
Samuel Beckett
Known for Writing · 10 credits
- Born
- 1906-04-13
- Died
- 1989-12-22
- Place of birth
- Foxrock, Dublin, Ireland
Biography
Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet, who lived in Paris for most of his adult life and wrote in both English and French. He is widely regarded as among the most influential writers of the 20th century. Beckett was awarded the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his writing, which—in new forms for the novel and drama—in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation."
Known For

Das Jahrhundert des Theaters
2002
as Self (archive footage)

Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
2019
as Self (Archive)

Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence
1987

If I Had Four Dromedaries
1966
as Self (photo)

Notfilm
2015
as Self (archive footage)

Barney's Wall
2019
as Self (archive footage)
TV Shows (1)
Movies (9)

Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett
2019
as Self (Archive)

Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence
1987

If I Had Four Dromedaries
1966
as Self (photo)

Notfilm
2015
as Self (archive footage)

Barney's Wall
2019
as Self (archive footage)

Samuel Beckett - Mute Interview
1969
as Self

Waiting for Beckett
1993
as Self

Beckett in Berlin
1969
as Self

Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'
1983
as Self (archive footage)
About Samuel Beckett
Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet, who lived in Paris for most of his adult life and wrote in both English and French. He is widely regarded as among the most influential writers of the 20th century. Beckett was awarded the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his writing, which—in new forms for the novel and drama—in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation." With 10 credits spanning from 1966 to 2019, Samuel Beckett has appeared in 9 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Samuel Beckett Movies
- Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett (2019) — as Self (Archive)
- Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence (1987)
- If I Had Four Dromedaries (1966) — as Self (photo)
- Notfilm (2015) — as Self (archive footage)
- Barney's Wall (2019) — as Self (archive footage)
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