Stephen Hawking

Biography

Stephen Hawking was an English theoretical physicist and cosmologist whose work on black holes and the origin of the universe made him one of the best known scientists of his time. Born in Oxford, he studied physics at University College, Oxford, and took his doctorate at Cambridge, where he held the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics chair from 1979 to 2009. With Roger Penrose he developed singularity theorems, and he proposed that black holes emit radiation, a prediction later widely accepted. He wrote the bestseller A Brief History of Time and was the subject of a 1991 documentary of the same name, and he appeared in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Futurama, The Big Bang Theory, and the Monty Python Live (Mostly) show (2014). His honors included the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Copley Medal. He died in 2018.

76years old at death

Born January 8, 1942Oxford
Died March 14, 2018Cambridge
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films: 12
Career span: 29 years1991 to 2020

Genres

Documentary83%, 10 films
Biography25%, 3 films
Animation17%, 2 films
Comedy17%, 2 films
Family8%, 1 film

First and latest

Stephen Hawking movies on Netflix

Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know2020IMDb rating 6.6as Himself
Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell2019IMDb rating 7.9as Stephen Hawking
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word2018IMDb rating 6.7as Self - Physicist
Monty Python Live (Mostly)2014IMDb rating 7.6as Himself
David Blaine: Real or Magic2013IMDb rating 7.6as Himself
The Unbelievers2013IMDb rating 6.9as Himself
Surviving Progress2011IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
When Aliens Attack2011IMDb rating 5.5as Himself - Theoretical Physicist
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs2008IMDb rating 7.1as Stephen Hawking's Head (voice)
The 11th Hour2007IMDb rating 7.2as Self - Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, Cambridge University
Alien Planet2005IMDb rating 7.2as Himself
A Brief History of Time1991IMDb rating 7.3as Himself

Best known for

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

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A Brief History of Time1991 Biography, Documentaryas Himself
IMDb rating 7.36.3K votes
Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know2020 Documentaryas Himself
IMDb rating 6.63.7K votes
Surviving Progress2011as Himself
IMDb rating 7.42.0K votes
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs2008as Stephen Hawking's Headvoice
IMDb rating 7.126K votes
The Unbelievers2013as Himself
IMDb rating 6.96.9K votes
The 11th Hour2007as Self - Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, Cambridge University
IMDb rating 7.26.1K votes
Alien Planet2005as Himself
IMDb rating 7.21.7K votes
Monty Python Live (Mostly)2014as Himself
IMDb rating 7.63.0K votes

Most often with

Five actors appear in two 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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Eddie Izzard

Ricky Gervais

Kip Thorne

David SuzukiJ. Craig Venter

Films together

Eddie Izzard2 films together, 2013 to 2014
Eddie Izzard's page
- Monty Python Live (Mostly)2014IMDb rating 7.6Hawking as HimselfIzzard as Guest Bruce
- The Unbelievers2013IMDb rating 6.9Hawking as HimselfIzzard as Himself
Ricky Gervais2 films together, 2013
Ricky Gervais's page
- David Blaine: Real or Magic2013IMDb rating 7.6Hawking as HimselfGervais as Himself
- The Unbelievers2013IMDb rating 6.9Hawking as HimselfGervais as Himself
Kip Thorne2 films together, 1991 to 2019
Kip Thorne's page
- Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell2019IMDb rating 7.9Hawking as Stephen HawkingThorne as Kip Thorne
- A Brief History of Time1991IMDb rating 7.3Hawking as HimselfThorne as Self - Research Scientist at Cambridge
David Suzuki2 films together, 2007 to 2011
David Suzuki's page
- Surviving Progress2011IMDb rating 7.4Hawking as HimselfSuzuki as Himself
- The 11th Hour2007IMDb rating 7.2Hawking as Self - Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, Cambridge UniversitySuzuki as Himself
J. Craig Venter2 films together, 2005 to 2011
J. Craig Venter's page
- Surviving Progress2011IMDb rating 7.4Hawking as HimselfVenter as Himself - Biologist & CEO Synthetic Genomics
- Alien Planet2005IMDb rating 7.2Hawking as HimselfVenter as Himself

Awards

Twelve awards and honors from 1999 to 2015.

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Stephen Hawking's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Result
Other honors
2015	BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award	Won
2015	Bodley Medal	Won
2013	Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics	Won
2012	NSS Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Award	Won
2009	Presidential Medal of Freedom	Won
2008	Fonseca Prize	Won
2006	Copley Medal	Won
2005	The James Smithson Bicentennial Medal	Won
2003	Michelson–Morley Award	Won
2003	Oskar Klein Medal	Won
2002	Royal Society Science Books Prize	Won
1999	Albert Medal	Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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