List of biographical films

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This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

This is a list of biographical films:


Contents

[edit] Before 1950

Film Subject(s) Lead Actor or Actress Year
Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac Benoît-Constant Coquelin 1900
Napoléon Napoleon Bonaparte Albert Dieudonné 1927
The Patriot Tsar Paul I of Russia Emil Jannings 1928
The Story of Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur Paul Muni 1935
The Great Ziegfeld Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. William Powell 1936
The Life of Emile Zola Émile Zola Paul Muni 1937
Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette Norma Shearer 1938
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle Vernon and Irene Castle Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers 1939
Abe Lincoln in Illinois Abraham Lincoln Raymond Massey 1940
Knute Rockne, All American Knute Rockne Pat O'Brien 1940
Sergeant York Alvin York Gary Cooper 1941
Yankee Doodle Dandy George M. Cohan James Cagney 1942
The Adventures of Mark Twain Mark Twain Fredric March 1944

[edit] 1950s

Film Subject(s) Lead Actor or Actress Year
Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac José Ferrer 1950
The Glenn Miller Story Glenn Miller James Stewart 1953
Viva Zapata! Emiliano Zapata Marlon Brando 1954
Interrupted Melody Marjorie Lawrence Eleanor Parker 1955
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing Evelyn Nesbit Joan Collins 1955
Richard III Richard III of England Laurence Olivier 1955
Lust for Life Vincent van Gogh Kirk Douglas 1956
Somebody Up There Likes Me Rocky Graziano Paul Newman 1956
The Diary of Anne Frank Anne Frank Millie Perkins 1959

[edit] 1960s

Film Subject(s) Lead Actor or Actress Year
Sunrise at Campobello Franklin D. Roosevelt Ralph Bellamy 1960
Lawrence of Arabia T. E. Lawrence Peter O'Toole 1962
The Miracle Worker Hellen Keller Patty Duke 1962
Elgar Edward Elgar Peter Brett 1962
The Debussy Film Claude Debussy Oliver Reed 1965
Andrei Rublev Andrei Rublev Anatoli Solonitsyn 1966
Isadora Duncan - The Biggest Dancer in the World Isadora Duncan Vivian Pickles 1966
Bonnie and Clyde Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway 1967
The Color of Pomegranates Sayat Nova Sofiko Chiaureli, others 1968
Funny Girl Fanny Brice Barbra Streisand 1968
Isadora Isadora Duncan Vanessa Redgrave 1968

[edit] 1970s

Film Subject(s) Lead Actor or Actress Year
Patton George Patton George C. Scott 1970
Nicholas & Alexandra Tsar Nicholas II and Tsaritsa Alexandra of Russia Michael Jayston and Janette Suzman 1971
Lady Sings the Blues Billie Holiday Diana Ross 1972
Lenny Lenny Bruce Dustin Hoffman 1974
L'Histoire d'Adèle H. Adèle Hugo Isabelle Adjani 1975
W.C. Fields and Me W.C. Fields Rod Steiger 1976
James Dean James Dean Stephen McHattie 1976
Gable and Lombard Clark Gable and Carole Lombard James Brolin and Jill Clayburgh 1976
Bruce Lee: The Man, the Myth Bruce Lee Bruce Li 1976
MacArthur Douglas MacArthur Gregory Peck 1977
The Buddy Holly Story Buddy Holly Gary Busey 1978
La Vida y Poesia de Julia de Burgos Julia de Burgos Ana Li Diaz 1978

