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Hugh Marston Hefner 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. The first issue of Playboy was published in 1953 featuring Marilyn Monroe in a nude calendar shoot; it sold over 50,000 copies.

Birth Name

Hugh Marston Hefner

Born

Friday, 09 April 1926

Died

Wednesday, 27 September 2017

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

We Need to Talk About Cosby	Self	2022
Secrets of Playboy	Self	2022
Curse of the Chippendales	Self	2021
Muhammad Ali	Self	2021
The One and Only Dick Gregory	Self	2021
My Name Is Lopez	Self	2021
For Real: The Story of Reality TV	Self	2021
Class Action Park	Self	2020
Art Paul of Playboy: The Man Behind the Bunny	Self - Playboy Magazine publisher	2018
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice	Self	2019

(see additional filmography)

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

We Need to Talk About Cosby	Self	2022
Secrets of Playboy	Self	2022
Curse of the Chippendales	Self	2021
Muhammad Ali	Self	2021
The One and Only Dick Gregory	Self	2021
My Name Is Lopez	Self	2021
For Real: The Story of Reality TV	Self	2021
Class Action Park	Self	2020
Art Paul of Playboy: The Man Behind the Bunny	Self - Playboy Magazine publisher	2018
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice	Self	2019
Daughters of the Sexual Revolution: The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders	Self	2018
Love, Gilda	Self	2018
The '90s Greatest	(archive footage)	2018
Hugh Hefner's After Dark: Speaking Out in America	Self	2018
The Fabulous Allan Carr	Self	2018
Gilbert	Self	2017
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond	Himself / Self	2017
78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene	Self	2017
American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story	Himself, Self	2017
The Seventies	Self - Playboy Magazine	2015
What Happened, Miss Simone?	Self	2015
Life Itself	Self	2014
Unsung Hollywood	Self	2014
Autopsy: The Last Hours of	Self	2014
The Sixties	Himself - Playboy After Dark, Self	2013
Gahan Wilson: Born Dead, Still Weird	Self	2013
Bettie Page Reveals All	Self - Founder, Playboy Enterprises / Himself	2013
When Comedy Went to School	Self	2013
The '80s: The Decade That Made Us	Self	2013
Smiling Through the Apocalypse	Self	2013
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself	Self	2012
Kendra on Top	Self, Self - Kendra's Former Boyfriend	2012
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom	Self	2012
Sunset Strip	Self / Himself	2012
America's Book of Secrets	Self - Founder, Playboy	2012
Looking for Lenny	Self	2011
The Playboy Club	Hugh Hefner	2011
Gloria: In Her Own Words	Self / Self (archive footage)	2011
Hop	Voice at Playboy Mansion	2011
Love Lust	Self	2011
Playboy Shootout	Self	2010
True Crime with Aphrodite Jones	Self	2010
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice!	Self	2010
Holly's World	Self	2009
Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut	Self	2009
EcoDivas TV	Self	2009
We Believe	Self	2009
Kendra	Self	2009
Farrah's Story	Self	2009
Miss March	Hugh Hefner	2009
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America	Self - Playboy, Self - 'Playboy'	2009
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel	Self	2009
The House Bunny	Hugh Hefner	2008
Pam: Girl on the Loose	Self	2008
Living Lohan	Self	2008
Let's Play, Boy	Self / himself	2008
Sex: The Revolution	Self	2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood	Self - Interviewee / Himself	2008
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired	Self	2008
Keeping Up with the Kardashians	Self - Founder, Playboy	2007
The Two Coreys	Self	2007
Spread TV	Self	2007
3000 Miles	Himself	2007
Head Case	Self	2007
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War	Self / Himself	2007
Access Hollywood	Himself (archive footage) (as Hugh M. Hefner)	2006
Secret's Out	Self - Guest	2006
Shark	Hugh Hefner	2006
Gene Simmons: Family Jewels	Self	2006
The Legacy of Some Like it Hot	Self / Himself	2006
One for the Money: The Birth of Rock N' Roll	Self - Founder of Playboy Magazine	2006
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson	Self / Himself	2005
The Girls Next Door	Self, Himself	2005
The Aristocrats	Self	2005
Dancing with the Stars	Self - Interviewee	2005
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live	Self	2005
Inside Deep Throat	Self	2005
Entourage	Hugh Hefner	2004
Comic Book: The Movie	Self	2004
The Apprentice	Himself (as Hugh M. Hefner)	2004
The Bronx Bunny Show	Self	2003
The Simple Life	Self	2003
