Biography

Muhammad: The Prophet

He was a humble merchant who received revelations from the angel Gabriel. But the religion he founded is now viewed by m

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

Henry Ford: Tin Lizzy Tycoon

His vision revolutionized industry, transformed life as we know it--and made him very, very rich.

Mata Hari

Mata Hari

Paul Revere

Paul Revere

Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon

A video tribute to a martial arts legend, Bruce Lee. Examined are his early years in Hong Kong and his journey to Hollyw

Sid Caesar: Television's Comedy Genius

The life of comedy genius Sid Caesar with interviews and film clips

The Rockefellers

The Rockefellers

Teddy: A Kennedy Portrait

Teddy: A Kennedy Portrait

General Omar Bradley

Files and footage from the archives of the U.S. Naval Institute highlight this profile of the military genius who prepar

Marilyn Monroe - Behind the Legend

One-hour A&E biography hosted by Jack Perkins showing the life story of Marilyn with archival footage.

Houdini: The Great Escape

Documentary about Harry Houdini (1874-1926) which includes on camera appearances by Patrick Culliton, Penn and Teller, a

George Washington: Founding Father

Explore the truths and explode the myths of the man who remains "First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of hi

Christa McAuliffe: Teacher in Space

Christa McAuliffe: Teacher in Space

Wilbur and Orville: Dreams of Flying

Wilbur and Orville: Dreams of Flying

Gene Roddenberry: Star Trek and Beyond

Biography of "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry.

Donald Trump: Master of the Deal

From his days on top of the world in the glitzy eighties to his decline and remarkable rebirth, chronicle the astonishin

Frank Capra: Mr. Capra Goes to America

Frank Capra's rise to fame as one of early Hollywood's most acclaimed directors.

Davy Crockett: American Frontier Legend

He is known to millions as "the King of the Wild Frontier," but the real story of Davy Crockett is not nearly as familia

Roy Rogers: American Legend

Roy Rogers, along with his wife Dale Evans, and horse Trigger become icons of the western genre.

Willie Nelson

Here's Willie Nelson's official, authorized biography! "Willie Nelson: My Life" is the close-up portrait of America's fa

Patsy Cline: Remembering Patsy

Patsy Cline died in a plane crash on March 5, 1963. Now, her musical legacy lives on in Remembering Patsy. This heartfel

W.C. Fields: Behind the Laughter

W.C. Fields: Behind the Laughter

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Restless Spirit

One of this century's most respected and admired figures, she was a humanitarian who transformed the place of women in s

The Babe: The Story of Babe Ruth

Revisit the life of the immortal slugger whose incredible ability to hit home runs was matched only by his appetite for

Pope John Paul II: Statesman of Faith

Pope John Paul II: Statesman of Faith

Bette Davis: If Looks Could Kill

Share the magical memories - and see clips from her Oscar winning performances - in this profile of the "First Lady of t

Gilda Radner: In Her Own Words

The life of comedian and original "Saturday Night Live" star Gilda Radner.

Benjamin Franklin: Citizen of the World

Franklin's own words come alive in this detailed portrait of America's first great statesman and Renaissance man.

Mike Tyson: Fallen Champ

Mike Tyson: Fallen Champ

Michelangelo: Artist and Man

Examine the broad canvas of Michelangelo's life and legacy to probe the very soul of the artist who was recognized as a

Edgar Allan Poe: The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe

Descend into the dark world and tragic life of the melancholy author who is the uncontested master of the macabre, and h

Cleopatra: Destiny's Queen

Ancient art and period accounts, along with commentary from the world's leading Egyptologists brings the fabled story of

Van Cliburn: Concert Pianist

Biography of the legendary pianist, and his 1994 summer tour.

Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey

Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey

FDR: The War Years

Follow the life and career of the famed politician in the years before he became president, and explore the forces that

Hirohito

Hirohito

Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso

A look at the life and career of actor/director Clint Eastwood, including scenes from his past film and television work

Santa Claus

A look at the "life' of Santa Claus from his beginnings as the real Saint Nicholas of Myra to the modern American and po

Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop

A look at the career of the entertainer and puppeteer and her sassy sheep character.

