Philip Glass

Biography

Philip Morris Glass is an American composer. He is one of the most influential music makers of the late 20th century. His music is also often controversially described as minimal music.

Known For

Classic Albums

Self

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest

The Culture Show

Self

The Kennedy Center Honors

Self

The Truman Show

Keyboard Artist

Uncle Howard

Self (archive footage)

Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts

Self

The Source

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2022	Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious	Self
2022	A Place Called Music	Self
2021	War and the Weather
2017	Trophy	Himself
2017	The Last Dalai Lama?	Self
2017	Uncle Howard	Self (archive footage)
2015	The Viking of Sixth Avenue
2014	What Difference Does It Make?	Self
2012	Paul Simon: Under African Skies	Self
2011	Lucinda Childs' Dance	Self
2010	Music	Self
2008	Patti Smith: Dream of Life	Self
2008	Richard Serra: Man of Steel	Self
2008	Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell	Self
2008	Making Mishima
2007	Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts	Self
2007	365 Day Project
2006	The Harry Smith Project Live	Self
2005	The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter	Self
2005	Philip Glass: Looking Glass	Himself
2005	Kiki and Herb Reloaded	Self
2003	Powaqqatsi: Impact of Progress	self
2002	The Outsider: The Story of Harry Partch	Himself (Interviewee)
2002	Essence of Life	Interviewee
2002	Impact of Progress	Self
2001	In the Ocean
1999	A Brief History of Errol Morris	Self
1999	The Source	Self
1998	The Truman Show	Keyboard Artist
1997	Classic Albums: Paul Simon - Graceland	Self
1997	Perfect Moment	Self
1987	Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
1986	The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
1986	Bye Bye Kipling	Self
1986	A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera	Himself
1985	Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera	composer (himself)
1983	Four American Composers: Philip Glass	Himself
1975	What Maisie Knew
1974	Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert Ashley	Self
1971	New Music: Sounds and Voices from the Avant-Garde New York 1971	Self
1968	Hands Scraping
	The Making of "Once Within a Time"	Self

Year	TV Show	Role
2004	The Culture Show	Self
1997	Classic Albums	Self
1986	Tea with Tosh	Self
1978	The Kennedy Center Honors	Self
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Musical Guest