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Overview
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. The A&E Network later re-ran it and has produced new episodes since 1987. The older version featured historical figures such as Helen Keller and Mark Twain, or long-dead entertainment figures such as Will Rogers or John Barrymore. The A&E series has placed the emphasis on such people as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Plácido Domingo, Freddie Mercury, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Eric Clapton, Pope John Paul II, Gene Tierney, Selena, Diego Rivera, Mao Zedong and Queen Elizabeth II, and fictional characters like The Phantom, Superman, Hamlet, Betty Boop, and Santa Claus. The program ended up profiling enough figures that in 1999, A&E spun it off into an entire network, The Biography Channel.
27 seasons
Season 1 (1992)
1987 · 15 episodes
- 1 1. 6 Apr. 1987
- 2 2. Al Capone: Scarface
- 3 3. Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
- 4 4. Bugsy Siegel
- 5 5. Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet
- 6 6. King Arthur: His Life and Legends
- 7 7. Lucky Luciano: Chairman of the Mob
- 8 8. Nelson Mandela: Journey to Freedom
- 9 9. Muhammad: The Prophet
- 10 10. Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of France
- 11 11. Bonnie & Clyde: The Story of Love & Death
- 12 12. Babe Ruth
- 13 13. Frederick Douglass
- 14 14. Lizzie Borden: A Woman Accused
- 15 15. Milton Hershey: The Chocolate King
Season 2 (1993)
1992 · 1 episodes
Season 3 (1994)
· 81 episodes
- 1 1. Harry S. Truman
- 2 2. Henry Ford: Tin Lizzy Tycoon
- 3 3. Mata Hari
- 4 4. Paul Revere
- 5 5. Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
- 6 6. Sid Caesar: Television's Comedy Genius
- 7 7. The Rockefellers
- 8 8. Teddy: A Kennedy Portrait
- 9 9. General Omar Bradley
- 10 10. Marilyn Monroe - Behind the Legend
- 11 11. Houdini: The Great Escape
- 12 12. George Washington: Founding Father
- 13 13. Christa McAuliffe: Teacher in Space
- 14 14. Wilbur and Orville: Dreams of Flying
- 15 15. Gene Roddenberry: Star Trek and Beyond
- 16 16. Donald Trump: Master of the Deal
- 17 17. Frank Capra: Mr. Capra Goes to America
- 18 18. Davy Crockett: American Frontier Legend
- 19 19. Roy Rogers: American Legend
- 20 20. Willie Nelson
- 21 21. Patsy Cline: Remembering Patsy
- 22 22. W.C. Fields: Behind the Laughter
- 23 23. Eleanor Roosevelt: A Restless Spirit
- 24 24. The Babe: The Story of Babe Ruth
- 25 25. Pope John Paul II: Statesman of Faith
- 26 26. Bette Davis: If Looks Could Kill
- 27 27. Gilda Radner: In Her Own Words
- 28 28. Benjamin Franklin: Citizen of the World
- 29 29. Mike Tyson: Fallen Champ
- 30 30. Michelangelo: Artist and Man
- 31 31. Edgar Allan Poe: The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe
- 32 32. Cleopatra: Destiny's Queen
- 33 33. Van Cliburn: Concert Pianist
- 34 34. Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
- 35 35. FDR: The War Years
- 36 36. Hirohito
- 37 37. Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso
- 38 38. Santa Claus
- 39 39. Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop
- 40 40. Stooges: The Men Behind the Mayhem
- 41 41. FDR: Years of Crisis
- 42 42. Andrew Carnegie: Prince of Steel
- 43 43. Andrew Jackson: A Man for the People
- 44 44. Aristotle Onassis: The Golden Greek
- 45 45. Attila: Scourge of God
- 46 46. Benedict Arnold: Triumph and Treason
- 47 47. Charles Dickens: A Tale of Ambition and Genius
- 48 48. Charles Manson: Journey into Evil
- 49 49. Charlton Heston: For All Seasons
- 50 50. Christopher Columbus: Explorer of the New World
