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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
August 3, 1941 (age 84)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Robert A.F. Thurman
Professor Robert A.F. Thurman
Prof. Robert A.F. Thurman
Bob Thurman
Robert Thurman
Biography
Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman is an American Buddhist author and academic who has written, edited, and translated several books on Tibetan Buddhism. He held the first endowed chair in Buddhist Studies in the West, the Je Tsong Khapa Chair of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University, until his retirement in June 2019.
Known For
Film
Hamlet
Priest
2000
Film
Free Tibet
Self
1998
Film
The Art of Happiness
Uomo in TV (voice)
2013
Film
Robert A.F. Thurman on Tibet
Self
2002
Film
The Last Dalai Lama?
Self
2017
Film
Crazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Self
2011
Film
God and Buddha: A Dialogue
Self
1999
Film
Crazywise
Self – Professor, Buddhist Studies, Colombia University; Author
2017
Film
Tibetan Refugee
Self
2004
Film
Infinity: The Ultimate Trip - Journey Beyond Death
Himself
2009
Filmography
2017FilmThe Last Dalai Lama?as Self2017FilmCrazywiseas Self – Professor, Buddhist Studies, Colombia University; Author2013FilmThe Art of Happinessas Uomo in TV (voice)2011FilmCrazy Wisdom: The Life and Times of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpocheas Self2009FilmInfinity: The Ultimate Trip - Journey Beyond Deathas Himself2004FilmTibetan Refugeeas Self2002FilmRobert A.F. Thurman on Tibetas Self2000FilmHamletas Priest1999FilmGod and Buddha: A Dialogueas Self1998FilmFree Tibetas Self