Tom Hanks
Biography
Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, Hanks is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is widely regarded as an American cultural icon. Hanks made his breakthrough with leading roles in the comedies Splash (1984) and Big (1988). He won two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor for starring as a gay lawyer suffering from AIDS in Philadelphia (1993) and a young man with below-average IQ in Forrest Gump (1994). Hanks collaborated with film director Steven Spielberg on five films: Saving Private Ryan (1998), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Terminal (2004), Bridge of Spies (2015), and The Post (2017), as well as the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers, which launched him as a director, producer, and screenwriter. Hanks' other notable films include the romantic comedies Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and You've Got Mail (1998); the dramas Apollo 13 (1995), The Green Mile (1999), Cast Away (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), and Cloud Atlas (2012); and the biographical dramas Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Captain Phillips (2013), Sully (2016), and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019). He has also appeared as the title character in the Robert Langdon film series, and has voiced Sheriff Woody in the Toy Story film series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Hanks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For(253 works)
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsons
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Show
1996
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Conan
2010Conan
2010
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
1975
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Show
2007
Late Show with David Letterman
1993Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
1944
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
1944
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
1944
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
1944
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
1944
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
The Colbert Report
2005The Colbert Report
2005
The Colbert Report
2005The Colbert Report
2005
30 Rock
200630 Rock
2006
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boat
1977
The View
1997The View
1997
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
American Experience
1988American Experience
1988
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Forrest Gump
1994Forrest Gump
1994
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Happy Days
1974Happy Days
1974
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Family Ties
1982Family Ties
1982
The Green Mile
1999The Green Mile
1999
Taxi
1978Taxi
1978
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Wetten, dass..?
1981Wetten, dass..?
1981
Toy Story
1995Toy Story
1995
Taff
1997Taff
1997
Bambi
1948Bambi
1948
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Crypt
1989
Toy Story 2
1999Toy Story 2
1999
1883
20211883
2021
Saving Private Ryan
1998Saving Private Ryan
1998
Toy Story 3
2010Toy Story 3
2010
Toy Story 5
2026Toy Story 5
2026
Cars
2006Cars
2006
The Oscars
1953The Oscars
1953
The Oscars
1953The Oscars
1953
The Pacific
2010The Pacific
2010
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
Toy Story 4
2019Toy Story 4
2019
From the Earth to the Moon
1998From the Earth to the Moon
1998
From the Earth to the Moon
1998From the Earth to the Moon
1998
Kulturplatz
2004Kulturplatz
2004
The Naked Truth
1995The Naked Truth
1995
Catch Me If You Can
2002Catch Me If You Can
2002
Parkinson
1998Parkinson
1998
Fallen Angels
1993Fallen Angels
1993
Reunited Apart
2020Reunited Apart
2020
A Man Called Otto
2022A Man Called Otto
2022
Cast Away
2000Cast Away
2000
Elvis
2022Elvis
2022
Entertainment Tonight
1981Entertainment Tonight
1981
Angels & Demons
2009Angels & Demons
2009
The Da Vinci Code
2006The Da Vinci Code
2006
Bosom Buddies
1980Bosom Buddies
1980
The American Revolution
2025The American Revolution
2025
Greyhound
2020Greyhound
2020
Apollo 13
1995Apollo 13
1995
Finch
2021Finch
2021
The Terminal
2004The Terminal
2004
Big
1988Big
1988
The Simpsons Movie
2007The Simpsons Movie
2007
Today
1952Today
1952
The Nineties
2017The Nineties
2017
The Nineties
2017The Nineties
2017
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
Cloud Atlas
2012Cloud Atlas
2012
The Post
2017The Post
2017
The Polar Express
2004The Polar Express
2004
Bridge of Spies
2015Bridge of Spies
2015
Life with Bonnie
2002Life with Bonnie
2002
Primetime Glick
2001Primetime Glick
2001
Captain Phillips
2013Captain Phillips
2013
Sully
2016Sully
2016
Prohibition
2011Prohibition
2011
The Phoenician Scheme
2025The Phoenician Scheme
2025
Asteroid City
2023Asteroid City
2023
A League of Their Own
1992A League of Their Own
1992
You've Got Mail
1998You've Got Mail
1998
Road to Perdition
2002Road to Perdition
2002
The Greatest Event in Television History
2012The Greatest Event in Television History
2012
The 'Burbs
1989The 'Burbs
1989
OK! TV
2011OK! TV
2011
Inferno
2016Inferno
2016
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
2019A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
2019
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2020Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
2020
The Americas
2025The Americas
2025
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Splash
1984Splash
1984
Pinocchio
2022Pinocchio
2022
Ruby Wax Meets
1996Ruby Wax Meets
1996
The Sixties
2014The Sixties
2014
Charlie Wilson's War
2007Charlie Wilson's War
2007
Philadelphia
1993Philadelphia
1993
Sleepless in Seattle
1993Sleepless in Seattle
1993
The Money Pit
1986The Money Pit
1986
Carina Bergfeldt
2021Carina Bergfeldt
2021
Here
2024Here
2024
Bachelor Party
1984Bachelor Party
1984
The Seventies
2015The Seventies
2015
A Hologram for the King
2016A Hologram for the King
2016
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
2009The National Parks: America's Best Idea
2009
Hawaiian Vacation
2011Hawaiian Vacation
2011
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
2021Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
2021
The Circle
2017The Circle
2017
Scene by Scene
1997Scene by Scene
1997
The War
2007The War
2007
Freaky Tales
2025Freaky Tales
2025
The Walk
2015The Walk
2015
Larry Crowne
2011Larry Crowne
2011
That Thing You Do!
1996That Thing You Do!
