George Carlin
Known for Acting · 153 credits
- Born
- 1937-05-12
- Died
- 2008-06-22
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- George Denis Patrick Carlin
Biography
George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author, who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums. Carlin was noted for his black humor as well as his thoughts on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects. Carlin and his "Seven Dirty Words" comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a narrow 5–4 decision by the justices affirmed the government's power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves.
The first of his fourteen stand-up comedy specials for HBO was filmed in 1977. In the 1990s and 2000s, Carlin's routines focused on socio-cultural criticism of modern American society. He often commented on contemporary political issues in the United States and satirized the excesses of American culture. His final HBO special, It's Bad for Ya, was filmed less than four months before his death.
In 2004, Carlin placed second on the Comedy Central list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time, ahead of Lenny Bruce and behind Richard Pryor. He was a frequent performer and guest host on The Tonight Show during the three-decade Johnny Carson era, and hosted the first episode of Saturday Night Live. In 2008, he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
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Known For
TV Shows (36)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self - Guest Host / Self (archive footage)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self / Self - Guest
The Simpsons
1989
as Munchie (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self - Guest
The View
1997
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Today
1952
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Midnight Special
1972
as Self
That Girl
1966
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
1972
as Self
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1967
as Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self
The Chris Rock Show
1997
as Self
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
Fridays
1980
as Self
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
1990
as Rufus (voice)
Shining Time Station
1989
as Mr. Conductor
The Smothers Brothers Show
1975
The George Carlin Show
1994
as George O'Grady
Dinner for Five
2001
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Streets of Laredo
1995
as Billy Williams
George Carlin's American Dream
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
2009
as Self - Comedian
Away We Go
1967
as Self
MADtv
1995
as Self / Mr. Conductor
On Location
1975
as Himself
The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour
1973
Movies (117)
Cars
2006
as Fillmore (voice)
Scary Movie 3
2003
as Architect
Dogma
1999
as Cardinal Glick
Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
2008
as Filmore / Additional Voices (voice)
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991
as Rufus
Bill & Ted Face the Music
2020
as Rufus Hologram (archive footage)
The Prince of Tides
1991
as Eddie Detreville
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1989
as Rufus
Tarzan II
2005
as Zugor (voice)
Jersey Girl
2004
as Bart Trinke
Happily N'Ever After
2007
as Der Zauberer (voice)
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
1997
as Man (uncredited)
Zeitgeist: The Movie
2007
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
as Hitchhiker
The Aristocrats
2005
as Self
Heavy Metal Mater
2010
as Filmore (voice) (archive sound)
The Glass Bottom Boat
1966
as Unknown (uncredited)
Monster Truck Mater
2010
as Filmore (voice)
Group Therapy
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Americathon
1979
as Narrator
Car Wash
1976
as The Taxi Driver
Outrageous Fortune
1987
as Frank Madras
Apt. 2C
1985
as Self
Comic Relief '90
1990
as Self
Zeitgeist: Requiem
2024
as Self (archive footage)
With Six You Get Eggroll
1968
as Herbie Fleck
Unidentified Flying Mater
2009
as Fillmore (archive voice)
The Last Laugh
2016
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The N Word
2006
as Self
Carlin at Carnegie
1983
as Self
Zeitgeist: Addendum
2008
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
George Carlin: Again!
1978
as Self
George Carlin: Too Hip For The Room
2008
as Self
Unmasked with George Carlin
2007
as Self
I Am Richard Pryor
2019
as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
2004
as Self
George Carlin: George's Best Stuff
1996
as Self
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
1998
as Self
History of the Joke
2008
as Self
Working Tra$h
1990
as Ralph Sawatzky
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
2004
as Self (archive footage)
But... Seriously
1994
as Self (archive footage)
George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya!
