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Biography Season 12 Episodes

37 Episodes 1998 - 2010

Episode 1

Yvonne DeCarlo: Gilded Lily

Tue, Jul 18, 200060 mins

The life story of Yvonne De Carlo, the beautiful and legendary leading lady of Hollywood's Golden Age who later played Lily Munster on the sitcom The Munsters.

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Episode 3

Deborah Kerr: Getting to Know Her

Wed, Jun 14, 2000

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Episode 4

Florence Henderson: Here's the Story

Sun, Apr 9, 2000

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Episode 5

Janis Joplin

Thu, Jan 22, 2026

An intimate portrait of the rock/blues legend.

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Episode 6

Ben Vereen: The Hard Way

Tue, Oct 10, 200060 mins

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Episode 7

Hulk Hogan: American Made

Tue, Jun 13, 200060 mins

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Episode 8

Redd Foxx: Say It Like It Is

Tue, Jan 11, 200060 mins

A look at the controversial comedian best known for starring on the sitcom, "Sanford and Son".

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Episode 9

Vladimir Lenin: Voice of Revolution

Thu, Apr 20, 200044 mins

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Episode 10

Adam West: Behind the Cowl

Mon, Sep 4, 200060 mins

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Episode 11

John J. Pershing: The Iron General

Sat, Nov 11, 200045 mins

He took a 128,000-man force and transformed it into a juggernaut of 4 million soldiers that won a war.

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Episode 18

Ed O'Neill

Tue, Jun 15, 2010

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Episode 19

Bill Clinton: Hope, Charisma & Controversy

Thu, Feb 8, 200145 mins

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Episode 20

Charles Lindbergh: Against the Wind

Thu, Dec 28, 2000

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Episode 21

Howard Carter: Triumph & Treasure

Sun, Sep 24, 2000

Biography of controversial archaeologist Howard Carter who spent forty years at Egypt until finds the mortuary chamber of Tutankamon on the Valley of Kings at low Egypt almost intact with many belongs of the King-boy and the gold coffin.

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Episode 22

Jim Jones: Journey Into Madness

Fri, Oct 20, 2000

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Episode 23

Peter the Great: The Tyrant Reformer

Wed, Jun 28, 2000

Czar Peter the Great brings science, culture and tyranny to Russia.

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Episode 24

Jimmy Hoffa: The Man Behind the Mystery

Wed, Sep 27, 2000

The question continues to be raised: what happened to Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa after his release from prison in 1975, when President Nixon commuted Hoffa's sentence? His disappearance decades ago led to reports that he was murdered; others claim to have seen him in foreign lands, living under a new identity. This program investigates the facts surrounding Hoffa's disappearance and looks at his life before he went to prison. Long the object of criminal investigations. Hoffa had many ties to the Mafia. Archival news footage chronicles his controversial public life. Interviews with family, friends, and colleagues paint an altogether different picture of the missing man.

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Episode 25

Bob Dylan: The American Troubadour

Sun, Aug 13, 2000

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Episode 26

Stephen King: Fear, Fame and Fortune

Mon, Jan 17, 200044 mins

Amazing life of the "master of the macabre", whose stories have terrified readers and movie fans worldwide. Tracks King's life from his days as a Maine school teacher, his prolific work as author of Cujo, The Shining, Carrie, Misery.

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Episode 27

MacKenzie Phillips

Thu, Jan 22, 2026

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Episode 28

Shirley Jones: Hollywood's Musical Mom

Sun, Jul 16, 200060 mins

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Episode 29

Jack Webb: Just the Facts Ma'am

Fri, Oct 6, 200060 mins

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Episode 30

Cesar Romero: In a Class by Himself

Tue, Sep 5, 2000

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Episode 31

Julie Newmar: The Cat's Meow

Wed, Sep 6, 2000

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Episode 32

Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw

Sun, Oct 29, 2000100 mins

Robert Redford has dazzled movie audiences for nearly 40 years-yet his love of privacy and low-key demeanor have made him an uncommonly mysterious figure.

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Episode 33

Pol Pot: Secret Killer

Thu, Jan 20, 2000

Biography: Pol Pot is a 50-minute A&E biographical profile of Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot, one of the most brutal murderers of the 20th century.

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Episode 34

Buck Owens: Acting Naturally

Fri, Nov 17, 2000

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Episode 35

Hank Williams: The Lonesome Heart of Country

Mon, Apr 27, 1998

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Episode 36

Phyllis Diller

Wed, Mar 15, 2000

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Episode 37

James Garner: Hollywood Maverick

Mon, Oct 2, 200060 mins

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Episode 38

The Gabors: Fame, Fortune and Romance

Wed, Aug 23, 2000

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Episode 42

Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

Thu, Jun 29, 200045 mins

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Episode 43

Sandra Dee: Sophisticated Baby

Mon, Jun 26, 200060 mins

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Episode 44

Dick Powell: Thanks a Million

Thu, Jun 8, 2000

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Episode 46

Vivien Leigh: A Delicate Balance

Wed, Jun 7, 200060 mins

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Episode 47

Barbara Walters: A Driving Force

Mon, Oct 16, 2000

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Episode 48

Jaclyn Smith: Texas Angel

Thu, Nov 2, 2000

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