Hugh Hefner: movies and TV shows
Hugh Hefner has 214 credits in the archive: 160 films and 54 TV series, from 1959 to 2024. Highest rated: Celebrity Naked Ambition (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1959 – 2024 · busiest year: 2003 (12 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Making of Playboy | Self | Film | — | 98 |
| 2023 | The Playboy Murders | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.6 | 97 |
| 2022 | The Janes | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.5 | 96 |
| 2021 | Curse of the Chippendales | TV | 6.0 | 95 | |
| 2019 | This Is Farrah Fawcett | Self (Editor-In-Chief, Playboy) (archive footage) | Film | 6.0 | 93 |
| 2019 | The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20 | Film | — | 93 | |
| 2018 | Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché | Film | 7.3 | 92 | |
| 2017 | American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story | Himself | TV | 5.7 | 91 |
| 2017 | The Fabulous Allan Carr | Self (archive) | Film | 4.5 | 91 |
| 2017 | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond | Self | Film | 7.5 | 91 |
| 2016 | 10 самых... | Self (archive footage) | TV | — | 90 |
| 2014 | Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth' | Self | Film | 5.0 | 88 |
| 2013 | Bettie Page Reveals All | Self | Film | 6.8 | 87 |
| 2012 | Sunset Strip | Self | Film | 7.3 | 86 |
| 2012 | Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 86 |
| 2012 | Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom | Self | Film | 7.4 | 86 |
| 2011 | Hop | Voice at Playboy Mansion (voice) | Film | 5.8 | 85 |
| 2011 | Gloria: In Her Own Words | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 85 |
| 2010 | The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice! | Self | Film | 6.9 | 84 |
| 2010 | Playboy Playmate of the Year 2008 & 2009 Party Special | Self | Film | — | 84 |
| 2009 | Miss March | Hugh Hefner | Film | 5.6 | 83 |
| 2009 | Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America | Self | Film | 7.0 | 83 |
| 2008 | The House Bunny | Hugh Hefner | Film | 5.7 | 82 |
| 2008 | Sex: The Revolution | TV | 7.0 | 82 | |
| 2008 | Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.3 | 82 |
| 2008 | E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose! | Self | TV | — | 82 |
| 2008 | Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood | Self | Film | 6.1 | 82 |
| 2008 | Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2009 | Film | 1.0 | 82 | |
| 2008 | Let's Play, Boy | himself | Film | 5.3 | 82 |
| 2008 | Playboy's Nude Celebrities | Film | — | 82 | |
| 2007 | Keeping Up with the Kardashians | Self | TV | 7.4 | 81 |
| 2007 | Head Case | Self | TV | 6.3 | 81 |
| 2007 | Playboy: Girls of World Soccer | self | Film | 1.0 | 81 |
| 2007 | Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema | Film | 4.3 | 81 | |
| 2007 | King: Man of Peace in a Time of War | Self | Film | 8.5 | 81 |
| 2007 | 3000 Miles | Self | Film | 5.2 | 81 |
| 2007 | Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein | Self | Film | 5.0 | 81 |
| 2006 | Shark | Hugh Hefner | TV | 6.7 | 80 |
| 2006 | Legends | Self | TV | 5.0 | 80 |
| 2006 | Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds | Self | Film | 2.0 | 80 |
| 2006 | The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' | Self | Film | 8.5 | 80 |
| 2006 | Marilyn Monroe: Still Life | Self - Founder, Playboy Magazine | Film | — | 80 |
| 2006 | One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll | Film | 8.0 | 80 | |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken | Hugh Hefner (voice) | TV | 7.6 | 79 |
| 2005 | The Girls Next Door | Self | TV | 6.6 | 79 |
| 2005 | The Girls Next Door | TV | 6.6 | 79 | |
| 2005 | Inside Deep Throat | Self | Film | 6.4 | 79 |
| 2005 | The Aristocrats | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 79 |
