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Biography

1987 – nowShow27 seasons356 episodesTV-14

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Biography is a documentary television series. It was originally a half-hour filmed series produced for CBS by David Wolper from 1961 to 1964 and hosted by Mike Wallace.

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27 seasons · 356 episodes

  1. S1 E4 Genovese: Portrait of a Crime Family, 3.2
  2. S1 E5 Carroll O'Connor: All in a Lifetime, 7.2
  3. S1 E6 John Stamos, 6.3
  4. S1 E8 Bobby Rydell: Wild About Bobby, 6.9
  5. S1 E10 Natalie Wood: Child of Hollywood, 8.3
  6. S1 E13 Roman Polanski: Reflections of Darkness, 8.7
  1. S2 E1 Mary Tyler Moore: All American-Girl, 7.8
  2. S2 E3 Barbara Eden: Out of the Bottle, 7.8
  1. S3 E1 Caligula: Reign of Madness, 6.1
  2. S3 E2 Alan Alda: More Than Mr. Nice Guy, 8.1
  1. S4 E1 Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis: In a Class of Her Own, 8.5
  2. S4 E2 Jesus: His Life, 5.3
  3. S4 E4 The Vanderbilts: An American Dynasty, 8.5
  4. S4 E8 The History of Hamlet, 7.2
  5. S4 E17 Jimmy Carter: To the White House and Beyond, 8.6
  6. S4 E34 Lewis & Clark: Explorers of the New Frontier, 6.7
  1. S5 E1 Julius Caesar: Master of the Roman World, 7.0
  1. S6 E1 Brigitte Bardot: Animal Attraction, 8.0
  2. S6 E2 Henry Ford: Tin Lizzy Tycoon, 2.9
  3. S6 E3 George Washington: Founding Father, 8.0
  4. S6 E5 Anthony Hopkins, 8.6
  5. S6 E6 Davy Crockett: American Frontier Legend, 5.3
  6. S6 E7 Donald J. Trump: Deal Maker, 2.7
  7. S6 E8 Roy Rogers: American Legend, 6.2
  8. S6 E9 Willie Nelson, 7.3
  9. S6 E10 Lizzie Borden: A Woman Accused, 6.9
  10. S6 E11 Patsy Cline: Remembering Patsy, 7.1
  11. S6 E12 Eleanor Roosevelt: A Restless Spirit, 8.3
  12. S6 E13 Bette Davis: If Looks Could Kill, 9.2
  13. S6 E14 Benjamin Franklin: Citizen of the World, 7.8
  14. S6 E15 Mike Tyson: Fallen Champ, 2.9
  15. S6 E16 Michelangelo: Artist and Man, 8.5
  16. S6 E17 Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess, 7.9
  17. S6 E18 Edgar Allan Poe: The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe, 8.0
  18. S6 E19 Admiral 'Bull' Halsey, 6.1
  19. S6 E20 FDR: The War Years, 5.4
  20. S6 E21 Santa Claus, 7.5
  21. S6 E22 Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop, 7.9
  22. S6 E23 Stooges: The Men Behind the Mayhem, 7.1
  23. S6 E24 Harry S. Truman, 5.3
  24. S6 E25 W.C. Fields: Behind the Laughter, 7.6
  1. S7 E5 Milton Hershey: The Chocolate King, 7.0
  2. S7 E6 P.T. Barnum: America's Greatest Showman, 6.4
  3. S7 E7 Sammy Davis Jr.: Mr. Entertainment, 8.0
  4. S7 E9 Donna Summer: From Disco to Diva, 7.3
  5. S7 E10 Thomas Jefferson: Philosopher of Freedom, 8.0
  6. S7 E11 Attila the Hun: Scourge of God, 5.1
  7. S7 E12 Loretta Lynn: True Story of the Coal Miner's Daughter, 6.4
  8. S7 E13 Charlton Heston: For All Seasons, 3.1
  9. S7 E14 Love and Death: The Story of Bonnie & Clyde, 6.8
  10. S7 E15 John Dillinger: Public Enemy No. 1, 6.0
  11. S7 E17 Ted Bundy: The Mind of a Killer, 4.8
  12. S7 E18 Huey Long: The Kingfish, 5.7
