Samuel Beckett
- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- April 13, 1906 in Foxrock, Dublin, Ireland
- Died
- December 22, 1989
- Active Years
- 1961–2026 (66 Years)
- Total Credits
- 115 credits in database
Writing Born Apr 13, 1906 Died Dec 22, 1989 Foxrock, Dublin, Ireland 115 credits
Biography
Samuel Beckett works in writing. Born April 13, 1906 in Foxrock, Dublin, Ireland. Died December 22, 1989. Archytele tracks 115 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Career timeline
How It Is · WriterGIGI ! · Original Story
Waiting for Godot · WriterWaiting for Godot · Novel
Endgame · Writer
Waiting for Godot · Theatre PlayHappy Days · Writer
Come and Go · WriterBeckett Double Bill (Krapp's Last Tape / The Old Tune) · WriterWaiting for Godot · WriterWaiting for Godot · Author
Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel BeckettBarney's WallEn attendant Godot · Theatre Play
Beckett by Brook · WriterWaiting for Godot · Theatre Play
Notfilm
The Lost One · Short Story
Let Us Persevere in What We Have Resolved Before We Forget · WriterWhat Where · Writer
Emancipation in the Brain · Novel
Wydalony · Theatre PlayWydalony · Short Story
Fin de partie · Theatre Play
Krapp's Last Tape · Theatre PlayKrapp's Last Tape · Writer
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film · Writer
Das Jahrhundert des TheatersOhio Impromptu · Writer
Breath · WriterCatastrophe · WriterCatastrophe · Theatre PlayPlay · Theatre PlayPlay · Writer
Krapp's Last Tape · WriterNot I · WriterFootfalls · WriterRockaby · WriterRough for Theatre II · Writer
Waiting for Godot in San Quentin · Writer
NEKO-MIMI · DialogueBe Again · Writer
Waiting for Beckett
Endgame · Theatre PlayEn attendant Godot · Theatre Play
Godot in San Quentin · WriterBeckett Directs Beckett: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett · DirectorBeckett Directs Beckett: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett · WriterBeckett Directs Beckett: Krapp's Last Tape by Samuel Beckett · Director
Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence
My Case · Short StoryWas Wo · DirectorWas Wo · Writer
Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby' · WriterMaking Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby' · Theatre PlayNight and Dreams · WriterNight and Dreams · Director
Rockaby · WriterQuad I+II · DirectorQuad I+II · Writer
Happy Days · Writer
Happy Days · DirectorHappy Days · WriterFilm (A Screenplay by Samuel Beckett) · WriterHe Joe · WriterHe Joe · Director
...but the clouds... · WriterGhost Trio · WriterGhost Trio · WriterGhost Trio · Director... nur noch Gewölk ... · Director
Full Filmography
115 titles- How It Is (2026) Writer
- GIGI ! (2026) Original Story
- Waiting for Godot (2025) Writer
- Waiting for Godot (2025) Novel
- Endgame (2023) Writer
- Waiting for Godot (2021) Theatre Play
- Happy Days (2021) Writer
- Come and Go (2020) Writer
- Beckett Double Bill (Krapp's Last Tape / The Old Tune) (2020) Writer
- Waiting for Godot (2020) Writer
- Waiting for Godot (2020) Author
- Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett (2019) as Self (Archive)
- Barney's Wall (2019) as Self (archive footage)
- En attendant Godot (2019) Theatre Play
- Beckett by Brook (2018) Writer
- Waiting for Godot (2018) Theatre Play
- Notfilm (2015) as Self (archive footage)
- The Lost One (2014) Short Story
- Let Us Persevere in What We Have Resolved Before We Forget (2013) Writer
- What Where (2013) Writer
- Emancipation in the Brain (2012) Novel
- Wydalony (2011) Theatre Play
- Wydalony (2011) Short Story
- Fin de partie (2008) Theatre Play
- Krapp's Last Tape (2007) Theatre Play
- Krapp's Last Tape (2007) Writer
- Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film (2003) Writer
- Das Jahrhundert des Theaters (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- Ohio Impromptu (2002) Writer
- Breath (2001) Writer
- Catastrophe (2001) Writer
- Catastrophe (2001) Theatre Play
- Play (2001) Theatre Play
- Play (2001) Writer
- Waiting for Godot (2001) Writer