| 2005 | Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson | Self | Film | 6.6 | 79 |
| 2005 | Playboy: Women of Fear Factor | Film | 3.9 | 79 | |
| 2004 | Entourage | Hugh Hefner | TV | 7.4 | 78 |
| 2004 | The Celebrity Apprentice | TV | 4.9 | 78 | |
| 2004 | Dog Whisperer | Self - Owner of Charlie | TV | 6.8 | 78 |
| 2004 | Comic Book: The Movie | Hugh Hefner | Film | 5.8 | 78 |
| 2004 | Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild | Self(as Hugh M. Hefner) | Film | 2.0 | 78 |
| 2004 | America or Busted | Self | TV | 9.5 | 78 |
| 2004 | Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates | Self - Editor-In-Chief | Film | 5.5 | 78 |
| 2004 | Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation | Film | — | 78 | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 77 |
| 2003 | Las Vegas | Hugh Hefner - Justice of the Peace | TV | 7.0 | 77 |
| 2003 | Comedy Central Roasts | Self | TV | 7.2 | 77 |
| 2003 | Celebrity Naked Ambition | Self - Contributor | Film | 8.0 | 77 |
| 2003 | Sex at 24 Frames Per Second | Self | Film | 5.3 | 77 |
| 2003 | Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2003 | Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2003 | Playboy: Women of Starbucks | Film | 4.3 | 77 | |
| 2003 | Hugh Hefner: American Playboy | Self | Film | 9.3 | 77 |
| 2003 | Celebrities Uncensored | Self | TV | 4.8 | 77 |
| 2003 | Playboy: Girls of Reality TV | Film | 4.0 | 77 | |
| 2003 | Centerfold Babylon | Film | — | 77 | |
| 2002 | Playboy: Joanie Laurer, Nude Wrestling Superstar | Self | Film | 2.5 | 76 |
| 2002 | Playboy: Joanie Laurer, Nude Wrestling Superstar | Film | 2.5 | 76 | |
| 2002 | Cleavage | Film | 6.0 | 76 | |
| 2002 | Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion | Self | Film | — | 76 |
| 2002 | Girl Next Door: The Search for a Playboy Centerfold | Self | Film | — | 76 |
| 2002 | Girl Next Door: The Search for a Playboy Centerfold | Film | — | 76 | |
| 2002 | Playboy: The Ultimate Pamela Anderson | Self | Film | 6.0 | 76 |
| 2002 | Playboy: Who Wants to Be a Playboy Centerfold? | Self | Film | 3.3 | 76 |
| 2001 | According to Jim | Hugh Hefner | TV | 6.5 | 75 |
| 2001 | The Bernie Mac Show | Hugh Hefner | TV | 6.6 | 75 |
| 2001 | Beat the Geeks | TV | 5.1 | 75 | |
| 2001 | Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV | President of the United States | Film | 6.1 | 75 |
| 2001 | Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored | Self | Film | 6.1 | 75 |
| 2001 | Playboy's Real Couples - Sex in Dangerous Places | Film | 3.4 | 75 | |
| 2001 | Playboy: Playmates Unwrapped | Film | 3.7 | 75 | |
| 2001 | The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner | Self | Film | 6.0 | 75 |
| 2001 | Playboy: Joanie Laurer Nude | Self | Film | 1.0 | 75 |
| 2001 | Playboy: Joanie Laurer Nude | Film | 1.0 | 75 | |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Hugh Hefner | TV | 8.0 | 74 |
| 2000 | Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces | Film | 6.8 | 74 | |
| 2000 | Crank It Up! | Self | TV | — | 74 |
| 2000 | Ian Fleming: 007's Creator | Film | 7.3 | 74 | |
| 2000 | Playboy Wet & Wild: Slippery When Wet | Film | 5.3 | 74 | |
| 2000 | Playboy: Sexy Shorts | Film | 4.9 | 74 | |
| 2000 | Playboy's Girls of Hedonism: Runaway Bay, Jamaica | Film | 5.5 | 74 | |
| 2000 | Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2001 | Film | 3.8 | 74 | |
| 2000 | Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood | Film | 7.7 | 74 | |
| 2000 | The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect | Self | Film | 9.0 | 74 |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Hugh Hefner (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 73 |
| 1999 | Playboy Playmates of the Year: The 90's | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 3.8 | 73 |
| 1999 | Playboy Playmates of the Year: The 90's | Film | 3.8 | 73 | |