[edit] 1980s

Film Subject(s) Lead Actor or Actress Year
Coal Miner's Daughter Loretta Lynn Sissy Spacek 1980
Raging Bull Jake La Motta Robert De Niro 1980
The Elephant Man Joseph Merrick John Hurt 1980
Lion of the Desert Omar Mukhtar Anthony Quinn 1981
Mommie Dearest Joan Crawford Faye Dunaway 1981
Reds John Reed Warren Beatty 1981
Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi Ben Kingsley 1982
Frances Frances Farmer Jessica Lange 1982
Danton Georges Danton Gérard Depardieu 1983
Silkwood Karen Silkwood Meryl Streep 1983
Amadeus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri Tom Hulce and F. Murray Abraham 1984
Out of Africa Karen Blixen Meryl Streep 1985
Mask Roy L. Dennis and Florence Dennis Eric Stoltz and Cher 1985
Sid & Nancy Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb 1985
The Boy in Blue Ned Hanlan Nicolas Cage 1986
La Bamba Ritchie Valens Lou Diamond Phillips 1987
The Last Emperor Pu-Yi John Lone 1987
Camille Claudel Camille Claudel Isabelle Adjani 1988
Gorillas in the Mist Dian Fossey Sigourney Weaver 1988
A Cry in the Dark Lindy Chamberlain Meryl Streep 1988
My Left Foot Christy Brown Daniel Day-Lewis 1989

[edit] 1990s

Film Subject(s) Lead Actor or Actress Year
Goodfellas Henry Hill Ray Liotta 1990
Cabeza de Vaca Cabeza de Vaca Juan Diego 1991
The Doors Jim Morrison Val Kilmer 1991
Chaplin Charlie Chaplin Robert Downey Jr. 1992
Malcolm X Malcolm X Denzel Washington 1992
Searching for Bobby Fischer Joshua Waitzkin Max Pomeranc 1993
Shrinatha Kavi Sarvabhowma Srinatha Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao 1993
What's Love Got to Do with It? Tina Turner Angela Bassett 1993
Ed Wood Edward D. Wood, Jr. Johnny Depp 1994
La Reine Margot Queen Margot Isabelle Adjani 1994
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Dorothy Parker Jennifer Jason Leigh 1994
Nixon Richard Nixon Anthony Hopkins 1995
Total Eclipse Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine Leonardo DiCaprio and David Thewlis 1995
Carrington Dora Carrington and Lytton Strachey Emma Thompson and Jonathan Pryce 1995
Basquiat Jean-Michel Basquiat Jeffrey Wright 1996
Shine David Helfgott Geoffrey Rush and Noah Taylor 1996
Michael Collins Michael Collins Liam Neeson 1996
The People vs. Larry Flynt Larry Flynt Woody Harrelson 1996
Evita Eva Perón Madonna 1996
Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny Grigori Rasputin Alan Rickman 1996
Kundun Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, others 1997
Selena Selena Jennifer Lopez 1997
Without Limits Steve Prefontaine Billy Crudup 1998
Elizabeth Elizabeth I Cate Blanchett 1998
Boys Don't Cry Brandon Teena Hilary Swank 1999
Man on the Moon Andy Kaufman Jim Carrey 1999
Moloch Adolf Hitler Leonid Mozgovoy 1999
October Sky Homer Hickam Jake Gyllenhaal 1999
Girl, Interrupted Susanna Kaysen Winona Ryder 1999

