John Berger

Writer, Actor

November 5, 1926 — January 2, 2017 (90 years)
John Peter Berger (/ˈbɜːrdʒər/; 5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize, and his essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, is often used as a university text. He lived in France for over fifty years.

Known For

  • Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000
    Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 20001976
  • The Salamander
    The Salamander1971
  • The Middle of the World
    The Middle of the World1974
  • Return from Africa
    Return from Africa1973
  • Play Me Something
    Play Me Something1989
  • Tashkafa: Stories of the Street
    Tashkafa: Stories of the Street2013
  • Right to Work March
    Right to Work March1972

Filmography

2016
The New Man · as Self
2016
2016
2009
2008
2004
2003
Titian · as Self - Interviewee
2001
1987
NPA · as Self
1982
Voices · as Self
1978
1975
Apostrophes · as Self
1972
Ways of Seeing · as Self
1967
Omnibus (1967) · as Self
1958
Monitor · as Self - Presenter

2013
1989
Play Me Something · as Secretary
1975
Arena (1975) · as Cast
1972

1989
Play Me Something · as Short Story
1988
The Play on One · as Story
1982
Voices · as Narrative Script
1973
Return from Africa · as Story
1967
Omnibus (1967) · as Essays
1958
Monitor · as Script