Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert was a Pulitzer Prize winning film critic, journalist, and screenwriter. Described by Forbes magazine as the "most powerful pundit in America", Ebert was the first film critic to be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well as a Pulitzer Prize. Ebert's began his criticizing career in 1967 as a critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and later gained national recognition co-hosting a number of shows with Gene Siskel in which they coined the 'thumbs up- thumbs down' style of reviewing. Following Siskel's 1999 death Ebert continued to host "And The Movies" with Richard Roeper until 2006 when he stopped appearing due to developing Thyroid cancer. Complications from the cancer ended up taking much of his tongue and jaw, forcing Ebert to undergo massive reconstruction surgery and speak with the help of a computer program (which was configured with his own voice due to the volume of recorded spoken language from Ebert's TV show). He continued to write reviews for his website later in life. On April 3rd, 2013 announced his cancer had returned and he would be taking a "leave of presence", lowering the amount he would be writing and only reviewing films he wanted to review. Ebert succumbed to his cancer the next day, April 4th, 2013. The balcony is closed.
Filmography
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
as Self (archive footage)
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
as Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Film Critic (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Film Critic (archive footage)
Remembering Gene Wilder
as Self (archive photo)
Remembering Gene Wilder
as Self (archive photo)
Kubrick by Kubrick
as Self (archive footage)
Kubrick by Kubrick
as Self (archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
as Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
as Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
Howard
as Self (archive footage)
Howard
as Self (archive footage)
Burden
as Self (archive footage)
Burden
as Self (archive footage)
Life Itself
as Self - Film Critic
Life Itself
as Self - Film Critic
Don't You Forget About Me
as Self
Don't You Forget About Me
as Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
as Self
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
as Self
Dark City: The Architecture of Dreams
as Self
Dark City: The Architecture of Dreams
as Self
Cannes: All Access
as Self
Cannes: All Access
as Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
as Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
as Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
as Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
as Self
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
as Self
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
as Self
Dead Teenager Movie
as Self
Dead Teenager Movie
as Self
Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy
as Self
Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy
as Self
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
as Self
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
as Self
The Outsider
as Self
The Outsider
as Self
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
as Roger Ebert (uncredited)
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
as Roger Ebert (uncredited)
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
as Self
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
as Self
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
as Self
No Fighting in the War Room Or: 'Dr Strangelove' and the Nuclear Threat
as Self
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
as Self
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
as Self
Abby Singer
as Roger Ebert (uncredited)
Abby Singer
as Roger Ebert (uncredited)
Biography: Humphrey Bogart
as Self - Film Critic
Biography: Humphrey Bogart
as Self - Film Critic
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
as Self
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second
as Self
Searching for Debra Winger
as Self
Searching for Debra Winger
as Self
All the Love You Cannes!
as Self
All the Love You Cannes!
as Self
Mysteries of Love
as Self (archive footage)
Mysteries of Love
as Self (archive footage)
Princess Mononoke in the U.S.A.
as Himself
Princess Mononoke in the U.S.A.
as Himself
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
as Self
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
as Self
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
as Self
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
as Self
Welcome to Hollywood
as Roger Ebert
Welcome to Hollywood
as Roger Ebert
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self
Junket Whore
as Self
Junket Whore
as Self
Independent's Day
as Self
Independent's Day
as Self
Pitch
as Self
Pitch
as Self
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!
Ballyhoo: The Hollywood Sideshow!
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
as Self - Host
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
as Self - Host
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
as Narrator (voice) / Introduction
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
as Narrator (voice) / Introduction
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
as Roger Ebert
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
as Roger Ebert
Citizen Yuppie
as Citizen Yuppie
Citizen Yuppie
as Citizen Yuppie
Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage
as Self
Reflecting Thought: Stan Brakhage
as Self
An Almost Perfect Affair
as Self
An Almost Perfect Affair
as Self