TV series
Biography is a documentary television series. It was originally a half-hour filmed series produced for CBS by David Wolper from 1961 to 1964 and hosted by Mike Wallace. The A&E Network later re-ran it and has produced new episodes since 1987. The older version featured historical figures such as Helen Keller and Mark Twain, or long-dead entertainment figures such as Will Rogers or John Barrymore. The A&E series has placed the emphasis on such people as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Plácido Domingo, Freddie Mercury, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Eric Clapton, Pope John Paul II, Gene Tierney, Selena, Diego Rivera, Mao Zedong and Queen Elizabeth II, and fictional characters like The Phantom, Superman, Hamlet, Betty Boop, and Santa Claus. The program ended up profiling enough figures that in 1999, A&E spun it off into an entire network, The Biography Channel.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Biography premiered April 6, 1987. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Biography is a documentary television series. It was originally a half-hour filmed series produced for CBS by David Wolper from 1961 to 1964 and hosted by Mike Wallace. The A&E Network later re-ran it and has produced new episodes since 1987. The older version featured historical figures such as Helen Keller and Mark Twain, or long-dead entertainment figures such as Will Rogers or John Barrymore. The A&E series has placed the emphasis on such people as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Plácido Domingo, Freddie Mercury, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Eric Clapton, Pope John Paul II, Gene Tierney, Selena, Diego Rivera, Mao Zedong and Queen Elizabeth II, and fictional characters like The Phantom, Superman, Hamlet, Betty Boop, and Santa Claus. The program ended up profiling enough figures that in 1999, A&E spun it off into an entire network, The Biography Channel.
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Episode 9
Biography on the Action Legend from 2003.
Directed by Kevin KnoblockGuest stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Caan, Jim Belushi, Ivan Reitman, Jonathan Mostow, George Butler, George Clooney, Claire Danes
Episode 10
Eva Braun's own home movie footage highlights this portrait of the enigmatic woman who was Hitler's mistress and at the end his wife.
Written by Peter Jones, Scott LenzGuest stars Eva Braun, Adolf Hitler, Paul Kaup, Heinrich Hoffmann, Nerin Gun
Episode 18
Aileen Wuornos, a poor prostitute with an abusive past, becomes one of the most notorious female serial killers in American history.
Written by Daniel J. GoldenGuest stars Aileen Wuornos, Dawn Botkins, Arlene Pralle, Steve Glazer, Tyria Moore, Donna Jay Fulks, Justin Barrett
Episode 44
Go inside the camp classic with star Adam West and a host of clips from the '60s staple. Rarely seen screen tests and behind-the-scenes photographs. Clips of some of the show's interviews with cast and creators.
Where to watch BiographyEpisode information updated Jul 24, 2026
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