  13. S7 E19 The Unknown Jesus, 5.5
  14. S7 E20 The Extraordinary Voyages of Jules Verne, 7.0
  15. S7 E23 Betty Grable: Behind the Pin-up, 7.8
  16. S7 E24 Mickey Rooney: Hollywood's Little Giant, 6.3
  17. S7 E25 Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective, 7.9
  18. S7 E26 Jack the Ripper: Phantom of Death, 6.6
  19. S7 E27 Howdy Doody and Buffalo Bob Smith, 6.9
  20. S7 E28 Genghis Khan: Terror and Conquest, 5.7
  21. S7 E29 Patton: A Genius for War, 6.4
  22. S7 E30 The Red Baron: Master of the Air, 5.9
  23. S7 E31 Mozart, 8.3
  24. S7 E32 Pocahontas: Her True Story, 7.0
  25. S7 E33 Daniel Boone, 5.6
  26. S7 E35 Crazy Horse: The Last Warrior, 7.5
  27. S7 E36 King George III: Mad or Maligned?, 7.1
  28. S7 E37 Paul Revere: The Midnight Rider, 5.4
  29. S7 E38 Benedict Arnold: Triumph and Treason, 6.7
  30. S7 E39 To John with Love: A Tribute to John Candy, 7.6
  31. S7 E40 Tokyo Rose: Victim of Propaganda, 5.1
  32. S7 E43 Malcolm X: A Search for Identity, 7.9
  33. S7 E44 Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody, 8.3
  34. S7 E45 Liberace: Mr. Showmanship, 8.3
  35. S7 E46 Charles Manson: Journey Into Evil, 6.1
  36. S7 E48 King Arthur: His Life and Legends, 7.2
  37. S7 E49 Robin Hood: Outlaw of the Forest, 6.9
  38. S7 E50 Hercules: Power of the Gods, 5.8
  39. S7 E51 Patrick Henry: Voice of Liberty, 5.5
  40. S7 E52 Susan B. Anthony: Rebel for the Cause, 8.3
  41. S7 E53 Andrew Jackson: A Man for the People, 5.7
  42. S7 E54 Brigham Young: Architect of Faith, 5.1
  43. S7 E55 Christopher Columbus: Explorer of the New World, 5.2
  44. S7 E56 Leif Ericsson: Voyages of a Viking, 6.7
  45. S7 E57 Marco Polo: Journey to the East, 6.6
  46. S7 E58 Ponce de Leon: The First Conquistador, 5.6
  47. S7 E59 George Custer: Showdown at Little Big Horn, 1.7
  48. S7 E60 Sitting Bull: Chief of the Lakota Nation, 7.5
  49. S7 E61 Wild Bill Hickok: Gentleman of the Old West, 5.5
  50. S7 E62 The James Gang: Outlaw Brothers, 4.7
  51. S7 E63 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 7.7
  52. S7 E64 Boris Karloff: The Gentle Monster, 8.4
  53. S7 E65 Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces, 5.8
  54. S7 E66 Bela Lugosi: Hollywood's Dark Prince, 8.3
  55. S7 E67 Nostradamus: Prophet of Doom, 7.1
  56. S7 E68 H.G. Wells: Time Traveller, 6.6
  57. S7 E69 Paul Newman: Hollywood's Charming Rebel, 8.4
  58. S7 E70 Roger Moore: A Matter of Class, 7.3
  59. S7 E71 James Bond: The Secret Life of 007, 6.8
  60. S7 E73 John Wilkes Booth: Assassin in the Spotlight, 2.6
  61. S7 E74 The Gettys: A Tragedy of Riches, 4.0
  62. S7 E75 Andrew Carnegie: Prince of Steel, 6.8
  63. S7 E77 Al Capone: Scarface, 5.9
  64. S7 E79 Edgar Bergen: His Many Voices, 7.9
  65. S7 E81 Charles Dickens: A Tale of Ambition and Genius, 8.0
  66. S7 E82 Charles Schulz: A Charlie Brown Life, 7.7
  67. S7 E83 Stan Lee: ComiX-Man!, 7.1
  68. S7 E85 Bugsy Siegel: Gambling on the Mob, 3.6
  69. S7 E86 Sigmund Freud: Analysis of a Mind, 5.9
  70. S7 E87 Hirohito, 2.8
  1. S8 E1 Carol Burnett: Just to Have a Laugh, 8.6
  2. S8 E2 Jeffrey Dahmer: The Monster Within, 6.9
