Ken Burns

Ken Burns

Directing

Born July 29, 1953 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

45 films as director · Active 1981–2026

Ken Burns (born 1953) is a highly celebrated American documentarian who gradually amassed a considerable reputation and a devoted audience with a series of reassuringly traditional meditations on Amer…

Known for

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005

Directed(45)

The Mayo Clinic

2018The Mayo Clinic★ 7.0

Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War

2016Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War★ 6.9

The Address

2014The Address★ 5.8

Yosemite — A Gathering of Spirit

2013Yosemite — A Gathering of Spirit

After the Central Park Five

2013After the Central Park Five

The Central Park Five

2012The Central Park Five★ 7.0

Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal

2010Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal

Baseball: The Tenth Inning

2010Baseball: The Tenth Inning★ 8.0

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson★ 7.2

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

2003Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip★ 7.7

Mark Twain

2002Mark Twain★ 7.1

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

1991Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio★ 7.6

The Congress

1989The Congress★ 7.6

Thomas Hart Benton

1989Thomas Hart Benton★ 7.8

The Statue of Liberty

1985The Statue of Liberty★ 6.9

Huey Long

1985Huey Long★ 7.2

The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

1984The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God★ 7.2

Brooklyn Bridge

1981Brooklyn Bridge★ 7.5

Acting(37)

2024Ken Burns: One Nation, Many Stories

2024In the KnowSelf

2023Spirit of GolfSelf

2022The Unmaking of a CollegeSelf

2021The Problem with Jon StewartSelf

2021Back on the Record with Bob CostasSelf

2020Ken Burns: Here & ThereHimself

2020Here For A Good TimeSelf

2019Very RalphSelf

2019Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering AmericaSelf - Director and Producer

2018Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest

2015Difficult PeopleKen Burns

2014OETA's On the Record: Ken BurnsSelf

2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest

2013Yosemite — A Gathering of SpiritNarrator (Voice)

2012Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as HimselfHimself

2012The Mindy ProjectKen Burns

2012Finding Your RootsSelf

2010A Hall for Heroes: The Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction of 1939

2009MLB: Baseball's SeasonsSelf - Filmmaker

2007Craft in AmericaHimself

2006WordplaySelf

2005The Colbert ReportSelf

2005The Tim McCarver Show

2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf

2000Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in AnimationSelf

1997The ViewSelf

1996The Daily ShowSelf

1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest

1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Guest

1989The SimpsonsKen Burns (voice)

1980CNN Special ReportSelf

196860 MinutesSelf

1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf

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