Person
Robert Altman
Directing · 1925–2006 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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) and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
Known for
Maverick
Director
Saturday Night Live
Director
Bonanza
Director
Intimate Portrait
Self
Combat!
Director
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Lawman
Director
Omnibus
1967
The South Bank Show
Self
The Oscars
Self
Filmography
- 2025Breakdown: 1975Self - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage)
- 2024DaedalusSampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
- 2020Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The AltmansSelf (archive footage)
- 2018Nothing Like a DameSelf (archive footage)
- 2014Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed GraczykSelf (archive footage)
- 2014AltmanSelf (archive footage)
- 2013What Is Cinema?Self
- 2006A Prairie Home CompanionDirector
- 2005Elio Petri: Notes About a FilmmakerSelf
- 2005A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
- 2004What’s Happened Since ‘88Self
- 2004The Politics of DocsSelf
- 2004Why Tanner, Why Now?Self
- 2004Fact & FictionSelf
- 2004On the Set: Alex’s LoftSelf
- 2004On the Set: Loews TheaterSelf
- 2004Robert Altman and Garry TrudeauSelf
- 2004Tanner on TannerExecutive Producer
- 2004Looking for SophiaSelf
- 2004Z Channel: A Magnificent ObsessionSelf
- 2004Words in Progress
- 2003The CompanyProducer
- 2003Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster YearsSelf
- 2003Imagining ImagesSelf
- 2003A Decade Under the InfluenceSelf
- 2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved HollywoodSelf
- 2002The Making of Gosford ParkSelf
- 2002Robert Altman on 'Rashomon'Self
- 2002Robert Altman in EnglandSelf
- 2002Rip Van MarloweSelf
- 2001Gosford ParkDirector
- 2001History vs. HollywoodSelf
- 2000Dr. T & the WomenProducer
- 2000BackstorySelf
- 2000TrixieProducer
- 2000Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'Self
- 2000Gun: Fatal BetrayalProducer
- 2000Altman on His Own TermsSelf
- 1999Hitchcock: Shadow of a GeniusSelf
- 1999Cookie's FortuneDirector
- 1999The DirectorsSelf
- 1998Killer AppDirector
- 1998The Gingerbread ManDirector
- 1997AfterglowProducer
- 1997Frank Capra's American DreamSelf
- 1997GunProducer
- 1997Jazz '34Director
- 1996Kansas CityWriter
- 1996Robert Altman: Giggle And Give InSelf
- 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelf
- 1994Prêt-à-PorterDirector
- 1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleProducer
- 1994American CinemaSelf
- 1993Intimate PortraitSelf
- 1993Short CutsScreenplay
- 1993Made in the USASelf
- 1993Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver CountrySelf
- 1993Black and Blue: A Musical RevueDirector
- 1992The PlayerDirector
- 1992Robert Altman's PlayersSelf
- 1990Vincent & TheoDirector
- 1990Hollywood MavericksSelf
- 1990Vincent & TheoDirector
- 1988The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialDirector
- 1988Tanner '88Executive Producer
- 1987O.C. and StiggsDirector
- 1987AriaDirector
- 1987BasementsDirector
- 1987Beyond TherapyScreenplay
- 1985Fool for LoveDirector
- 1985The LaundromatDirector
- 1984Secret HonorDirector
- 1983StreamersDirector
- 1982Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy DeanDirector
- 1982Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. PorterReader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
- 1982Precious BloodExecutive Producer
- 1982Rattlesnake in a CoolerDirector
- 1981Endless LoveHotel Manager
- 1980PopeyeDirector
- 1980HealtHDirector
- 1979Rich KidsExecutive Producer
- 1979A Perfect CoupleDirector
- 1979QuintetScreenplay
- 1978A WeddingDirector
- 1978Remember My NameProducer
- 1978The South Bank ShowSelf
- 19773 WomenWriter
- 1977The Late ShowProducer
- 1976Welcome to L.A.Producer
- 1976From the Prairie to the Palace
- 1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History LessonDirector
- 1975Saturday Night LiveDirector
- 1975NashvilleProducer
- 1974California SplitDirector
- 1974Thieves Like UsDirector
- 1973The Long GoodbyeAmbulance Driver (uncredited)
- 1972ImagesDirector
- 1971Brewster McCloudDirector
- 1971McCabe & Mrs. MillerDirector
- 1970EventsBob
- 1970M*A*S*HDirector
- 1969That Cold Day in the ParkDirector
- 1968PremiereDirector
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
- 1967Omnibus
- 1967CountdownDirector
- 1967The HappeningSecond Unit Director
- 1965The Kathryn Reed StoryHimself
- 1964Pot au feuDirector
- 1964Nightmare in ChicagoDirector
- 1963The PartyDirector
- 1963The Long Lost Life of Edward SmalleyDirector
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreDirector
- 1962The Gallant MenDirector
- 1962Combat!Director
- 1961Bus StopDirector
- 1961Cain's HundredDirector
- 1961Kraft Mystery TheatreDirector
- 1960The Roaring 20'sDirector
- 1960Route 66Director
- 1960Surfside 6Director
- 1959Hawaiian EyeDirector
- 1959BonanzaDirector
- 1959The TroubleshootersDirector
- 1958U.S. MarshalDirector
- 1958LawmanDirector
- 1958BroncoDirector
- 1957MaverickDirector
- 1957M SquadDirector
- 1957SugarfootDirector
- 1957The James Dean StoryProducer
- 1957The DelinquentsDirector
- 1957WhirlybirdsDirector
- 1956The Gale Storm ShowDirector
- 1956Corn's-a-Poppin'Writer
- 1956The Magic BondDirector
- 1955The Perfect CrimeDirector
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDirector
- 1955The MillionaireDirector
- 1954The Dirty LookDirector
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1952Omnibus
- 1952The Sound of BellsDirector
- 1951Modern FootballDirector
- 1950Honeymoon for HarrietWriter
- 1948BodyguardStory
- 1947The Secret Life of Walter MittyMan Drinking (uncredited)
- —24 Tracks: Robert Altman's NashvilleHimself
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