  3. S8 E4 Sir Isaac Newton: The Gravity of Genius, 7.8
  4. S8 E6 Gary Gilmore: A Fight to Die, 2.9
  5. S8 E7 The Boston Strangler, 3.9
  6. S8 E8 Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention, 7.6
  7. S8 E9 Stonewall Jackson, 2.5
  8. S8 E10 Dwight D. Eisenhower: Supreme Commander-in-Chief, 6.3
  9. S8 E11 Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the Pacific, 6.1
  10. S8 E12 Mark Twain: His Amazing Adventures, 8.1
  11. S8 E13 Adam & Eve: Lost Innocence, 5.2
  12. S8 E14 Samson & Delilah: Love and Betrayal, 6.0
  13. S8 E15 Mary of Nazareth: A Mother's Life, 5.0
  14. S8 E16 Amelia Earhart: Queen of the Air, 7.8
  15. S8 E17 Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union, 8.4
  16. S8 E18 John F. Kennedy: A Personal Story, 8.3
  17. S8 E19 Theodore Roosevelt: Roughrider to Rushmore, 5.5
  18. S8 E20 Richard Nixon: Man and President, 6.1
  19. S8 E21 Lucky Luciano: Chairman of the Mob, 4.4
  20. S8 E22 Gypsy Rose Lee: Naked Ambition, 8.4
  21. S8 E28 James Brown: The Godfather of Soul, 8.1
  22. S8 E29 Annette Funicello, 6.2
  23. S8 E31 Rudolph Valentino: The Great Lover, 6.9
  24. S8 E32 Ronald Reagan: Role of a Lifetime, 1.8
  25. S8 E33 George Bush: His World War II Years., 1.4
  26. S8 E34 The Great Ziegfeld, 7.4
  27. S8 E35 Mussolini: Italy's Nightmare, 3.9
  28. S8 E36 Joseph Stalin: Red Terror, 4.3
  29. S8 E37 John F. Kennedy Jr.: Child of a Dream, 8.0
  30. S8 E38 Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach, 6.5
  31. S8 E39 St. Patrick: Man, Myth & Magic, 4.8
  32. S8 E40 Arnold Schwarzenegger: Flex Appeal, 3.1
  33. S8 E42 Jim Carrey: The Joker's Wild, 2.0
  34. S8 E45 Moses and the Ten Commandments, 5.5
  35. S8 E46 Meyer Lansky: Mob Tycoon, 3.1
  36. S8 E47 Hatfields & the McCoys: An American Feud, 4.9
  37. S8 E49 Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the World, 7.0
  38. S8 E50 Du Ponts: America's Wealthiest Family, 4.5
  39. S8 E51 George Burns: One Hundred Years of Laughter, 8.0
  40. S8 E52 Bud Abbott & Lou Costello: Abbott & Costello Meet Biography, 4.0
  41. S8 E53 Mata Hari, 5.2
  42. S8 E54 Captain Bligh: Mutiny on the Bounty, 7.1
  43. S8 E55 John Paul Jones: Captain of the High Seas, 7.2
  44. S8 E56 Hugh Hefner: American Playboy, 7.4
  45. S8 E57 Jean Harlow: Platinum Bombshell, 7.3
  46. S8 E59 The Phantom: Comic Strip Crusader, 6.1
  47. S8 E60 The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 6.8
  48. S8 E61 Henry VIII: Scandals of a King, 6.8
  49. S8 E62 Marie Antoinette: Tragic Queen, 7.2
  50. S8 E63 Richard the Lionheart, 7.6
  51. S8 E65 Zorro: Mark of the Z, 6.4
  52. S8 E66 Audie Murphy: Great American Hero, 6.7
  53. S8 E67 Edward VIII: The Traitor King, 6.6
  54. S8 E68 William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama, 8.4
  55. S8 E69 Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons, 6.5
  56. S8 E70 Solomon & Sheba: An Epic Love Story, 4.1
  57. S8 E71 J. Pierpont Morgan: Emperor of Wall Street, 3.8
  58. S8 E72 The Astors: High Society, 6.2
  59. S8 E73 David and Goliath: A Biblical Battle, 5.5
  60. S8 E75 Tyrone Power: The Last Idol, 7.6
