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Truman Capote

Writing Born Sep 30, 1924 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 24 credits

Biography

Truman Capote was an American author, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary classics. At least 20 films and television dramas have been produced from Capote novels, stories and screenplays. Capote rose above a childhood troubled by divorce, a long absence from his mother and multiple migrations. He discovered his calling by the age of 11, and for the rest of his childhood he honed his writing ability. Capote began his professional career writing short stories. Capote earned the most fame with In Cold Blood (1966), a book Capote spent four years writing. A milestone in popular culture, it was the peak of his career, although it was not his final book. In the 1970s, he maintained his celebrity status by appearing on television talk shows.

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Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self (archive footage)

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

American Experience

as Self (archive footage)
Film

The Stepford Wives

as Self - Guest
Film

The Thirteenth Floor

1999
Film

Annie Hall

as Truman Capote Look-Alike (uncredited)

Full filmography

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
  • American Experience (1988) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
  • Dinah! (1974) as Self
  • Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) as Self (uncredited)
  • V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) as Self
  • The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971)
  • Annie Hall (1977) as Truman Capote Look-Alike (uncredited)
  • The David Susskind Show (1959) as Self
  • Tempo (1961) as Self
  • Murder by Death (1976) as Lionel Twain
  • Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation (2021) as Self - Writer (archive footage)
  • The New Yorker at 100 (2025) as Self (archive footage)
  • Cocksucker Blues (1972) as Self
  • Groucho & Cavett (2022) as Self (archive footage)
  • Do I Sound Gay? (2015) as Self (archive footage)
  • Public Speaking (2011) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Capote Tapes (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • Bad Hostage (2024) as Self (archive footage)
  • Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel (2012) as Self (archive footage)
  • Cold Blooded: The Clutter Family Murders (2017) as Self (archive footage)
  • A Christmas Memory (1966) as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)