Cast & creator
Geraldo Rivera
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Mike Douglas Show, The View
Geraldo Rivera was born on July 4, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Contact (1997), All About Steve (2009) and Grumpier Old Men (1995).
34
film credits
36
television credits
68
1961–2026 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (70)
Showing 70 of 70 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
The View
Self
1997
The Colbert Report
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Seinfeld
Geraldo Rivera
1989
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
The Sopranos
Geraldo Rivera
1999
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Contestant
2005
Phineas and Ferb
Morty Williams (voice)
2007
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Glee
Geraldo Rivera
2009
Baywatch
1989
My Name Is Earl
Geraldo Rivera
2005
Nash Bridges
Geraldo Rivera
1996The Tony Danza Show
Self
2004
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
1999
Dinah!
Self
1974
Behind the Music
Self
1997
Steve Harvey
Self
2012
thirtysomething
1987
Baywatch Nights
Albert Romero
1995
The Critic
Geraldo Rivera (voice)
1994
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Men Behaving Badly
Geraldo Rivera
1996
Contact
Geraldo Rivera
1997
The Problem with Jon Stewart
Self (archive footage)
2021
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996
Primary Colors
Himself
1998
Larry King Live
Self - Subsitute Host
1985
All About Steve
Self
2009
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Robert Corso (uncredited)
1990
American Manhunt: O.J. Simpson
Self
2025
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
Dr. Angel
2017
Breakdown: 1975
Self - Host, Good Night America (archive footage)
2025The Pulse
2002
Meet Wally Sparks
Geraldo Rivera
1997
The People Next Door
Self
1989
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Self (archive footage)
2021
Being Evel
Self
2015
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Self
2006
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
Ted Mayne
1992
Mike Wallace Is Here
Self (archive footage)
2019
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
Self
1990
Stallone: Frank, That Is
Self
2021Glenn Beck
Self
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
Self
2011
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Self
2007
King Bibi
Self (archive footage)
2018
Cheech & Chong Roasted
Self
2008
Salsa
Self
1976When It Was a Game 3
Self (voice)
2000
Devil Worship: Exposing Satan's Underground
Self - Host
1988
Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook
Self
1997
The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults
Himself
1986The Pulse (US)
2002
Remember Mulugeta: Confronting Hate in Portland
Self (archive footage)
2026
Willowbrook: The Last Great Disgrace
Himself
1972Willowbrook: The Last Great Disgrace
Director
1972
No Sense Makes Sense
1993
Forget Me Not
Self (archive footage)
2021
Cropsey
Himself - Reporter (archive footage)
2010
The Edge of Evil: The Rise of Satanism in North America
Writer
1989
From Prison: Young Devil Worshipers
1989
The Search for Satan
1995
Return Engagement
Self
1983