Aviator
as Senator Ralph Owen Brewster
The Tony Danza Show
TVas Self - Guest• 3 eps
The West Wing
TVas Arnold Vinick• 27 eps
Good Day Live
TVas Self• 2 eps
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TVas Self
2001
Club Land
as Willie Walters
2000
What Women Want
as Dan Wanamaker
Intimate Portrait
TVas Self• 1 eps
1999
Keepers of the Frame
as Himself
ER
TVas Gabriel Lawrence• 5 eps
1998
The Object of My Affection
as Sidney Miller
1997
1996
Flirting with Disaster
as Richard Schlichting
Everyone Says I Love You
as Bob Dandridge
The Daily Show
TVas Self
1995
Canadian Bacon
as U.S. President
1994
White Mile
as Dan Cutler
Inside the Actors Studio
TVas Self
1993
And the Band Played On
as Dr. Robert Gallo
Manhattan Murder Mystery
as Ted
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TVas Self - Guest
1992
Whispers in the Dark
as Leo Green
1990
1989
Crimes and Misdemeanors
as Lester
1988
A New Life
as Steve Giardino
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TVas Self - Guest
A New Life
Director
A New Life
Writer
1986
1984
The Ratings Game
as Alan Alda (uncredited)
1981
1980
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Winner• 1 eps
1979
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
as Joe Tynan
1978
Same Time, Next Year
as George Peters
California Suite
as Bill Warren
1975
Dinah!
TVas Self• 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
TVas Self - Presenter• 1 eps
1974
Free to Be… You and Me
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
TVas Self - Guest / Morton / Various Characters• 1 eps
1971
The Mephisto Waltz
as Myles Clarkson
1970
Jenny
as Delano
The Moonshine War
as John W. (Son) Martin
1969
The Extraordinary Seaman
as Lt. J / G Morton Krim
1968
Paper Lion
as George Plimpton
The Dick Cavett Show
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
1967
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Nominee• 1 eps
1963
Route 66
TVas Dr. Glazer• 1 eps
1962
The Nurses
TVas Dr. John Griffin• 98 eps
Naked City
TVas Young Poet• 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
TVas Self
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self - Guest Host / Self