[edit] 2000s

Film Subject(s) Lead Actor or Actress Year
Before Night Falls Reinaldo Arenas Javier Bardem 2000
Pollock Jackson Pollock Ed Harris 2000
Erin Brockovich Erin Brockovich Julia Roberts 2000
Steal This Movie Abbie Hoffman Vincent D'Onofrio 2000
Daydream Believers: The Monkees Story The Monkees (Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork) George Stanchev (Davy), Aaron Lohr (Micky), Jeff Geddis (Michael), L.B. Fisher (Peter) 2000
Blow George Jung Johnny Depp 2001
In the Time Of Butterflies Minerva Mirabal Salma Hayek 2001
James Dean James Dean James Franco 2001
Anne Frank: The Whole Story Anne Frank Hannah Taylor-Gordon 2001
Ali Muhammad Ali Will Smith 2001
A Beautiful Mind John Nash Russell Crowe 2001
Iris Iris Murdoch Judi Dench, Kate Winslet (young) 2001
Hysteria - The Def Leppard Story Def Leppard (Joe Elliott, Steve Clark, Rick Allen, Rick Savage, Pete Willis) Karl Geary, Anthony Michael Hall 2001
Taurus Vladimir Lenin Leonid Mozgovoy 2001
Frida Frida Kahlo Salma Hayek 2002
Fidel Fidel Castro Víctor Huggo Martin 2002
The Pianist Władysław Szpilman Adrien Brody 2002
Monster Aileen Wuornos Charlize Theron 2003
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Chuck Barris Sam Rockwell 2003
Party Monster Michael Alig Macauley Culkin 2003
Swimming Upstream Tony Fingleton Jesse Spencer 2003
Wonderland John Holmes Val Kilmer 2003
Sylvia Sylvia Plath Gwyneth Paltrow 2003
3 Dale Earnhardt Barry Pepper 2004
Bettie Page: Dark Angel Bettie Page Paige Richards 2004
Alexander Alexander the Great Colin Farrell 2004
Donwnfall Adolf Hitler Bruno Ganz 2004
The Sea Inside Ramon Sampedro Javier Bardem 2004
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Peter Sellers Geoffrey Rush 2004
The Mystery of Natalie Wood Natalie Wood Justine Waddell 2004


The Aviator Howard Hughes Leonardo DiCaprio 2004
De-Lovely Cole Porter Kevin Kline 2004
Finding Neverland J.M. Barrie Johnny Depp 2004
Hotel Rwanda Paul Rusesabagina Don Cheadle 2004
Ray Ray Charles Jamie Foxx 2004
Beyond the Sea Bobby Darin Kevin Spacey 2004
The Motorcycle Diaries Ché Guevara Gael García Bernal 2004
Kinsey Alfred Kinsey Liam Neeson 2004
Domino Domino Harvey Keira Knightley 2005
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days Sophie Scholl Julia Jentsch 2005
The Sun Emperor Hirohito Issei Ogata 2005
The Libertine John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester Johnny Depp 2005
Cinderella Man James J. Braddock Russel Crowe and Renée Zellweger 2005
Capote Truman Capote Philip Seymour Hoffman 2005
Walk the Line Johnny and June Carter Cash Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon 2005
Good Night, and Good Luck. Edward R. Murrow David Strathairn 2005
The Notorious Bettie Page Bettie Page Gretchen Mol 2005
El Benny Benny Moré Renny Arozarena 2006
Hollywoodland George Reeves Ben Affleck 2006
The Last King of Scotland Idi Amin Forrest Whitaker 2006
Infamous Truman Capote Toby Jones 2006
The Queen Queen Elizabeth II Helen Mirren 2006
Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette Kirsten Dunst 2006
The Pursuit of Happyness Christopher Gardner Will Smith 2006
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus Diane Arbus Nicole Kidman 2006
Miss Potter Beatrix Potter Renée Zellweger 2006
Factory Girl Edie Sedgwick Sienna Miller 2006
Running with Scissors Augusten Burroughs Joseph Cross 2006
Becoming Jane Jane Austen Anne Hathaway 2007
El Cantante Hector Lavoe Marc Anthony 2007
Mystery White Boy Jeff Buckley Unconfirmed 2007
The Singer Hector Lavoe Raul Carbonell 2007
The Passenger Iggy Pop Elijah Wood 2007
Gospel According to Janis Janis Joplin Zooey Deschanel 2008
Caitlin Caitlin Thomas Miranda Richardson, Rosamund Pike (young) 2008
Untitled Charles Upham biopic Charles Upham [[]] 2008
Untitled Bruce McLaren biopic Bruce McLaren [[]] 2009
See Me Feel Me: Keith Moon Naked For Your Pleasure Keith Moon Mike Myers 2009
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