Hugh Hefner

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Hugh Hefner

Acting April 9, 1926

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was an American magazine publisher. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, a publication with reveali…

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The Simpsons

The Simpsons

8.0 1989 TV Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5 1962 TV Show
Family Guy

Family Guy

7.4 1999 TV Show
Beverly Hills Cop II

Beverly Hills Cop II

6.5 1987 Movie
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

7.9 1990 TV Show
Sex and the City

Sex and the City

7.4 1998 TV Show
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

6.9 1975 TV Show
The House Bunny

The House Bunny

5.7 2008 Movie
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8 1961 TV Show
Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm

8.0 2000 TV Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.3 2003 TV Show
Hop

Hop

5.8 2011 Movie

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Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was an American magazine publisher. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, a publication with revealing photographs and articles which provoked charges of obscenity.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Naked Ambition

    Movie Archive footage

  2. 2024
    The Making of Playboy

    Movie Self

  3. 2023
    The Playboy Murders

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  4. 2022
    The Janes

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 2021
    Curse of the Chippendales

    TV show

  6. 2019
    The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  7. 2019
    This Is Farrah Fawcett

    Movie Self (Editor-In-Chief, Playboy) (archive footage)

  8. 2018
    Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

    Movie Executive Producer

  9. 2017
    Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

    Movie Self

  10. 2017
    The Fabulous Allan Carr

    Movie Self (archive)

  11. 2017
    American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story

    TV show Himself

  12. 2016
    10 самых...

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  13. 2014
    Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'

    Movie Self

  14. 2013
    Loose Lips - Her Last Interview

    Movie

  15. 2013
    Bettie Page Reveals All

    Movie Self

  16. 2012
    Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

    Movie Self (archive footage)

More credits
  1. 2012
    Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

    Movie Self

  2. 2012
    Sunset Strip

    Movie Self

  3. 2011
    Gloria: In Her Own Words

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 2011
    Hop

    Movie Voice at Playboy Mansion (voice)

  5. 2010
    Playboy Playmate of the Year 2008 & 2009 Party Special

    Movie Self

  6. 2010
    The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!

    Movie Self

  7. 2009
    Miss March

    Movie Hugh Hefner

  8. 2009
    Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America

    Movie Self

  9. 2008
    Playboy's Nude Celebrities

    Movie Producer

  10. 2008
    Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2009

    Movie Producer

  11. 2008
    The House Bunny

    Movie Hugh Hefner

  12. 2008
    E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose!

    TV show Self

  13. 2008
    Let's Play, Boy

    Movie himself

  14. 2008
    Sex: The Revolution

    TV show Self

  15. 2008
    Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

    Movie Self

  16. 2008
    Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  17. 2007
    Keeping Up with the Kardashians

    TV show Self

  18. 2007
    Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

    Movie Executive Producer

  19. 2007
    3000 Miles

    Movie Self

  20. 2007
    Head Case

    TV show Self

  21. 2007
    Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein

    Movie Self

  22. 2007
    Playboy: Girls of World Soccer

    Movie self

  23. 2007
    King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

    Movie Self

  24. 2006
    Legends

    TV show Self