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Timothy Leary

Timothy Leary

Birthday: 1920-10-22 | Place of Birth:

Timothy Francis Leary was an American psychologist and writer known for advocating the exploration of the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs under controlled conditions. Leary conducted experiments under the Harvard Psilocybin Project during American legality of LSD and psilocybin, resulting in the Concord Prison Experiment and the Marsh Chapel Experiment. Leary's colleague, Richard Alpert, was fired from Harvard University on May 27, 1963 for giving psilocybin to an undergraduate student. Leary was planning to leave Harvard when his teaching contract expired in June, the following month. He was fired, for "failure to keep classroom appointments", with his pay docked on April 30. (Wikipedia)

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office

as    Self (archive footage)

2021
Larry Flynt for President

as    Self (archive footage)

2021
Surviving You, Always

as    Self (voice)

2020
My Psychedelic Love Story

as    Self (archive footage)

2017
How the Beatles Changed the World

as    Self (archive footage)

2016
Dying to Know: Ram Dass & Timothy Leary

as    Self (archive footage)

2013
2008
Peyote to LSD: A Psychedelic Odyssey

as    Self (archive footage)

2006
John & Yoko Bed-In

as    Self

2003
The Net

as    Self (archive footage)

2000
John & Yoko's Year of Peace

as    Self (archive footage)

1999
Conceiving Ada

as    Sims

1995
Synthetic Pleasures

as    Self

1993
Stuff

as    Himself

1992
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me

as    Mr. Jones

1992
Roadside Prophets

as    Salvadore

1992
Silicon Valley Story

as    The Good Venture Capitalist

1991
Ted & Venus

as    Judge William H. Converse

1990
Fatal Skies

as    Buddy

1990
Night Visions

as    New Age Minister