Acting
Alan Watts
Born 1915-01-06
Chislehurst, Kent, England, UK
Department: Acting
Biography
Alan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher, writer and speaker known for interpreting and popularising Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York. He received a master's degree in theology from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and became an Episcopal priest in 1945. He left the ministry in 1950 and moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the American Academy of Asian Studies.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Alan Watts
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Everything
2017
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The Essential Lectures of Alan Watts
1972
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Zen Dog
2016
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Play
2018
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Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life
1959
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Until There Was Nothing
2020
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The Flow of Zen
1969
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The Monkey Conflict
2024
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TRUST THE UNIVERSE: The Philosophy of Alan Watts
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The Great Stream
2024
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (20 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Monkey Conflict | Storyteller | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Great Stream | Original Story | Movie | 2024 |
 | Until There Was Nothing | Narrator | Movie | 2020 |
 | Play | Self (voice recording) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Everything | Narrator (archive footage) | Movie | 2017 |
 | Zen Dog | Alan Watts (voice) | Movie | 2016 |
| Zen: The Best of Alan Watts | Himself | Movie | 1994 | |
| Work as Play | Himself | Movie | 1973 | |
 | The Essential Lectures of Alan Watts | Alan Watts | TV Series | 1972 |
| The Essential Lectures of Alan Watts | Creator | TV Series | 1972 |
| Time and the More It Changes | Self | Movie | 1972 | |
| Conversation with Myself | Himself | Movie | 1972 | |
| The Art of Meditation | Himself | Movie | 1971 | |
 | The Flow of Zen | Narrator | Movie | 1969 |
| Zen and Now | Narrator | Movie | 1969 | |
| Buddhism, Man and Nature | Narrator | Movie | 1968 | |
 | Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life | Alan Watts | TV Series | 1959 |
| Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life | Creator | TV Series | 1959 |
| Exhale | (voice) | Movie | — | |
 | TRUST THE UNIVERSE: The Philosophy of Alan Watts | Himself - Voice | Movie | — |