Bill Gates

Bill Gates

Born: October 28, 1955
in Seattle, Washington, USA
William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and writer best known for co-founding the software giant Microsoft, along with his childhood friend Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president, and chief software architect, while also being its largest individual shareholder until May 2014. He was a major entrepreneur of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s.

Movies for Bill Gates...

Title: Joko Winterscheidt Presents: The World's Most Dangerous Show
Character: Self
Released: June 6, 2023
Type: TV
Joko Winterscheidt takes on one of humanity's biggest challenges: the climate crisis. Joko reaches his limits on this journey, driven to despair by the state of the world. But he also meets people who are fighting for a better, more sustainable world and who give Joko hope.
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Time Bomb Y2K
Title: Time Bomb Y2K
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 3, 2023
Type: Movie
As the clock counted down to the the 21st century, the world faced a potential technological disaster: a bug that could cause computers to misinterpret the year 2000 as 1900. Crafted entirely from archival footage and featuring first-hand accounts from computer experts, survivalists, scholars, militia groups, conservative Christians, and pop icons, Time Bomb Y2K is a prescient and often humorous tale about the power and vulnerabilities of technology.
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Lab Leak Liars Exposed
Title: Lab Leak Liars Exposed
Character: Self
Released: March 2, 2023
Type: Movie
For so long anyone who dared suggest COVID-19 began in a Wuhan lab was dismissed, criticised and mocked. Now the US Energy Department and FBI have conceded a lab leak most likely caused the pandemic. Sky News Digital Originals presents this report from Host Rita Panahi.
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Icahn: The Restless Billionaire
Title: Icahn: The Restless Billionaire
Character: Self
Released: February 15, 2022
Type: Movie
Explore the contradictions at the heart of famed financier Carl Icahn. A polarizing figure described as both an activist investor and a ruthless corporate raider, Icahn rose from modest beginnings in Queens to become one of the richest men in the world, embodying the American Dream. Yet, he openly criticizes corporate excess and the huge wealth inequality gap.
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Title: Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure
Character: Self - Archive Footage
Released: January 6, 2022
Type: TV
Montana's first hand account of his career from the earliest days to national champion at Notre Dame and becoming a four-time Super Bowl winner and a Pro Football Hall of Famer.
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Title: Power On: The Story of Xbox
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: December 13, 2021
Type: TV
Xbox almost didn't happen. Find out why in this behind-the-scenes, six-part series that takes you back to the scrappy beginnings of Microsoft's video game console. It's the untold story of the people behind the box, glitches and all.
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Monopoly: Who Owns the World?
Title: Monopoly: Who Owns the World?
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: October 1, 2021
Type: Movie
Monopoly – Who Owns The World is an independent documentary produced by Tim Geilen. The film shows the institutional investment firms that sit at the top of the complex and opaque corporate pyramid structure. Monopoly shines a much-needed light on these corporations, the people behind them, and their rapacious behavior.
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Tech Billionaires: Bill Gates
Title: Tech Billionaires: Bill Gates
Character: Himself
Released: June 22, 2021
Type: Movie
Bill Gates, the extraordinarily successful American business leader and philanthropist. One of the best-known entrepreneurs, who started a business out of a tiny space and grew it into one of the most powerful companies in the world, Microsoft. The tech billionaire legend has estimated net worth of over $100 billion. After spending 13 years as world’s richest man, he now spends his time and energy on tackling global poverty, and dedicates his efforts in philanthropic endeavours such as climate change, global health and development, and education. Talented, driven, a bold achiever with a long term vision, determined to make a significant positive impact in the world by helping the poorest countries. In this show, follow the journey of one of the world’s greatest leaders, from his early days as a quiet computer programmer, to the multibillionaire philanthropist he has become today.
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Yes I Am: The Ric Weiland Story
Title: Yes I Am: The Ric Weiland Story
Character: Self
Released: March 14, 2021
Type: Movie
A film that chronicles the life of Ric Weiland. The unsung hero of Microsoft and trailblazer for the LGBTQ community, Ric's bequeathed $65 million dollars to the Pride Foundation to support gay rights and HIV research. It is a dive deep into Ric's life and diaries to discover why Ric was the biggest benefactor for the gay community, why his friends loved him so much, and how he helped start an empire.
