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Oliver Wolf Sacks, was a British neurologist, naturalist, historian of science, and author. Born in Britain, and mostly educated there, he spent his career in the United States. He believed that the brain is the "most incredible thing in the universe." He became widely known for writing best-selling case histories about both his patients' and his own disorders and unusual experiences, with some of his books adapted for plays by major playwrights, feature films, animated short films, opera, dance, fine art, and musical works in the classical genre.
Birth Name
Oliver Wolf Sacks
Born
Sunday, 09 July 1933
Died
Sunday, 30 August 2015
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Oliver Sacks: His Own Life | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2020 |
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind | Self / Writer 'Awakenings' | 2018 |
Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory | Self | 2014 |
When Björk Met Attenborough | Self | 2013 |
Wissenschaftsdoku | Self | 2012 |
Indestructible | 2008 | |
Imagine | Self | 2003 |
Window of the Soul | Self | 2001 |
At First Sight | Reporter | 1999 |
The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Oliver Sacks: His Own Life | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2020 |
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind | Self / Writer 'Awakenings' | 2018 |
Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory | Self | 2014 |
When Björk Met Attenborough | Self | 2013 |
Wissenschaftsdoku | Self | 2012 |
Indestructible | 2008 | |
Imagine | Self | 2003 |
Window of the Soul | Self | 2001 |
At First Sight | Reporter | 1999 |
The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
John's Not Mad | Oliver Sacks | 1989 |
American Masters | Self | 1986 |
Arena | Himself | 1975 |
60 Minutes | Himself - Neurologist (segment "Face Blindness") (archive footage) / Himself - Neurologist (segment "Face Blindness") | 1968 |
Horizon | Self - Presenter | 1964 |
Jeopardy! | Himself - Video Clue Presenter | 1964 |