John Pilger
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-10-09
Day of Death
2023-12-30 (84 years old)
Place of Birth
Sydney, Australia
John Pilger
Biography
John Richard Pilger was an Emmy Award winning Australian journalist based in London. Pilger lived in the United Kingdom from 1962. Since his early years as a war correspondent in Vietnam, Pilger was a strong critic of American, Australian and British foreign policy, which he considered to be driven by an imperialist agenda. Pilger also criticised his native country's treatment of indigenous Australians and the practices of the mainstream media. In the British print media, he had a long association with the Daily Mirror, and wrote a fortnightly column for the New Statesman magazine.
Pilger twice won Britain's Journalist of the Year Award, in 1967 and 1979. His documentaries, screened internationally, have gained awards in Britain and worldwide. He also received several honorary doctorates, and was a visiting professor at Cornell University.
Known For
Acting
(2024)
(2019)
(2016)
(2013)
Utopia
as Himself
(2010)
(2007)
The War on Democracy
as Self
(2006)
Lefties: A Lot Of Balls
as Self
(2004)
Stealing a Nation
as Himself
(2003)
Palestine Is Still the Issue
as Self - Presenter
(2003)
(2001)
(2000)
(1999)
(1999)
(1998)
(1997)
Breaking The Mirror: The Murdoch Effect
as Himself - Presenter
(1996)
Inside Burma: Land of Fear
as Himself
(1995)
(1994)
(1994)
(1993)
(1992)
(1990)
(1989)
(1989)
(1987)
(1986)
(1984)
(1983)
(1983)
(1983)
(1981)
(1980)
(1980)
(1979)
(1978)
(1977)
(1977)
(1977)
(1976)
(1976)
(1976)
(1976)
(1975)
(1975)
(1975)
(1975)
(1975)
(1975)
Nobody's Children
as Presenter
(1974)
(1974)
(1974)
(1974)
(1974)
(1974)
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
as Presenter
(1971)
Conversations With a Working Man
as Siebie - Reporter
(1970)
Crew
(2022)
Ithaka
Thanks
(2019)
The Dirty War on the NHS
Director, Writer
(2016)
(2016)
The Coming War on China
Director, Writer
(2013)
Utopia
Director
(2010)
The War You Don't See
Director
(2007)
The War on Democracy
Writer, Director
(2004)
Stealing a Nation
Director, Writer
(2003)
(2003)
(2001)
The New Rulers of the World
Presenter, Producer, Writer
(2000)
(1999)
Welcome to Australia
Producer, Writer
(1998)
Apartheid Did Not Die
Writer, Co-Producer
(1997)
(1996)
(1995)
Vietnam: The Last Battle
Writer
(1994)
(1994)
(1992)
War By Other Means
Director
(1990)
Cambodia: The Betrayal
Writer
(1986)
(1981)
Heroes
Writer
(1979)
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia
Writer, Author
(1976)
Pilger in Australia
Writer
(1974)
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Presenter
(1971)
Conversations With a Working Man
Co-Producer
(1970)
Vietnam: The Quiet Mutiny
Producer