- Waiting for Godot (2001) Theatre Play
- Act Without Words II (2001) Writer
- Act Without Words I (2001) Writer
- Act Without Words I (2001) Theatre Play
- A Piece of Monologue (2001) Writer
- Krapp's Last Tape (2000) Writer
- Not I (2000) Writer
- Footfalls (2000) Writer
- Rockaby (2000) Writer
- Rough for Theatre II (2000) Writer
- Rough for Theatre II (2000) Theatre Play
- Rough for Theatre I (2000) Writer
- Endgame (2000) Writer
- What Where (2000) Writer
- Happy Days (2000) Theatre Play
- Happy Days (2000) Writer
- That Time (2000) Writer
- Come and Go (2000) Writer
- Waiting for Godot in San Quentin (1998) Writer
- NEKO-MIMI (1994) Dialogue
- Be Again (1994) Writer
- Waiting for Beckett (1993) as Self
- Endgame (1989) Theatre Play
- En attendant Godot (1989) Theatre Play
- Godot in San Quentin (1988) Writer
- Beckett Directs Beckett: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett (1988) Director
- Beckett Directs Beckett: Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett (1988) Writer
- Beckett Directs Beckett: Krapp's Last Tape by Samuel Beckett (1988) Director
- Samuel Beckett: Silence to Silence (1987)
- My Case (1986) Short Story
- Was Wo (1986) Director
- Was Wo (1986) Writer
- Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby' (1983) as Self (archive footage)
- Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby' (1983) Writer
- Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby' (1983) Theatre Play
- Night and Dreams (1983) Writer
- Night and Dreams (1983) Director
- Rockaby (1981) Writer
- Quad I+II (1981) Director
- Quad I+II (1981) Writer
- Happy Days (1980) Writer
- Happy Days (1979) Director
- Happy Days (1979) Writer
- Film (A Screenplay by Samuel Beckett) (1979) Writer
- He Joe (1979) Writer
- He Joe (1979) Director
- ...but the clouds... (1977) Writer
- Ghost Trio (1977) Writer
- Ghost Trio (1977) Writer
- Ghost Trio (1977) Director
- ... nur noch Gewölk ... (1977) Director
- ... nur noch Gewölk ... (1977) Writer
- O Gesto, a Festa, a Mensagem - Dois Mil Anos de Teatro (1976) Theatre Play
- Warten auf Godot (1976) Director
- Not I (1973) Writer
- Not I (1973) Director
- Krapp's Last Tape (1972) Writer
- Waiting for Godot (1971) Theatre Play
- Samuel Beckett - Mute Interview (1969) as Self
- Atto senza parole (1969) Theatre Play
- Beckett in Berlin (1969) as Self
- If I Had Four Dromedaries (1966) as Self (photo)
- Comédie (1966) Director
- Comédie (1966) Writer
- Atto senza parole secondo (1966) Theatre Play
- Eh, Joe? (1966) Writer
- He Joe (1966) Director
- He Joe (1966) Writer
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) Writer
- Film (1965) Writer
- Film (1965) Director
- Beginning to End (1965) Writer
- Glade Dage (1964) Original Story
- Festival (1963) Writer
- Tous ceux qui tombent (1963) Radio Play
- Waiting for Godot (1961) Theatre Play
- Dada Knows Best Original Story
- Waiting for Godot Theatre Play
- The Lost Ones Writer
- Beckett Directs Beckett: Endgame by Samuel Beckett Director
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Samuel Beckett best known for?
Samuel Beckett is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Temptation Island Suomi (2015), Exam (2009), Festival (1963).
When and where was Samuel Beckett born?
Samuel Beckett was born on April 13, 1906 in Foxrock, Dublin, Ireland. They passed away on December 22, 1989.
How many credits does Samuel Beckett have?
Samuel Beckett has accumulated over 115 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1961 to 2026.
What is Samuel Beckett's background in cinema and television?
Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet, who lived in Paris for most of his adult life and wrote in both English and French. He is widely regarded as among the most influential writers of the 20th century. Beckett was awarded the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature "f...
Samuel Beckett by the numbers
115credits
112films
3TV series
1961–2026active years
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