  61. S8 E76 Edward G. Robinson: Little Big Man, 6.5
  62. S8 E77 Katharine Hepburn: On Her Own Terms, 7.3
  63. S8 E78 Michael Douglas: Son of Spartacus, 8.2
  64. S8 E79 Robert E. Lee, 1.7
  65. S8 E81 Alice Faye: The Star Next Door, 7.8
  66. S8 E82 Peter Lorre: The Master of Menace, 7.7
  67. S8 E86 Frederick Douglass, 8.0
  68. S8 E87 Tarzan: The Legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs, 6.5
  69. S8 E88 Fidel Castro: El Comandante, 6.6
  70. S8 E89 Leonard Nimoy: Spock and Beyond, 7.8
  71. S8 E90 Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star, 7.4
  72. S8 E91 Kathie Lee Gifford: Having It All, 3.1
  73. S8 E93 Evita Peròn: The Woman Behind the Myth, 7.4
  74. S8 E94 Arthur Godfrey: Broadcasting's Forgotten Giant, 8.0
  75. S8 E96 Howard Stern 'Exposed', 7.2
  76. S8 E97 Earp Brothers: Lawmen of the West, 5.2
  77. S8 E98 Christa McAuliffe: Teacher in Space, 7.1
  78. S8 E99 Buffalo Bill: Showman of the West, 5.4
  1. S9 E1 Eliot Ness: Untouchable, 7.4
  2. S9 E2 Julia Child: An Appetite for Life, 8.0
  3. S9 E3 Andrew Cunanan, 3.3
  4. S9 E4 Timothy McVeigh: Soldier of Terror, 2.5
  5. S9 E5 Hayley Mills: Seeing Double, 7.4
  6. S9 E7 Jane Russell: Body and Soul, 7.1
  7. S9 E8 Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow, 8.6
  8. S9 E9 Rasputin: The Mad Monk, 6.4
  9. S9 E11 Lucrezia Borgia: Pretty Poison, 7.6
  10. S9 E12 Larry Flynt: Fighting Dirty, 7.7
  11. S9 E13 F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great American Dreamer, 7.7
  12. S9 E14 Ayatollah Khomeini: Holy Terror, 2.3
  13. S9 E15 The Gambinos: The First Family of Crime, 4.9
  14. S9 E17 Masters & Johnson: The Science of Sex, 8.0
  15. S9 E18 Woodrow Wilson: Reluctant Warrior, 6.5
  16. S9 E19 G. Gordon Liddy: Warrior with a Cause, 2.2
  17. S9 E20 Dow and Jones: Wizards of Wall Street, 3.1
  18. S9 E22 Sonja Henie: Fire on Ice, 6.7
  19. S9 E24 Sophia Loren: Actress Italian Style, 8.1
  20. S9 E25 Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero, 8.4
  21. S9 E27 Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady, 6.5
  22. S9 E28 Elizabeth I: Virgin Queen, 7.9
  23. S9 E29 Nancy Reagan: President's Leading Lady, 1.5
  24. S9 E30 Peter Graves: Mission Accomplished, 7.3
  25. S9 E31 Leonardo da Vinci: Renaissance Master, 8.5
  26. S9 E32 Shirley Temple: Hollywood's Little Princess, 7.8
  27. S9 E34 Pancho Villa: Outlaw Hero, 5.6
  28. S9 E35 Katharine Graham: Pillar of the Post, 8.0
  29. S9 E36 Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line, 7.5
  30. S9 E37 Rommel: The Last Knight, 3.6
  31. S9 E41 George Marshall: Soldier and Statesman, 6.5
  32. S9 E42 Al Gore: A Burning Ambition, 8.6
  33. S9 E43 Dr. Ruth Westheimer: Speaking of Sex, 8.0
  34. S9 E45 Carl Sagan: A Cosmic Celebrity, 8.0
  35. S9 E46 Sylvester Stallone, 6.1
  36. S9 E47 Tom Hanks: The Luckiest Man in the World, 3.0
  37. S9 E48 Malcolm Forbes: High Flying Millionaire, 7.1
  38. S9 E52 Flash Gordon: Journey to Greatness, 6.3
  39. S9 E53 Andy Griffith: Hollywood's Homespun Hero, 7.7
  40. S9 E55 Phil Silvers: Top Banana, 7.6
  41. S9 E56 George Armstrong Custer: America's Golden Cavalier, 1.9
