Biography
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí de Púbol GYC (11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work. Born in Figueres in Catalonia, Dalí received his formal education in fine arts in Madrid. Influenced by Impressionism and the Renaissance masters from a young age, he became increasingly attracted to Cubism and avant-garde movements. He moved closer to Surrealism in the late 1920s and joined the Surrealist group in 1929, soon becoming one of its leading exponents. His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in August 1931. Dalí lived in France throughout the Spanish Civil War (1936 to 1939) before leaving for the United States in 1940 where he achieved commercial success. He returned to Spain in 1948 where he announced his return to the Catholic faith and developed his "nuclear mysticism" style, based on his interest in classicism, mysticism, and recent scientific developments. Dalí's artistic repertoire included painting, sculpture, film, graphic arts, animation, fashion, and photography, at …
Movies & TV Shows
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Un Chien Andalou (1929) — Seminarist (uncredited)
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Jodorowsky's Dune (2013) — Self - Painter (archive footage)
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Imagine: John Lennon (1988) — Self (archive footage)
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What's My Line? (1950) — Self
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The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
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Salvador Dalí: In Search of Immortality (2018) — Self (archive footage)
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Enigma (2025) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders (2019) — Self - Painter (archive footage)
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Dalí & Disney: A Date with Destino (2010) — Self (archive footage)
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Mike Wallace Is Here (2019) — (archive footage)
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Speaking of Buñuel (2000) — Self (archive footage)
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Songs for After a War (1976) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The End of a Mystery (2003) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
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Who Gets to Call It Art? (2006) — Self (archive footage)
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L'Âge d'or de la pub (2023) — Self (archive footage)
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Johnny Minotaur (1971)
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Fun and Games for Everyone (1969)
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Donyale Luna: Supermodel (2023) — Self (archive footage)
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Filmmakers in Action (2006) — Self (archive footage)
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Impressions of Upper Mongolia (1976) — Self
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Dali In New York (1965) — Self
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The Dali Dimension (2004) — Self (archive footage)
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Good Morning, Mr. Orwell (1984) — Self (archive footage)
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Soft Self-Portrait of Salvador Dali (1969) — Self
- Gala (2003) — Self (archive footage)
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Andy Warhol Screen Tests (1965) — Self
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Salvador Dalí: Génie tragi-comique (2019) — Self (archive footage)
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Le Grand Échiquier (1972) — Self
- V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) — Self
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God Chose Paris (1969) — Self (archive footage)
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Gaumont, the Étrange Anthology (2024) — Self (archive footage)
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Screen Test #3 (1966) — Self (uncredited)
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Salvador Dalí (1966) — Self
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Buñuel in Hollywood (2000) — Self (archive footage)
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Dim Dam Dom (1965) — Self
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Dali's Greatest Secret (2014) — Self (archive footage)
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Iran Darroudi: The Painter of Ethereal Moments (2009) — Self (archive footage)
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A Season with Mankind (1967) — Self (archive footage)
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Salvador Dalí at Work (1964) — Self (archive footage)