- 51 51. Crazy Horse: The Last Warrior
- 52 52. Daniel Boone
- 53 53. Genghis Khan: Terror and Conquest
- 54 54. George Custer: Showdown at the Little Bighorn
- 55 55. Goebbels: Master of Propaganda
- 56 56. H.G. Wells: Time Traveler
- 57 57. Hercules: Power of the Gods
- 58 58. Huey Long: The Kingfish
- 59 59. Jack the Ripper: Phantom of Death
- 60 60. John Dillinger: Public Enemy #1
- 61 61. John Wilkes Booth: Assassin in the Spotlight
- 62 62. Lee Harvey Oswald: An American Tragedy
- 63 63. Leif Ericson: Voyages of a Viking
- 64 64. Malcolm X: A Search for Identity
- 65 65. Marco Polo: Journey to the East
- 66 66. Mozart
- 67 67. Nostradamus: Prophet of Doom
- 68 68. Patrick Henry: Voice of Liberty
- 69 69. Ponce de León: The First Conquistador
- 70 70. Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
- 71 71. Sitting Bull: Chief of the Lakota Nation
- 72 72. Susan B. Anthony: Rebel for the Cause
- 73 73. The Gettys: A Tragedy of Riches
- 74 74. The James Gang: Outlaw Brothers
- 75 75. The Red Baron: Master of the Air
- 76 76. The Vanderbilts: An American Dynasty
- 77 77. Theodore Roosevelt: Roughrider to Rushmore
- 78 78. Thomas Jefferson: Philosopher of Freedom
- 79 79. Tokyo Rose: Victim of Propaganda
- 80 80. Wild Bill Hickock: Gentleman of the Old West
- 81 81. Yitzhak Rabin: Soldier of Peace
Season 4 (1995)
· 2 episodes
Season 5
1996 · 32 episodes
- 1 1. Abbott and Costello
- 2 2. Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union
- 3 3. Adam & Eve: Lost Innocence
- 4 4. Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the Pacific
- 5 5. Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler
- 6 6. Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention
- 7 7. Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler
- 8 8. Annie Oakley: Crack Shot in Petticoats
- 9 9. Audie Murphy: Great American Hero
- 10 10. Confucius: Words of Wisdom
- 11 11. Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the World
- 12 12. David and Goliath: A Biblical Battle
- 13 13. Edward VIII: The Traitor King
- 14 14. Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth
- 15 15. Fidel Castro: El Comandante
- 16 16. Hatfields & McCoys: An American Feud
- 17 17. Henry VIII: Scandals of a King
- 18 18. Jeffrey Dahmer: The Monster Within
- 19 19. John F. Kennedy Jr.: Child of a Dream
- 20 20. John Paul Jones: Captain of the High Seas
- 21 21. Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen
- 22 22. Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World
- 23 23. Moses and the Ten Commandments
- 24 24. Moshe Dayan: A Warrior's Story
- 25 25. Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New Beginning
- 26 26. Richard Nixon: Man and President
- 27 27. Saddam Hussein
- 28 28. Saint Patrick: Man, Myth & Magic
- 29 29. The Astors: High Society
- 30 30. The Fabulous World of Fabergé
- 31 31. The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- 32 32. William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama
Season 6
1997 · 51 episodes
- 1 1. Anastasia: Her True Story
- 2 2. Andy Griffith: Hollywood's Homespun Hero
- 3 3. Augustus: First of the Emperors
- 4 4. Ayatollah Khomeini: Holy Terror
- 5 5. Caligula: Reign of Madness
- 6 6. Charles Kuralt: A Life on the Road
- 7 7. Constantine: The Christian Emperor
- 8 8. David Copperfield: Master of Illusion
- 9 9. Diana: The People's Princess
- 10 10. Dow and Jones: Wizards of Wall Street
- 11 11. Dutch Schultz: Menace to Society
- 12 12. Edgar Cayce: The Sleeping Psychic
- 13 13. Edward R. Murrow: Voice of America
- 14 14. Eliot Ness: Untouchable
