Geraldo Rivera was born on July 4, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Contact (1997), All About Steve (2009) and Grumpier Old Men (1995).

KNOWN FOR

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2018
The Mike Douglas Show
1976
The View
2002
The Colbert Report
2008
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2005
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
2007
Real Time with Bill Maher
2018
Seinfeld
1998
Dancing with the Stars
2016
The Sopranos
2007
Phineas and Ferb
2009
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2002

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
68
Directing
1
Writing
1
2026
Remember Mulugeta: Confronting Hate in Portland
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Breakdown: 1975
as Self - Host, Good Night America (archive footage)
2025
American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
as Self
2023
The Problem with Jon Stewart
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Stallone: Frank, That Is
as Self
2021
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Forget Me Not
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Mike Wallace Is Here
as Self (archive footage)
2018
King Bibi
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2018
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2017
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
as Dr. Angel
2016
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant
2016
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
2015
Being Evel
as Self
2015
Glee
as Geraldo Rivera
2015
Steve Harvey
as Self
2011
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
as Self
2010
Cropsey
as Himself - Reporter (archive footage)
2009
All About Steve
as Self
2009
Phineas and Ferb
as Morty Williams (voice)
2009
My Name Is Earl
as Geraldo Rivera
2008
Cheech & Chong Roasted
as Self
2008
The Colbert Report
2007
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
as Self
2007
The Sopranos
as Geraldo Rivera
2007
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
2006
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
as Self
2006
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
2006
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2004
E! True Hollywood Story
2002
The View
as Self
2002
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
2002
The Pulse
2002
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self
2002
The Pulse (US)
2000
When It Was a Game 3
as Self (voice)
1998
Primary Colors
as Himself
1998
Seinfeld
as Geraldo Rivera
1998
Behind the Music
as Self
1997
Contact
as Geraldo Rivera
1997
Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook
as Self
1997
Meet Wally Sparks
as Geraldo Rivera
1997
Men Behaving Badly
as Geraldo Rivera
1996
Nash Bridges
as Geraldo Rivera
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
1996
Baywatch Nights
as Albert Romero
1995
The Search for Satan
1994
The Critic
as Geraldo Rivera (voice)
1994
Baywatch
1993
No Sense Makes Sense
1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
as Ted Mayne
1990
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Robert Corso (uncredited)
1990
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
as Self
1989
From Prison: Young Devil Worshipers
1989
Larry King Live
as Self - Subsitute Host
1989
thirtysomething
1989
The People Next Door
as Self
1988
Devil Worship: Exposing Satan's Underground
as Self - Host
1986
The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults
as Himself
1983
Return Engagement
as Self
1976
Salsa
as Self
1976
Dinah!
as Self
1976
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1972
Willowbrook: The Last Great Disgrace
as Himself
Glenn Beck
as Self