Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

🎂 3rd June 1926 (99 yrs) 📍 Newark, New Jersey, USA

Known For

Howl

Biography

Irwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet. He is considered to be one of the leading figures of both the Beat Generation during the 1950s and the counterculture that soon followed. He vigorously opposed militarism, economic materialism and sexual repression and was known as embodying various aspects of this counterculture, such as his views on drugs, hostility to bureaucracy and openness to Eastern religions. He was one of many influential American writers of his time known as the Beat Generation, which included famous writers such as Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs.

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Allen Ginsberg

Movies Featuring Allen Ginsberg

castelporziano ostia dei poeti

castelporziano ostia dei poeti (2025)

as Self - poet
Nova '78

Nova '78 (2025)

as Self (archive footage)
One to One: John & Yoko

One to One: John & Yoko (2025)

as Self (archive footage)
John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office

John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office (2025)

as Self (archive footage)
A Supermarket in Californi

A Supermarket in Californi (2024)

as Self (voice) (archive)
No Image

Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri (2024)

as Self (archive footage)
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023)

as Self (archive footage)
Why Is We Americans?

Why Is We Americans? (2022)

as Self (archive footage)
The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground (2021)

as Self (archive footage)
Symphony Of The Invisible

Symphony Of The Invisible (2020)

as Self (voice) (archive)
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019)

as The Oracle of Delphi
Take Your Pills

Take Your Pills (2018)

as Self (archive footage)
Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel

Harry Smith at the Breslin Hotel (2017)

as Self (archive footage)
How the Beatles Changed the World

How the Beatles Changed the World (2017)

as Self (archive footage)
Don't Blink - Robert Frank

Don't Blink - Robert Frank (2015)

as Self (archive footage)
A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol

A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol (2015)

William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine

William S. Burroughs in the Dreamachine (2015)

as Self (archive footage)
The Stars Behind the Iron Curtain

The Stars Behind the Iron Curtain (2014)

as Self (archive footage)
Great Poets: In Their Own Words

Great Poets: In Their Own Words (2014)

as Self (archive footage)
Beat Generation

Beat Generation (2014)

as Self (archive footage)
Norman Mailer: The American

Norman Mailer: The American (2012)

as Self (archive footage)
The Beat Hotel

The Beat Hotel (2012)

as Self (archive footage)
Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (2011)

as Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)

as Self (archive footage)
Howl

Howl (2010)

as Self
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder

Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder (2009)

as Self (archive footage)
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell (2008)

as Self (archive footage)
Tim Leary: The Art of Dying

Tim Leary: The Art of Dying (2008)

as Self (archive footage)
65 Revisited

65 Revisited (2007)

as Self (archive footage)
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music (2007)

as Self (archive footage)
To John With Love

To John With Love (2006)

as Self (archive footage)
Poets at the Living Theater

Poets at the Living Theater (2006)

as Self (archive footage)
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)

as Self
Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair

Twenty to Life: The Life & Times of John Sinclair (2004)

as Self (archive footage)
No Image

The Battle for 'I Am Curious-Yellow' (2003)

as Self (archive footage)
The Cockettes

The Cockettes (2002)

as Self (archive footage)
American Magus

American Magus (2002)

as Self (archive footage)
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)

as Self (archive footage)
Condo Painting

Condo Painting (2000)

as Self (archive footage)
Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles (1999)

as Self (archive footage)
The Source

The Source (1999)

as Self (archive footage)
Brakhage

Brakhage (1998)

as Self (archive footage)
No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg

No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg (1997)

as Self (archive footage)
Ballad of the Skeletons

Ballad of the Skeletons (1997)

as Self (archive footage)
No Image

On the Road to Desolation (1997)

as Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday to John

Happy Birthday to John (1997)

as Self
Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation (1997)

as Self
Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit

Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit (1997)

as Self
U2: A Year in Pop

U2: A Year in Pop (1997)

as Self
A Poet from the Lower East Side

A Poet from the Lower East Side (1997)

as Self
No Image

Van Gogh's Ear (1995)

as Self
The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (1994)

as Self (archive footage)
ChickenHawk

ChickenHawk (1994)

as Self
Jonas in the Desert

Jonas in the Desert (1994)