1996
Toy Story That Time Forgot
2014Toy Story That Time Forgot
2014
When Ruby Wax Met...
2021When Ruby Wax Met...
2021
News of the World
2020News of the World
2020
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
2011Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
2011
Electric City
2012Electric City
2012
The Ladykillers
2004The Ladykillers
2004
Spielberg
2017Spielberg
2017
Saving Mr. Banks
2013Saving Mr. Banks
2013
The Pixar Story
2007The Pixar Story
2007
Turner & Hooch
1989Turner & Hooch
1989
Partysaurus Rex
2012Partysaurus Rex
2012
Small Fry
2011Small Fry
2011
Radio Flyer
1992Radio Flyer
1992
Maya & Marty
2016Maya & Marty
2016
The Great Buck Howard
2008The Great Buck Howard
2008
Joe Versus the Volcano
1990Joe Versus the Volcano
1990
Dragnet
1987Dragnet
1987
This Morning
1988This Morning
1988
The Celluloid Closet
1996The Celluloid Closet
1996
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
The 2010s
2023The 2010s
2023
Volunteers
1985Volunteers
1985
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
2022Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
2022
John Candy: I Like Me
2025John Candy: I Like Me
2025
Nothing in Common
1986Nothing in Common
1986
Radioman
2012Radioman
2012
There's Something About Romcoms
2016There's Something About Romcoms
2016
Close Up
2012Close Up
2012
Quincy
2018Quincy
2018
Punchline
1988Punchline
1988
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
Halftime
2022Halftime
2022
Everything Is Copy
2015Everything Is Copy
2015
Misery Loves Comedy
2015Misery Loves Comedy
2015
Mazes and Monsters
1982Mazes and Monsters
1982
He Knows You're Alone
1980He Knows You're Alone
1980
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
The Man with One Red Shoe
1985The Man with One Red Shoe
1985
Live 8
2005Live 8
2005
Ithaca
2015Ithaca
2015
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
Beyond All Boundaries
2009Beyond All Boundaries
2009
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003
Killing Lincoln
2013Killing Lincoln
2013
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
Marty, Life Is Short
2026Marty, Life Is Short
2026
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009
Shooting War
2000Shooting War
2000
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
2023Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
2023
Die Clint Eastwood Story
2018Die Clint Eastwood Story
2018
The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special
2017The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special
2017
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
2018Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
2018
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
The Mayo Clinic
2018The Mayo Clinic
2018
We Are Cinema
2021We Are Cinema
2021
Earth to America
2005Earth to America
2005
The Bloody Hundredth
2024The Bloody Hundredth
2024
Every Time We Say Goodbye
1986Every Time We Say Goodbye
1986
Elvis Has Left the Building
2004Elvis Has Left the Building
2004
The Concert for Valor
2014The Concert for Valor
2014
World War II with Tom Hanks
2026World War II with Tom Hanks
2026
Celebrating America
2021Celebrating America
2021
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
2023Tom Hanks: The Nomad
2023
The Extraordinary Voyage
2011The Extraordinary Voyage
2011
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
2025What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
2025
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
Walking the Mile
2014Walking the Mile
2014
Inside the Actors Studio
1994Inside the Actors Studio
1994
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996
Who Killed the Electric Car?
2006Who Killed the Electric Car?
2006
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
1994Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
1994
California Typewriter
2017California Typewriter
2017
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
2016A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
2016
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
1991The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
1991
Concert for George
2003Concert for George
2003
Inventing David Geffen
2012Inventing David Geffen
2012
Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan
1999Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan
1999
The Grammys
1959The Grammys
1959
Untold: The Murder of Air McNair
2024Untold: The Murder of Air McNair
2024
Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera
2003Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera
2003
Vault of Horror I
1994Vault of Horror I
1994
Rescued from the Closet
2001Rescued from the Closet
2001
Pennis from Heaven
2005Pennis from Heaven
2005
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021A Night at the Academy Museum
2021
Mike Nichols: An American Master
2016Mike Nichols: An American Master
2016
Making 'Toy Story'
1995Making 'Toy Story'
1995
The Universal Story
1996The Universal Story
1996
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999
A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys
2023A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys
2023
Bigger Than Life - The Making of Elvis
2022Bigger Than Life - The Making of Elvis
2022
Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20
2022Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
2001The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
2001
Making a 'Splash'
2004Making a 'Splash'
2004
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
2004People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
2004
The Harryhausen Chronicles
1997The Harryhausen Chronicles
1997
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen
2023Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen
2023
The Real Mary Poppins
2014The Real Mary Poppins
2014
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
2003Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
2003
The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over
2014The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over
2014
Who Needs Sleep?
2006Who Needs Sleep?
2006
Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s
2003Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s
2003
A Timeless Call
2008A Timeless Call
2008
Return with Honor
1999Return with Honor
1999
Commitment to Life
2023Commitment to Life
2023
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
2022'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
2022
Making That Thing You Do
2007Making That Thing You Do
2007
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War
2016Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War
2016
The Road We've Traveled
2012The Road We've Traveled
2012
Celebrities Uncensored
2003Celebrities Uncensored
2003
Passport to the Universe
2005Passport to the Universe
2005
The Last Mile
2018The Last Mile
2018
Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice Guy
2022Tom Hanks: Hollywood's Mr Nice Guy
2022
How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest
2023How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest
2023
Capturing Captain Phillips
2014Capturing Captain Phillips
2014
Boatlift
2011Boatlift
2011
The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks
2023The Moonwalkers: A Journey with Tom Hanks
2023
The Making Of 'CAPTAIN PHILLIPS' Behind The Scenes
2014The Making Of 'CAPTAIN PHILLIPS' Behind The Scenes
2014
Toy Story of Terror!
2013Toy Story of Terror!
2013