Acting
Roger Ebert
EN, FR, JA cinema · 53 credits
Born
18 June 1942
Died
4 April 2013 (aged 70)
Birthplace
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Also known as Roger Joseph Ebert · Reinhold Timme
Roger Ebert was a Pulitzer Prize winning film critic, journalist, and screenwriter. Described by Forbes magazine as the "most powerful pundit in America", Ebert was the first film critic to be awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as well as a Pulitzer Prize. Ebert's began his criticizing career in 1967 as a critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and later gained national recognition co-hosting a number of shows with Gene Siskel in which they coined the 'thumbs up- thumbs down' style of reviewing. Following Siskel's 1999 death Ebert continued to host "And The Movies" with Richard Roeper until 2006 when he stopped appearing due to developing Thyroid cancer. Complications from the cancer ended up taking much of his tongue and jaw, forcing Ebert to undergo massive reconstruction surgery and speak with the help of a computer program (which was configured with his own voice due to the volume of recorded spoken language from Ebert's TV show). He continued to write reviews for his website later in life. On April 3rd, 2013 announced his cancer had returned and he would be taking a "leave of presence", lowering the amount he would be writing and only reviewing films he wanted to review. Ebert succumbed to his cancer the next day, April 4th, 2013. The balcony is closed.
Known for
Filmography
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
as Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Film Critic (archive footage)
Remembering Gene Wilder
as Self (archive photo)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
Kubrick by Kubrick
as Self (archive footage)
Howard
as Self (archive footage)
Burden
as Self (archive footage)
Life Itself
as Self - Film Critic
The Thinking Molecules of Titan
Short Story
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
The Outsider
as Self
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
as Roger Ebert (uncredited)
Biography: Humphrey Bogart
as Self - Film Critic
Abby Singer
as Roger Ebert (uncredited)
Mysteries of Love
as Self (archive footage)
Welcome to Hollywood
as Roger Ebert
Junket Whore
as Self
Pitch
as Self
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
as Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey
as Narrator (voice) / Introduction
Citizen Yuppie
as Citizen Yuppie, Director, Writer
Up!
Original Story
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Story, Screenplay