as Self
No Image

Moving Pictures (1994)

as Self
Road Scholar

Road Scholar (1993)

as Self
Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections

Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships & Intersections (1990)

as Self
Berkeley in the Sixties

Berkeley in the Sixties (1990)

as Self
Silence = Death

Silence = Death (1990)

as Self
Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center

Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center (1989)

as Self
Heavy Petting

Heavy Petting (1989)

as Self
Growing Up in America

Growing Up in America (1989)

as Self
Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets

Gang of Souls: A Generation of Beat Poets (1989)

as Self
Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman

Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman (1988)

as Self
No Image

Autumn Ritual (1986)

as Self
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life (1986)

as Self (archive footage)
Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank

Fire in the East: A Portrait of Robert Frank (1986)

as Self
It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen

It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen (1985)

as Lawyer
All Star Video

All Star Video (1985)

as Self (archive footage)
Before Stonewall

Before Stonewall (1984)

as Self
Burroughs: The Movie

Burroughs: The Movie (1984)

as Self
Good Morning, Mr. Orwell

Good Morning, Mr. Orwell (1984)

as Self
No Image

Ginsberg/Corso Tapes (1984)

as Self
This Song for Jack

This Song for Jack (1983)

as Self
Poetry in Motion

Poetry in Motion (1982)

as Self
Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint

Allan ‘n Allen’s Complaint (1982)

as Self
Greetings from Washington, D.C.

Greetings from Washington, D.C. (1981)

as Self
No Image

No. 18: Mahagonny (1980)

as Self
La marche gaie

La marche gaie (1980)

as Self
Lake Placid '80

Lake Placid '80 (1980)

as Self
Gay March on Washington

Gay March on Washington (1979)

as Self
No Image

Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds (1979)

as Self
Thot-Fal'N

Thot-Fal'N (1978)

as Self
Renaldo and Clara

Renaldo and Clara (1978)

as The Father
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration (1977)

as Self
Lost, Lost, Lost

Lost, Lost, Lost (1976)

as Self
Une semaine dans la vie de camarades

Une semaine dans la vie de camarades (1976)

Suite 212

Suite 212 (1974)

as Self
We Can't Go Home Again

We Can't Go Home Again (1973)

as Allen
Ciao! Manhattan

Ciao! Manhattan (1973)

as Self
Global Groove

Global Groove (1973)

as Self
Pickup's Tricks

Pickup's Tricks (1973)

as Self
Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally

Ten for Two: The John Sinclair Freedom Rally (1971)

as Self
Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family

Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family (1971)

as Self
Johnny Minotaur

Johnny Minotaur (1971)

Bed Peace

Bed Peace (1969)

as Self
Me and My Brother

Me and My Brother (1969)

as Self
The Fall

The Fall (1969)

as Self
Yippie

Yippie (1968)

as Self
A.G.

A.G. (1968)

as Self
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches

Diaries, Notes, and Sketches (1968)

as Self (archive footage)
Underground New York

Underground New York (1968)

as Self
No Image

Chicago (1968)

as Self
Anatomy of Violence

Anatomy of Violence (1967)

as Self
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London (1967)

as Self
Ah, Sunflower

Ah, Sunflower (1967)

as Self
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out (1967)

as Self (archive footage)
Herostratus

Herostratus (1967)

as Poet (voice)
Dont Look Back

Dont Look Back (1967)

as Self (uncredited)
Hare Krishna

Hare Krishna (1967)

as Self
Be-In

Be-In (1967)

as Self
Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc (1967)

as Self
Galaxie

Galaxie (1966)

as Self
Chappaqua

Chappaqua (1966)

as Messiah
Wholly Communion

Wholly Communion (1965)

as Self
Dylan Speaks

Dylan Speaks (1965)

as Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol Screen Tests

Andy Warhol Screen Tests (1965)

as Self
No Image

Allan for Allan (1965)

as Self
He! Viva Dada

He! Viva Dada (1965)

as Self
Couch

Couch (1964)

as Self
No Image

Stockhausen's Originale: Doubletakes (1964)

Guns of the Trees

Guns of the Trees (1961)

as Self (voice)
Pull My Daisy

Pull My Daisy (1959)

as Alan