Hugh Hefner

Biography

Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was an American magazine publisher. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, a publication with revealing photographs and articles which provoked charges of obscenity.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Family Guy

Hugh Hefner (voice)

The Simpsons

Hugh Hefner (voice)

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Self

The Bernie Mac Show

Hugh Hefner

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self

Just Shoot Me!

Hugh Hefner

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2023	Naked Ambition: Bunny Yeager	Himself
2023	Pamela, A Love Story	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022	The Janes	Self (archive footage)
2019	This Is Farrah Fawcett	Self (Editor-In-Chief, Playboy) (archive footage)
2019	The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20
2017	Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond	Self
2014	Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'	Self
2013	Bettie Page Reveals All	Self
2012	Sunset Strip	Self
2012	Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom	Self
2011	Hop	Voice at Playboy Mansion (voice)
2011	Gloria: In Her Own Words	Self (archive footage)
2010	The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!	Self
2009	Miss March	Hugh Hefner
2009	Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America	Self
2008	The House Bunny	Hugh Hefner
2008	Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired	Self (archive footage)
2008	Let's Play, Boy	himself
2008	Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood	Self
2007	3000 Miles	Self
2007	Playboy: Girls of World Soccer	self
2007	King: Man of Peace in a Time of War	Self
2007	Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein	Self
2006	The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'	Self
2006	Marilyn Monroe: Still Life	Self - Founder, Playboy Magazine
2006	Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds
2005	The Aristocrats	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005	Inside Deep Throat	Self
2005	Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson	Self
2004	Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates	Self - Editor-In-Chief
2004	Comic Book: The Movie	Hugh Hefner
2004	Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild	Self(as Hugh M. Hefner)
2003	Hugh Hefner: American Playboy	Self
2003	Sex at 24 Frames Per Second	Self
2002	Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion	Self
2002	Playboy: The Ultimate Pamela Anderson	Self
2002	Playboy: Who Wants to Be a Playboy Centerfold?	Self
2001	Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV	President of the United States
2001	Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored	Self
2001	The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner	Self
2000	Ian Fleming: 007's Creator
2000	The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect	Self
1999	The Bunny Years	Self
1998	Playboy: The Story of X	Self
1997	Playboy: Jenny McCarthy - The Playboy Years	Self
1996	Love in Hollywood	Self
1996	A Century of Science Fiction	Self
1995	The World of James Bond
1995	The Death of Playboy Playmate
1987	Sam Kinison: Breaking the Rules	Self (uncredited)
1987	Beverly Hills Cop II	Hugh Hefner
1985	Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1982	The Comeback Trail	Hugh Hefner
1982	Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 1
1981	History of the World: Part I	Entrepreneur - The Roman Empire
1980	The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's	Self
1979	Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration	Self
1979	The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
1979	Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1973	The World of Hugh Hefner
1971	Why Do They Do It?
1970	How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?	Hugh Hefner
1969	Freedom to Love	Hugh Hefner
1967	NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure	Self
1963	The Most

Year	TV Show	Role
2023	The Playboy Murders	Self (archive footage)
2022	Secrets of Playboy	Self (archive footage)
2017	American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story	Himself
2008	E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose!	Self
2008	Sex: The Revolution
2007	Head Case	Self
2007	Keeping Up with the Kardashians	Self
2006	Legends	Self
2005	The Girls Next Door
2005	Robot Chicken	Hugh Hefner (voice)
2004	Entourage
2004	The Celebrity Apprentice
2004	America or Busted	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self
2003	Las Vegas
2003	Celebrities Uncensored	Self
2003	Comedy Central Roasts	Self
2001	Beat the Geeks
2001	The Bernie Mac Show	Hugh Hefner
2001	According to Jim	Hugh Hefner
2000	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Hugh Hefner
2000	Crank It Up!	Self
1999	Family Guy	Hugh Hefner (voice)
1998	Sex and the City	Hugh Hefner
1998	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Self
1998	V.I.P.	Hugh Hefner
1997	Just Shoot Me!	Hugh Hefner
1997	Taff	self
1996	E! True Hollywood Story	Self
1992	The Larry Sanders Show	Hugh Hefner
1990	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Hugh Hefner
1990	Blossom
1989	The Simpsons	Hugh Hefner (voice)
1980	Pink Lady	Hugh Hefner
1977	Please Turn the Page	Self
1976	Laverne & Shirley
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Host
1971	V.I.P. Schaukel	Self
1970	The Odd Couple	Hugh Hefner
1969	Playboy After Dark
1968	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Self
1968	The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show	Self
1968	The Dick Cavett Show	Self - Guest
1963	Burke's Law	Manager
1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self
1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self
1959	Playboy's Penthouse	Self - Host