Lawrence O'Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell

Known for
Acting
Born
November 7, 1951 (age 75)
Birthplace
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Lawrence Francis O'Donnell Jr. is an American television anchor, actor, author, screenwriter, liberal political commentator, and host of The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, an MSNBC opinion and news program that airs on weeknights.

Known For

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Filmography

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This Is Not Normal

This Is Not Normal

Movie · as Self

2026
The Last Word: Weekend poster

The Last Word: Weekend

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2025
Downey Wrote That poster

Downey Wrote That

Movie · as Self

2024
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump poster

The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2024
Prime: Weekend poster

Prime: Weekend

TV · as Self - Host · 15 eps

2023
Bill Russell: Legend poster

Bill Russell: Legend

TV · as Self - Host 'The Last Word' MSNBC · 2 eps

2021
The One and Only Dick Gregory poster

The One and Only Dick Gregory

Movie · as Self

2021
The Problem with Jon Stewart poster

The Problem with Jon Stewart

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2019
Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare poster

Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare

Movie · as Self

2019
The Other Two poster

The Other Two

TV · as Lawrence O'Donnell · 1 ep

2018
Up to Snuff poster

Up to Snuff

Movie · as Self

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Olympus Has Fallen poster

Olympus Has Fallen

Movie · as Self

2012
The Campaign poster

The Campaign

Movie · as Lawrence O'Donnell

2011
Franklin & Bash poster

Franklin & Bash

TV · as Judge Paul W. Redford · 1 ep

2011
Homeland poster

Homeland

TV · as Lawrence O'Donnell · 1 ep

2010
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell poster

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

TV · as Self · 16 eps

2009
PoliWood poster

PoliWood

Movie · as Self

2008
Swing Vote poster

Swing Vote

Movie · as Lawrence O'Donnell

2008
True Blood poster

True Blood

TV · as Lawrence O'Donnell · 1 ep

2008
The Rachel Maddow Show poster

The Rachel Maddow Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2007
Damages poster

Damages

TV · as The Last Word Host · 1 ep

2006
Big Love poster

Big Love

TV · as Lee Hatcher · 11 eps

2005
Mrs. Harris poster

Mrs. Harris

Movie · as Judge Leggett

2003
Real Time with Bill Maher poster

Real Time with Bill Maher

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2002
Monk poster

Monk

TV · as Lawrence Barr · 2 eps

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV · as Lawrence O'Donnell · 1 ep

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as Dr. Bartlet · 1 ep

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Judge Franklin Brown · 1 ep

1996
E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story

TV · as Self - Producer · 1 ep

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Lawrence O'Donnell (voice) · 1 ep