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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.

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.

Personal Info

Known For Directing

Gender Male

Known Credits 108

Birthday 1925-02-20

Day of Death 2006-11-20

Place of Birth Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Official Site -

Also Known As

  • Robert B. Altman
  • Robert Bernard Altman

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Directing TV ShowsMovies

2006 A Prairie Home Companion … Director
2004 Tanner on Tanner … Director
2003 The Company … Director
2001 Gosford Park … Director
2000 Dr. T & the Women … Director
1999 Cookie's Fortune … Director
1998 The Gingerbread Man … Director
1997 Jazz '34 … Director
1996 Kansas City … Director
1994 Ready to Wear … Director
1993 Short Cuts … Director
1992 The Player … Director
1990 Vincent & Theo … 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 Secret Honor … Director
1983 Streamers … Director
1982 Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean … Director
1982 Rattlesnake in a Cooler … Director
1980 Popeye … Director
1980 HealtH … Director
1979 A Perfect Couple … Director
1979 Quintet … Director
1978 A Wedding … Director
1977 3 Women … Director
1976 Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson … Director
1975 Saturday Night Live (1 episode) … Director
1975 Nashville … Director
1974 California Split … Director
1974 Thieves Like Us … Director
1973 The Long Goodbye … Director
1972 Images … Director
1971 McCabe & Mrs. Miller … Director
1970 Brewster McCloud … Director
1970 M*A*S*H … Director
1969 That Cold Day in the Park … Director
1968 Premiere (1 episode) … Director
1968 Countdown … Director
1965 The Katherine Reed Story … Director
1964 Pot au feu … Director
1964 Nightmare in Chicago … Director
1963 The Party … 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 (15 episodes) … Director
1956 The Gale Storm Show (1 episode) … Director
1956 U.S. Marshal (1 episode) … 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 The Sound of Bells … Director
1951 Modern Football … Director

Production

2006 A Prairie Home Companion … Producer
2003 The Company … Producer
2001 Gosford Park … Producer
2000 Dr. T & the Women … Producer
2000 Trixie … Producer
1999 Cookie's Fortune … Producer
1997 Afterglow … Producer
1997 Gun (6 episodes) … 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 Basements … Producer
1985 O.C. and Stiggs … Producer
1984 Secret Honor … Producer
1983 Streamers … Producer
1980 HealtH … Producer
1979 Rich Kids … Executive Producer
1979 A Perfect Couple … Producer
1979 Quintet … 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 Nashville … Producer
1974 California Split … Producer
1964 Nightmare in Chicago … Producer
1957 The James Dean Story … Producer
1957 The Delinquents … Producer

Acting

— The Directors (1 episode)
2014 Altman
2013 What is Cinema? as Himself
2012 Robert Altman on Rashomon
2005 Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker as Himself
2005 A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
2004 Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession as Himself
2003 A Decade Under the Influence as Himself
2002 Robert Altman in England as Himself
2002 Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H' as Himself
1997 Frank Capra's American Dream as Himself
1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1994 Intimate Portrait (1 episode)
1993 Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country as Himself
1992 Robert Altman's Players as Interviewee
1990 Hollywood Mavericks as Himself
1982 Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter as Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
1978 The South Bank Show (1 episode)
1970 Events as Bob
1953 The Academy Awards (2 episodes)
1952 Omnibus (1 episode)
1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as Man Drinking (uncredited)

Writing

2001 Gosford Park … Idea
1996 Kansas City … Writer
1994 Ready to Wear … Screenplay
1993 Short Cuts … Screenplay
1987 Aria … Writer
1987 Beyond Therapy … Screenplay
1980 HealtH … Writer
1979 A Perfect Couple … Writer
1979 Quintet … Screenplay … Story
1978 A Wedding … Writer
1977 3 Women … Writer
1976 Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson … Screenplay … Screenstory
1974 Thieves Like Us … Screenplay
1972 Images … Writer
1971 McCabe & Mrs. Miller … Screenplay
1962 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? … Dialogue
1957 The Delinquents … Writer
1956 Corn's-A-Poppin' … Writer
1955 The Perfect Crime … Writer
1948 Bodyguard … Story

Creator

1988 Tanner '88 … Creator

Editing

1957 The James Dean Story … Editor

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