Biography
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.
Episodes
The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.
9Arnold Schwarzenegger
48 minJan 28, 2003
Biography on the Action Legend from 2003.
10Eva Braun: Love & Death
60 minMar 4, 2003
Eva Braun's own home movie footage highlights this portrait of the enigmatic woman who was Hitler's mistress and at the end his wife.
18Aileen Wuornos
60 minApr 22, 2003
Aileen Wuornos, a poor prostitute with an abusive past, becomes one of the most notorious female serial killers in American history.
19All the Presidents' Kids
60 minApr 29, 2003
20Edith Hahn Beer: The Nazi Officer's Wife
60 minMay 6, 2003
21Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor
60 minMay 13, 2003
22Harrison Ford: The Reluctant Hero
60 minMay 20, 2003
23John McCain: American Maverick
60 minMay 27, 2003
24Kim Jong Il
60 minJun 3, 2003
25Louis XIV: The Sun King
60 minJun 10, 2003
26Sears
60 minJun 17, 2003
27Ted Kaczynski: The Unabomber
60 minJun 24, 2003
28The Munsters: America's First Family of Fright
60 minJul 1, 2003
29The Post-Impressionists: Van Gogh & Gauguin
60 minJul 8, 2003
30The Saudi Royal Family
60 minJul 15, 2003
31Ariel Sharon
60 minJan 8, 2004
32Bram Stoker
60 minJan 20, 2004
33Doc Holliday
60 minJan 27, 2004
34Harley-Davidson
60 minFeb 3, 2004
35Harold Shipman
60 minFeb 10, 2004
36Jesus: His Life
60 minFeb 17, 2004
37Joan of Arc: Virgin Warrior
60 minFeb 24, 2004
38Lord Byron
60 minMar 2, 2004
39Pat Tillman
60 minMar 9, 2004
40Ringling Brothers
60 minMar 16, 2004
41Sir Isaac Newton: The Gravity of Genius
60 minMar 23, 2004
42St. Francis of Assisi
60 minMar 30, 2004
43The Google Boys
60 minApr 6, 2004
44Batman
45 minJul 7, 2003
Go inside the camp classic with star Adam West and a host of clips from the '60s staple. Rarely seen screen tests and behind-the-scenes photographs. Clips of some of the show's interviews with cast and creators.
Where to watch Biography
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Series cast