2008
as Self
Owned & Operated
2012
as George Carlin
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
1986
as Self / Mike Holder
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Daytime Revolution
2024
as Self (archive footage)
George Carlin: Jammin' in New York
1992
as Self
Justin Case
1988
as Justin Case
George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy
1997
as Self
George Carlin: On Campus
1984
as Self
George Carlin: Personal Favorites
1997
as Self
George Carlin: Back in Town
1996
as Self
George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing
2005
as Self
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Thomas & Friends: Mud Glorious Mud
2008
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Snowy Surprise
2003
as Narrator (voice)
George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances
2001
as Self
George Carlin: You Are All Diseased
1999
as Self
George Carlin: Doin' It Again
1990
as Self
George Carlin: On Location at USC
1977
as Self
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002
The People's Command Performance: '77
1977
as Self
Thomas & Friends: Thomas, Percy & the Dragon
1993
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Trackside Tunes
2001
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Best of Gordon
2003
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: James Goes Buzz Buzz
1994
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Get Along & Other Thomas Adventures
1998
as Narrator (voice)
Drawing on My Mind
1985
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986
as Self
The Reality of Me
2012
as Self
Thomas & Friends: The Greatest Stories
2010
as Narrator (voice)
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
2007
as Self (archive footage)
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Wonderland
2000
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Henry and the Elephant
1996
as Narrator (voice)
Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time
1995
as Mr. Conductor
Thomas & Friends: Quarry Adventures on Sodor
2005
as Narrator
Thomas & Friends: Engine Friends
2012
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Halloween Adventures
2006
as Narrator (voice)
George on George
2003
as Self
Untitled Joan Rivers Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
Shining Time Station: One of the Family
1995
as Mr. Conductor
Shining Time Station: Second Chances
1995
as Mr. Conductor
Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Help Out
1996
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Best of Thomas
2001
as Narrator (voice)
George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey?
1988
as Self
Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Help Out
1996
as Narrator
The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool
2001
as Self
Thomas & Friends: Ultimate Christmas
2007
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Party
1994
as Narrator
Thomas & Friends: Fun With Thomas
2003
as Narrator
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and Bertie's Great Race and Other Adventures
1993
as Narrator
Thomas & Friends: Trust Thomas & Other Stories
1992
as Narrator (voice)
The Thomas The Tank Engine Man
1995
as Mr. Conductor (uncredited)
George Carlin: The Real George Carlin
1973
as Self
Thomas & Friends: A Big Day for Thomas
1998
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Percy's Ghostly Trick
1994
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: 10 Years of Thomas
1999
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Best of James
2002
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Sing-Along & Stories
1997
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Best of Percy
2001
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Percy Takes the Plunge
1993
as Narrator (voice)
Shining Time Station: Queen for a Day
1995
as Mr. Conductor
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Meets the Queen
1997
as Narrator
Thomas & Friends: Rusty to the Rescue
1995
as Narrator (voice)
2012 Crossing Over A New Beginning
2012
as Self
Thomas & Friends: Holiday Express
2009
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Thomas & the Special Letter
1995
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Daisy and Other Thomas Stories
1993
as Narrator
Thomas & Friends: The Early Years
2004
as Narrator
Thomas & Friends: Thomas & His Friends Get Along
1998
as Narrator
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets Bumped
1992
as Narrator (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Thomas Comes To Breakfast & Other Thomas Adventures
1998
as Narrator (voice)
The Alphabet of Truth: The Climate Change Deception
2016
as George Carlin
Thomas & Friends: The Gallant Old Engine and Other Thomas Stories
1996
as Narrator
About George Carlin
George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author, who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums. Carlin was noted for his black humor as well as his thoughts on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various taboo subjects. Carlin and his "Seven Dirty Words" comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a narrow 5–4 decision by the justices affirmed the government's power to regulate indec… With 153 credits spanning from 1948 to 2024, George Carlin has appeared in 117 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular George Carlin Movies
- Cars (2006) — as Fillmore (voice)
- Scary Movie 3 (2003) — as Architect
- Dogma (1999) — as Cardinal Glick
- Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales (2008) — as Filmore / Additional Voices (voice)
- Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) — as Rufus
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