Acting
John Pilger
EN cinema · 60 credits
Born
9 October 1939
Died
30 December 2023 (aged 84)
Birthplace
Sydney, Australia
John Richard Pilger was an Emmy Award winning Australian journalist based in London. Pilger lived in the United Kingdom from 1962. Since his early years as a war correspondent in Vietnam, Pilger was a strong critic of American, Australian and British foreign policy, which he considered to be driven by an imperialist agenda. Pilger also criticised his native country's treatment of indigenous Australians and the practices of the mainstream media. In the British print media, he had a long association with the Daily Mirror, and wrote a fortnightly column for the New Statesman magazine. Pilger twice won Britain's Journalist of the Year Award, in 1967 and 1979. His documentaries, screened internationally, have gained awards in Britain and worldwide. He also received several honorary doctorates, and was a visiting professor at Cornell University.
Known for
Filmography
Ithaka
Thanks
The Dirty War on the NHS
Actor, Director, Writer
The Coming War on China
Actor, Director, Writer
Utopia
as Himself, Director
The War You Don't See
as Self, Director, Writer, Producer
The War on Democracy
as Self, Writer, Director
Stealing a Nation
as Himself, Director, Writer
Palestine Is Still the Issue
as Self - Presenter, Writer
Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror
as Self, Director, Writer
The New Rulers of the World
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director
Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq
as Self, Co-Producer, Director
Welcome to Australia
1999
Welcome to Australia
as Self, Writer, Producer
Apartheid Did Not Die
Actor, Writer, Co-Producer
Breaking The Mirror: The Murdoch Effect
as Himself - Presenter, Writer
Inside Burma: Land of Fear
1996
Inside Burma: Land of Fear
as Himself, Writer
Vietnam: The Last Battle
as Self, Writer
Death of a Nation: The Timor Conspiracy
as Self, Writer
Flying the Flag, Arming the World
1994
Flying the Flag, Arming the World
Actor, Writer
War By Other Means
Actor, Director
Cambodia: The Betrayal
Actor, Writer
The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back
1986
The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back
as Presenter, Writer
The Truth Game
Actor, Writer
Heroes
Actor, Writer
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia
as Self, Writer
Pilger in Australia
Actor, Writer
Nobody's Children
as Presenter
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
as Presenter
Conversations With a Working Man
as Siebie - Reporter, Co-Producer
Vietnam: The Quiet Mutiny
1970
Vietnam: The Quiet Mutiny
as Self, Producer