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Toilettes sans tabou
Title: Toilettes sans tabou
Character: Bill Gates
Released: November 7, 2020
Type: Movie
With humor and scientific rigor, this documentary lifts the veil on this eternal taboo and takes us all over the world to discover what the future holds for our toilets.
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Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
Title: Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
Character: Self - audience member (uncredited)
Released: October 24, 2020
Type: Movie
Storyteller and Conceptual Magician Derek DelGaudio attempts to understand the illusory nature of identity and answer the deceptively simple question 'Who am I?'
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Pandemic: The People, The Conspiracy, The Journey
Title: Pandemic: The People, The Conspiracy, The Journey
Released: August 1, 2020
Type: Movie
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Title: Coronavirus, Explained
Character: Self
Released: April 26, 2020
Type: TV
In 2020, the world changed. This topical series examines the coronavirus pandemic, the efforts to combat it and ways to manage its mental health toll.
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One World: Together at Home
Title: One World: Together at Home
Character: Self
Released: April 18, 2020
Type: Movie
A global broadcast & digital special organized by Global Citizen and the World Health Organization featuring comedians, musicians, and actors to raise funds in support of front line health workers in the global response to COVID-19.
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Title: Retro Tech
Character: Self - Environmentalist & Philanthropist
Released: December 2, 2019
Type: TV
Follow tech guru Marques Brownlee as he uncovers how iconic technology of the past came to life and shaped history. In each episode, Marques meets with fellow YouTube creators, experts, and celebrity guests, to explore the impact each piece of vintage tech has had on our culture and why these pieces remain so revolutionary.
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Aces & Knaves
Title: Aces & Knaves
Character: Self
Released: November 8, 2019
Type: Movie
Aces & Knaves is a documentary about mental gymnastics, competition, and cheating in bridge - the most complex game ever invented by the human mind.
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Title: Maischberger
Character: Self
Released: October 2, 2019
Type: TV
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Title: Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates
Character: Himself
Released: September 20, 2019
Type: TV
This three-part documentary tells Bill Gates’ life story, in-depth and unfiltered, as he pursues unique solutions to some of the world’s most complex problems.
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Title: Axios
Character: Self
Released: November 4, 2018
Type: TV
Leading Axios journalists highlight the week ahead in politics, business and technology – and the big topics shaping the future. Each edition features coverage of a timely big issue, followed by documentary shorts, illuminating interviews with major newsmakers and trustworthy insights delivered with Axios’ signature “Smart Brevity” in a succinct, shareable format.
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Title: Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 28, 2018
Type: TV
Every Sunday, Hasan Minhaj brings an incisive and nuanced perspective to global news, politics and culture in his unique comedy series.
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Title: Explained
Character: Self
Released: May 23, 2018
Type: TV
This documentary series, made in partnership with Vox, explain some of the world's current trends, from politics, to science to pop culture.
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trustWHO
Title: trustWHO
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 1, 2018
Type: Movie
Is the WHO sick? The filmmaker and mother Lilian Franck reveals clandestine influences by the tobacco, pharmaceutical and nuclear industries on the organization. She shows a frightening portrayal of our present society, in which governmental politics is becoming obsolete. "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane." - Martin Luther King
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Title: My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman
Character: Self
Released: January 12, 2018
Type: TV
TV legend David Letterman teams up with fascinating global figures for in-depth interviews and curiosity-fueled excursions in this monthly talk show.
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Title: Trump: An American Dream
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: November 9, 2017
Type: TV
Friends, associates and critics reveal the truly American story of Donald Trump, the brash businessman who defied the odds to become U.S. president.
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Becoming Warren Buffett
Title: Becoming Warren Buffett
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: January 30, 2017
Type: Movie
The story of the evolution of a boy from Nebraska who became one of the most respected men in the world, and the heroes who helped guide him along the way. By allowing access to his life and never-before-released home videos, Buffett offers a glimpse into his unique mind to help us understand what is truly important when money no longer has meaning.
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Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk?
Title: Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk?
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 1, 2016
Type: Movie
Alexandra Pelosi looks at money in politics and interviews wealthy donors to Republican and Democratic parties to ask them about their contributions and philosophies. Also: a look at efforts to enact campaign-finance reform.
