DIRECTOR
Errol Morris
Known for The Act of Killing · The Thin Blue Line · The Look of Silence
Errol Morris (born February 5, 1948) is an American director. In 2003, The Guardian put him seventh in its list of the world's 40 best directors. As of 2010, Morris has won one Academy Award for Best Documentary Film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Errol Morris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Snapshot 2026-10-16
- Born
- Feb 5, 1948
- Birthplace
- Hewlett, Long Island, New York, USA
- Known For
- Directing
Biography
Errol Morris (born February 5, 1948) is an American director. In 2003, The Guardian put him seventh in its list of the world's 40 best directors. As of 2010, Morris has won one Academy Award for Best Documentary Film.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Errol Morris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Known For
MOVIE
The Act of KillingExecutive Producer · 2012
★ 7.7
★ 7.7
MOVIE
The Thin Blue LineSelf - Interviewer (voice) (uncredited) · 1988
★ 7.7
★ 7.7
MOVIE
The Look of SilenceExecutive Producer · 2014
★ 7.8
★ 7.8
MOVIE
The Fog of WarSelf (uncredited) · 2003
★ 7.7
★ 7.7
MOVIE
TabloidDirector · 2011
★ 6.4
★ 6.4
MOVIE
A Brief History of TimeDirector · 1991
★ 7.2
★ 7.2
TV
Late Night with David LettermanSelf - Guest · 1982
★ 6.2
★ 6.2
MOVIE
Vernon, FloridaDirector · 1981
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
Filmography
Movies
Gates of HeavenDirector
1978Gates of HeavenProducer
1978Gates of HeavenEditor
1978
Werner Herzog Eats His ShoeSelf
1980
Vernon, FloridaDirector
1981Vernon, FloridaProducer
1981
Hotel New York
1984
The Thin Blue LineSelf - Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
1988The Thin Blue LineDirector
1988The Thin Blue LineWriter
1988
Bride of the Orient
1989
A Brief History of TimeDirector
1991
The Dark WindDirector
1992
Fast, Cheap & Out of ControlDirector
1997Fast, Cheap & Out of ControlProducer
1997AB
A Brief History of Errol MorrisSelf
1999
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.Self - Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
1999Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.Director
1999Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.Producer
1999GW
Gretchen Worden: The Mutter MuseumDirector
2001
The Movie Movie (An Excerpt)Director
2002The Movie Movie (An Excerpt)Idea
2002The Movie Movie (An Excerpt)Writer
2002
The Fog of WarSelf (uncredited)
2003The Fog of WarDirector
2003The Fog of WarProducer
2003
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve PartsSelf
2007
Capturing RealitySelf
2008
Standard Operating ProcedureDirector
2008Standard Operating ProcedureProducer
2008S
SurvivorsDirector
2008DJ
Dennis Jakob UnpluggedDirector
2010
TabloidDirector
2011TU
The Umbrella ManDirector
2011
They Were ThereDirector
2011
11 Excellent Reasons Not to Vote?Director
2012
El WingadorDirector
2012
Team SpiritDirector
2012
The Act of KillingExecutive Producer
2012BM
Benoît Mandelbrot, The Father of FractalsDirector
2013N2
November 22, 1963Director
2013
The Unknown KnownSelf - Interviewer (voice)
2013The Unknown KnownDirector
2013The Unknown KnownWriter
2013
Werner Herzog and Errol Morris on 'The Act of Killing'Self
2013
Bob Geldof: The MomentHimself (voice)
2014Bob Geldof: The MomentDirector
2014LW
Lech Walesa: The ShipyardDirector
2014
Leymah Gbowee: The DreamDirector
2014
Life ItselfSelf - Filmmaker
2014
The Look of SilenceExecutive Producer
2014BM
Being Mr. MetDirector
2015C
ChromeDirector
2015
It's Not Crazy, It's SportsDirector
2015MV
Most Valuable WhateverDirector
2015TH
The HeistDirector
2015TS
The StreakerDirector
2015TS
The Subterranean StadiumDirector
2015
An Art That Nature Makes: The Work of Rosamond Purcellhimself
2016
Demon in the FreezerDirector
2016
National BirdExecutive Producer
2016
The LureExecutive Producer
2016
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait PhotographySelf
2017The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait PhotographyDirector
2017
WormwoodDirector
2017
American DharmaSelf
2019American DharmaDirector
2019American DharmaProducer
2019
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon ValleySelf
2019
My Psychedelic Love StoryDirector
2020My Psychedelic Love StoryExecutive Producer
2020
Enemies of the StateExecutive Producer
2021
Nina & IrenaExecutive Producer
2023
The Only Girl in the OrchestraExecutive Producer
2023
The Pigeon TunnelDirector
2023The Pigeon TunnelWriter
2023The Pigeon TunnelProducer
2023
Tune Out the Noise
2023Tune Out the NoiseDirector
2023Tune Out the NoiseWriter
2023
SeparatedDirector
2024SeparatedProducer
2024
67 Bombs to EnidExecutive Producer
2025
Chaos: The Manson MurdersSelf - Filmmaker
2025Chaos: The Manson MurdersDirector
2025Chaos: The Manson MurdersProducer
2025UE
Untitled Ed Gein DocumentaryDirector
Television
American PlayhouseDirector
1982American PlayhouseWriter
1982
Late Night with David LettermanSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1982
POVDirector
1988IF
Independent FocusSelf · 1 eps
1998
First Person19 eps
2000First PersonDirector
2000First PersonProducer
2000
WormwoodDirector
2017WormwoodExecutive Producer
2017WormwoodCreator
2017
A Wilderness of ErrorSelf · 5 eps
2020A Wilderness of ErrorBook
2020Photos
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