Hugh Hefner

Known for: Acting
Born: April 9, 1926, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: September 27, 2017
Movies: 93

Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was an American magazine publisher. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, a publication with revealing photographs and articles which provoked charges of obscenity.

Best-Known Movies

6.5

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987

5.7

The House Bunny

2008

5.8

Hop

2011

6.7

History of the World: Part I

1981

7.5

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

2017

5.5

Miss March

2009

5.9

The Aristocrats

2005

6.0

Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV

2001

6.4

Inside Deep Throat

2005

6.3

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

2008

Filmography

2025	Naked Ambition	Archive footage
2024	The Making of Playboy	Self
2022	The Janes	Self (archive footage)
2019	The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20	Self (archive footage)
2019	This Is Farrah Fawcett	Self (Editor-In-Chief, Playboy) (archive footage)
2017	Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond	Self
2017	The Fabulous Allan Carr	Self (archive footage)
2014	Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'	Self
2013	Loose Lips - Her Last Interview
2013	Bettie Page Reveals All	Self
2012	Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe	Self (archive footage)
2012	Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom	Self
2012	Sunset Strip	Self
2011	Gloria: In Her Own Words	Self (archive footage)
2011	Hop	Voice at Playboy Mansion (voice)
2010	Playboy Playmate of the Year 2008 & 2009 Party Special	Self
2010	The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!	Self
2009	Miss March	Hugh Hefner
2009	Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America	Self
2008	The House Bunny	Hugh Hefner
2008	Let's Play, Boy	himself
2008	Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood	Self
2008	Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired	Self (archive footage)
2007	3000 Miles	Self
2007	Soundies: A Musical History Hosted by Michael Feinstein	Self
2007	Playboy: Girls of World Soccer	self
2007	King: Man of Peace in a Time of War	Self
2006	Marilyn Monroe: Still Life	Self - Founder, Playboy Magazine
2006	The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'	Self
2006	Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds	Self
2006	One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll
2005	Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson	Self
2005	The Aristocrats	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2005	Inside Deep Throat	Self
2004	Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates	Self - Editor-In-Chief
2004	Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild	Self
2004	Comic Book: The Movie	Hugh Hefner
2004	Russ Meyer: King of Sexploitation
2003	Hugh Hefner: American Playboy	Self
2003	Playboy: Sex at 24 Frames Per Second	Self
2003	Celebrity Naked Ambition	Self - Contributor
2003	Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003	Centerfold Babylon
2003	Jordan: The Model Mum
2002	Cleavage
2002	Playboy: Who Wants to Be a Playboy Centerfold?	Self
2002	Playboy: The Ultimate Pamela Anderson	Self
2002	Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion	Self
2002	Playboy: The Ultimate Pamela Anderson	Self
2002	Playboy: Joanie Laurer, Nude Wrestling Superstar	Self
2002	Girl Next Door: The Search for a Playboy Centerfold	Self
2001	Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV	President of the United States
2001	Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored	Self
2001	The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner	Self
2001	Playboy: Joanie Laurer Nude	Self
2000	The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect	Self
2000	Ian Fleming: 007's Creator
1999	The Bunny Years	Self
1999	Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
1999	Playboy Playmates of the Year: The 90's	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999	Playmate Pajama Party	self
1998	Playboy: The Story of X	Self
1997	Playboy: Jenny McCarthy - The Playboy Years	Self
1996	Love in Hollywood	Self
1996	A Century of Science Fiction	Self
1995	The World of James Bond	Self
1995	The Death of Playboy Playmate
1992	Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time	Self
1987	Beverly Hills Cop II	Hugh Hefner
1987	Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 12	Self
1987	Sam Kinison: Breaking the Rules	Self (uncredited)
1985	Dorothy Stratten: The Untold Story
1982	The Comeback Trail	Hugh Hefner
1982	Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 1	Himself
1981	History of the World: Part I	Entrepreneur - The Roman Empire
1980	Magic Night	Self
1980	The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's	Self
1979	Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party
1979	The Chevy Chase National Humor Test
1979	Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration	Self
1977	Playboy's Playmate Party
1973	The World of Hugh Hefner
1971	Why Do They Do It?
1970	How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?	Hugh Hefner
1969	Freedom to Love	Self
1967	NBC television special: The Pursuit of Pleasure	Self
1963	The Most

Directing, Writing & Producing

2008	Playboy's Nude Celebrities	Producer
2008	Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2009	Producer
1995	Man of the Year	Producer
1994	Playboy: Fabulous Forties	Producer
1991	Playboy: 101 Ways to Excite Your Lover	Producer
1986	Playboy: Playmate Playoffs	Producer

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