Hugh Hefner

Hugh Hefner

Known for
Acting
Born
April 9, 1926
Died
September 27, 2017 (aged 91)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Biography

Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) 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.

Known For

Filmography

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Horrifying Hollywood Murders

Horrifying Hollywood Murders

Movie · as Self

2025
Naked Ambition poster

Naked Ambition

Movie · as Archive footage

2024
The Making of Playboy poster

The Making of Playboy

Movie · as Self

2023
The Playboy Murders poster

The Playboy Murders

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 11 eps

2022
The Janes poster

The Janes

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2021
Curse of the Chippendales poster

Curse of the Chippendales

TV · 4 eps

2019
This Is Farrah Fawcett poster

This Is Farrah Fawcett

Movie · as Self (Editor-In-Chief, Playboy) (archive footage)

2019
The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20 poster

The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2017
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton poster

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton

Movie · as Self

2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr poster

The Fabulous Allan Carr

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2017
American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story poster

American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story

TV · as Himself · 10 eps

2016
10 самых... poster

10 самых...

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2014
Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth' poster

Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'

Movie · as Self

2013
Bettie Page Reveals All poster

Bettie Page Reveals All

Movie · as Self

2013
Loose Lips - Her Last Interview poster

Loose Lips - Her Last Interview

Movie

2012
Sunset Strip poster

Sunset Strip

Movie · as Self

2012
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom poster

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom

Movie · as Self

2012
Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe poster

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2011
Hop poster

Hop

Movie · as Voice at Playboy Mansion (voice)

2011
Gloria: In Her Own Words poster

Gloria: In Her Own Words

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2010
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice! poster

The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!

Movie · as Self

2010
Playboy Playmate of the Year 2008 & 2009 Party Special

Playboy Playmate of the Year 2008 & 2009 Party Special

Movie · as Self

2009
Miss March poster

Miss March

Movie · as Hugh Hefner

2009
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America poster

Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America

Movie · as Self

2008
The House Bunny poster

The House Bunny

Movie · as Hugh Hefner

2008
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired poster

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2008
Let's Play, Boy poster

Let's Play, Boy

Movie · as himself

2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood poster

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Movie · as Self

2008
E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose! poster

E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose!

TV · as Self · 8 eps

2008
Sex: The Revolution

Sex: The Revolution

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2007
3000 Miles poster

3000 Miles

Movie · as Self

2007
Playboy's Girls of World Soccer poster

Playboy's Girls of World Soccer

Movie · as self

2007
King: Man of Peace in a Time of War poster

King: Man of Peace in a Time of War

Movie · as Self

2007
Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein poster

Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein

Movie · as Self

2007
Head Case poster

Head Case

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Keeping Up with the Kardashians poster

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' poster

The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'

Movie · as Self

2006
Marilyn Monroe: Still Life poster

Marilyn Monroe: Still Life

Movie · as Self - Founder, Playboy Magazine

2006
Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds poster

Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds

Movie · as Self

2006
One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll poster

One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll

Movie

2006
Legends poster

Legends

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
Shark poster

Shark

TV · as Hugh Hefner · 1 ep

2005
The Aristocrats poster

The Aristocrats

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2005
Inside Deep Throat poster

Inside Deep Throat

Movie · as Self

2005
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson poster

Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson

Movie · as Self

2005
Playboy's Wet Hot Nudes poster

Playboy's Wet Hot Nudes

Movie · as Self

2005
The Girls Next Door poster

The Girls Next Door

TV · as Self · 90 eps

2005
Robot Chicken poster

Robot Chicken

TV · as Hugh Hefner (voice) · 1 ep

2004
Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates poster

Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates

Movie · as Self - Editor-In-Chief

2004
Comic Book: The Movie poster

Comic Book: The Movie

Movie · as Hugh Hefner

2004
Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

Movie · as Self

2004
Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation poster

Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation

Movie

2004
Entourage poster

Entourage

TV · as Hugh Hefner · 1 ep

2004
The Celebrity Apprentice poster

The Celebrity Apprentice

TV · 1 ep

2004
America or Busted poster

America or Busted

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
Dog Whisperer poster

Dog Whisperer

TV · as Self - Owner of Charlie · 1 ep

2003
Hugh Hefner: American Playboy poster

Hugh Hefner: American Playboy

Movie · as Self

2003
Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second poster

Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second

Movie · as Self

2003
Centerfold Babylon poster

Centerfold Babylon

Movie

2003
Celebrity Naked Ambition poster

Celebrity Naked Ambition

Movie · as Self - Contributor

2003
Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration poster

Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Movie

2003
Jordan: The Model Mum poster

Jordan: The Model Mum

Movie

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2003
Las Vegas poster

Las Vegas

TV · as Hugh Hefner - Justice of the Peace · 1 ep

2003
Celebrities Uncensored poster

Celebrities Uncensored

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Comedy Central Roasts poster

Comedy Central Roasts

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion poster

Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion

Movie · as Self

2002
Playboy: The Ultimate Pamela Anderson poster

Playboy: The Ultimate Pamela Anderson

Movie · as Self

2002
Playboy: Who Wants to Be a Playboy Centerfold? poster

Playboy: Who Wants to Be a Playboy Centerfold?

