Gene Siskel Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Gene Siskel

Gene Siskel

Acting

Biography

Eugene Kal Siskel (January 26, 1946 – February 20, 1999) was an American film critic and journalist for the Chicago Tribune who co-hosted a movie review television series alongside colleague Roger Ebert. Siskel started writing for the Chicago Tribune in 1969, becoming its film critic soon after. In 1975, he was paired with Roger Ebert to co-host a monthly show called Opening Soon at a Theater Near You airing locally on PBS member station WTTW. In 1978, the show, renamed Sneak Previews, was expanded to weekly episodes and aired on PBS affiliates across the United States. In 1982, Siskel and Ebert left Sneak Previews to create the syndicated show At the Movies. Following a contract dispute with Tribune Entertainment in 1986, Siskel and Ebert signed with Buena Vista Television, creating Siskel & Ebert & the Movies (renamed Siskel & Ebert in 1987, and renamed again several times after Siskel's death). Known for their biting wit, intense professional rivalry, heated arguments, and trademark "Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down" movie ratings system, Siskel and Ebert became celebrated in American pop culture. Siskel was diagnosed with brain cancer in May 1998 but remained in the public eye as Ebert's professional partner until his death the following year. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Siskel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography Movies

Acting

A Confessional DocumentaryMOVIE
MOVIE

A Confessional Documentary

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A Confessional Documentary
Roger Ebert
Don't You Forget About Me movie poster
MOVIE

Don't You Forget About Me

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Don't You Forget About Me
Self (archive footage)
Mysteries of Love movie poster
MOVIE

Mysteries of Love

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Mysteries of Love
Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty movie poster
MOVIE

Waking Sleeping Beauty

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Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River movie poster
MOVIE

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River

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Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
Self
Television: The First Fifty YearsMOVIE
MOVIE

Television: The First Fifty Years

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Television: The First Fifty Years
Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis movie poster
MOVIE

AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis

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AGFA Mystery Mixtape #3: Sequelitis
Self
Life Itself movie poster
MOVIE

Life Itself

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Life Itself
Self - Film Critic (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault movie poster
MOVIE

The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

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The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide movie poster
MOVIE

Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide

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Siskel & Ebert 1991 Holiday Video Gift Guide
Gene Siskel

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