Shootout	Self	2003
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second	Self - Interviewee / Himself - Interviewee	2003
Las Vegas	Hugh Hefner - Justice of the Peace	2003
Last Comic Standing	Self	2003
Celebrities Uncensored	Self	2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Himself, Himself - Guest (as Hugh M. Hefner), Himself (as Hugh M. Hefner)	2003
The Surreal Life	Self	2003
Cleavage	Self	2002
Doggy Fizzle Televizzle	Himself	2002
VH-1 Behind the Movie	Self	2002
The 44th Annual Grammy Awards	Self	2002
Beat the Geeks	Self	2001
The Bernie Mac Show	Hugh Hefner	2001
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV	President of the United States	2001
According to Jim	Self	2001
Playboy Exposed: Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored	Self	2001
The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards	Self	2001
Beyond the Glory	Self	2001
Robot Chicken	Hugh Hefner	2001
Ian Fleming: 007's Creator	Self	2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm	Hugh Hefner	2000
American Pimp	Self	2000
Poorman's Bikini Beach	Self	2000
The Complete Anna Nicole Smith	Himself / Self	2000
Playboy Video Centerfold: Playmate 2000 Bernaola Twins	Self	2000
Playboy Playmates of the Year: The 90's	Self	1999
Hollywood: Wild in the Streets	Self - Party footage	1999
The Man Show	Self	1999
The Century: America's Time	Self - Publisher	1999
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party	Self	1999
Family Guy	Hugh Hefner	1999
V.I.P.	Hugh Hefner	1998
Buddy Faro	Self	1998
Cold War	Self	1998
1998 MTV Video Music Awards	Self	1998
Sex and the City	Hugh Hefner	1998
E! Mysteries & Scandals	Self	1998
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me	Self	1997
Just Shoot Me!	Hugh Hefner	1997
100 Years of Horror	Self - Publisher, 'Playboy' Magazine, Self - Publisher - 'Playboy' Magazine, Self	1996
The Daily Show	Self	1996
E! True Hollywood Story	Himself, Himself (as Hugh M. Hefner), Himself - Founder: Playboy	1996
100 Years of Horror: The Frankenstein Family	Self	1996
100 Years of Horror: The Count and Company	Self	1996
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross	Self / The Playboy	1995
Reputations	Self	1994
Extra with Billy Bush	Self (archive footage) (as Hugh M. Hefner)	1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Himself	1993
WWE Raw	Self	1993
The Larry Sanders Show	Hugh Hefner	1992
Dateline NBC	Self - Playboy Magazine	1992
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time	Self	1992
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Himself	1990
Blossom	Hugh Hefner	1990
The Simpsons	Hugh Hefner	1989
Roseanne	Hugh M. Hefner	1988
Inside Edition	Self	1988
48 Hours	Self (as Hugh M. Hefner)	1988
Beverly Hills Cop II	Self / Himself	1987
Sam Kinison: Breaking the Rules	Self	1987
Biography	Self, Self - Editor in Chief, Playboy Magazine	1987
One Voice	Self - Audience Member	1986
The Late Show	Himself	1986
American Masters	Self	1986
Not Necessarily the News	Himself	1983
Entertainment Tonight	Self	1981
History of the World: Part I	Entrepreneur - The Roman Empire	1981
Pink Lady	Hugh Hefner	1980
People	Self	1978
20/20	Self - Publisher, Playboy Magazine (segment "Playboy at 50"), Self	1978
Laverne & Shirley	Hugh Hefner	1976
Saturday Night Live	Captain Macho / Gary / Self - Host	1975
Arena	Himself (as Hugh M. Hefner)	1975
Dinah!	Self	1974
The World of Hugh M. Hefner	Self	1973
The New Bill Cosby Show	Self	1972
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour	Self	1971
The Odd Couple	Hugh Hefner	1970
Mir hat es immer Spaß gemacht	Self	1970
The David Frost Show	Self	1969
Hee Haw	Self	1969
Della	Self	1969
Playboy After Dark	Self, Self - Host, Himself - Host (as Hugh M. Hefner)	1969
The Don Rickles Show	Self	1968
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show	Self	1968
The Dick Cavett Show	Self - Guest	1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Guest Performer	1967
Las Vegas	Self	1967
The Joey Bishop Show	Self	1967
ABC Stage 67	Self	1966
Firing Line	Self - Guest	1966
Get Smart	Control Agent in Elevator	1965
The Dean Martin Show	Himself	1965
Burke's Law	Manager	1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Himself, Himself - Guest (as Hugh M. Hefner)	1962
The Tonight Show	Self - Magazine Publisher	1962
The Mike Douglas Show	Himself	1961
David Brinkley's Journal	Self	1961
Playboy's Penthouse	Self - Host, Self, Himself - Host (as Hugh M. Hefner)	1959
The Jack Paar Tonight Show	Himself (as Hugh M. Hefner)	1957
What's My Line?	Himself - Guest Panelist, Himself - Mystery Guest #1 (as Hugh M. Hefner)	1950

