Tenzin Gyatso

Personal Info

Birthday

July 6, 1935

(90 years old)

Place of Birth

Taktser, Amdo, Tibet

Also Known As

Kundun

Yeshe Norbu

Dalai Lama

Lhamo Dhondrub

14th Dalai Lama

Lhamo Thondup

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Tenzin Gyatso

Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

2025
Battle for Tibet
as Self
2024
Wisdom of Happiness
as Self
The Secret of Death
as Self
2023
King Charles III: The New Monarchy
as Self (archive footage)
2022
A Case for Kindness
as Self
Tukdam – Between Worlds
as Self
Amala
as Self
Mission: Joy - Finding Happiness in Troubled Times
as Self
Never Forget Tibet
as Self
2021
The Art of Dissent
as Self - Subject (archive footage)
2020
Upper Story: On the Road to Well-Being
as Self
Infinite Potential: The Life & Ideas of David Bohm
as Self - 14th Dalai Lama
Beastie Boys Story
as Self (archive footage)
2019
An Officer & His Holiness: The Dalai Lama's Secret Escape into Exile
as Self
The Great 14th: Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama In His Own Words
as Self
2018
AUTARK - Leben mit der Energiewende 4
as Self
The Mayo Clinic
as Self
Why Are We Creative?
as Self
2017
The Enlightenment
as Self
The Last Dalai Lama?
as Self
2016
Earth Sutra
as Self
2015
The Dance of Infinity
as Self
Tibetan Warrior
as Self
2014
The Dialogue
as Self
2013
Nelson Mandela: The Myth and Me
as Self
14th Dalai Lama
as Self
2012
Souls of Zen: Ancestors and Agency in Contemporary Japanese Temple Buddhism
as Self
Flipside: A Journey into the Afterlife
as Self
One Day on Earth
as Self
4:44 Last Day on Earth
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy
as Self
2011
Project Happiness
as Self
Jan Paweł II: Szukałem Was...
as Self
Nicky's Family
as Self
Compassion in Emptiness
as Self
Francisco Cisco Pancho
as Self
2010
Discover the Gift
as Self - Spiritual Leader of Tibet
The Invocation
as Self
When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun
as Self
The Buddha
as Self
The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom
as Self
Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
as Self
2009
Happiness Is
as Self
2008
Sunrise/Sunset. Dalai Lama XIV
as Self
Buddha Wild: Monk in a Hut
as Self
The Dalai Lama: Peace and Prosperity
as Self
Jesus in India
as Self - His Holiness the 4th Dalai Lama
2006
A Path to Happiness: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
as Self
10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
as Self
Mystical Brain
as Self
2005
Monte Grande: What is Life?
as Self
2004
Dalai Lama: Discourse on the Heart Sutra
as Self
What Remains of Us
as Self
Tibetan Refugee
as Self
Impermanence
as Self
2003
Women of K2
as Self (archive footage)
Wheel of Time
as Self
The Ring of the Buddha
as Self
2002
Naqoyqatsi
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tibet 2002
as Self
2001
Tibet's Stolen Child
as Self
1998
In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese
as Self
Free Tibet
as Self - The Dalai Lama
The Jew in the Lotus
as Self
1997
The Four Noble Truths
as Self
The Knowledge of Healing
as Self
1995
Spirit of Tibet: Journey to Enlightenment, the Life and World of Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche
as Self
1993
Compassion in Exile: The Story of the 14th Dalai Lama
as Self
1991
Galahad of Everest
as Self
1988
Walking After Midnight
as Self
1984
Merton: A Film Biography
as Self - The Dalai Lama
1966
The Message of the Tibetans
as Self
1956
The Road Leads to Tibet
as Self