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Alan Alda

Acting

Born January 28, 1936 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Also known as Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo · Альфонсо Джозеф Д’Абруццо

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 MASH. He is currently a visiting professor at the Stony Brook University School of Journalism.

Awards & recognition

  • Fellow of the American Associationthe Advancement of Science · 2021
  • NAS Public Welfare Medal · 2016
  • James T. Grady-James H. Stack AwardInterpreting Chemistry · 2014
  • John Willis AwardLifetime Achievement · 2013
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences · 2006
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  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series · 2006
  • Carl Sagan AwardPublic Understanding of Science · 1998
  • Golden Globe Awards · 1983
  • Directors Guild of America Award · 1982
  • Golden Globe Awards · 1982
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · 1982
  • Directors Guild of America Award · 1981
  • Golden Globe Awards · 1981
  • Golden Globe Awards · 1980
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Writing for a Comedy Series · 1979
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Directing for a Comedy Series · 1977
  • Directors Guild of America Award · 1976
  • Golden Globe Awards · 1976
  • Golden Globe Awards · 1975
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · 1974
  • Theatre World Award · 1964
  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actor · 2005 · nominated
  • Tony AwardBest Featured Actor in a Play · 2005 · nominated
  • Tony AwardBest Actor in a Play · 1992 · nominated
  • Tony AwardBest Actor in a Musical · 1967 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television

2024as Self

The West Wing

1999as Arnold Vinick

M*A*S*H

1972as Hawkeye Pierce

ER

1994as Gabriel Lawrence

Marriage Story

2019as Bert Spitz

The Carol Burnett Show

1967as Self - Guest / Morton / Various Characters

The Longest Ride

2015as Ira Levinson

The Blacklist

2013as Fitch

Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print

2025as Self

The Good Fight

2017as Solomon Waltzer

30 Rock

2006as Milton Greene

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Crimes and Misdemeanors

1989as Lester

The Seventies

as Self (archive footage)

Manhattan Murder Mystery

1993as Ted

Remembering Gene Wilder

2023as Self

Bridge of Spies

2015as Thomas Watters Jr.

The Aviator

2004as Senator Ralph Owen Brewster

Broad City

2014as Dr. Jay Heller

The Emperor's Newest Clothes

2018as Narrator

Nothing But the Truth

2008as Alan Burnside

The Colbert Report

2005as Self (uncredited)

Ray Donovan: The Movie

2022as Dr. Arthur Amiot

The Dick Cavett Show

1968as Self - Guest

The Four Seasons

2025as Don

StarTalk

2015as Self

Route 66

1960as Dr. Glazer

Flash of Genius

2008as Gregory Lawson

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

2019as Self

What Women Want

2000as Dan Wanamaker

Everyone Says I Love You

1996as Bob Dandridge

And the Band Played On

1993as Dr. Robert Gallo

Same Time, Next Year

1978as George Peters

Itzhak

2017as Self

The Daily Show

1996as Self

The Glass House

1972as Jonathon Paige

Resurrecting the Champ

2007as Ralph Metz

Mad City

1997as Kevin Hollander

The Four Seasons

1981as Jack Burroughs

This Changes Everything

2018as Self

Flirting with Disaster

1996as Richard Schlichting

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self - Guest

Tower Heist

2011as Arthur Shaw

Murder at 1600

1997as Jordan

50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus

2013as Narrator (voice)

The Mephisto Waltz

1971as Myles Clarkson

White Mile

1994as Dan Cutler

The Object of My Affection

1998as Sidney Miller

Canadian Bacon

1995as U.S. President

California Suite

1978as Bill Warren