Producer Filmography

Title	Year

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché	2018
The Girls in the Band	2011
Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema	2007
The Woman with the Hungry Eyes	2006
Bullets Over Hollywood	2005
Playboy Video Centerfold: Playmate of the Year Tiffany Fallon	2005
Playboy: Women of Fear Factor	2005
Playboy Video Centerfold: Playmate of the Year Carmella DeCesare	2004
Rita	2003
Playboy: Hot Lips, Hot Legs	2003
Playboy Video Centerfold: 50th Anniversary Playmate Colleen Shannon	2003
Playboy: Women of Starbucks	2003
Playboy: Cyber Girls	2002
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2002	2001
Playboy: Celebrities	2001
Playboy: Playmates Unwrapped	2001
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces	2000
Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood	2000
Playboy Wet & Wild: Slippery When Wet	2000
Playboy: Lusty Latin Ladies	2000
Playboy's Club Lingerie	2000
Playboy: Girls of Hedonism, Runaway Bay Jamaica	2000
The Complete Anna Nicole Smith	2000
Playboy Video Centerfold: Playmate 2000 Bernaola Twins	2000
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2000	1999
Playboy: Playmate Erotic Adventures	1999
Playboy Playmates of the Year: The 90's	1999
Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl	1999
Playboy: Girlfriends 2	1999
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party	1999
Playboy: Girls of Mardi Gras	1999
Mary Pickford: A Life on Film	1999
Playboy: Tales of Erotic Fantasies	1999
Playboy: Blondes, Brunettes, Redheads	1998
Playboy: Freshman Class	1998
Playboy: Voluptuous Vixens II	1998
Playboy: Babes of Baywatch	1998
Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu	1998
Playboy: Asian Exotica	1998
Playboy Video Centerfold: 45th Anniversary Playmate Jaime Bergman	1998
Playboy Video Centerfold: The Dahm Triplets	1998
Playboy Video Centerfold: Playmate of the Year Karen McDougal	1998
Playboy: Playmates Revisited	1998
Playboy: Gen-X Girls	1998
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1998	1997
Playboy: Girls in Uniform	1997
Playboy Celebrity Centerfold: Shannon Tweed	1997
Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me	1997
Playboy: Cheerleaders	1997
Playboy: Voluptuous Vixens	1997
Playboy Video Centerfold: Playmate of the Year Victoria Silvstedt	1997
Playboy: Women Behaving Badly	1997
Playboy: Hard Bodies	1996
Playboy: Twins & Sisters Too	1996
Playboy Video Centerfold: Playmate of the Year Julie Lynn Cialini	1996
Playboy: Sisters	1995
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1996	1995
Man of the Year	1995
Playboy Wet & Wild: Hot Holidays	1995
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1995	1994
Playboy Video Centerfold: Playmate of the Year Jenny McCarthy	1994
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1994	1993
Playboy: Sexy Lingerie IV	1992
Playboy Celebrity Centerfold: Jessica Hahn	1992
Playboy: 101 Ways to Excite Your Lover	1991
Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1991	1990
Playboy: Wet & Wild	1989
Playboy: Farmer's Daughters	1986
Playboy Video Playmate Review	1983
A Whale for the Killing	1981
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu	1980
Saint Jack	1979
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder	1974
A Summer Without Boys	1973
The Third Girl from the Left	1973
The Naked Ape	1973
Macbeth	1971
And Now for Something Completely Different	1971