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Larry King

Larry King

Actor · 1933–2021 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

Larry King (born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger; November 19, 1933 – January 23, 2021) was an American television host, radio host, and paid spokesman, whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys, an Emmy award, and 10 Cable ACE Awards. King began as a local Florida journalist and radio interviewer in the 1950s and 1960s, and gained prominence beginning in 1978 as host of The Larry King Show, an all-night nationwide call-in radio program heard on the Mutual Broadcasting System. From 1985 to 2010, he hosted the nightly interview television program Larry King Live on CNN. From 2012 until 2020, he hosted Larry King Now on Hulu and RT America. He continued to host Politicking with Larry King, a weekly political talk show which has aired weekly on the same two channels from 2013 until his death.

Acted in 60

2020s

  1. 2020

    Hopelessly in Love: Anna Nicole Smith and Larry Birkhead

    Movie

2000s

  1. 2008
  2. 2007
  3. 2006

    A Perfect Day

    Larry King

  4. The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency

    TV

  5. 2005
  6. The Last Mogul

    Movie

  7. Fat Actress

    Larry King · 1 episode

  8. 2004

    Catching Kringle

    Larry King

  9. Far Far Away Idol

    Doris (voice)

  10. Clubhouse

    TV

  11. 2003
  12. 2002

    Cleavage

    Movie

  13. 2001
  14. 2000

1980s

  1. 1989
  2. Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!

    TV Talk Show Host

  3. 1988
  4. 1985

    Lost in America

    Larry King (voice) (uncredited)

  5. 1984

1970s

  1. 1971

    Primus

    TV

1960s

  1. 1961

    Miami Undercover

    TV

No release date

  1. Oddly Compelling: The Denis Kitchen Story

    Movie

Produced 1

Created 1

1980s

  1. 1985

    Larry King Live

    Creator

Appearances103

2020s

  1. 2026

    Give Me the Ball!

    Self (archive footage)

  2. 2025
  3. 2024

    I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

    Self (archive footage)

  4. Bad Hostage

    Self (archive footage)

  5. 2023
  6. 2022

    Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life

    Self (archive footage)

  7. 2021

    The Real Hunt for Red October

    Self (Archive Footage) · 2 episodes

  8. 2020
  9. Dying to be Frozen

    Self

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. Where's My Roy Cohn?

    Self (archive footage)

  3. 2018

    Third Party President: Citizen Rocky

    Self

  4. Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars

    Self

  5. 2017

    The Menendez Murders: Erik Tells All

    Self · 3 episodes

  6. Only the Dead Know the Brooklyn Americans

    Narrator

  7. 2016
  8. Shadow World

    Self - Journalist (archive footage)

  9. Burzynski: The Cancer Cure Cover-Up

    himself

  10. 2015

    Chasing Tyson

    Self

  11. The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson

    Self (archive footage)

  12. 2014

    Nelson Mandela Redrawn

    Self

  13. Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger

    Self

  14. The Joe Show

    Self

  15. Drew Peterson: Untouchable

    Self (archive footage)

  16. The State of Arizona

    Self (archival footage)

  17. 2013
  18. Glickman

    Self

  19. Anna Nicole

    Himself (uncredited / archivefootage)

  20. Larry King Now

    Himself - Host · 53 episodes

  21. Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie

    Self (archive footage)

  22. The '80s: The Decade That Made Us

    Self - Host: Larry King Now · 1 episode

  23. 2012

    Pauly Shore's Pauly-tics

    Self

  24. Top Priority: The Terror Within

    Self (archive footage)

  25. 2011
  26. Julian Assange: A Modern Day Hero?

    Self

  27. 2010
  28. History of the Miami Dolphins

    Self

  29. Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story

    Self

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. 2007

    Jimmy Carter Man from Plains

    Self

  3. Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

    Self

  4. Brando

    Self (archive footage)

  5. Chasing October

    Self

  6. 2006

    ...So Goes the Nation

    Self (archive footage)

  7. Future by Design

    Himself

  8. Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World

    Self

  9. 2005

    Breaking Point: Canada/Quebec - The 1995 Referendum

    Himself

  10. 2004

    Marilyn's Man

    Self

  11. Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

    Self (uncredited)

  12. 2003
  13. 2002

    Lewis Black: Taxed Beyond Belief

    Self

  14. 2001

1990s

  1. 1999

    Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

    Self

  2. 1998
  3. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

    Self

  4. 1997
  5. Perfect Moment

    Self

  6. Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

    Self

  7. 1996
  8. 1995

    Spin

    Self (archive footage)

  9. 1993

1980s

  1. 1988

    Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted

    Self

  2. 1985

    Larry King Live

    Self - Host · 30 episodes

  3. 1982