Ben Mankiewicz - Turner Classic Movies

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March 25, 1967

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Ben Mankiewicz is the primetime host of Turner Classic Movies. When he made his TCM debut in September 2003, he became only the second host hired in the network?s history. During his career at TCM, he has introduced thousands of movies on the air and conducted long-form interviews with more than one hundred of the industry?s top talents, including Warren Beatty, Billy Bob Thornton, Marti...

Filmography

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Mad as Hell (2015)

White House Down (2013)

Bling Ring (2011)

Sexiest Moments in Film (2004)

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Norman Lloyd: Live From The TCM Classic Film Festival (2015) - Introduced by Ben Mankiewicz

Faye Dunaway: Live From The TCM Film Festival (2017) -- (Movie Clip) Not Coincidentally

Biography

Ben Mankiewicz is the primetime host of Turner Classic Movies. When he made his TCM debut in September 2003, he became only the second host hired in the network?s history. During his career at TCM, he has introduced thousands of movies on the air and conducted long-form interviews with more than one hundred of the industry?s top talents, including Warren Beatty, Billy Bob Thornton, Martin Scorsese, Damien Chazelle, Faye Dunaway, Michael Douglas, Lou Gossett, Jr., Jerry Lewis, Sophia Loren, Cicely Tyson, Eva Marie Saint, Ann-Margret, Norman Lloyd, Leslie Caron, Angie Dickinson, Elliott Gould, Peter Bogdanovich, Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Tom Ford, and most recently, Robert Redford. Ben is also a regular co-host for the on-line political show he co-founded with Cenk Uygur in 2002, The Young Turks. Since 2015, Ben has hosted numerous nights of the International Documentary Association?s Conversation Series, a career retrospective Q&A featuring the leading documentary filmmakers working today, including Errol Morris, Werner Herzog, Alex Gibney, Wim Wenders, and Rory Kennedy. Ben lives in Santa Monica with his beautiful wife, their beautiful daughter, one perfect dog, one other dog, and one puppy, who is evil.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Mad as Hell (2015)

White House Down (2013)

Bling Ring (2011)

Cast (Special)

Sexiest Moments in Film (2004)

Life Events

Videos

Norman Lloyd: Live From The TCM Classic Film Festival (2015) - Introduced by Ben Mankiewicz Ben Mankiewicz introduces Norman Lloyd before a live audience at the Montalban Theatre in Los Angeles, from the 2015 TCM Classic Film Festival, in Norman Lloyd: Live From The TCM Classic Film Festival, 2015, produced by Gary Freedman for TCM.

Faye Dunaway: Live From The TCM Film Festival (2017) -- (Movie Clip) Not Coincidentally Ben Mankiewicz introduces Faye Dunaway before a live audience at the Montalban Theatre, from the 2016 TCM Classic Film Festival, in Faye Dunaway: Live From The TCM Classic Film Festival, 2017, produced by Anne McGill Wilson for TCM.

Jerry Lewis (TCM Co-Host) Lady! Ben Mankiewicz asks Jerry Lewis about the first time he uttered his signature line "Lady!" in the 1952 comedy The Stooge.

WatchTCM Validation -- (Promo) TCM's Ben Mankiewicz on the upcoming launch of WatchTCM.

The Plot Thickens: I'm Still Peter Bogdanovich (2020) -- (TCM Promo) TCM Original Podcast Promoting the premiere of the new TCM Podcast, The Plot Thickens: I’m Still Peter Bogdanovich, exploring the celebrated director’s extraordinary career, hosted by Ben Mankiewicz.

Senator John McCain On TCM -- (TCM Original) Party Politics And The Movies, 2004 With Ben Mankiewicz, Senator John McCain's appearance on TCM's Party Politics and The Movies, summer 2004, introducing and commenting after the movie he chose, Stanley Kubrick's Paths Of Glory, 1958.

Jerry Lewis (TCM Co-Host) The Bellboy (1960) The late Jerry Lewis discusses his confidence as a first-time director on The Bellboy, 1960, as well as the unprecedented terms of his contract at Paramount at the time.

Jerry Lewis (TCM Co-Host) My Dad Jerry Lewis describes the many things he learned from his father, who was a long-time performer on the Vaudeville circuit, and recalls how his father taught him to "leave your nerves in the dressing room."

Now Playing: The Show -- (Movie Promo) March 2014 The complete, March 2014 edition of TCM's Now Playing: The Show.

Now Playing: Ben's Pick -- (Movie Promo) March 2014 Ben Mankiewicz on his pick for the month, David Lean's often-overlooked romance Brief Encounter, 1945, from the March edition of TCM's Now Playing: The Show.

Now Playing: Simon Helberg -- (Movie Promo) November 2013 From the November, 2013 edition of TCM's Now Playing: The Show, Ben Mankiewicz on this month's Guest Programmer, "The Big Bang Theory" star Simon Helberg, appearing with Robert Osborne on Tuesday, November 12th starting at 8pm ET.

Now Playing: Ben's Pick -- (Movie Promo) November 2013 From the November, 2013 edition of TCM's Now Playing: The Show, Ben Mankiewicz on his pick for the month, Crossfire, 1947.

Now Playing: The Show -- (Movie Promo) October 2013 The October, 2013 edition of TCM's Now Playing: The Show, featuring Vincent Price, Bill Hader, Gilbert Gottfried, Drew Barrymore and more, hosted by Robert Osborne and Ben Mankiewicz.

Now Playing: Ben's Pick -- (Movie Promo) May 2013 TCM's Ben Mankiewicz on his pick for the month, Roberto Rossellini's Open City, from the May, 2013 edition of TCM's Now Playing: The Show.

TCM Cruise 2013 -- (TCM Original) Highlights from the TCM Classic Cruise, 2013, from January 21st-26th on board the Celebrity Constellation.

Ben Mankiewicz -- (TCM Promo) TCM Host A TCM original promo, getting to know host Ben Mankiewicz.

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