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Title: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 2015
Type: TV
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart are executive producers. Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig serve as co-executive producers.must watch
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Unity
Title: Unity
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 12, 2015
Type: Movie
Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of these has assuaged humankind from killing one another, the animals, and nature. UNITY is a film about why we can't seem to get along, even after thousands and thousands of years.
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Top Spin
Title: Top Spin
Character: Self - CEO, Microsoft
Released: November 15, 2014
Type: Movie
Three teenagers battle their way through the world of competitive ping pong with their hearts set on the Olympics.
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Title: Silicon Valley
Character: Bill Gates
Released: April 6, 2014
Type: TV
In the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. Partially inspired by Mike Judge’s own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late ‘80s, Silicon Valley is an American sitcom that centers around six programmers who are living together and trying to make it big in the Silicon Valley.
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Title: Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character: Self
Released: February 25, 2014
Type: TV
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character: Self
Released: February 17, 2014
Type: TV
After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.
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Title: Face to Face
Character: Himself
Released: January 23, 2014
Type: TV
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Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?
Title: Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 2, 2012
Type: Movie
Heist: Who Stole the American Dream? reveals how American corporations orchestrated the dismantling of middle-class prosperity through rampant deregulation, the outsourcing of jobs, and tax policies favoring businesses and the wealthy. The collapse of the U.S. economy is the result of conscious choices made over thirty five years by a small group: leaders of corporations and their elected allies, and the biggest lobbying interest in Washington, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. To these individuals, the collapse is not a catastrophe, but rather the planned outcome of their long, patient work. For the rest of the country, it is merely the biggest heist in American history.
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Das Milliardenversprechen
Title: Das Milliardenversprechen
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2012
Type: Movie
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Bill Gates: How a Geek Changed the World
Title: Bill Gates: How a Geek Changed the World
Character: himself
Released: December 21, 2011
Type: Movie
The Money Programme's Fiona Bruce gains exclusive access to Bill Gates as he prepares to step down from full-time involvement with Microsoft, the company he helped found. Gates's company has changed the world, but he's a controversial figure, with his ruthless business leadership contributing to Microsoft being sued by the US government. In a special one-hour edition of the Money Programme, Fiona Bruce presents the definitive profile of Bill Gates as he embarks on his latest challenge: giving away the billions he's amassed. She examines the fortunes of Microsoft as it faces up to competition from internet-based companies, and the programme asks an array of well-known friends, colleagues and rivals what the future holds for the company in a post-Gates world.
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Freakonomics
Title: Freakonomics
Character: Himself
Released: October 1, 2010
Type: Movie
Some of the world's most innovative documentary filmmakers will explore the hidden side of everything.
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Title: Q&A
Character: Self - Panellist
Released: May 22, 2008
Type: TV
Hosted by Hamish Macdonald, Q&A puts punters, pollies and pundits together in the studio to thrash out the hot issues of the week. It's about democracy in action - the audience gets to ask the questions.
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Title: The Big Bang Theory
Character: Bill Gates
Released: September 24, 2007
Type: TV
Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door.
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All Things Digital: Steve Jobs and Bill Gates
Title: All Things Digital: Steve Jobs and Bill Gates
Character: Himself
Released: May 30, 2007
Type: Movie
The complete interview with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates at the All Things Digitial D5 conference July 2007
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Buffett and Gates Go Back to School
Title: Buffett and Gates Go Back to School
Character: Himself
Released: October 26, 2006
Type: Movie
Learn from the two richest men in America -- Bill Gates and Warren Buffett -- as they discuss business and life in this lecture from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln's College of Business Administration. Though they're a generation apart in age and different in style, but with humor and insightful candor, the prosperous pals impart their wisdom about money, passion and finding one's place in the world.
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Live 8
Title: Live 8
Character: Self
Released: November 7, 2005
Type: Movie
On 2 July 2005 an estimated 3 billion people came together in the fight against extreme poverty. LIVE 8 - 10 concerts featuring over 1000 musicians from across the globe - asked people not for their money, but for their voice.
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A Brief History Of The PC
Title: A Brief History Of The PC
Character: Self
Released: September 24, 2005
Type: Movie
The PC has changed the world of work and communication possibilities faster and more profoundly than any other technical invention before. invention before. The documentary "A A Brief History of the PC" tells the story of the PC in an exciting way.