  42. S9 E57 Dutch Schultz: Menace to Society, 3.3
  43. S9 E59 Frank Serpico: Honor Bound, 7.1
  44. S9 E60 Frank Costello: Prime Minister of the Mob, 5.3
  45. S9 E61 Ivan the Terrible: Might and Madness, 3.5
  46. S9 E62 Diana: The True Story, 8.2
  47. S9 E65 Augustus: First of the Emperors, 6.8
  48. S9 E66 Nero: The Power and the Madness, 5.8
  49. S9 E70 James Earl Ray: The Man and the Mystery, 1.3
  50. S9 E72 Mia Farrow: A Life of Drama, 7.9
  51. S9 E73 Gloria Vanderbilt: An Heir of Style, 8.5
  52. S9 E75 Edward R. Murrow: Voice of America, 8.5
  53. S9 E76 Hap Arnold: The Sky Warrior, 6.2
  54. S9 E77 Anastasia: Her True Story, 7.3
  55. S9 E78 R.H. Macy: Merchant Prince, 6.8
  56. S9 E79 Vincent Van Gogh: A Stroke of Genius, 8.5
  57. S9 E80 J.C. Penney: Main Street Millionaire, 5.0
  58. S9 E81 Sam Walton: Bargain Billionaire, 2.6
  59. S9 E82 The Woolworths: Five and Dime Fortune and Failure, 2.4
  60. S9 E83 The Marshall Fields: Chicago Tradition, 6.9
  61. S9 E84 Neiman Marcus: The Last of the Merchant Kings, 6.8
  62. S9 E85 Edgar Cayce: The Sleeping Psychic, 7.6
  63. S9 E86 Stanley & Livingstone, 6.9
  64. S9 E87 Charles Kuralt: A Life on the Road, 7.8
  65. S9 E89 Truman Capote: The Tiny Terror, 8.6
  66. S9 E90 Joan Collins: A Personal Dynasty, 7.2
  67. S9 E91 Molly Brown: An American Legend, 7.7
  68. S9 E92 Jimmy Stewart: His Wonderful Life, 7.3
  69. S9 E93 Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet, 8.3
  70. S9 E98 Joseph Kennedy Sr.: Father of an American Dynasty, 8.0
  71. S9 E99 Thurgood Marshall: Justice for All, 8.2
  1. S10 E2 Angela Lansbury: A Balancing Act, 8.5
  2. S10 E3 John Wayne: American Legend, 3.8
  3. S10 E4 Colonel Sanders: America's Chicken King, 6.0
  4. S10 E5 David Berkowitz: Son of Sam, 5.2
  5. S10 E6 Baby Face Nelson, 3.2
  6. S10 E7 William Shatner, 7.4
  7. S10 E9 Pat Benatar, 7.3
  8. S10 E10 Ernie Kovacs: Please Stand By, 6.3
  9. S10 E11 Jerry Seinfeld: Master of His Domain, 3.6
  10. S10 E12 Denzel Washington: The Preacher's Son, 7.8
  11. S10 E14 David Copperfield: Master of Illusion, 5.9
  12. S10 E15 Farrah Fawcett: America's Angel, 5.4
  13. S10 E16 Satan: Prince of Darkness, 7.2
  14. S10 E17 Elizabeth: The Reluctant Monarch, 8.4
  15. S10 E18 Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World, 7.8
  16. S10 E19 Bob Hope: America's Entertainer, 7.1
  17. S10 E20 Ernest Hemingway: Wrestling with Life, 5.9
  18. S10 E21 Beethoven: The Sound and the Fury, 8.4
  19. S10 E22 Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life, 8.0
  20. S10 E23 Mao Tse Tung: China's Peasant Emperor, 6.1
  21. S10 E24 Johnny Cash: The Man in Black, 4.6
  22. S10 E25 Casanova: World's Greatest Lover, 6.9
  23. S10 E26 Confucius: Words of Wisdom, 7.3
  24. S10 E27 Greta Garbo: The Mysterious Lady, 8.8
  25. S10 E28 The Von Trapp Family: Harmony and Discord, 7.7
  26. S10 E29 Doris Day: It's Magic, 7.2
  27. S10 E31 Steve Rubell: Lord of the Disco, 6.5
  28. S10 E32 Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century, 6.7
  29. S10 E33 Tennessee Williams: Wounded Genius, 8.5