Stooges: The Men Behind the Mayhem

For six decades, the Three Stooges ran amuck in a riotous frenzy of eye-poking, ear-slapping, kicks, jabs, punches and f

FDR: Years of Crisis

Andrew Carnegie: Prince of Steel

Andrew Jackson: A Man for the People

A portrait of "Old Hickory," President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), from his Tennessee law days through his military care

Aristotle Onassis: The Golden Greek

Attila: Scourge of God

Benedict Arnold: Triumph and Treason

Charles Dickens: A Tale of Ambition and Genius

Charles Manson: Journey into Evil

Charlton Heston: For All Seasons

Christopher Columbus: Explorer of the New World

Crazy Horse: The Last Warrior

Daniel Boone

Genghis Khan: Terror and Conquest

George Custer: Showdown at the Little Bighorn

Goebbels: Master of Propaganda

H.G. Wells: Time Traveler

Hercules: Power of the Gods

Huey Long: The Kingfish

Jack the Ripper: Phantom of Death

John Dillinger: Public Enemy #1

John Wilkes Booth: Assassin in the Spotlight

Lee Harvey Oswald: An American Tragedy

Leif Ericson: Voyages of a Viking

Malcolm X: A Search for Identity

Marco Polo: Journey to the East

Mozart

Nostradamus: Prophet of Doom

Patrick Henry: Voice of Liberty

Ponce de León: The First Conquistador

Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective

Sitting Bull: Chief of the Lakota Nation

Susan B. Anthony: Rebel for the Cause

The Gettys: A Tragedy of Riches

The James Gang: Outlaw Brothers

The Red Baron: Master of the Air

The Vanderbilts: An American Dynasty

Theodore Roosevelt: Roughrider to Rushmore

Thomas Jefferson: Philosopher of Freedom

Tokyo Rose: Victim of Propaganda

Wild Bill Hickock: Gentleman of the Old West

Yitzhak Rabin: Soldier of Peace

Leif Ericson: Voyages Of A Viking

The tale had been kept alive for generations, but the intriguing story of Vinland seemed more legendary than true. But a

Marco Polo: Journey to the East

Leading historians and historic re-enactments bring the fabled journeys of the world's most famous adventurer to life. H

Abbott and Costello

Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union

Adam & Eve: Lost Innocence

Admiral Chester Nimitz: Thunder of the Pacific

Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler

Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention

Albert DeSalvo: The Boston Strangler

A history of the case

Annie Oakley: Crack Shot in Petticoats

Audie Murphy: Great American Hero

Confucius: Words of Wisdom

Conrad Hilton: Innkeeper to the World

David and Goliath: A Biblical Battle

Edward VIII: The Traitor King

Evita: The Woman Behind the Myth

Fidel Castro: El Comandante

Hatfields & McCoys: An American Feud

Henry VIII: Scandals of a King

Jeffrey Dahmer: The Monster Within

John F. Kennedy Jr.: Child of a Dream

John Paul Jones: Captain of the High Seas

The exploits of the Continental Navy's greatest captain, John Paul Jones (1747-92), are recalled. The Scot's boast, “I

Marie Antoinette: The Tragic Queen

Mikhail Gorbachev: A Man Who Changed the World

Moses and the Ten Commandments

Trace the story of the reluctant prophet who delivered his people from 2,000 years of bondage, and explore his very huma

