Larry King
Biography
Larry King (born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger; November 19, 1933 – January 23, 2021) was an American television host, radio host, and paid spokesman, whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys, an Emmy award, and 10 Cable ACE Awards. King began as a local Florida journalist and radio interviewer in the 1950s and 1960s, and gained prominence beginning in 1978 as host of The Larry King Show, an all-night nationwide call-in radio program heard on the Mutual Broadcasting System. From 1985 to 2010, he hosted the nightly interview television program Larry King Live on CNN. From 2012 until 2020, he hosted Larry King Now on Hulu and RT America. He continued to host Politicking with Larry King, a weekly political talk show which has aired weekly on the same two channels from 2013 until his death.
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Movies (36)
Naked Ambition
as Self
2025
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Host, Larry King Live (archive footage)
2025
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Bad Hostage
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life
as Self (archive footage)
2022
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Hopelessly in Love: Anna Nicole Smith and Larry Birkhead
2020
Dying to be Frozen
as Self
2020
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Where's My Roy Cohn?
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Mike Wallace Is Here
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Debbie & Doug Drop Acid in the Desert
as Fear
2019
Third Party President: Citizen Rocky
as Self
2018
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
as Self
2018
American Satan
as Self
2017
Lundon's Bridge and the Three Keys
as Wart
2017
Only the Dead Know the Brooklyn Americans
as Narrator
2017
The Remake
as Self
2016
Shadow World
as Self - Journalist (archive footage)
2016
Burzynski: The Cancer Cure Cover-Up
as himself
2016
Christmas Eve
Producer (Production)
2015
Chasing Tyson
as Self
2015
Dude Bro Party Massacre III
as Coach Handsey
2015
Chloe and Theo
as Himself
2015
Deli Man
as Self
2015
The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
as Self
2014
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
as Self
2014
The Joe Show
as Self
2014
Drew Peterson: Untouchable
as Himself (Archivefootage)
2014
The Armstrong Lie
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Glickman
as Himself
2013
Anna Nicole
as Himself (uncredited / archivefootage)
2013
Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
as Self (archive footage)
2013
The Power of Few
as Larry King
2013
Pauly Shore's Pauly-tics
as Self
2012
TV Shows (14)
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
as Self (archive footage)
2023
The Real Hunt for Red October
as Self (Archive Footage)
2021
The New York Times Presents
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Dirty Money
as Self (archive footage)
2018
The Menendez Murders: Erik Tells All
as Self
2017
Trump: An American Dream
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2017
Chelsea
as Self
2016
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
2016
American Crime Story
as Himself
2016
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
Larry King Now
as Himself - Host
2013
The '80s: The Decade That Made Us
as Self - Host: Larry King Now
2013
Norm Macdonald Live
as Self
2013
1600 Penn
as Larry King
2012