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Alan Alda

Alan Alda

30 movies on Netflix

Biography

Alan Alda, born Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo in Manhattan, is an American performer and filmmaker whose seven decades on stage and screen include the role of Hawkeye Pierce in the CBS wartime comedy MASH, which he also wrote and directed. He started in the 1950s with the improvisational revues the Compass Players and Second City, then joined the Cleveland Play House and reached Broadway in Purlie Victorious in 1961. He earned Tony nominations for The Apple Tree, Jake's Women and Glengarry Glen Ross. His films include California Suite (1978), The Four Seasons (1981), which he directed, Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993), Everyone Says I Love You (1996), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Tower Heist (2011), Bridge of Spies (2015) and Marriage Story (2019). He was nominated for an Academy Award for The Aviator (2004) and won an Emmy for The West Wing, and holds six Emmys and six Golden Globes.

90years old

Turns 91 on January 28in 108 days

  • Born Manhattan
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
  • Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
30
Career span
54 years1969 to 2023

Genres

First and latest

Photos

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  1. A first

    Alda was the only regular cast member to show up in every one of the 256 episodes. He also helped write nineteen episodes, such as the 1983 2.5-hour finale, which he directed as his 32nd episode.

  2. Early training

    In the 1950s Alda started his career with the Compass Players, an improvisational comedy revue that Paul Sills directed. He went on to join Second City, another improvisational group, in Chicago.

Alan Alda movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Marriage Story2019 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Bert Spitz

    IMDb rating 7.9375K votes

  2. Bridge of Spies2015 Biography, Drama, Thrilleras Thomas Watters Jr.

    IMDb rating 7.6347K votes

  3. The Aviator2004as Senator Ralph Owen Brewster

    IMDb rating 7.5413K votes

  4. What Women Want2000as Dan Wanamaker

    IMDb rating 6.5241K votes

  5. Tower Heist2011as Arthur Shaw

    IMDb rating 6.2159K votes

  6. The Longest Ride2015as Ira Levinson

    IMDb rating 7.196K votes

  7. Crimes and Misdemeanors1989as Lester

    IMDb rating 7.864K votes

  8. Wanderlust2012as Carvin Waggie

    IMDb rating 5.683K votes

Most often with

Woody Allen directed three of these films, Rod Lurie two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Anjelica Huston, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Anjelica HustonWoody Allen, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Woody AllenMichael Caine, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Michael CaineAlec Baldwin, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Alec BaldwinWallace Shawn, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Wallace ShawnRichard Jenkins, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Richard JenkinsWoody AllenDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Woody AllenRod LurieDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Rod Lurie

Films together

Box office

What Alan Alda's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.3 billion

23 of the 30 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 30 films: 23 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.

  • 23Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 3Figure not found

Top grosser

What Women Want2000as Dan Wanamaker$374 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 88% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    What Women Want2000as Dan Wanamaker
    $374M29.6% of the total
  2. 2
    The Aviator2004as Senator Ralph Owen Brewster
    $214M16.9% of the total
  3. 3
    Bridge of Spies2015as Thomas Watters Jr.
    $165M13.1% of the total
  4. 4
    Tower Heist2011as Arthur Shaw
    $153M12.1% of the total
  5. 5
    The Longest Ride2015as Ira Levinson
    $63M5.0% of the total
  6. 6
    The Four Seasons1981as Jack Burroughs
    $50M4.0% of the total
  7. 7
    The Object of My Affection1998as Sidney Miller
    $47M3.7% of the total
  8. 8
    California Suite1978as Bill Warren
    $42M3.3% of the total
Murder at 1600 (1997), $25.8 millionWanderlust (2012), $24.2 millionBetsy's Wedding (1990), $19.7 millionSame Time, Next Year (1978), $19.7 millionCrimes and Misdemeanors (1989), $18.3 millionFlirting with Disaster (1996), $14.7 millionManhattan Murder Mystery (1993), $11.3 millionMad City (1997), $10.5 millionEveryone Says I Love You (1996), $9.8 millionNothing But the Truth (2008), $409,832Marriage Story (2019), $333,686Canadian Bacon (1995), $178,104Remembering Gene Wilder (2023), $166,179This Changes Everything (2018), $125,348Diminished Capacity (2008), $23,719

$155 millionfrom the other 15 films with a worldwide figure, 12% of the total

Awards

Twelve awards and honors from 1974 to 2021, eleven of them major.

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Alan Alda's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Golden Globes
1983AwardsM*A*S*HWon
1982AwardsM*A*S*HWon
1981AwardsM*A*S*HWon
1980AwardsM*A*S*HWon
1976AwardsM*A*S*HWon
1975AwardsM*A*S*HWon
Emmy Awards
2006Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesThe West WingWon
1982Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesM*A*S*HWon
1979Outstanding Writing for a Comedy SeriesM*A*S*HWon
1977Outstanding Directing for a Comedy SeriesM*A*S*HWon
1974Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesM*A*S*HWon
Other honors
2021Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceWon

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