Actor

Ben Mankiewicz

March 25, 1967 · Washington, D.C., USA

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.

Notable work

8
The Simpsons (1989)
as Ben Mankiewicz (voice)
6.5
White House Down (2013)
as Reporter
6.7
Mank (2020)
as Broadcaster, Academy Awards
7.1
Sugar (2024)
as Announcer

Often works with

Amanda Seyfried
2 titles together
Mank, Big Love

Full filmography · 13

Sugar
as Announcer
20247.1
Party Down
as Sportscaster
20097.4
Big Love
as News presenter
20066.9
Cartoon Alley
as (archive footage)
2004
The District
as Reporter #4
20006.9
The Practice
as News Anchor
19977.6
The Simpsons
as Ben Mankiewicz (voice)
19898