  30. S10 E34 Donna Reed: I'll Take the Moon, 7.2
  31. S10 E35 Connie Francis: America's Sweetheart of Song, 7.3
  32. S10 E36 Loretta Young: Hollywood's Heavenly Beauty, 7.5
  33. S10 E38 Bill Gates: Sultan of Software, 7.9
  1. S11 E1 Drew Barrymore: Beating the Odds, 8.6
  2. S11 E2 Fred Gwynne: More Than a Munster, 7.4
  3. S11 E3 Elizabeth Montgomery: A Touch of Magic, 8.1
  4. S11 E5 Richard Speck: Natural Born Killer, 4.4
  5. S11 E7 Andre the Giant, 7.0
  6. S11 E8 Ceausescu: The Unrepentant Tyrant, 6.1
  7. S11 E10 Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait, 7.7
  8. S11 E12 The Tiffanys: Mark of Excellence, 6.8
  9. S11 E13 Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel, 6.9
  10. S11 E14 Mick Foley: Madman Unmasked, 8.2
  11. S11 E15 Marquis de Sade: The Depraved Aristocrat, 7.9
  12. S11 E16 Queen Noor: Between Two Realms, 8.0
  13. S11 E18 The Osmonds: Pure and Simple, 6.0
  14. S11 E19 Tanya Tucker: Country Rebel, 3.9
  15. S11 E20 Susan Hayward: The Brooklyn Bombshell, 7.9
  16. S11 E21 The Carpenters: Harmony and Heartbreak, 6.6
  17. S11 E22 Peter O'Toole: Acting Out Loud, 8.8
  18. S11 E24 Dinah Shore: Sealed with a Kiss, 8.0
  19. S11 E25 Dorothy Dandridge: Little Girl Lost, 7.4
  20. S11 E26 Ida Lupino: Through the Lens, 8.3
  21. S11 E28 John Steinbeck: An American Author, 7.7
  22. S11 E31 Bob Fosse: Dancing on the Edge, 8.3
  23. S11 E32 William Holden: An Untamed Spirit, 8.3
  24. S11 E33 Angie Dickinson: Tinseltown's Classiest Broad, 8.5
  1. S12 E1 Yvonne DeCarlo: Gilded Lily, 7.3
  2. S12 E3 Deborah Kerr: Getting to Know Her, 7.9
  3. S12 E4 Florence Henderson: Here's the Story, 6.9
  4. S12 E5 Janis Joplin, 8.0
  5. S12 E6 Ben Vereen: The Hard Way, 7.6
  6. S12 E7 Hulk Hogan: American Made, 5.2
  7. S12 E8 Redd Foxx: Say It Like It Is, 7.3
  8. S12 E9 Vladimir Lenin: Voice of Revolution, 6.6
  9. S12 E10 Adam West: Behind the Cowl, 7.0
  10. S12 E11 John J. Pershing: The Iron General, 6.2
  11. S12 E18 Ed O'Neill, 5.5
  12. S12 E19 Bill Clinton: Hope, Charisma & Controversy, 8.5
  13. S12 E20 Charles Lindbergh: Against the Wind, 5.5
  14. S12 E21 Howard Carter: Triumph & Treasure, 6.6
  15. S12 E22 Jim Jones: Journey Into Madness, 2.1
  16. S12 E23 Peter the Great: The Tyrant Reformer, 7.0
  17. S12 E24 Jimmy Hoffa: The Man Behind the Mystery, 3.7
  18. S12 E25 Bob Dylan: The American Troubadour, 8.4
  19. S12 E26 Stephen King: Fear, Fame and Fortune, 8.0
  20. S12 E27 MacKenzie Phillips, 7.4
  21. S12 E28 Shirley Jones: Hollywood's Musical Mom, 7.2
  22. S12 E29 Jack Webb: Just the Facts Ma'am, 7.0
  23. S12 E30 Cesar Romero: In a Class by Himself, 7.1
  24. S12 E31 Julie Newmar: The Cat's Meow, 6.7
  25. S12 E32 Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw, 8.5
  26. S12 E33 Pol Pot: Secret Killer, 4.2
  27. S12 E34 Buck Owens: Acting Naturally, 3.5
  28. S12 E35 Hank Williams: The Lonesome Heart of Country, 3.3
  29. S12 E36 Phyllis Diller, 7.7
  30. S12 E37 James Garner: Hollywood Maverick, 8.3
  31. S12 E38 The Gabors: Fame, Fortune and Romance, 7.2
  32. S12 E42 Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters, 8.0
