Credits

• 2015 · Best of Enemies as Self
• 2013 · Salinger as Self - Writer
• 2013 · Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia as Self
• 2013 · Valentino's Ghost as Self
• 2013 · Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open as Self
• 2012 · Norman Mailer: The American as Self
• 2011 · The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell as Self
• 2011 · Public Speaking as Self (archive footage)
• 2010 · Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood as Self
• 2010 · Standing Army as Self
• 2009 · Shrink as George Charles
• 2008 · Obscene: A Portrait of Barney Rosset and Grove Press as Self
• 2008 · Zero: An Investigation Into 9/11 as Self
• 2006 · The U.S. vs. John Lennon as Self
• 2006 · Global Haywire as Self
• 2006 · The Henry Rollins Show as
• 2005 · Revisiting Brideshead as Self
• 2005 · One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern as Self
• 2005 · Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula as Self
• 2005 · Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She as Narrator (Voice)
• 2005 · Inside Deep Throat as Self
• 2005 · Why We Fight as Self - Author, "Imperial America"
• 2005 · High Tech Lincoln as Self
• 2004 · Thinking XXX as Self
• 2004 · Jack & Bobby as Documentary Host
• 2003 · The Education of Gore Vidal as Self
• 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
• 2003 · Federico Fellini - Through the Eyes of Others as Self
• 2002 · Igby Goes Down as First School Headmaster (uncredited)
• 2002 · The Cockettes as Self (archive footage)
• 2001 · Rescued from the Closet as Self
• 2000 · Da Ali G Show as Self
• 1999 · Family Guy as Gore Vidal (voice)
• 1997 · Gattaca as Director Josef
• 1997 · Shadow Conspiracy as Page
• 1996 · The Celluloid Closet as Self
• 1994 · Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage as Self
• 1994 · In Search of Oz as Self
• 1994 · With Honors as Prof. Pitkannan
• 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
• 1993 · Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic as Self - Author
• 1993 · The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's as Self
• 1992 · Bob Roberts as Senator Brickley Paiste
• 1989 · The Simpsons as Gore Vidal (voice)
• 1989 · Billy the Kid as Preacher (uncredited)
• 1988 · American Experience as Self
• 1988 · American Experience as Self (archive footage)
• 1984 · Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No as Self
• 1982 · Wogan as Self
• 1981 · A Documentary on the Making of 'Gore Vidal's Caligula' as Self - Writer
• 1976 · Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman as Self
• 1975 · Apostrophes as Self
• 1972 · Roma as Gore Vidal (uncredited)
• 1969 · Playboy After Dark as Self
• 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
• 1968 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self (uncredited)
• 1967 · Omnibus as Self
• 1967 · The Homosexuals as Self
• 1964 · The Best Man as Delegate (uncredited)
• 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
• 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
• 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
• 1959 · Suddenly, Last Summer as Audience Member at Operation (uncredited)
• 1959 · The David Susskind Show as Self
• 1957 · Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
• 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
• 1946 · Ritual in Transfigured Time as Man (uncredited)
• 1936 · Ten Year Old Boy Pilot as Himself