Moshe Dayan: A Warrior's Story

Noah and the Ark: Voyage to a New Beginning

Richard Nixon: Man and President

Saddam Hussein

Saint Patrick: Man, Myth & Magic

The Astors: High Society

The Fabulous World of Fabergé

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

William Shakespeare: A Life of Drama

Anastasia: Her True Story

Andy Griffith: Hollywood's Homespun Hero

Augustus: First of the Emperors

Ayatollah Khomeini: Holy Terror

Caligula: Reign of Madness

Charles Kuralt: A Life on the Road

Constantine: The Christian Emperor

David Copperfield: Master of Illusion

Diana: The People's Princess

Dow and Jones: Wizards of Wall Street

Dutch Schultz: Menace to Society

Edgar Cayce: The Sleeping Psychic

Edward R. Murrow: Voice of America

Eliot Ness: Untouchable

Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen

Elizabeth: The Reluctant Monarch

Erwin Rommel: The Last Knight

F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great American Dreamer

Frank Costello: Prime Minister of the Mob

General George C. Marshall: Soldier and Statesman

George Armstrong Custer: America's Golden Cavalier

Hadrian: Emperor of the Golden Age

Ivan the Terrible: Might and Madness

J.C. Penney: Main Street Millionaire

JFK: A Personal Story

Jimmy Stewart: His Wonderful Life

Joseph Kennedy: Father of an American Dynasty

Julius Caesar: Master of the Roman World

Justinian: The Last of the Romans

Katharine Graham: Pillar of the Post

Leonardo Da Vinci: Renaissance Master

Lucrezia Borgia: Pretty Poison

Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Man and the Dream

Meyer Lansky: Mob Tycoon

Mother Teresa: A Life of Devotion

Nancy Reagan: The President's Leading Lady

Neiman Marcus: Last of the Merchant Kings

Nelson Rockefeller: Passionate Millionaire

Nero: The Power and the Madness

Pancho Villa: Outlaw Hero

R.H. Macy: Merchant Prince

Sam Giancana

Sam Walton: Bargain Billionaire

Samuel Bronfman: Whiskey Man

Sigmund Freud: Analysis of a Mind

Stanley & Livingstone: The Mercenary and the Missionary

The Gambinos: First Family of Crime

A profile of New York's Gambino crime family examines the rise of its founder, Carlo Gambino, and that of his successors

The Marshall Fields: A Chicago Tradition

The Woolworths: Five-and-Dime Fortune and Failure

Thurgood Marshall: Justice for All

Vladimir Lenin: Voice of the Revolution

David Berkowitz: Son of Sam

For over a year, he held a city hostage to fear. When he was finally caught, the nation was shocked to discover that the

Mao Tse Tung: China's Peasant Emperor

“For 25 years Mao Zedong ruled one quarter of the world’s population. This is the extraordinary story of a farmer’

Amelia Earhart: Queen of the Air

Angela Lansbury: A Balancing Act

Anne Frank: The Life of a Young Girl

Beethoven: The Sound and the Fury

Colonel Sanders: America's Chicken King

Dwight D. Eisenhower: Commander-in-Chief

Ernest Hemingway: Wrestling With Life

Evel Knievel: Hell on Wheels

Howard Carter: Triumph and Treasure

Jackie Kennedy Onassis: In a Class of Her Own

Jim Jones: Journey into Madness

John Wayne: American Legend

P.T. Barnum: The Greatest Showman on Earth

Ray Kroc: Fast Food McMillionaire

Satan: Prince of Darkness

Examining the story of Satan's fall from grace and his efforts against the human race.

Vincent Van Gogh: A Stroke of Genius

Charles Lindbergh: Against the Wind

Fred Gwynne: More than a Munster

John Wayne Gacy: A Monster in Disguise

Nicolae Ceausescu: The Unrepentant Tyrant

The Tiffanys: Mark of Excellence

Dean Martin: Everybody Loves Somebody

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Their incredible exploits earned them a place in American legend. Their true fate remains one of the great mysteries of

Nostradamus: Prophet of Doom

Explore the incredible life of Nostradamus, the enigmatic man known as the Prophet of Doom.

Julia Child: An Appetite for Life

A biography of the life of Julia Child

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

Larry Flynt: Fighting Dirty

From bootlegger to convict, to millionaire pornographer, to born-again Christian, to paraplegic gunshot-victim, Larry Fl

Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa

Jimmy Hoffa: The Man Behind the Mystery

John J. Pershing: The Iron General

John Steinbeck: An American Writer

Mary Magdalene: The Hidden Apostle

Pol Pot: Secret Killer

Sally Hemings: Redefining History

Stonewall Jackson

Yvonne De Carlo: Gilded Lily

Enzo Ferrari: Passion for Speed

Genovese: Portrait of a Crime Family (The Mafia - Disc 3)

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

Henry Hill: Goodfella

Calamity Jane

Donald Rumsfeld: Top Gun

General George Patton: A Genius for War

Hitler and Stalin: Roots of Evil

Home Improvement: A Half-Hour of Power

John & Abigail Adams: Love and Liberty

Joseph Stalin: Red Terror

Lewis & Clark: Explorers of the New Frontier

Mahatma Gandhi: Pilgrim of Peace

Mark Twain: His Amazing Adventures

Osama Bin Laden: In the Name of Allah

Pablo Escobar: The Terror of Columbia

RFK: His Many Sides

Ronald Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime

The Extraordinary Voyages of Jules Verne

The Manson Women: An American Nightmare

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Drew Barrymore: Beating the Odds

