Bill Maher
Acting • Born 1956-01-20
Biography
William 'Bill' Maher, Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, television host, political commentator, author and actor. Before his current role as the host of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, he hosted a similar late-night talk show called Politically Incorrect, originally on Comedy Central and later on ABC. He's known for his political satire and sociopolitical commentary, which targets a wide swath of topics. He supports the legalization of marijuana and same-sex marriage, and serves on the board of PETA. He is also a critic of religion and is an advisory board member of Project Reason, a foundation to promote scientific knowledge and secular values within society. He currently ranks number 38 on Comedy Central's 100 greatest stand-ups of all time. He got a Hollywood Walk of Fame star on September 14, 2010.
Filmography
136 credits
Tomcats
Movie • 2001
Carlos (uncredited)
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
Movie • 2006
Self
One-Night Stand: Bill Maher
Movie • 1989
Bill Maher: Be More Cynical
Movie • 2000
Bill Maher
Bill Maher: I'm Swiss
Movie • 2005
Bill Maher
Bill Maher: Victory Begins at Home
Movie • 2003
Bill Maher
Fuck
Movie • 2006
Self
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death
Movie • 1989
Jim
Religulous
Movie • 2008
Self - Host/Narrator
Bill Maher: But I'm Not Wrong
Movie • 2010
Self
D.C. Cab
Movie • 1983
Baba
Heckler
Movie • 2007
Self
Sex, Drugs & Religion
Movie • 2010
Self
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
Movie • 2008
Self
Stupidity
Movie • 2003
Self
The Aristocrats
Movie • 2005
Self
House II: The Second Story
Movie • 1987
John
AKA Tommy Chong
Movie • 2006
Himself
Bill Maher: The Decider
Movie • 2007
Himself
I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA
Movie • 2007
Himself
Pizza Man
Movie • 1991
Elmo Bunn
Out of Time
Movie • 1988
Maxwell Taylor
Bill Maher: #Adulting
Movie • 2022
Self
Bill Maher: New Rules
Movie • 2006
Himself
Sicko
Movie • 2007
Self
Reality
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
Movie • 2010
Self (archive footage)
Bright Day
Movie • 2012
Self
Bill Maher: Stuff That Struck Me Funny
Movie • 1995
Himself
Bill Maher: The Golden Goose Special
Movie • 1997
Himself
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
Movie • 1983
Bill Maher: CrazyStupidPolitics
Movie • 2012
Himself
Club Med
Movie • 1986
Rick
TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas
Movie • 2023
Self
Bill Maher: Live from D.C.
Movie • 2014
Self
The Weinerville Election Special: From Washington B.C.
Movie • 1996
A Night to Die For
Movie • 1995
Self
Earth to America
Movie • 2005
Self
Swing Vote
Movie • 2008
Bill Maher
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
The Comedy Club
Movie • 2016
Self
Pauly Shore Is Dead
Movie • 2003
Bill Maher
The Interview
Movie • 2014
Self (uncredited)
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Movie • 1987
Writer
Iron Man 3
Movie • 2013
Bill Maher
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
Movie • 2014
Self
EDtv
Movie • 1999
Bill Maher
Ratboy
Movie • 1986
Party Guest
Bimbo Movie Bash
Movie • 1997
Jim (archive footage)
The Undefeated
Movie • 2011
Self (archive footage)
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Movie • 2002
Self
Bill Maher: Live From Oklahoma
Movie • 2018
Self
Delivery Man
Movie • 2013
Self
Inside Deep Throat
Movie • 2005
Self
Trump @War
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Movie • 2019
Self
Late Night
Movie • 2019
Bill Maher
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
The Campaign
Movie • 2012
Bill Maher
Race Against Time
Movie • 2019
Bill Maher - Whiny Little Bitch Live
Movie • 2016
Himself
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Movie • 2014
Barn Dance Comedian (uncredited)
Everything's Cool
Movie • 2007
Self (archive footage)
Get Me Roger Stone
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
Movie • 2014
Self (archive footage)
The El Duce Tapes
Movie • 2019
Self
Fat Fiction
Movie • 2020
Self - Comedian (archive footage)
John Q
Movie • 2002
Bill Maher
Primary Colors
Movie • 1998
Himself
Last Party 2000
Movie • 2001
Self
Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?
Movie • 2025
Self
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger
Movie • 2014
Self (archive footage)
Rags to Riches
Movie • 1987
Freddie
Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Movie • 2003
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Rick Rivers
Alice
TV • 1976
Son of the Beach
TV • 2000
Larry King Live
TV • 1985
Self
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Bill Maher (voice)
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
TV • 2005
Spin City
TV • 1996
Bill Maher
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Early Show
TV • 1999
Self
Roseanne
TV • 1988
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self
Rags to Riches
TV • 1987
Politically Incorrect
TV • 1993
Self - Host
Dharma & Greg
TV • 1997
Bill Maher
Inside Comedy
TV • 2012
Self
Newhart
TV • 1982
Max Headroom
TV • 1987
Haskel
The Jay Leno Show
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
TV • 2015
Self
One Night Stand
TV • 1989
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
The Marriage Ref
TV • 2010
Self - Panelist
Late Night with David Letterman
TV • 1982
Self
The Jackie Thomas Show
TV • 1992
Sara
TV • 1985
Marty Lang
Charlie Hoover
TV • 1991
Elliot Weedle
Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular
TV • 1998
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV • 2003
Self - Host
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV • 2012
Self
Hollywood Squares
TV • 1998
Self - Panelist
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Frank Albertson
Finding Your Roots
TV • 2012
Self
The Chris Rock Show
TV • 1997
I Love You, America
TV • 2017
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
Married... with Children
TV • 1987
Adam Gold
America's Next Top Model
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Hot Country Nights
TV • 1991
America: The Story of Us
TV • 2010
Self
History 101
TV • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Cuomo
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Miracle Workers
TV • 2019
Himself (archive footage)
Brother's Keeper
TV • 1998
Bill Maher
black-ish
TV • 2014
Bill Maher
True Blood
TV • 2008
Bill Maher
The Secret Rulers of the World
TV • 2001
Self (archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Primetime Glick
TV • 2001
Bill Maher
The Sarah Silverman Program.
TV • 2007
Bill Maher
V.I.P.
TV • 1998
Bill Maher
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Snoops
TV • 1999
Bill Maher
Jeopardy!
TV • 1984
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
The Larry Sanders Show
TV • 1992
Bill Maher
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self - Guest
Hollywood Squares
TV • 2025
Self