Studs Terkel
Date of birth: 1912-05-16
Place of birth: New York, New York, U.S
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Louis Terkel
Biography
Movie Credits
Eight Men Out
1988-09-02
Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
1982-03-07
Documentary about the blacklisted folk group The Weavers, and the events leading up to their triumph
The Dollmaker
1984-05-13
During World War II, hard-luck farmer Colvis Nevels leaves his rural Kentucky home to take a factory
The Big One
1997-09-06
The Big One is an investigative documentary from director Michael Moore who goes around the country
Algren
2021-10-21
Algren will spotlight the hard-knock life and authentic creative legacy of one of the most underrate
Studs Terkel's Chicago
1985-06-07
This documentary features acclaimed Chicagoan broadcaster and Pulitzer Prize winner Studs Terkel tal
Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street
2006-12-31
This 90 minute, 3-act documentary details the rise & fall of Maxwell Street, Chicago's great outdoor
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
1997-01-01
Documentary narrated by Paul Winfield, this documentary follows the course of Mahalia Jackson's extr
Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago
2007-11-01
Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago (2009, 109 min) is a documentary o
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
2005-08-19
On May 8th, 1945, writer, director Norman Corwin broadcast ON A NOTE OF TRIUMPH, an unforgettable ho
Studs Terkel: Listening to America
2009-05-15
For over 60 years, Studs Terkel elevated the voices and experiences of everyday Americans through hi
Harry Bridges: A Man and His Union
1992-12-05
Harry Bridges: A Man and his Union chronicles the life of one of America's most important and contro
Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
2009-09-06
In the grip of the Great Depression, unemployed men and women joined an unlikely WPA program to docu
The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War
1984-03-28
This documentary examines the experiences of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, using interviews with surv
Chicago Blues
1972-01-01
Harley Cokeliss's Chicago Blues filmed in 1972 was a remarkable film; remarkable in that it was not
Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...
2015-05-09
An in-depth feature length documentary of one of America's greatest and least understood authors, Ne
Working
1982-04-13
This musical adaptation of the Studs Terkel book examines the average worker's viewpoint--showing th
To Write and Keep Kind
1992-12-31
A PBS documentary on the life and work of writer Raymond Carver. It features interviews with his fam
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004-09-04
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.
Anthem
1997-07-25
When twenty-six-year-olds Shainee Gabel and Kristin Hahn quit their Hollywood jobs, packed up a borr
Ridin' the Dog
1989-12-24
The world-famous Greyhound bus is almost as old as the Wild West. It is a symbol of North America, o
Corwin
1996-06-14
Biography of Norman Corwin, the great writer, producer and director of the Golden Age of Radio. Acto
Interviews With Interviewers… About Interviewing
1985-01-01
Professional interviewers talk about the art of interviewing.
Halsted Street, USA
1998-05-15
This documentary takes the viewer on a journey along Halsted Street, from the southern tip of Illino