Tenzin Gyatso

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July 6, 1935Taktser, Amdo, Tibet

Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness, is the 14th Dalai Lama, the former head of state and spiritual leader of the people of Tibet. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.

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Known for

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

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Beastie Boys Story

2020

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4:44 Last Day on Earth

2012

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Naqoyqatsi

2002

MasterChef Australia

2009

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Happy

2012

Frontline

1983

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Wheel of Time

2003

movie

Why Are We Creative?

2018

Quotidien

2016

Acting115

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Dalai Lama - Ocean of Wisdom

2026

Himself

Dalai Lama - The Fateful Years of a Chosen One

2025

Self

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The Dalai Lama's Gift

2025

Self

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Battle for Tibet

2025

Self

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Wisdom of Happiness

2024

Self

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The Secret of Death

2024

Self

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Tukdam: The Point Of Death

2023

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King Charles III: The New Monarchy

2023

Self (archive footage)

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A Case for Kindness

2022

Self

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Amala

2022

Self

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Tukdam – Between Worlds

2022

Self

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Mission: Joy - Finding Happiness in Troubled Times

2022

Self

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Never Forget Tibet

2022

Self

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The Art of Dissent

2021

Self - Subject (archive footage)

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Upper Story: On the Road to Well-Being

2020

Self

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Infinite Potential: The Life & Ideas of David Bohm

2020

Self - 14th Dalai Lama

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Beastie Boys Story

2020

Self (archive footage)

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But Beautiful

2019

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An Officer & His Holiness: The Dalai Lama's Secret Escape into Exile

2019

Self

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The Great 14th: Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama In His Own Words

2019

Self

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AUTARK - Leben mit der Energiewende 4

2018

Self

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The Mayo Clinic

2018

Self

Mega Icons

2018

Self

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Why Are We Creative?

2018

Self

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The Enlightenment

2017

Self

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The Last Dalai Lama?

2017

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Quotidien

2016

Self - Guest

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Earth Sutra

2016

Self

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State of Control

2016

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Self (archive footage)

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The Dance of Infinity

2015

Self

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Tibetan Warrior

2015

Self

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The Dialogue

2014

Self

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Monk with a Camera

2014

Self

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Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me

2013

Self

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14th Dalai Lama

2013

Self

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Owned & Operated

2012

Dalai Lama

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Souls of Zen: Ancestors and Agency in Contemporary Japanese Temple Buddhism

2012

Self

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Bön: Mustang to Menri

2012

14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso

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Flipside: A Journey into the Afterlife

2012

Self

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One Day on Earth

2012

Self

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4:44 Last Day on Earth

2012

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Happy

2012

Self

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Project Happiness

2011

Self

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Jan Paweł II: Szukałem Was...

2011

Self

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Nicky's Family

2011

Self

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Compassion in Emptiness

2011

Self

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Francisco Cisco Pancho

2011

Self

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Discover the Gift

2010

Self - Spiritual Leader of Tibet

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The Invocation

2010

Self

When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun

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When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun

2010

Self

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The Buddha

2010

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Talk im Hangar-7

2010

Self

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The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom

2010

Self

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Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

2010

Self

Happiness Is

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Happiness Is

2009

Self

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Eine Reise in die Welt des Dalai Lama

2009

MasterChef Australia

2009

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Mustang: Journey of Transformation

2009

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Sunrise/Sunset. Dalai Lama XIV

2008

Self

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The Unwinking Gaze: The Inside Story of the Dalai Lama's Struggle for Tibet

2008

Self

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Buddha Wild: Monk in a Hut

2008

Self

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Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution

2008

The Dalai Lama: Peace and Prosperity

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The Dalai Lama: Peace and Prosperity

2008

Self

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The Lost World of Tibet

2008

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One Water

2008

Self

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Jesus in India

2008

Self - His Holiness the 4th Dalai Lama

In God's Name

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In God's Name

2007

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Dalai Lama Renaissance

2007

Self

A Path to Happiness: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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A Path to Happiness: His Holiness the Dalai Lama

2006

Self

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10 Questions for the Dalai Lama

2006

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Mystical Brain

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Mystical Brain

2006

Self

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On Life & Enlightenment

2006

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Refuge

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Refuge

2006

Self

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Monte Grande: What is Life?

2005

Self

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Dalai Lama: Discourse on the Heart Sutra

2004

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Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela

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Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela

2004

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What Remains of Us

2004

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Tibetan Refugee

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Tibetan Refugee

2004

Self

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Impermanence

2004

Self

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Women of K2

2003

Self (archive footage)

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Wheel of Time

2003

Self

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The Ring of the Buddha

2003

Self

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Naqoyqatsi

2002

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Tibet 2002

2002

Self

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Tibet's Stolen Child

2001

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maybrit illner

1999

Self

Beckmann

1999

Self

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In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese

1998

Self

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Free Tibet

1998

Self - The Dalai Lama

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The Jew in the Lotus

1998

Self

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Karmapa - Two Ways of Divinity

1998

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The Four Noble Truths

1997

Self

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The Knowledge of Healing

1997

Self

HARDtalk

1997

Kreuz & Quer

1997

Self

Spirit of Tibet: Journey to Enlightenment, the Life and World of Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche

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Spirit of Tibet: Journey to Enlightenment, the Life and World of Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche

1995

Self

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The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life

1994

Self

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The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation

1994

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The Himalayas

1994

Self

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Compassion in Exile: The Story of the 14th Dalai Lama

1993

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Gaia Symphony

1992

Self

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Ian Stevenson Reincarnation Research Documentary

1992

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Galahad of Everest

1991

Self

El mirador

1991

Self

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Walking After Midnight

1988

Self

Dispatches

1987

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Merton: A Film Biography

1984

Self - The Dalai Lama

Frontline

1983

Self (archive footage)

Wortwechsel

1982

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Club 2

1976

Self

30 millions d'amis

1976

Self

Apostrophes

1975

Self

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The Message of the Tibetans

1966

Self

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The Road Leads to Tibet

1956

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