Alan Alda

Biography

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.

Known For

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

The Daily Show

Self

The Colbert Report

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter

Tony Awards

Self - Nominee/Presenter

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Just a Man: Sam the Hotel	Himself
2024	MAS*H: The Comedy That Changed Television	Self
2024	Remembering Gene Wilder	Self
2022	Ray Donovan: The Movie	Dr. Arthur Amiot
2020	The Making of "Marriage Story"	Self
2019	Marriage Story	Bert Spitz
2019	This Changes Everything	Self
2019	Alan Pakula: Going for Truth	Self
2018	The Emperor's Newest Clothes	Narrator
2017	Itzhak	Self
2015	Bridge of Spies	Thomas Watters Jr.
2015	The Longest Ride	Ira Levinson
2014	50 Years of BBC Two Comedy	Self
2014	Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee	Self
2013	50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus	Narrator (voice)
2012	Wanderlust	Carvin
2011	Tower Heist	Arthur Shaw
2010	Behind the Burly Q	Self
2008	Diminished Capacity	Uncle Rollie
2008	Nothing But the Truth	Alan Burnside
2008	Flash of Genius	Gregory Lawson
2007	Resurrecting the Champ	Ralph Metz
2004	The Aviator	Senator Ralph Owen Brewster
2002	MAS*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion	Himself
2001	Club Land	Willie Walters
2001	The Killing Yard	Ernie Goodman
2000	What Women Want	Dan Wanamaker
1999	Keepers of the Frame	Himself
1998	The Object of My Affection	Sidney Miller
1997	Murder at 1600	Jordan
1997	Mad City	Kevin Hollander
1996	Flirting with Disaster	Richard Schlichting
1996	Everyone Says I Love You	Bob Dandridge
1996	Jake's Women	Jake
1995	Canadian Bacon	U.S. President
1994	White Mile	Dan Cutler
1993	Manhattan Murder Mystery	Ted
1993	And the Band Played On	Dr. Robert Gallo
1992	Whispers in the Dark	Leo Green
1991	Memories of MAS*H	Self / Hawkeye Pierce
1990	Betsy's Wedding	Eddie Hopper
1989	Crimes and Misdemeanors	Lester
1988	A New Life	Steve Giardino
1986	Sweet Liberty	Michael Burgess
1985	Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers	Self (archive footage)
1981	The Four Seasons	Jack Burroughs
1981	Making 'MAS*H'	Self
1981	She's Nobody's Baby: American Women in the 20th Century	Narrator
1979	The Seduction of Joe Tynan	Joe Tynan
1978	California Suite	Bill Warren
1978	Same Time, Next Year	George Peters
1977	Kill Me If You Can	Caryl W. Chessman
1974	6 RMS RIV VU	Paul Friedman
1974	Free to Be… You and Me	Self
1973	Juke and Opal	Jimmy
1973	Isn't It Shocking?	Dan
1973	Lily
1972	To Kill a Clown	Maj. Evelyn Ritchie
1972	Playmates	Marshall Barnett
1972	The Glass House	Jonathon Paige
1971	The Mephisto Waltz	Myles Clarkson
1970	Jenny	Delano
1970	The Moonshine War	John W. (Son) Martin
1969	The Extraordinary Seaman	Lt. J / G Morton Krim
1968	Paper Lion	George Plimpton
1966	Where's Everett?	Arnold Barker
1963	Gone Are the Days!	Charlie Cotchipee

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	The Four Seasons	Don
2017	The Good Fight	Solomon Waltzer
2016	Horace and Pete	Uncle Pete
2015	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Self
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self
2015	The Seventies	Self (archive footage)
2014	Broad City	Dr. Jay Heller
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self
2013	The Blacklist	Fitch
2010	Masterclass	Self
2007	The Dame Edna Treatment
2006	30 Rock	Milton Greene
2006	Rachael Ray
2005	The Colbert Report
2005	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Self
2004	The Tony Danza Show	Self - Guest
2003	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Self
2001	Good Day Live	Self
1999	The West Wing	Arnold Vinick
1997	The View	Self - Guest
1996	The Daily Show	Self
1994	Inside the Actors Studio	Self
1994	ER	Gabriel Lawrence
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest
1993	Intimate Portrait	Self
1990	Scientific American Frontiers
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark	Self - Guest
1984	The Four Seasons
1974	Dinah!	Self
1972	MAS*H	Hawkeye Pierce
1968	Premiere	Frank St. John
1968	The Dick Cavett Show	Self - Guest
1967	Coronet Blue	Clay
1967	The Carol Burnett Show	Self - Guest / Morton / Various Characters
1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self
1962	The Nurses	Dr. John Griffin
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self - Guest Host
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self
1960	Route 66	Dr. Glazer
1958	Naked City	Young Poet
1956	Tony Awards	Self - Presenter
1956	Tony Awards	Self - Nominee/Presenter
1956	Tony Awards	Self - Audience Member
1953	The Oscars	Self
1949	The Emmy Awards	Self
1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self - Winner
1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self - Presenter
1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self - Nominee