Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Alan Alda  (born January 28, 1936) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and author. A six-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, he is best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in the TV series MAS*H. He is currently a visiting professor at the Stony Brook University School of Journalism.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 • as Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005 • as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 • as Self

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 • as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988 • as Self - Guest

Filmography

2025

Just a Man: Sam the Hotel
Just a Man: Sam the Hotel
as Himself
Movie - Released: 2/1/2025

2024

M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2024
Remembering Gene Wilder
Remembering Gene Wilder
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/15/2024

2022

Ray Donovan: The Movie
Ray Donovan: The Movie
as Dr. Arthur Amiot
Movie - Released: 1/14/2022

2020

The Making of "Marriage Story"
The Making of "Marriage Story"
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/21/2020

2019

Marriage Story
Marriage Story
as Bert Spitz
Movie - Released: 9/28/2019
This Changes Everything
This Changes Everything
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/28/2019
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/12/2019

2018

The Emperor's Newest Clothes
The Emperor's Newest Clothes
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/15/2018

2017

Itzhak
Itzhak
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/5/2017
The Good Fight
The Good Fight
as Solomon Waltzer
TV - Released: 2/19/2017

2016

Horace and Pete
Horace and Pete
as Uncle Pete
TV - Released: 1/30/2016

2015

Bridge of Spies
Bridge of Spies
as Thomas Watters Jr.
Movie - Released: 10/15/2015
The Longest Ride
The Longest Ride
as Ira Levinson
Movie - Released: 4/9/2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as Self
TV - Released: 4/20/2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
TV - Released: 9/8/2015
The Seventies
The Seventies
as Self (archive footage)
TV - Released: 6/11/2015

2014

50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/24/2014
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/22/2014
Broad City
Broad City
as Dr. Jay Heller
TV - Released: 1/22/2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
TV - Released: 2/25/2014

2013

50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus
50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/4/2013
The Blacklist
The Blacklist
as Fitch
TV - Released: 9/23/2013

2012

Wanderlust
Wanderlust
as Carvin
Movie - Released: 2/23/2012

2011

Tower Heist
Tower Heist
as Arthur Shaw
Movie - Released: 11/2/2011

2010

Behind the Burly Q
Behind the Burly Q
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/23/2010
Masterclass
Masterclass
as Self
TV - Released: 4/18/2010

2008

Diminished Capacity
Diminished Capacity
as Uncle Rollie
Movie - Released: 7/4/2008
Nothing But the Truth
Nothing But the Truth
as Alan Burnside
Movie - Released: 12/19/2008
Flash of Genius
Flash of Genius
as Gregory Lawson
Movie - Released: 9/7/2008

2007

Resurrecting the Champ
Resurrecting the Champ
as Ralph Metz
Movie - Released: 6/14/2007
The Dame Edna Treatment
The Dame Edna Treatment
TV - Released: 3/17/2007

2006

30 Rock
30 Rock
as Milton Greene
TV - Released: 10/11/2006
Rachael Ray
Rachael Ray
TV - Released: 9/18/2006

2005

The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report
TV - Released: 10/17/2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
TV - Released: 1/3/2005

2004

The Aviator
The Aviator
as Senator Ralph Owen Brewster
Movie - Released: 12/17/2004
TV
The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/13/2004

2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/8/2003

2002

M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
as Himself
Movie - Released: 5/17/2002

2001

Club Land
Club Land
as Willie Walters
Movie - Released: 4/8/2001
The Killing Yard
The Killing Yard
as Ernie Goodman
Movie - Released: 9/23/2001
TV
Good Day Live
as Self
TV - Released: 9/17/2001

2000

What Women Want
What Women Want
as Dan Wanamaker
Movie - Released: 12/15/2000

1999

Movie
Keepers of the Frame
as Himself
Movie - Released: 3/1/1999
The West Wing
The West Wing
as Arnold Vinick
TV - Released: 9/22/1999

1998

The Object of My Affection
The Object of My Affection
as Sidney Miller
Movie - Released: 4/17/1998

1997

Murder at 1600
Murder at 1600
as Jordan
Movie - Released: 4/18/1997
Mad City
Mad City
as Kevin Hollander
Movie - Released: 11/7/1997
The View
The View
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 8/11/1997

1996

Flirting with Disaster
Flirting with Disaster
as Richard Schlichting
Movie - Released: 3/22/1996
Everyone Says I Love You
Everyone Says I Love You
as Bob Dandridge
Movie - Released: 12/6/1996
Jake's Women
Jake's Women
as Jake
Movie - Released: 1/2/1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
as Self
TV - Released: 7/22/1996