  33. S12 E43 Sandra Dee: Sophisticated Baby, 6.8
  34. S12 E44 Dick Powell: Thanks a Million, 7.9
  35. S12 E46 Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance, 5.8
  36. S12 E47 Barbara Walters: A Driving Force, 7.9
  1. S13 E1 Ernest Borgnine: Hollywood's Uncommon Character, 7.4
  2. S13 E2 Marilu Henner: Perpetual Motion, 6.6
  3. S13 E4 Raquel Welch: Beyond the Fantasy, 7.4
  4. S13 E5 John Wayne Gacy: A Monster in Disguise, 4.1
  5. S13 E6 Richard Pryor: Comic on the Edge, 7.6
  6. S13 E8 Kirk Douglas: A Lust for Life, 7.9
  7. S13 E9 Carmen Miranda: The South American Way, 7.2
  8. S13 E11 Nicolas Cage: Wild at Heart, 7.0
  9. S13 E12 Susan Sarandon: Rebel with a Cause, 8.6
  10. S13 E13 Samuel L. Jackson, 7.3
  11. S13 E35 Don Ameche: Hollywood's Class Act, 7.2
  12. S13 E36 Biography of the Millennium, 7.0
  13. S13 E38 Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa, 7.5
  14. S13 E39 Bob Barker: Master of Ceremonies, 6.4
  1. S14 E1 Sidney Sheldon: The Storyteller, 7.6
  2. S14 E2 Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain, 7.9
  3. S14 E7 Diahann Carroll: No Strings, 7.8
  4. S14 E8 Ann Miller: I'm Still Here, 7.8
  5. S14 E9 Jack Palance: From Grit to Grace, 7.6
  6. S14 E11 Leslie Nielsen: Naked Laugher, 7.0
  7. S14 E12 Bob Crane: Double Life, 5.7
  8. S14 E30 Clara Bow: Hollywood's Silent Sexpot, 6.2
  1. S16 E1 Harry Potter and Me, 7.4
  2. S16 E2 Tim Robbins: Playing from the Heart, 8.3
  3. S16 E3 Gracie Allen: The Better Half, 8.1
  4. S16 E4 Martin Lawrence: Comic Trip, 6.1
  5. S16 E5 John Ritter: In Good Company, 6.2
  6. S16 E6 Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys, 7.0
  1. S19 E3 The Brady Bunch, 5.3
  1. S20 E8 Martin Short, 7.0
  2. S20 E40 Donny and Marie Osmond, 6.0
  3. S20 E50 Beyoncé, 4.9
  1. S21 E2 Jon Stewart, 7.9
  2. S21 E12 Howard Schultz and Starbucks, 5.8
  3. S21 E15 LL Cool J, 5.7
  4. S21 E16 Brat Pack, 7.3
  5. S21 E17 Boy George, 7.6
  6. S21 E18 Weird Al Yankovic, 6.6
  7. S21 E19 Whitney Houston, 6.6
  8. S21 E24 Jennifer Lopez, 8.1
  9. S21 E25 Rachael Ray, 5.3
  10. S21 E26 NSYNC, 6.0
  11. S21 E30 The Monkees, 5.4
  12. S21 E31 Billy Ray Cyrus, 5.6
  13. S21 E32 Sheryl Crow, 7.5
  14. S21 E44 Bret Michaels, 5.3
  15. S21 E45 Billy Idol, 6.9
  1. S22 E8 John Mellencamp, 5.5
  2. S22 E22 Red Hot Chili Peppers, 6.2
  1. S23 E2 The Mamas and the Papas, 8.1
  1. S24 E7 Mark Harmon, 6.6
  2. S24 E8 Vanessa Williams, 6.6
  3. S24 E9 Married with Children, 6.8
  4. S24 E10 Black Sabbath, 8.4
  5. S24 E11 Rosie O'Donnell, 8.1
  6. S24 E17 Danny DeVito, 7.8
  7. S24 E20 Pink, 8.2
  8. S24 E21 Ellen DeGeneres, 8.4
  9. S24 E22 The Captains of the Final Frontier, 5.8
  10. S24 E24 Billy Joel, 7.2
  11. S24 E25 Megan Fox, 3.2
  12. S24 E31 Blondie, 7.8
  13. S24 E32 Jesse James, 5.2
  1. S25 E1 Drew Peterson: Under Suspicion, 2.1
  2. S25 E4 Kate Middleton, 7.6
  3. S25 E8 Yitzhak Rabin: Soldier of Peace, 7.4
  4. S25 E18 Scarlett Johansson, 7.0
  5. S25 E19 Natalie Portman: The Professional, 6.6
  6. S25 E29 Chevy Chase, 7.6
  1. S26 E2 David Bowie, 8.1
  2. S26 E5 Glee: Keep on Believin', 4.9