- 15 15. Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen
- 16 16. Elizabeth: The Reluctant Monarch
- 17 17. Erwin Rommel: The Last Knight
- 18 18. F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great American Dreamer
- 19 19. Frank Costello: Prime Minister of the Mob
- 20 20. General George C. Marshall: Soldier and Statesman
- 21 21. George Armstrong Custer: America's Golden Cavalier
- 22 22. Hadrian: Emperor of the Golden Age
- 23 23. Ivan the Terrible: Might and Madness
- 24 24. J.C. Penney: Main Street Millionaire
- 25 25. JFK: A Personal Story
- 26 26. Jimmy Stewart: His Wonderful Life
- 27 27. Joseph Kennedy: Father of an American Dynasty
- 28 28. Julius Caesar: Master of the Roman World
- 29 29. Justinian: The Last of the Romans
- 30 30. Katharine Graham: Pillar of the Post
- 31 31. Leonardo Da Vinci: Renaissance Master
- 32 32. Lucrezia Borgia: Pretty Poison
- 33 33. Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Man and the Dream
- 34 34. Meyer Lansky: Mob Tycoon
- 35 35. Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion
- 36 36. Nancy Reagan: The President's Leading Lady
- 37 37. Neiman Marcus: Last of the Merchant Kings
- 38 38. Nelson Rockefeller: Passionate Millionaire
- 39 39. Nero: The Power and the Madness
- 40 40. Pancho Villa: Outlaw Hero
- 41 41. R.H. Macy: Merchant Prince
- 42 42. Sam Giancana
- 43 43. Sam Walton: Bargain Billionaire
- 44 44. Samuel Bronfman: Whiskey Man
- 45 45. Sigmund Freud: Analysis of a Mind
- 46 46. Stanley & Livingstone: The Mercenary and the Missionary
- 47 47. The Gambinos: First Family of Crime
- 48 48. The Marshall Fields: A Chicago Tradition
- 49 49. The Woolworths: Five-and-Dime Fortune and Failure
- 50 50. Thurgood Marshall: Justice for All
- 51 51. Vladimir Lenin: Voice of the Revolution
Season 7
1998 · 26 episodes
- 1 1. David Berkowitz: Son of Sam
- 2 2. Mao Tse Tung: China's Peasant Emperor
- 3 3. Amelia Earhart: Queen of the Air
- 4 4. Angela Lansbury: A Balancing Act
- 5 5. Anne Frank: The Life of a Young Girl
- 6 6. Beethoven: The Sound and the Fury
- 7 7. Colonel Sanders: America's Chicken King
- 8 8. Dwight D. Eisenhower: Commander-in-Chief
- 9 9. Ernest Hemingway: Wrestling With Life
- 10 10. Evel Knievel: Hell on Wheels
- 11 11. Howard Carter: Triumph and Treasure
- 12 12. Jackie Kennedy Onassis: In a Class of Her Own
- 13 13. Jim Jones: Journey into Madness
- 14 14. John Wayne: American Legend
- 15 15. P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth
- 16 16. Ray Kroc: Fast Food McMillionaire
- 17 17. Satan: Prince of Darkness
- 18 18. Vincent Van Gogh: A Stroke of Genius
- 19 19. Charles Lindbergh: Against the Wind
- 20 20. Fred Gwynne: More than a Munster
- 21 21. John Wayne Gacy: A Monster in Disguise
- 22 22. Nicolae Ceausescu: The Unrepentant Tyrant
- 23 23. The Tiffanys: Mark of Excellence
- 44 44. Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody
- 63 63. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- 67 67. Nostradamus: Prophet of Doom
Season 8
Season 9
· 2 episodes
Season 10
1997 · 31 episodes
- 1 1. Larry Flynt: Fighting Dirty
- 2 2. Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
- 3 3. Jimmy Hoffa: The Man Behind the Mystery
- 4 4. John J. Pershing: The Iron General
- 5 5. John Steinbeck: An American Writer
- 6 6. Mary Magdalene: The Hidden Apostle
- 7 7. Pol Pot: Secret Killer
- 8 8. Sally Hemings: Redefining History
- 9 9. Stonewall Jackson
- 10 10. Yvonne De Carlo: Gilded Lily
- 11 11. Enzo Ferrari: Passion for Speed
- 12 12. Genovese: Portrait of a Crime Family (The Mafia - Disc 3)
- 13 13. George Lucas: Creating an Empire
