Robert Altman

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Known For Directing

Known Credits 118

Gender Male

Birthday 1925-02-20

Day of Death 2006-11-20 (81 years old)

Place of Birth Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

Robert B. Altman
Robert Bernard Altman

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Robert Altman

Biography

Robert Bernard Altman 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, Nashville and McCabe and Mrs. Miller have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

Known For

Directing

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(1 episode) … Director

2006

… Director

2004

… Director

2003

… Director

2001

… Director

2000

… Director

1999

… Director

1998		The Gingerbread Man … Director
1998		Killer App … Director

1997

… Director

1996

… Director

1994

… Director

1993

… Director

1992

… Director

1990

… Director

1988		The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial … Director
1988		Tanner '88 (12 episodes) … Director

1987		Aria … Director
1987		Basements … Director
1987		Beyond Therapy … Director

1985		Fool for Love … Director
1985		The Laundromat … Director
1985		O.C. and Stiggs … Director

1984

… Director

1983

… Director

1982		Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean … Director
1982		Precious Blood … Director
1982		Rattlesnake in a Cooler … Director

1980		Popeye … Director
1980		Health … Director

1979		A Perfect Couple … Director
1979		Quintet … Director

1978

… Director

1977

… Director

1976

… Director

1975		Saturday Night Live (1 episode) … Director
1975		Nashville … Director

1974		California Split … Director
1974		Thieves Like Us … Director

1973

… Director

1972

… Director

1971

… Director

1970		Brewster McCloud … Director
1970		MAS*H … Director

1969

… Director

1968

(1 episode) … Director

1967

… Director

1965

… Director

1964		Pot au feu … Director
1964		Nightmare in Chicago … Director

1963		The Party … Director
1963		The Long, Lost Life of Edward Smalley … Director
1963		Kraft Suspense Theatre (3 episodes) … Director

1962		The Gallant Men (1 episode) … Director
1962		Combat! (10 episodes) … Director

1961		Bus Stop (8 episodes) … Director
1961		Cain's Hundred (1 episode) … Director
1961		Kraft Mystery Theatre (3 episodes) … Director

1960		The Roaring 20's (9 episodes) … Director
1960		Route 66 (1 episode) … Director
1960		Surfside 6 (1 episode) … Director

1959		Hawaiian Eye (1 episode) … Director
1959		The Troubleshooters (7 episodes) … Director

1958		Lawman (1 episode) … Director
1958		Bronco (1 episode) … Director

1957		Maverick (1 episode) … Director
1957		M Squad (1 episode) … Director
1957		Sugarfoot (2 episodes) … Director
1957		The James Dean Story … Director
1957		The Delinquents … Director
1957		Whirlybirds (14 episodes) … Director

1956		The Gale Storm Show (1 episode) … Director
1956		The Model's Handbook … Director
1956		The Magic Bond … Director

1955		The Perfect Crime … Director
1955		Alfred Hitchcock Presents (2 episodes) … Director
1955		The Millionaire (9 episodes) … Director

1952

… Director

1951

… Director

Production

2006

… Producer

2003

… Producer

2001

… Producer

2000		Dr. T & the Women … Producer
2000		Trixie … Producer

1999

… Producer

1997		Afterglow … Producer
1997		Gun (6 episodes) … Producer
1997		Jazz '34 … Producer

1994		Ready to Wear … Producer
1994		Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle … Producer

1988		The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial … Producer
1988		Tanner '88 (12 episodes) … Executive Producer

1987

… Producer

1985

… Producer

1984

… Producer

1983

… Producer

1982

… Executive Producer

1980

… Producer

1979		Rich Kids … Executive Producer
1979		A Perfect Couple … Producer
1979		Quintet … Producer

1978		A Wedding … Producer
1978		Remember My Name … Producer

1977		3 Women … Producer
1977		The Late Show … Producer

1976		Welcome to L.A. … Producer
1976		Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson … Producer

1975

… Producer

1974

… Producer

1964

… Producer

1957		The James Dean Story … Producer
1957		The Delinquents … Producer

Acting

2014		Altman as Himself (archive footage)
2014		And the Oscar Goes To...

2013

as Himself

2012

2005		Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker as Himself
2005		A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

2004

as Himself

2003

as Himself

2002		The Making of 'Gosford Park' as Himself
2002		Robert Altman in England as Himself
2002		Rip Van Marlowe as Self

2001

(1 episode) as Self

2000		Backstory (1 episode) as Self
2000		Enlisted: The Story of 'MAS*H' as Himself

1999

(1 episode)

1997

as Himself

1995

1994

(1 episode)

1993

as Himself

1992

as Interviewee

1990

as Himself

1982

as Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)

1978

(1 episode)

1973

as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

1970

as Bob

1968

(2 episodes) as Self - Guest

1953

(2 episodes)

1952

(1 episode)

1947

as Man Drinking (uncredited)

Writing

2001

… Idea

1996

… Writer

1994

… Screenplay

1993

… Screenplay

1987		Aria … Writer
1987		Beyond Therapy … Screenplay

1980

… Writer

1979		A Perfect Couple … Writer
1979		Quintet … Screenplay … Story

1978

… Writer

1977

… Writer

1976

… Screenstory … Screenplay

1974

… Screenplay

1972

… Writer

1971

… Screenplay

1962

… Dialogue

1957

… Writer

1956

… Writer

1955

… Writer

1948

… Story

Creator

1988

… Creator

Editing

1957

… Editor

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