Born into a famous family of talented, but troubled actors, Drew Barrymore overcomes turmoil to become a Hollywood super

Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

A made-for-TV biography with an overview of Tierney's career and personal life. The highlight is perhaps an interview wi

Bob Dylan: The American Troubadour

Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw

Che Guevera: Restless Revolutionary

John Wayne Gacy: A Monster in Disguise

Bob Barker

Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain

'Biography' chronicles the life of one of America's most versatile and gifted actors. Clips, screen tests and outtakes f

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Biography on the Action Legend from 2003.

Eva Braun: Love & Death

Eva Braun's own home movie footage highlights this portrait of the enigmatic woman who was Hitler's mistress and at the

Aileen Wuornos

Aileen Wuornos, a poor prostitute with an abusive past, becomes one of the most notorious female serial killers in Ameri

All the Presidents' Kids

Edith Hahn Beer: The Nazi Officer's Wife

Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor

Harrison Ford: The Reluctant Hero

John McCain: American Maverick

Kim Jong Il

Louis XIV: The Sun King

Sears

Ted Kaczynski: The Unabomber

The Munsters: America's First Family of Fright

The Post-Impressionists: Van Gogh & Gauguin

The Saudi Royal Family

Ariel Sharon

Bram Stoker

Doc Holliday

Harley-Davidson

Harold Shipman

Jesus: His Life

Joan of Arc: Virgin Warrior

Lord Byron

Pat Tillman

Ringling Brothers

Sir Isaac Newton: The Gravity of Genius

St. Francis of Assisi

The Google Boys

Batman

Go inside the camp classic with star Adam West and a host of clips from the '60s staple. Rarely seen screen tests and be

Bram Stoker

Lawrence of Arabia

A legend in his own time, he was once simply T.E. Lawrence, a child fascinated by archaeology. He grew up to work for Br

Chuck Norris

A look at the actor who parlayed his martial arts skills into a successful acting career. We visit Chuck on the set of h

General Douglas MacArthur: The Return of a Legend

He was one of America's greatest commanders, a warrior so tough and determined that he helped win World War II with a si

Albert Einstein

Ben & Jerry's

Bill Clinton: Hope, Charisma & Controversy

Catherine the Great

Charles Darwin: Evolution's Voice

J. Pierpont Morgan: Emperor of Wall Street

Mussolini: Italy's Nightmare

Peter

Peter the Great: The Tyrant Reformer

Pocahontas: Ambassador of the New World

Pontius Pilate

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

Saint Paul

Solomon

The Hiltons

The Kellogg Brothers: Corn Flake Kings

William Shatner: Captain's Log

Al Qaeda

Frank Serpico: Honor Bound

Gerald R. Ford: Healing the Presidency

Jane Austen

The Brontë Sisters

The Home Depot

Founded in 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia, The Home Depot is today the largest home-improvement retailer in the world, with st

Thomas Edison: Father of Invention

Woodrow Wilson: Reluctant Warrior

Howard Schultz and Starbucks

Solomon and Sheba: An Epic Love Story

Weird Al Yankovic

Bill Gates: The Sultan of Software

Caroline Kennedy: The Next Generation

David Ben-Gurion

Ian Fleming

Lucky: The Story of Charles Lindbergh

Ted Kennedy: Tragedy, Scandal, and Redemption

The Apostles

The Harry Potter Kids

Barack Obama

Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is profiled.

George Washington: American Revolutionary

Wall Street

Jeff Dunham: Birth of a Dummy

Kate Middleton: Uncommon Bride

Pippa Middleton: Her Life

Under 21 and Filthy Rich

Dave Chappelle

A look at Dave Chappelles rise to a pinnacle in his career. A true comedic genius, in 2005 Chappelle was considered by m

Jon Stewart

Gordon Ramsay

Scarlett Johansson

Rodney Dangerfield

This entry in the "Biography" series showcases the life and career of the late comedian Rodney Dangerfield. Included are

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