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Title: Unsere Besten
Character: Self
Released: November 28, 2003
Type: TV
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Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers
Title: Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers
Character: Himself
Released: November 21, 2003
Type: Movie
Swedish documentary film on consumerism and globalization, created by director Erik Gandini and editor Johan Söderberg. It looks at the arguments for capitalism and technology, such as greater efficiency, more time and less work, and argues that these are not being fulfilled, and they never will be. The film leans towards anarcho-primitivist ideology and argues for "a simple and fulfilling life".
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Leben nach Microsoft
Title: Leben nach Microsoft
Character: himself
Released: November 6, 2001
Type: Movie
Der Film portraitiert eine Gruppe von Microsoft-Aussteigern: im Ruhestand mit 32, Multimillionäre und ohne die geringste Idee, was sie mit dem Rest ihres Leben anstellen sollen. Ihre Jahre im Unternehmen, der Hype des Goldrausches und das Adrenalin des Erfolges hat sie ausgebrannt und doch sind sie entschlossen mehr aus ihrem Leben zu machen - vor allem Sinn und Bedeutung in der wirklichen Welt zu finden.
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Title: Maybrit Illner
Character: Self
Released: October 21, 1999
Type: TV
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Title: Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet
Character: Himself (co-founder, Microsoft)
Released: November 25, 1998
Type: TV
Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet is a 1998 three hour American PBS documentary film that explores the development of the Arpanet, the Internet, and the World Wide Web in the United States from 1969 to 1998. It was created during the dot-com boom of the late 1990s. The documentary was written and hosted by Robert X. Cringely and is the sequel to the 1996 documentary, Triumph of the Nerds.
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Title: Sabine Christiansen
Character: Self
Released: January 4, 1998
Type: TV
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Title: Im Dialog
Character: self
Released: January 17, 1997
Type: TV
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Title: The Daily Show
Character: Self
Released: July 22, 1996
Type: TV
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
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The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires
Title: The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires
Character: Self - Co-Founder, Microsoft
Released: June 22, 1996
Type: Movie
It happened more or less by accident; the people who made it happen were amateurs; and for the most part they still are. From his own Silicon Valley garage, author Bob Cringley puts PC bigshots and nerds on the spot, and tells their incredible true stories. Like the industry itself, the series is informative, funny and brash.
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Microsoft Judgment Day: Doom
Title: Microsoft Judgment Day: Doom
Character: William J. Blazkowicz III (Doom Slayer)
Released: October 30, 1995
Type: Movie
Bill Gates gives a speech about Windows 95 and DirectX, starring as the marine from the hit game Doom. This video was screened exclusively to attendees at a Microsoft 1995 promo party, and then leaked a decade later on YouTube.
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Title: Frasier
Character: Bill Gates
Released: September 16, 1993
Type: TV
After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.
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Citizen Steve
Title: Citizen Steve
Character: Self - Businessman
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
On the occasion of the 40th birthday of the almighty filmmaker Steven Allan Spielberg, inquisitive reporter Clip Maxwell attempts to uncover the truth behind his undisputed rise to the throne of the Amblin Empire.
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Title: CBS News Sunday Morning
Character: Self
Released: January 28, 1979
Type: TV
The sparkling notes of a trumpet fanfare and the familiar logo of the sun alert viewers that it's time for CBS's Sunday morning staple. Journalist Jane Pauley helms the show, taking over hosting duties from Charles Osgood, who spent 22 years on the job. A morning talk show, this program airs at a different pace and focuses much of its attention on the performing arts. After a quick update of the day's news and national weather, correspondents offer longer-length segments on a variety of topics, from architecture to ballet to music to pop culture to politics.
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Title: 60 Minutes
Character: Self
Released: September 24, 1968
Type: TV
America's popular television News magazine in which an ever changing team of CBS News correspondents contribute segments ranging from hard news coverage to politics to lifestyle and pop culture.
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Title: Bambi Awards
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1948
Type: TV
The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and other fields "with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year", both domestic and foreign. First held in 1948, it is the oldest media award in Germany. The trophy is named after Felix Salten's book Bambi, A Life in the Woods and its statuettes are in the shape of the novel's titular fawn character. They were originally made of porcelain until 1958, when the organizers switched to using gold, with the casting done by the art casting workshop of Ernst Strassacker in Süßen.