Alan Watts
Known for Acting · 17 credits
- Born
- 1915-01-06
- Died
- 1973-11-16
- Place of birth
- Chislehurst, Kent, England, UK
Biography
Alan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher, writer and speaker known for interpreting and popularising Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York. He received a master's degree in theology from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and became an Episcopal priest in 1945. He left the ministry in 1950 and moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the American Academy of Asian Studies.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (15)
Conversation with Myself
1972
as Himself
The Art of Meditation
1971
as Himself
Exhale
as (voice)
Play
2018
as Self (voice recording)
The Monkey Conflict
2024
as Storyteller
Zen: The Best of Alan Watts
1994
as Himself
Zen and Now
1969
as Narrator
Time and the More It Changes
1972
as Self
Work as Play
1973
as Himself
Zen Dog
2016
as Alan Watts (voice)
The Flow of Zen
1969
as Narrator
Buddhism, Man and Nature
1968
as Narrator
Until There Was Nothing
2020
as Narrator
TRUST THE UNIVERSE: The Philosophy of Alan Watts
as Himself - Voice
Everything
2017
as Narrator (archive footage)
About Alan Watts
Alan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher, writer and speaker known for interpreting and popularising Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York. He received a master's degree in theology from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and became an Episcopal priest in 1945. He left the ministry in 1950 and moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the American Academy of Asian Studies. With 17 credits spanning from 1959 to 2024, Alan Watts has appeared in 15 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alan Watts Movies
- Conversation with Myself (1972) — as Himself
- The Art of Meditation (1971) — as Himself
- Exhale — as (voice)
- Play (2018) — as Self (voice recording)
- The Monkey Conflict (2024) — as Storyteller
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