Philip Morris Glass is an American composer. He is one of the most influential music makers of the late 20th century.  His music is also often controversially described as minimal music.

KNOWN FOR

Saturday Night Live
1986
The South Bank Show
1987
The Truman Show
1998
The Culture Show
2005
Classic Albums
1997
The Kennedy Center Honors
2018
Fantastic Four
2015
Tales from the Loop
2020
Secret Window
2004
Taking Lives
2004
No Reservations
2007
The Illusionist
2006

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
53
Writing
5
Sound
128
Crew
2
2026
Nova '78
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
as Self
2022
A Place Called Music
as Self
2021
War and the Weather
2018
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
2017
Trophy
as Himself
2017
The Last Dalai Lama?
as Self
2014
What Difference Does It Make?
as Self
2012
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
as Self
2011
Lucinda Childs' Dance
as Self
2010
Music
as Self
2008
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
as Self
2008
Richard Serra: Man of Steel
as Self
2008
Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
as Self
2008
Making Mishima
2007
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
as Self
2007
365 Day Project
as Self
2006
The Harry Smith Project Live
as Self
2006
Refuge
as Self
2006
Phil Glass Plays for Ralph Steiner's Mechanical Principles
2005
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
as Self
2005
Philip Glass: Looking Glass
as Himself
2005
Kiki and Herb Reloaded
as Self
2005
The Culture Show
as Self
2003
Powaqqatsi: Impact of Progress
as self
2002
The Outsider: The Story of Harry Partch
as Self - Interviewee
2002
Essence of Life
as Interviewee
2002
Impact of Progress
as Self
2001
In the Ocean
1999
A Brief History of Errol Morris
as Self
1999
The Source
as Self
1999
Laboratorium Anthology
1998
The Truman Show
as Keyboard Artist
1997
Classic Albums: Paul Simon - Graceland
as Self
1997
Perfect Moment
as Self
1997
Classic Albums
as Self
1990
John Cage: Man and Myth
as Self
1987
Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
1987
Tea with Tosh
as Self
1987
The South Bank Show
1986
The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
1986
Bye Bye Kipling
as Self
1986
A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera
as Himself
1986
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1985
Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Opera
as composer (himself)
1983
Four American Composers: Philip Glass
as Himself
1976
Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television
as Self
1975
What Maisie Knew
1971
New Music: Sounds and Voices from the Avant-Garde New York 1971
as Self
1968
Hands Scraping
The Making of "Once Within a Time"
as Self
The Viking of Sixth Avenue
as Self