1995

Canadian Bacon
Canadian Bacon
as U.S. President
Movie - Released: 6/8/1995

1994

White Mile
White Mile
as Dan Cutler
Movie - Released: 5/21/1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
TV - Released: 8/14/1994
ER
ER
as Gabriel Lawrence
TV - Released: 9/19/1994

1993

Manhattan Murder Mystery
Manhattan Murder Mystery
as Ted
Movie - Released: 5/2/1993
And the Band Played On
And the Band Played On
as Dr. Robert Gallo
Movie - Released: 9/11/1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/13/1993
Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait
as Self
TV - Released: 11/14/1993

1992

Whispers in the Dark
Whispers in the Dark
as Leo Green
Movie - Released: 8/6/1992

1991

Memories of M*A*S*H
Memories of M*A*S*H
as Self / Hawkeye Pierce
Movie - Released: 11/25/1991

1990

Betsy's Wedding
Betsy's Wedding
as Eddie Hopper
Movie - Released: 6/22/1990
Scientific American Frontiers
Scientific American Frontiers
TV - Released: 10/1/1990

1989

Crimes and Misdemeanors
Crimes and Misdemeanors
as Lester
Movie - Released: 10/13/1989

1988

A New Life
A New Life
as Steve Giardino
Movie - Released: 3/25/1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/5/1988

1986

Sweet Liberty
Sweet Liberty
as Michael Burgess
Movie - Released: 5/16/1986

1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1985

1984

TV
The Four Seasons
TV - Released: 1/29/1984

1981

The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons
as Jack Burroughs
Movie - Released: 5/22/1981
Movie
Making 'M*A*S*H'
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/21/1981
She's Nobody's Baby: American Women in the 20th Century
She's Nobody's Baby: American Women in the 20th Century
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1981

1979

The Seduction of Joe Tynan
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
as Joe Tynan
Movie - Released: 8/17/1979

1978

California Suite
California Suite
as Bill Warren
Movie - Released: 12/15/1978
Same Time, Next Year
Same Time, Next Year
as George Peters
Movie - Released: 4/23/1978

1977

Kill Me If You Can
Kill Me If You Can
as Caryl W. Chessman
Movie - Released: 9/25/1977

1974

6 RMS RIV VU
6 RMS RIV VU
as Paul Friedman
Movie - Released: 3/17/1974
Free to Be… You and Me
Free to Be… You and Me
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/11/1974
Dinah!
Dinah!
as Self
TV - Released: 10/21/1974

1973

Juke and Opal
Juke and Opal
as Jimmy
Movie - Released: 12/1/1973
Isn't It Shocking?
Isn't It Shocking?
as Dan
Movie - Released: 10/2/1973
Lily
Lily
Movie - Released: 11/2/1973

1972

To Kill a Clown
To Kill a Clown
as Maj. Evelyn Ritchie
Movie - Released: 8/23/1972
Playmates
Playmates
as Marshall Barnett
Movie - Released: 10/3/1972
The Glass House
The Glass House
as Jonathon Paige
Movie - Released: 2/4/1972
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
as Hawkeye Pierce
TV - Released: 9/17/1972

1971

The Mephisto Waltz
The Mephisto Waltz
as Myles Clarkson
Movie - Released: 4/9/1971

1970

Jenny
Jenny
as Delano
Movie - Released: 1/2/1970
The Moonshine War
The Moonshine War
as John W. (Son) Martin
Movie - Released: 6/30/1970

1969

The Extraordinary Seaman
The Extraordinary Seaman
as Lt. J / G Morton Krim
Movie - Released: 5/14/1969

1968

Paper Lion
Paper Lion
as George Plimpton
Movie - Released: 10/23/1968
TV
Premiere
as Frank St. John
TV - Released: 7/1/1968
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 6/6/1968

1967

Coronet Blue
Coronet Blue
as Clay
TV - Released: 5/29/1967
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Morton / Various Characters
TV - Released: 9/11/1967

1966

Where's Everett?
Where's Everett?
as Arnold Barker
Movie - Released: 6/24/1966

1963

Gone Are the Days!
Gone Are the Days!
as Charlie Cotchipee
Movie - Released: 8/9/1963

1962

The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Nurses
The Nurses
as Dr. John Griffin
TV - Released: 9/27/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Guest Host
TV - Released: 12/11/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1960

Route 66
Route 66
as Dr. Glazer
TV - Released: 10/7/1960

1958

Naked City
Naked City
as Young Poet
TV - Released: 9/30/1958

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee/Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Audience Member
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1949

The Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards
as Self
TV - Released: 1/25/1949

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner
TV - Released: 1/20/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 1/20/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
TV - Released: 1/20/1944