Jimmy Breslin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 17, 1930
- Died
- March 19, 2017 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
James Earle Breslin was an American journalist and author. Until the time of his death, he wrote a column for the New York Daily News Sunday edition. He wrote numerous novels, and columns of his appeared regularly in various newspapers in his hometown of New York City.
Known For

Summer of Sam

The Critic

The Battle Over Citizen Kane

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists

Porn King: The Trials Of Al Goldstein

Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story

The Single Guy

Son of Sam: The Hunt for a Killer

I Go Pogo

If Ever I See You Again

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Filmography

Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
Movie · as Self

Son of Sam: The Hunt for a Killer
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story
Movie · as Self

Porn King: The Trials Of Al Goldstein
Movie

Summer of Sam
Movie · as Jimmy Breslin
LateLine
TV · 1 ep

The Battle Over Citizen Kane
Movie · as Self

The Single Guy
TV · as Jimmy Breslin · 1 ep

The Critic
TV · as Jimmy Breslin (voice) · 2 eps

Charlie Rose
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
Movie · as Self

I Go Pogo
Movie · as P.T. Bridgeport (voice)

If Ever I See You Again
Movie · as Mario

PBS News Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
The Great Debate
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Norman Mailer vs. Fun City
Movie

The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 2 eps

The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps