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Variety (1964) / A Trip to the Moon (1902) / The Art of the Moving Picture / Peaks of Japanese Cinema / Variety (1948) / The Mark of Zorro (1920) / A Million and One Nights: A History of the Motion Picture / The French New Wave / Screenland (1947) / The Lost World (1925) / Writing the Photoplay / Silent Cinema & the Avant-Garde / Cine-Mundial (1946) / He Walked by Night (1948) /
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Barry Hansen
Born
2 April 1941
Place
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Acting

Barry Hansen

Barret Eugene 'Barry' Hansen, known professionally as Dr. Demento, is an American radio broadcaster and record collector specializing in novelty songs, comedy, and strange or unusual recordings dating from the early days of phonograph records to the present. Hansen created the Demento persona in 1970 while working at Los Angeles station KPCC -FM.

As actor

Your Friend Logan

Your Friend Logan

2025 · Self
Neil Hamburger: Western Music and Variety

Neil Hamburger: Western Music and Variety

2009 · Dr. Demento
Behind the Dementia

Behind the Dementia

2000 · Dr. Demento / Himself
The Pursuit of Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness

1999 · Self
"Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the Music

"Weird Al" Yankovic: Behind the Music

1999 · Self (as Dr. Demento)
"Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos

"Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos

1998 · Cashier, Dancer, Technician
'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home

'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home

1996 · Self
Dr. Demento's 20th Anniversary TV Party

Dr. Demento's 20th Anniversary TV Party

1991 · Dr. Demento
UHF

UHF

1989 · Whipped Cream Eater
The Spike Jones Story

The Spike Jones Story

1988 · Self
Zabagabee

Zabagabee

1987 · Self
The Compleat Al

The Compleat Al

1985 · Self (Dr. Demento)
Fish Heads

Fish Heads

1980 · Bum