Biography
Studs Terkel
Acting
Louis "Studs" Terkel was an American writer, historian, actor, and broadcaster. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1985 for The Good War and is best remembered for his oral histories of common Americans, and for hosting a long-running radio show in Chicago. In total, there are 33 recognized credits in film and television. On Cinestia you can browse Studs Terkel's complete filmography — 24 films and 9 series — and find where to watch each title.
Career works
33
Movies
24
Series
9
Career average
6.9/10
Birth date
05/16/1912
Place of birth
New York, New York, U.S
Date of death
10/31/2008
Filmography highlights
Movies
Algren
2021 · 6.0
Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...
2015
Soul of a People: Writing America's Story
2009
Studs Terkel: Listening to America
2009 · 5.5
Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago
2007
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Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street
2006
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
2005 · 6.4
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004 · 7.2
Halsted Street, USA
1998
The Big One
1997 · 6.7
Anthem
1997 · 5.4
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
1997 · 10.0
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Corwin
1996 · 5.0
To Write and Keep Kind
1992
Harry Bridges: A Man and His Union
1992 · 10.0
Series