| 1999 | Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party | Film | — | 73 | |
| 1999 | Playboy: Best Kept Sex Secrets | Film | 4.0 | 73 | |
| 1999 | Playboy's Tales of Erotic Fantasies | Film | 4.8 | 73 | |
| 1999 | The Bunny Years | Self | Film | 3.7 | 73 |
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Hugh Hefner | TV | 7.4 | 72 |
| 1998 | V.I.P. | Hugh Hefner | TV | 5.3 | 72 |
| 1998 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Self | TV | 7.8 | 72 |
| 1998 | Playboy's Naturals | Film | 6.7 | 72 | |
| 1998 | Playboy's Celebrities | Film | 6.0 | 72 | |
| 1998 | Playboy's Babes of Baywatch | Film | 7.3 | 72 | |
| 1998 | Playboy: The Story of X | Self | Film | 6.8 | 72 |
| 1998 | Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu | Film | 7.4 | 72 | |
| 1998 | Playboy's Asian Exotica | Film | 4.0 | 72 | |
| 1997 | Taff | self | TV | 4.2 | 71 |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me! | Hugh Hefner | TV | 6.6 | 71 |
| 1997 | Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1998 | Film | 4.3 | 71 | |
| 1997 | Playboy's Girls Next Door - Naughty and Nice | Film | 6.6 | 71 | |
| 1997 | Playboy: Farrah Fawcett, All of Me | Film | 4.1 | 71 | |
| 1997 | Playboy's Girls in Uniform | Film | 5.4 | 71 | |
| 1997 | Playboy: Jenny McCarthy - The Playboy Years | Self | Film | 4.0 | 71 |
| 1996 | 100 Years of Horror | Self - Interview | TV | 7.0 | 70 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | Self | TV | 8.2 | 70 |
| 1996 | Playboy's Fast Women | Film | 5.0 | 70 | |
| 1996 | Playboy: Girls of South Beach | Film | 3.7 | 70 | |
| 1996 | Playboy: Wet & Wild VIII - Bottoms Up | Film | 3.6 | 70 | |
| 1996 | Love in Hollywood | Self | Film | 10.0 | 70 |
| 1996 | A Century of Science Fiction | Self | Film | 6.9 | 70 |
| 1996 | Playboy Video Centerfold: Stacy Sanches - Playmate of the Year 1996 | Film | 5.0 | 70 | |
| 1996 | Playboy: 21 Playmates Centerfold Collection | Film | 4.5 | 70 | |
| 1995 | The Death of Playboy Playmate | Film | — | 69 | |
| 1995 | The World of James Bond | Self | Film | 6.7 | 69 |
| 1995 | Playboy Video: Playmate Calendar 1996 | Film | 5.6 | 69 | |
| 1995 | Man of the Year | Film | 3.6 | 69 | |
| 1994 | Playboy: Wet & Wild - The Locker Room | Film | 4.2 | 68 | |
| 1994 | Playboy: Secret Confessions | Film | — | 68 | |
| 1994 | Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1995 | Film | 4.0 | 68 | |
| 1993 | Playboy's Erotic Fantasies III | Film | 3.5 | 67 | |
| 1993 | Night Dreams | Film | 3.6 | 67 | |
| 1993 | Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1994 | Film | 4.0 | 67 | |
| 1993 | Playboy Video Centerfold: Anna Nicole Smith - Playmate of the Year 1993 | Film | 4.5 | 67 | |
| 1993 | Playboy: How to Reawaken Your Sexual Powers | Film | 4.0 | 67 | |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show | Hugh Hefner | TV | 7.7 | 66 |
| 1992 | Playboy's Playmate Bloopers | Film | 2.0 | 66 | |
| 1992 | Playboy: Erotic Fantasies II | Film | 4.9 | 66 | |
| 1992 | Playboy's Erotic Fantasies | Film | 6.0 | 66 | |
| 1992 | Playboy: Sexy Lingerie IV | Film | 4.4 | 66 | |
| 1992 | Playboy's Playmates: The Early Years | Film | 3.0 | 66 | |
| 1992 | Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time | Self | Film | 5.2 | 66 |
| 1992 | Playboy: Wet & Wild IV | Film | 4.4 | 66 | |
| 1992 | Playboy: The Best of Wet & Wild | Film | 3.3 | 66 | |
| 1991 | Playboy: 101 Ways to Excite Your Lover | Film | 4.3 | 65 | |
| 1990 | Blossom | TV | 6.2 | 64 | |
| 1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Hugh Hefner | TV | 7.9 | 64 |
| 1990 | Playboy: Playmates at Play | Film | 3.0 | 64 | |
| 1990 | Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1991 | Film | 4.0 | 64 | |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Hugh Hefner (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1989 | Playboy: Wet & Wild | Film | 4.2 | 63 | |
| 1989 | Playboy: Sexy Lingerie | Film | 3.1 | 63 | |
