Born Dec. 9, 1953, in Christopher, Ill., John Malkovich was a fixture in Chicago theatre long before he attained movie stardom. In 1976, he joined the legendary Steppenwolf Theatre, founded by his friend (and later Of Mice and Men co-star) Gary Sinise.Malkovich won an Obie for Sam Shepard's play "True West" in 1983, and the following year made his first major films, Places in the Heart and The Killing Fields. For his debut performance in Places of the Heart, Malkovich was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. He repeated that honor a decade later with In the Line of Fire and proved a worthy leading man in Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and other films.
In recent years, Malkovich has been busy with international productions and made his directing bow with The Dancer Upstairs (2002). He also had fun spoofing himself in Being John Malkovich and the related Adaptation.
AddOf Mice and MenBased on John Steinbeck's 1937 classic tale, this drama tells the story of friends George (Gary Sinise, who also directed) and dim-witted gentle giant Lennie (John Malkovich), who wander the country during the Depression. They find work on a California farm and get closer to realizing their dream of... Read More
AddShadow of the VampireA wicked movie about the making of the 1922 silent-film classic Nosferatu, Shadow of the Vampire features Willem Dafoe's Oscar-nominated performance. Director F.W. Murnau (John Malkovich) yearns to create the most terrifying vampire tale imaginable. Unknown actor Max Schreck (Dafoe), cast as the... Read More
AddColor Me KubrickBased on a true story, this outlandish comedy stars John Malkovich as Alan Conway, a second-rate con man who successfully passed himself off as legendary director Stanley Kubrick in the late 1990s. Kubrick, a known recluse, was a perfect target for Conway, who used his persona to find fame and... Read More
AddKlimtJohn Malkovich stars as iconic Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, perhaps best known for his painting of The Kiss, in this dreamy biopic written and directed by Raoul Ruiz. Told in a series of visions from the artist's deathbed, the story veers back and forth between past and present, fantasy and... Read More
AddThe OgreThe outbreak of World War II helps a French simpleton named Abel (John Malkovich) -- who was wrongfully accused of attacking a young girl -- avoid prison time. But when his army unit gets captured, he's imprisoned in a Nazi camp. The film unravels into a dark fairy tale in which Abel is groomed to... Read More