Movie · as Self

2002
Playboy: Joanie Laurer, Nude Wrestling Superstar poster

Playboy: Joanie Laurer, Nude Wrestling Superstar

Movie · as Self

2002
Cleavage poster

Cleavage

Movie

2002
Girl Next Door: The Search for a Playboy Centerfold poster

Girl Next Door: The Search for a Playboy Centerfold

Movie · as Self

2002
Playboy: The Ultimate Pamela Anderson poster

Playboy: The Ultimate Pamela Anderson

Movie · as Self

2001
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV poster

Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV

Movie · as President of the United States

2001
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

Movie · as Self

2001
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner poster

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner

Movie · as Self

2001
Playboy: Joanie Laurer Nude

Playboy: Joanie Laurer Nude

Movie · as Self

2001
Beat the Geeks poster

Beat the Geeks

TV · 3 eps

2001
The Bernie Mac Show poster

The Bernie Mac Show

TV · as Hugh Hefner · 1 ep

2001
According to Jim poster

According to Jim

TV · as Hugh Hefner · 1 ep

2000
Ian Fleming: 007's Creator poster

Ian Fleming: 007's Creator

Movie

2000
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect poster

The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect

Movie · as Self

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV · as Hugh Hefner · 1 ep

2000
Crank It Up! poster

Crank It Up!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1999
The Bunny Years poster

The Bunny Years

Movie · as Self

1999
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party poster

Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party

Movie

1999
Playboy Playmates of the Year: The 90's poster

Playboy Playmates of the Year: The 90's

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1999
Playmate Pajama Party poster

Playmate Pajama Party

Movie · as self

1999
Family Guy poster

Family Guy

TV · as Hugh Hefner (voice) · 1 ep

1998
Playboy: The Story of X poster

Playboy: The Story of X

Movie · as Self

1998
The Friars Lifetime Achievement Award Roast of Hugh M. Hefner

The Friars Lifetime Achievement Award Roast of Hugh M. Hefner

Movie · as Self

1998
Sex and the City poster

Sex and the City

TV · as Hugh Hefner · 1 ep

1998
Whose Line Is It Anyway? poster

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
V.I.P. poster

V.I.P.

TV · as Hugh Hefner · 1 ep

1997
Playboy: Jenny McCarthy - The Playboy Years poster

Playboy: Jenny McCarthy - The Playboy Years

Movie · as Self

1997
Just Shoot Me! poster

Just Shoot Me!

TV · as Hugh Hefner · 1 ep

1997
Taff poster

Taff

TV · as self · 1 ep

1996
Love in Hollywood poster

Love in Hollywood

Movie · as Self

1996
A Century of Science Fiction poster

A Century of Science Fiction

Movie · as Self

1996
E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story

TV · as Self · 6 eps

1996
100 Years of Horror poster

100 Years of Horror

TV · as Self - Interview · 26 eps

1995
The World of James Bond poster

The World of James Bond

Movie · as Self

1995
The Death of Playboy Playmate poster

The Death of Playboy Playmate

Movie

1992
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time poster

Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time

Movie · as Self

1992
The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show

TV · as Hugh Hefner · 1 ep

1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air poster

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

TV · as Hugh Hefner · 1 ep

1990
Blossom poster

Blossom

TV · 1 ep

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Hugh Hefner (voice) · 1 ep

1987
Sam Kinison: Breaking the Rules poster

Sam Kinison: Breaking the Rules

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1987
Beverly Hills Cop II poster

Beverly Hills Cop II

Movie · as Hugh Hefner

1987
Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 12 poster

Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 12

Movie · as Self

1985
Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story poster

Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story

Movie

1983
Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 2 poster

Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 2

Movie · as Self

1982
The Comeback Trail poster

The Comeback Trail

Movie · as Hugh Hefner

1982
Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 1 poster

Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 1

Movie · as Himself

1981
History of the World: Part I poster

History of the World: Part I

Movie · as Entrepreneur - The Roman Empire

1980
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's poster

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

Movie · as Self

1980
Magic Night poster

Magic Night

Movie · as Self

1980
Pink Lady poster

Pink Lady

TV · as Hugh Hefner · 1 ep

1979
Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration poster

Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration

Movie · as Self

1979
The Chevy Chase National Humor Test

The Chevy Chase National Humor Test

Movie

1979
Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party poster

Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party

Movie

1977
Playboy's Playmate Party poster

Playboy's Playmate Party

Movie

1977
Please Turn the Page

Please Turn the Page

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1976
Laverne & Shirley poster

Laverne & Shirley

TV · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep

1973
The World of Hugh Hefner poster

The World of Hugh Hefner

Movie

1971
Why Do They Do It? poster

Why Do They Do It?

Movie

1971
V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1970
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business? poster

How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?

Movie · as Hugh Hefner

1970
The Odd Couple poster

The Odd Couple

TV · as Hugh Hefner · 1 ep

1969
Freedom to Love poster

Freedom to Love

Movie · as Self

1969
Playboy After Dark poster

Playboy After Dark

TV · 54 eps

1968
The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1968
The Dick Cavett Show poster

The Dick Cavett Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

TV · as Self (uncredited) · 1 ep

1967
NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure poster

NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure

Movie · as Self

1965
Get Smart poster

Get Smart

TV · as Control Agent in Elevator (uncredited) · 1 ep

1963
The Most

The Most

Movie

1963
Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law

TV · as Manager · 1 ep

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1959
Playboy's Penthouse

Playboy's Penthouse

TV · as Self - Host · 10 eps