Andre Gregory

Biography

Andre Gregory (born May 11, 1934) is a French-born American actor. He studied at Harvard University, where he was affiliated with Adams House. During the 1960s and 1970s, Gregory directed a number of avant-garde productions developed through ensemble collaboration, the most famous of which was Alice in Wonderland (1970), based on Lewis Carroll's two classic Alice books. He founded his own theatrical company, The Manhattan Project, in 1968. In 1975 he directed Our Late Night, the first produced play by Wallace Shawn, which began a long working relationship between the two men. Shortly afterward, Gregory's growing misgivings about the role of theatre in modern life, and what he felt was a trend toward fascism in the United States, led him to abruptly abandon theatre and leave the country. As described in the film My Dinner with Andre (1981), he traveled to Poland at director Jerzy Grotowski's invitation, where he developed a number of experimental theatrical events for private audiences. He spent several years in a variety of esoteric spiritual communities (such as Findhorn) developing an interest and practice in what could be called New Age beliefs. Although Gregory left the theat…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Demolition Man (1993) — Warden William Smithers - Aged
2. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) — John the Baptist
3. The Shadow (1994) — Burbank
4. The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) — Aubrey Buffing
5. The Mosquito Coast (1986) — Reverend Spellgood
6. Celebrity (1998) — John Papadakis
7. My Dinner with Andre (1981) — Andre Gregory
8. Author! Author! (1982) — J.J.
9. Some Girls (1988) — Mr. D'Arc
10. Protocol (1984) — Nawaf Al Kabeer
11. Vanya on 42nd Street (1994) — Himself
12. Street Smart (1987) — Ted Avery
13. Goodbye Lover (1999) — Rev. Finlayson
14. The Linguini Incident (1991) — Dante
15. A Master Builder (2014) — Knut Brovik
16. Great Performances (1971) — Mad Hatter
17. The Soldier's Tale (1984) — Narrator (voice)
18. Alice in Wonderland (1983) — Mad Hatter
19. Who Is Henry Jaglom? (1997) — Self
20. Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995) — Ivan Axelrod
21. Always … But Not Forever (1985) — Party Philosopher
22. The Last Impresario (2014) — Self
23. Andre Gregory: Before and After Dinner (2013) — Self
24. Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) — Self
25. Follies: In Concert (1986) — Dimitri Weismann
26. Hudson River Blues (1997)
27. André Gregory and Wallace Shawn (2009)
28. My Heart Swims in Blood (2011) — Old Man

Directed

1. Our Late Night (1975) — Director