- 14 14. Henry Hill: Goodfella
- 15 15. Calamity Jane
- 16 16. Donald Rumsfeld: Top Gun
- 17 17. General George Patton: A Genius for War
- 18 18. Hitler and Stalin: Roots of Evil
- 19 19. Home Improvement: A Half-Hour of Power
- 20 20. John & Abigail Adams: Love and Liberty
- 21 21. Joseph Stalin: Red Terror
- 22 22. Lewis & Clark: Explorers of the New Frontier
- 23 23. Mahatma Gandhi: Pilgrim of Peace
- 24 24. Mark Twain: His Amazing Adventures
- 25 25. Osama Bin Laden: In the Name of Allah
- 26 26. Pablo Escobar: The Terror of Columbia
- 27 27. RFK: His Many Sides
- 28 28. Ronald Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime
- 29 29. The Extraordinary Voyages of Jules Verne
- 30 30. The Manson Women: An American Nightmare
- 31 31. Saturday Night Live
Season 11
1999 · 2 episodes
Season 12
· 3 episodes
Season 13
· 2 episodes
Season 14
· 1 episodes
Season 15
Season 16
Season 17
Season 18
· 29 episodes
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9. Arnold Schwarzenegger
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10. Eva Braun: Love & Death
- 18 18. Aileen Wuornos
- 19 19. All the Presidents' Kids
- 20 20. Edith Hahn Beer: The Nazi Officer's Wife
- 21 21. Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor
- 22 22. Harrison Ford: The Reluctant Hero
- 23 23. John McCain: American Maverick
- 24 24. Kim Jong Il
- 25 25. Louis XIV: The Sun King
- 26 26. Sears
- 27 27. Ted Kaczynski: The Unabomber
- 28 28. The Munsters: America's First Family of Fright
- 29 29. The Post-Impressionists: Van Gogh & Gauguin
- 30 30. The Saudi Royal Family
- 31 31. Ariel Sharon
- 32 32. Bram Stoker
- 33 33. Doc Holliday
- 34 34. Harley-Davidson
- 35 35. Harold Shipman
- 36 36. Jesus: His Life
- 37 37. Joan of Arc: Virgin Warrior
- 38 38. Lord Byron
- 39 39. Pat Tillman
- 40 40. Ringling Brothers
- 41 41. Sir Isaac Newton: The Gravity of Genius
- 42 42. St. Francis of Assisi
- 43 43. The Google Boys
- 44 44. Batman
Season 19
2004 · 2 episodes
Season 20
2005 · 45 episodes
- 1 1. Chuck Norris
- 2 2. General Douglas MacArthur: The Return of a Legend
- 3 3. Albert Einstein
- 4 4. Ben & Jerry's
- 5 5. Bill Clinton: Hope, Charisma & Controversy
- 6 6. Catherine the Great
- 7 7. Charles Darwin: Evolution's Voice
- 8 8. J. Pierpont Morgan: Emperor of Wall Street
- 9 9. Mussolini: Italy's Nightmare
- 10 10. Peter
- 11 11. Peter the Great: The Tyrant Reformer
- 12 12. Pocahontas: Ambassador of the New World
- 13 13. Pontius Pilate
- 14 14. Rasputin: The Mad Monk
- 15 15. Saint Paul
- 16 16. Solomon
- 17 17. The Hiltons
- 18 18. The Kellogg Brothers: Corn Flake Kings
- 19 19. William Shatner: Captain's Log
- 20 20. Al Qaeda
- 21 21. Frank Serpico: Honor Bound
- 22 22. Gerald R. Ford: Healing the Presidency
- 23 23. Jane Austen
- 24 24. The Brontë Sisters
- 25 25. The Home Depot
- 26 26. Thomas Edison: Father of Invention
- 27 27. Woodrow Wilson: Reluctant Warrior
- 28 28. Howard Schultz and Starbucks
- 29 29. Solomon and Sheba: An Epic Love Story
- 30 30. Weird Al Yankovic
- 31 31. Bill Gates: The Sultan of Software
- 32 32. Caroline Kennedy: The Next Generation
- 33 33. David Ben-Gurion
- 34 34. Ian Fleming
- 35 35. Lucky: The Story of Charles Lindbergh
- 36 36. Ted Kennedy: Tragedy, Scandal, and Redemption
- 37 37. The Apostles
- 38 38. The Harry Potter Kids
- 39 39. Barack Obama
- 40 40. George Washington: American Revolutionary
- 41 41. Wall Street
- 42 42. Jeff Dunham: Birth of a Dummy
- 43 43. Kate Middleton: Uncommon Bride
- 44 44. Pippa Middleton: Her Life
- 45 45. Under 21 and Filthy Rich
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