Cast

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Crew

Directors
Kerry Jensen-Izsak, Andy Stevenson, Steven C. Smith
Written by
Andy Stevenson, Lucy Chase Williams, Peter Jones
Produced by
Andy Stevenson, Alan Goldberg, Deborah Blum

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Facts

April 6, 1987 · January 2, 2012 · Still running

First aired
April 6, 1987
Latest episode
January 2, 2012
Status
Still running
Length
27 seasons · 356 episodes
Age rating
TV-14
Genres
Documentary
Original language
English
Made in
United States

Q&A

6 questions, like "Is Biography worth watching?"

Questions about Biography

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is Biography worth watching?

48
MediocreGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 48 (IMDb 7.7). Season 19 is the weak spot, with an IMDb average of 5.3 against 8.1 for the best season.

Which season of Biography is best?

Season 23, with an IMDb average of 8.1. Season 19 is the weakest at 5.3. The highest-rated episode is Bette Davis: If Looks Could Kill (season 6, episode 13) at 9.2, and the lowest is James Earl Ray: The Man and the Mystery (season 9, episode 70) at 1.3.

Is Biography okay for kids?

TV-14

Yes: it's rated TV-14 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.

How long does it take to watch Biography?

356 h

About 356 hours: 356 episodes in 27 seasons of about 60 minutes each since 1987, and it's still in production.

Can I half-watch Biography?

Easy watchDemanding

Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 3 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.

Is Biography plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (7 of 10) and pathos (5 of 10) more than on its plot.