Actor

Ben Mankiewicz

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Movies: 14Series: 10Crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 1216018

IMDb ID: nm1502382

Known for: Acting

Born: March 25, 1967

Age: 58

Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1989 - 2024

Years active: 36

Average TMDB rating: 6.88

Wikidata: Q4886114

Also known as

Benjamin Frederick Mankiewicz

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Biography

Benjamin Frederick Mankiewicz (born March 25, 1967) is an American television journalist and host for Turner Classic Movies (TCM). He is a progressive political commentator for The Young Turks. He has served as a film critic for the 2008–2009 season for the TV program At the Movies and the web series What the Flick?! A descendant of the Mankiewicz family, Ben Mankiewicz graduated from Tufts University, and earned a master's degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. He subsequently worked as a news reporter and anchor, first for WCSC-TV in Charleston, South Carolina and later for WAMI in Miami. Mankiewicz left news journalism, and auditioned as a television host for Turner Classic Movies. Mankiewicz was hired in 2003 as an afternoon weekend host, second to Robert Osborne, who was the channel's primetime host. In 2013, for health reasons, Osborne delegated weekday primetime hosting appearances to Mankiewicz. In 2017, Osborne died at the age of 84, and Mankiewicz became the network's primetime host. Additionally, he hosts the TCM-produced podcast series, The Plot Thickens and Talking Pictures.