DIRECTOR
Robert Altman
Known for Saturday Night Live · Bonanza · Maverick
Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award. His films "MASH" (1970), "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971), "The Long Goodbye" (1973), and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected…
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- Born
- Feb 20, 1925
- Died
- Nov 20, 2006
- Birthplace
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Known For
- Directing
Biography
Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.
His films "MASH" (1970), "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971), "The Long Goodbye" (1973), and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
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Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Secret Life of Walter MittyMan Drinking (uncredited)
1947
BodyguardStory
1948HF
Honeymoon for HarrietWriter
1950HF
Honeymoon for HarrietEditor
1950
Modern FootballDirector
1951
The Sound of BellsDirector
1952
The Dirty LookDirector
1954
Corn's-a-Poppin'Writer
1956
The Magic BondDirector
1956
The DelinquentsDirector
1957The DelinquentsWriter
1957The DelinquentsProducer
1957
The James Dean StoryProducer
1957The James Dean StoryDirector
1957The James Dean StoryEditor
1957
The Long Lost Life of Edward SmalleyDirector
1963The Long Lost Life of Edward SmalleyWriter
1963The Long Lost Life of Edward SmalleyProducer
1963
The PartyDirector
1963
Nightmare in ChicagoDirector
1964Nightmare in ChicagoProducer
1964
Pot au feuDirector
1964
The Kathryn Reed StorySelf
1965The Kathryn Reed StoryDirector
1965
CountdownDirector
1967
The HappeningSecond Unit Director
1967
That Cold Day in the ParkDirector
1969
EventsBob
1970
M*A*S*HDirector
1970
Brewster McCloudDirector
1971
McCabe & Mrs. MillerDirector
1971McCabe & Mrs. MillerScreenplay
1971
ImagesDirector
1972ImagesWriter
1972
The Long GoodbyeAmbulance Driver (uncredited)
1973The Long GoodbyeDirector
1973
California SplitDirector
1974California SplitProducer
1974
Thieves Like UsDirector
1974Thieves Like UsScreenplay
1974
NashvilleProducer
1975NashvilleDirector
1975
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History LessonDirector
1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History LessonScreenplay
1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History LessonScreenstory
1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History LessonProducer
1976
From the Prairie to the Palace
1976
Welcome to L.A.Producer
1976
3 WomenWriter
19773 WomenDirector
19773 WomenProducer
1977
The Late ShowProducer
1977
A WeddingDirector
1978A WeddingScreenplay
1978A WeddingStory
1978A WeddingProducer
1978
Remember My NameProducer
1978
A Perfect CoupleDirector
1979A Perfect CoupleWriter
1979A Perfect CoupleProducer
1979
QuintetScreenplay
1979QuintetStory
1979QuintetProducer
1979QuintetDirector
1979
Rich KidsExecutive Producer
1979
HealtHDirector
1980HealtHWriter
1980HealtHProducer
1980
PopeyeDirector
1980
Endless LoveHotel Manager
1981
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. PorterReader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
1982
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy DeanDirector
1982
Precious BloodExecutive Producer
1982Precious BloodDirector
1982
Rattlesnake in a CoolerDirector
1982Rattlesnake in a CoolerExecutive Producer
1982
StreamersDirector
1983StreamersProducer
1983
Secret HonorDirector
1984Secret HonorProducer
1984
Fool for LoveDirector
1985
The LaundromatDirector
1985
AriaDirector
1987AriaWriter
1987
BasementsDirector
1987BasementsProducer
1987
Beyond TherapyScreenplay
1987Beyond TherapyDirector
1987
O.C. and StiggsDirector
1987O.C. and StiggsProducer
1987
The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialDirector
1988The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialProducer
1988
Hollywood MavericksSelf
1990
Vincent & TheoDirector
1990
Robert Altman's PlayersSelf
