Robert Altman
Directing
Born 1925-02-20
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
Popular credits
The Long Goodbye
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Endless Love
Hotel Manager
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Man Drinking (uncredited)
The Oscars
Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
Nothing Like a Dame
Self (archive footage)
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Self
Altman
Self (archive footage)
What Is Cinema?
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Breakdown: 1975
Self - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage)
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
The Directors
Self
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self
Events
Bob
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
The South Bank Show
Self
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin