Filmography
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Known For
Gattaca Director Josef (1997) -
With Honors Pitkannan (1994) -
Caligula Writer (1979) -
Known For
Suspense Writer (1954) -
Writer
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The Palermo Connection (1990) -
Billy the Kid (1989) -
Lincoln (1988) -
The Sicilian (1987) -
Dress Gray (1986) -
Caligula (1979)
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Recht in eigen hand (1973) -
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Myra Breckinridge (1970) -
![The Last of the Mobile Hot Shots]( "The Last of the Mobile Hot Shots")
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Poseta maloj planeti (1967)
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![Is Paris Burning?]( "Is Paris Burning?")
Is Paris Burning? (1966) -
![Theatre 625]( "Theatre 625")
Theatre 625 (1966) -
![The Best Man]( "The Best Man")
The Best Man (1964) -
Gevoel voor recht (1962)
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![The Chevy Mystery Show]( "The Chevy Mystery Show")
The Chevy Mystery Show (1960) -
![Startime]( "Startime")
Startime (1960) -
![Visit to a Small Planet]( "Visit to a Small Planet")
Visit to a Small Planet (1960) -
![Suddenly, Last Summer]( "Suddenly, Last Summer")
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) -
![Sunday Showcase]( "Sunday Showcase")
Sunday Showcase (1959) -
![Ben-Hur]( "Ben-Hur")
Ben-Hur (1959) -
![The Scapegoat]( "The Scapegoat")
The Scapegoat (1959) -
![ITV Television Playhouse]( "ITV Television Playhouse")
ITV Television Playhouse (1958-1959) -
Dark Possession (1959)
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![Television Theater]( "Television Theater")
Television Theater (1958) -
Dim (1958)
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TV Teatro (1958)
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![Armchair Theatre]( "Armchair Theatre")
Armchair Theatre (1958) -
![The Left Handed Gun]( "The Left Handed Gun")
The Left Handed Gun (1958) -
![I Accuse!]( "I Accuse!")
I Accuse! (1958) -
![Matinee Theatre]( "Matinee Theatre")
Matinee Theatre (1956) -
![Playwrights '56]( "Playwrights '56")
Playwrights '56 (1956) -
![The Catered Affair]( "The Catered Affair")
The Catered Affair (1956) -
![General Electric Theater]( "General Electric Theater")
General Electric Theater (1956) -
![The Milton Berle Show]( "The Milton Berle Show")
The Milton Berle Show (1955) -
![Climax!]( "Climax!")
Climax! (1955) -
![The Philco Television Playhouse]( "The Philco Television Playhouse")
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![Goodyear Playhouse]( "Goodyear Playhouse")
Goodyear Playhouse (1955) -
![Studio One in Hollywood]( "Studio One in Hollywood")
Studio One in Hollywood (1954-1955) -
![The Best of Broadway]( "The Best of Broadway")
The Best of Broadway (1955) -
![Danger]( "Danger")
Danger (1955) -
![Omnibus]( "Omnibus")
Omnibus (1954-1955) -
![Janet Dean, Registered Nurse]( "Janet Dean, Registered Nurse")
Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (1954) -
![Suspense]( "Suspense")
Suspense (1954) -
Writer
![The Telltale Clue]( "The Telltale Clue")
The Telltale Clue (1954) -
Actor
![Shrink]( "Shrink")
Shrink George Charles (2009) -
![The Simpsons]( "The Simpsons")
The Simpsons Gore Vidal (2006) -
![Family Guy]( "Family Guy")
Family Guy Gore Vidal (2006) -
![Jack & Bobby]( "Jack & Bobby")
Jack & Bobby Documentary Host (2005) -
![Igby Goes Down]( "Igby Goes Down")
Igby Goes Down First School Headmaster (2002) -
![Gattaca]( "Gattaca")
Gattaca Director Josef (1997) -
![Shadow Conspiracy]( "Shadow Conspiracy")
Shadow Conspiracy Congressman Page (1997) -
![With Honors]( "With Honors")
With Honors Pitkannan (1994) -
![Bob Roberts]( "Bob Roberts")
Bob Roberts Senator Brickley Paiste (1992) -
![Billy the Kid]( "Billy the Kid")
Billy the Kid Preacher (1989) -
![Laugh-In]( "Laugh-In")
Laugh-In Guest Performer (1978) -
![Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]( "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In")
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Guest Performer (1970-1971) -
![The Best Man]( "The Best Man")
The Best Man Delegate (1964) -
![Suddenly, Last Summer]( "Suddenly, Last Summer")
Suddenly, Last Summer Audience Member at Operation (1959) -
![Sunday Showcase]( "Sunday Showcase")
Sunday Showcase Narrator (1959) -
Actor
![Ritual in Transfigured Time]( "Ritual in Transfigured Time")
Ritual in Transfigured Time Man (1946) -
Archive footage
![Tricky Dick]( "Tricky Dick")
Tricky Dick (2019) -
![Hugh Hefner's After Dark: Speaking Out in America]( "Hugh Hefner's After Dark: Speaking Out in America")
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![Media Buzz]( "Media Buzz")
Media Buzz (2015) -
![Charlie Rose]( "Charlie Rose")
Charlie Rose (2015) -
![Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal]( "Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal")
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![The 50 Year Argument]( "The 50 Year Argument")
The 50 Year Argument (2014) -
![The 67th Annual Tony Awards]( "The 67th Annual Tony Awards")
The 67th Annual Tony Awards (2013) -
![Democracy Now!]( "Democracy Now!")
Democracy Now! (2012-2013) -
![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (2012) -
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![American Experience]( "American Experience")
American Experience (2011) -
![Public Speaking]( "Public Speaking")
Public Speaking (2010) -
![Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel]( "Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel")
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XXI Century (2003)
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![Sex at 24 Frames Per Second]( "Sex at 24 Frames Per Second")
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) -
![The Cockettes]( "The Cockettes")
The Cockettes (2002) -
![The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]( "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson")
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![Penthouse: On the Wild Side]( "Penthouse: On the Wild Side")
Penthouse: On the Wild Side (1989) -
Archive footageForty Years at the I.C.A. (1987)
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![The Dick Cavett Show]( "The Dick Cavett Show")
The Dick Cavett Show (1973)
All Filmography
Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
Was upset with the choice of Jerry Lewis as the lead in the movie version of Visit to a Small Planet (1960).
Quotes
[commenting on the vast Jerusalem set for Ben-Hur (1959)] This Jerusalem is the Jerusalem of Jesus Christ. He could move through the city and feel that he was absolutely at home. He would know where to go to order a pizza.
Star Sign
Libra
Personal Details
Born
Eugene Luther Gore Vidal
West Point, New York, USA
Died
(age 86)
Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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