Lenny Bruce
Leonard Alfred Schneider, better known by his stage name Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist. He was renowned for his open, free-style and critical form of comedy which integrated satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity. Branded a "sick comic", Bruce was essentially blacklisted from television, and when he did appear these performances was facilitated by fans like Hugh Hefner and Steve Allen. In 1951, Bruce met Honey Harlow, a stripper from Manila, Arkansas. They were married that same year, and Bruce was determined she would end her work as a stripper. Throughout the final decade of his life, Bruce was beset by severe drug addiction.
Acting
Movie
Thank You Mask Man
as The Lone Ranger / Various (voice)
1971
Movie
The Last Laugh
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Movie
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Movie
Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
as Self (archive footage)
1998
Movie
Dance Hall Racket
as Vincent
1953
Movie
Dynamite Chicken
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1971
Movie
Looking for Lenny
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Movie
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time
as Self (archive footage)
1992
Movie
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive)
2017
TV
The Steve Allen Show
as Self
1956
TV
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Comedian
1956
Movie
Lenny Bruce in 'Lenny Bruce'
as Himself
1967
Movie
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
as Self (archive footage)
1972
Movie
Death Scenes 2
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1992
Movie
Dream Follies
as Willie / The Foreign Chef
1954
Movie
But... Seriously
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Movie
Dead Neon: The Many Faces of Lenny Bruce on Film
as Himself (archival footage)
2023
Movie
From Straight to Bizarre
as Self
2012
Movie
Starz Inside: In the Gutter
as Self (archive)
2008
Movie
TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
as Self
1986
Movie
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
TV
Playboy's Penthouse
as Self
1959
TV
The Pierre Berton Show
as Self
1962
