Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

141

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-07-15

Day of Death

2019-08-01 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

Evanston, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Donn Alan Pennebaker

D.A. Pennabaker

DA Pennebaker

Don Alan Pennebaker

D.A. Pennebaker

D. A. Pennabaker

D. A. Pennebaker

Biography

Donn Alan Pennebaker (July 15, 1925 – August 1, 2019) was an American documentary filmmaker.

Known For

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

Janis: Little Girl Blue

Janis: Little Girl Blue

Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker

Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker

Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance

Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

Acting

Ricky on Leacock

2012

Ricky on Leacock

as

Self

Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales

2011

Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales

as

Self

Wild 90

1968

Wild 90

as

Al

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

2000

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

as

Self

A Venue For The End Of The World

2014

A Venue For The End Of The World

as

Himself

Janis: Little Girl Blue

2015

Janis: Little Girl Blue

as

Himself

Morris Engel: The Independent

2008

Morris Engel: The Independent

as

Self

1 P.M.

1971

1 P.M.

as

Self

Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker

2016

Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker

as

Himself

Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance

2016

Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance

as

Self

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

1982

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

as

Reader - Film as a Visual Newspaper (voice)

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

2005

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

as

Self

Up Your Legs Forever

1971

Up Your Legs Forever

as

World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

2003

World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

as

Self (archive footage)

Godard Made in USA

2010

Godard Made in USA

as

Self

Tiny Tim: King for a Day

2020

Tiny Tim: King for a Day

as

Himself

Production

Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'

1973

Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'

as

The Cutman

2003

The Cutman

as

Al Franken: God Spoke

2006

Al Franken: God Spoke

as

Town Bloody Hall

1979

Town Bloody Hall

as

Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964

1977

Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964

as

Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World

2023

Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World

as

You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

1964

You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

as

1 P.M.

1971

1 P.M.

as

Startup.com

2001

Startup.com

as

Crew

The Chair

1963

The Chair

as

A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy

2008

A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy

as

Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances

2002

Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances

as

David Bowie: Cracked Actor

1975

David Bowie: Cracked Actor

as

Maidstone

1971

Maidstone

as

Beyond the Law

1968

Beyond the Law

as

Directing

Dont Look Back

1967

Dont Look Back

as

Daybreak Express

1953

Daybreak Express

as

Jimi Plays Monterey

1987

Jimi Plays Monterey

as

The War Room

1993

The War Room

as

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

1983

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

as

Monterey Pop

1968

Monterey Pop

as

Shake! Otis at Monterey

1987

Shake! Otis at Monterey

as

Kings of Pastry

2009

Kings of Pastry

as

Only the Strong Survive

2002

Only the Strong Survive

as

Original Cast Album: Company

1970

Original Cast Album: Company

as

Alice Cooper

1970

Alice Cooper

as

Moon Over Broadway

1997

Moon Over Broadway

as

1 P.M.

1971

1 P.M.

as

The Return of the War Room

2008

The Return of the War Room

as

Elizabeth and Mary

1965

Elizabeth and Mary

as

Sweet Toronto

1971

Sweet Toronto

as

Town Bloody Hall

1979

Town Bloody Hall

as

Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'

1973

Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'

as

Jane

1962

Jane

as

Opening In Moscow

1959

Opening In Moscow

as

Depeche Mode 101

1989

Depeche Mode 101

as

Aga Khan

1961

Aga Khan

as

Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances

2002

Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances

as

Cinema16: American Short Films

2006

Cinema16: American Short Films

as

Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl

2006

Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl

as

Unlocking the Cage

2016

Unlocking the Cage

as

Baby

1954

Baby

as

Lambert & Co.

1964

Lambert & Co.

as

Mooney vs. Fowle

1962

Mooney vs. Fowle

as

Adventures on the New Frontier

1961

Adventures on the New Frontier

as

Energy War

1977

Energy War

as

Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making

1968

Two American Audiences: La Chinoise - A Film in the Making

as

Woodstock Diary

1994

Woodstock Diary

as

Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music

1992

Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music

as

Addiction

2007

Addiction

as

Down from the Mountain

2001

Down from the Mountain

as

On the Pole: Eddie Sachs

1961

On the Pole: Eddie Sachs

as

Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964

1977

Jingle Bells: RFK - 1964

as

Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection

2016

Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection

as

You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

1964

You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You

as

Brussels Loops

1958

Brussels Loops

as

Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl

1989

Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl

as

Snapshots from the Tour

2015

Snapshots from the Tour

as

David

1961

David

as

Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop

2002

Tiny Tim Backstage at Monterey Pop

as

Hickory Hill

1968

Hickory Hill

as

DeLorean

1981

DeLorean

as

RainForest

1968

RainForest

as

The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey

2007

The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live at Monterey

as

Susan Starr

1962

Susan Starr

as

Wake at Generation

1968

Wake at Generation

as

Westernhagen: Keine Zeit

1996

Westernhagen: Keine Zeit

as

Hier Strauss

1965

Hier Strauss

as

The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music

2010

The National - 'High Violet' Live From Brooklyn Academy of Music

as

Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'

1983

Making Samuel Beckett's 'Rockaby'

as

Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg

1998

Bessie: A Portrait of Bessie Schonberg

as

65 Revisited

2007

65 Revisited

as

Dancers in School

1972

Dancers in School

as

ABC Close-Up!

as