1992
The PlayerDirector
1992
Black and Blue: A Musical RevueDirector
1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver CountrySelf
1993
Made in the USASelf
1993
Short CutsScreenplay
1993Short CutsDirector
1993
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleProducer
1994
Prêt-à-PorterDirector
1994Prêt-à-PorterProducer
1994Prêt-à-PorterWriter
1994
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelf
1995
Kansas CityWriter
1996Kansas CityDirector
1996Kansas CityProducer
1996
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give InSelf
1996
AfterglowProducer
1997
Frank Capra's American DreamSelf
1997
Jazz '34Director
1997Jazz '34Producer
1997
Killer AppDirector
1998
The Gingerbread ManDirector
1998
Cookie's FortuneDirector
1999Cookie's FortuneProducer
1999
Hitchcock: Shadow of a GeniusSelf
1999
Altman on His Own TermsSelf
2000
Dr. T & the WomenProducer
2000Dr. T & the WomenDirector
2000ET
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'Self
2000
Gun: Fatal BetrayalProducer
2000
TrixieProducer
2000
Gosford ParkDirector
2001Gosford ParkProducer
2001Gosford ParkIdea
2001
Heart of the FestivalSelf (archive footage)
2002
Rip Van MarloweSelf
2002RA
Robert Altman in EnglandSelf
2002
Robert Altman on 'Rashomon'Self
2002
The Making of Gosford ParkSelf
2002
A Decade Under the InfluenceSelf
2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved HollywoodSelf
2003II
Imagining ImagesSelf
2003
The CompanyProducer
2003The CompanyDirector
2003
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster YearsSelf
2003F&
Fact & FictionSelf
2004
Looking for SophiaSelf
2004OT
On the Set: Alex’s LoftSelf
2004OT
On the Set: Loews TheaterSelf
2004RA
Robert Altman and Garry TrudeauSelf
2004TP
The Politics of DocsSelf
2004WH
What’s Happened Since ‘88Self
2004WT
Why Tanner, Why Now?Self
2004
Words in Progress
2004
Z Channel: A Magnificent ObsessionSelf
2004
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman CorwinSelf
2005
Elio Petri: Notes About a FilmmakerSelf
2005
A Prairie Home CompanionDirector
2006A Prairie Home CompanionProducer
2006
What Is Cinema?Self
2013
AltmanSelf (archive footage)
2014RT
Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed GraczykSelf (archive footage)
2014
Nothing Like a DameSelf (archive footage)
2018RT
Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The AltmansSelf (archive footage)
2020
DaedalusSampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
2024
Breakdown: 1975Self - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage)
20252T
24 Tracks: Robert Altman's NashvilleSelf
Television
Omnibus1 eps
1952
The OscarsSelf · 2 eps
1953
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDirector
1955
The MillionaireDirector
1955
The Gale Storm ShowDirector
1956
M SquadDirector
1957
MaverickDirector
1957
SugarfootDirector
1957
WhirlybirdsDirector
1957
BroncoDirector
1958
LawmanDirector
1958
U.S. MarshalDirector
1958
BonanzaDirector
1959
Hawaiian EyeDirector
1959
The TroubleshootersDirector
1959
Route 66Director
1960
Surfside 6Director
1960
The Roaring 20'sDirector
1960
Bus StopDirector
1961
Cain's HundredDirector
1961
Kraft Mystery TheatreDirector
1961
Combat!Director
1962
The Gallant MenDirector
1962
Kraft Suspense TheatreDirector
1963
Omnibus1 eps
1967P
PremiereDirector
1968
The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest · 2 eps
1968F'
Film '72Self · 1 eps
1971
Arena1 eps
1975
Saturday Night LiveDirector
1975
The South Bank ShowSelf · 1 eps
1978
Tanner '88Director
1988Tanner '88Executive Producer
1988Tanner '88Creator
1988
Vincent & TheoDirector
1990
Intimate PortraitSelf · 1 eps
1993
American CinemaSelf · 1 eps
1994
GunDirector
1997GunExecutive Producer
1997
The DirectorsSelf · 1 eps
1999
BackstorySelf · 1 eps
2000
History vs. HollywoodSelf · 1 eps
2001
Tanner on TannerExecutive Producer
2004Tanner on TannerDirector
2004Tanner on TannerCreator
2004Photos
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