Ray Bradbury

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Born

1920-08-22

Place of Birth

Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
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Ray Bradbury

Biography

Ray Douglas Bradbury (August 22, 1920 - June 5, 2012) was an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951), Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20th and 21st century American writers of speculative fiction. Many of Bradbury's works have been adapted into television shows or films.

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Acting History

2013
Out of Print as Self
2012
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan as Self
2011
How to Live Forever as Self
2010
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man as Self
2009
Pulp Fiction: The Golden Age of Storytelling as Self - Novelist
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self
2006
C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of Narnia as Self
2006
The Sci-Fi Boys as Self
2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection as Self
2004
Dennis Miller
2004
Hollywood Legenden as Self
2003
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy as Self
2003
The Making of 'Fahrenheit 451' as Self
2002
The Tramp and the Dictator as Self (uncredited)
2001
Besuch bei Ray Bradbury as Self
2000
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect as Self
2000
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces as Self
1999
The Stan Freberg Commercials as Himself (archive footage)
1998
In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross as Self
1998
Universal Horror as Self - Interviewee
1997
The Harryhausen Chronicles as Self
1996
Corwin as Self
1996
A Century of Science Fiction as Self
1994
In Search of Oz as Self
1993
The Halloween Tree as Narrator (voice)
1991
Hooray for Horrorwood as Self
1989
Prisoners of Gravity as Self
1989
The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder as Self
1988
The Ray Bradbury Theater: And So Died Riabouchinska as Self - Introduction(uncredited)
1986
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal as Self
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater as Self - Introduction
1985
The Whimsical World of Oz as Self
1983
Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me as Himself
1982
Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine as Ralph as a Man (voice)
1982
The Stan Freberg Federal Budget Review
1981
Rich and Famous as Literary Party Guest
1979
Infinite Horizons: Space Beyond Apollo as Himself
1979
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self
1975
Apostrophes as Self
1972
Le Grand Échiquier as Self
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Science Fiction Film Awards as Himself
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Assignment America
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The AckerMonster Chronicles!