| 1988 | Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1989 | Film | 4.0 | 62 | |
| 1988 | Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 13 | Film | — | 62 | |
| 1987 | Beverly Hills Cop II | Hugh Hefner | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1987 | Playboy Video Centerfold: Donna Edmondson - Playmate of the Year 1987 | Film | 5.0 | 61 | |
| 1987 | Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1988 | Film | 4.4 | 61 | |
| 1987 | Sam Kinison: Breaking the Rules | Self (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 61 |
| 1986 | Playboy: Playmate Playoffs | Film | 4.0 | 60 | |
| 1986 | Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 1987 | Film | 4.0 | 60 | |
| 1986 | The Tommy Chong Roast | Film | 5.5 | 60 | |
| 1985 | Playboy's Girls of Rock & Roll | Film | 3.7 | 59 | |
| 1985 | Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story | Film | 10.0 | 59 | |
| 1983 | Playboy Playmate Review, Vol. 1 | Film | — | 57 | |
| 1983 | Playboy Playmate Workout | Film | 10.0 | 57 | |
| 1982 | Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 1 | Film | 2.0 | 56 | |
| 1982 | The Comeback Trail | Hugh Hefner | Film | 7.5 | 56 |
| 1981 | History of the World: Part I | Entrepreneur - The Roman Empire | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1981 | A Whale for the Killing | Film | 7.0 | 55 | |
| 1980 | Pink Lady | Hugh Hefner | TV | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1980 | The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's | Self | Film | 4.0 | 54 |
| 1980 | Magic Night | Self | Film | 8.0 | 54 |
| 1979 | Saint Jack | Film | 6.7 | 53 | |
| 1979 | Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party | Film | 1.0 | 53 | |
| 1979 | Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party | Film | 1.0 | 53 | |
| 1979 | The Chevy Chase National Humor Test | Film | 8.0 | 53 | |
| 1979 | Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration | Self | Film | 1.0 | 53 |
| 1979 | Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration | Film | 1.0 | 53 | |
| 1977 | Please Turn the Page | Self | TV | 6.0 | 51 |
| 1977 | Playboy's Playmate Party | Film | — | 51 | |
| 1977 | Playboy's Playmate Party | Film | — | 51 | |
| 1976 | Laverne & Shirley | TV | 7.1 | 50 | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 49 |
| 1974 | The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder | Film | 5.6 | 48 | |
| 1973 | The Naked Ape | Film | 4.4 | 47 | |
| 1973 | The Third Girl from the Left | Film | 9.5 | 47 | |
| 1973 | The World of Hugh Hefner | Film | — | 47 | |
| 1971 | V.I.P. Schaukel | Self | TV | 8.0 | 45 |
| 1971 | Macbeth | Film | 7.1 | 45 | |
| 1971 | Why Do They Do It? | Film | 5.8 | 45 | |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple | Hugh Hefner | TV | 7.8 | 44 |
| 1970 | How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business? | Hugh Hefner | Film | 2.9 | 44 |
| 1969 | Playboy After Dark | TV | 4.0 | 43 | |
| 1969 | Freedom to Love | Self | Film | 5.2 | 43 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 42 |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self (uncredited) | TV | 6.8 | 42 |
| 1968 | The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show | Self | TV | 8.0 | 42 |
| 1967 | NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure | Self | Film | — | 41 |
| 1965 | Get Smart | Control Agent in Elevator (uncredited) | TV | 7.9 | 39 |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Manager | TV | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1963 | The Most | Film | 6.5 | 37 | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 36 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 35 |
| 1959 | Playboy's Penthouse | Self - Host | TV | — | 33 |
| Horrifying Hollywood Murders | Self | Film | — | — | |
| Playboy Intimate Secrets: How Women Love to Be Loved | Film | 3.3 | — |