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Robert Altman

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Writer / Theatre Director | * 02/20/1925 († 81, 11/20/2006) | Kansas City, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
Robert Bernard Altman ( AWLT-mən; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is considered an enduring figure from the New Hollywood era known directing subversive and satirical films with overlapping dialogue and ensemble casts. Over his career he received several awards including an Academy Honorary Award, two British Academy Film Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for seven competitive Academy Awards. Altman was nominated for five Academy Awards for Best Director for the war comedy M*A*S*H (1970), the musical film Nashville (1975), the Hollywood satire The Player (1992), the dark comedy Short Cuts (1993), and the murder mystery Gosford Park (2001). He is ... ()
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Robert Bernard Altman (1925–2006) 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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Comedies

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A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one? ...

The Player

R

1992 | 3.6/5 | 2h 4min
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child ...

Short Cuts

R

1993 | 3.6/5 | 3h 7min
Drama, Comedy
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The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Tennessee. ...

Nashville

R

1975 | 3.7/5 | 2h 40min
Drama, Music, Comedy
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In 1930’s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes ...

Gosford Park

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2001 | 3.4/5 | 2h 11min
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Robert Altman

Fellow of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences National Board of Review Award for Best Film BAFTA Award for Best Direction Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Academy Honorary Award 5x Academy Award for Best Director 2x Academy Award for Best Picture César Award for Best Foreign Film
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Movies with Robert Altman as Actor(30)

as Self (archive footage)2020 Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
as Self (archive footage)2018 Nothing Like a Dame
as Self (archive footage)2014 Altman
as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as himself2013 What Is Cinema?
2005 A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
as himself2005 Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
as himself2004 Looking for Sophia
2004 Words in Progress
as himself2004 Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
as himself2003 Imagining Images
as himself2003 A Decade Under the Influence
as himself2002 Rip Van Marlowe
as himself2002 Robert Altman in England
as himself2002 The Making of 'Gosford Park'
as himself2000 Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
as himself1999 Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
as himself1997 Frank Capra's American Dream
as himself1996 Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
as himself1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as himself1993 Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
as himself1993 Made in the USA
as himself1992 Robert Altman's Players
as himself1990 Hollywood Mavericks
as Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)1982 Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
as Hotel Manager1981 Endless Love
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)1973 The Long Goodbye
as Bob1970 Events
as himself1965 The Kathryn Reed Story
as Man Drinking (uncredited)1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

TV Shows/Series with Robert Altman as Actor(7)

as himself2001 History vs. Hollywood
as himself2000 Backstory
1999 The Directors
as himself1993 Intimate Portrait
as himself1978 The South Bank Show
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show
1952 Omnibus

Movies with Robert Altman as Crew(111)

Directing/Director2006 A Prairie Home Companion
Production/Producer2006 A Prairie Home Companion
Directing/Director2003 The Company
Production/Producer2003 The Company
Directing/Director2001 Gosford Park
Production/Producer2001 Gosford Park
Writing/Idea2001 Gosford Park
Production/Producer2000 Trixie
Directing/Director2000 Dr. T & the Women
Production/Producer2000 Dr. T & the Women
Directing/Director1999 Cookie's Fortune
Production/Producer1999 Cookie's Fortune
Directing/Director1998 The Gingerbread Man
Directing/Director1998 Killer App
Directing/Director1997 Jazz '34
Production/Producer1997 Jazz '34
Production/Producer1997 Afterglow
Directing/Director1996 Kansas City
Writing/Writer1996 Kansas City
Directing/Director1994 Ready to Wear
Production/Producer1994 Ready to Wear
Writing/Writer1994 Ready to Wear
Production/Producer1994 Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Directing/Director1993 Black and Blue
Directing/Director1993 Short Cuts
Writing/Screenplay1993 Short Cuts
Directing/Director1992 The Player
Directing/Director1990 Vincent & Theo
Directing/Director1988 The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Production/Producer1988 The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Directing/Director1987 Beyond Therapy
Writing/Screenplay1987 Beyond Therapy
Directing/Director1987 Aria
Writing/Writer1987 Aria
Directing/Director1987 Basements
Production/Producer1987 Basements
Directing/Director1985 The Laundromat
Directing/Director1985 O.C. and Stiggs
Production/Producer1985 O.C. and Stiggs
Directing/Director1985 Fool for Love
Directing/Director1984 Secret Honor
Production/Producer1984 Secret Honor
Directing/Director1983 Streamers
Production/Producer1983 Streamers
Directing/Director1982 Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Directing/Director1982 Rattlesnake in a Cooler
Production/Executive Producer1982 Rattlesnake in a Cooler
Directing/Director1982 Precious Blood
Production/Executive Producer1982 Precious Blood
Directing/Director1980 Health
Production/Producer1980 Health
Writing/Writer1980 Health
Directing/Director1980 Popeye
Directing/Director1979 Quintet
Production/Producer1979 Quintet
Writing/Story1979 Quintet
Writing/Screenplay1979 Quintet
Directing/Director1979 A Perfect Couple
Production/Producer1979 A Perfect Couple
Writing/Writer1979 A Perfect Couple
Production/Executive Producer1979 Rich Kids
Production/Producer1978 Remember My Name
Directing/Director1978 A Wedding
Production/Producer1978 A Wedding
Writing/Writer1978 A Wedding
Production/Producer1977 The Late Show
Directing/Director1977 3 Women
Production/Producer1977 3 Women
Writing/Writer1977 3 Women
Directing/Director1976 Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Production/Producer1976 Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Writing/Screenplay1976 Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Writing/Screenstory1976 Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Production/Producer1976 Welcome to L.A.
Directing/Director1975 Nashville
Production/Producer1975 Nashville
Directing/Director1974 California Split
Production/Producer1974 California Split
Directing/Director1974 Thieves Like Us
Writing/Screenplay1974 Thieves Like Us
Directing/Director1973 The Long Goodbye
Directing/Director1972 Images
Writing/Screenplay1972 Images
Directing/Director1971 McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Writing/Screenplay1971 McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Directing/Director1970 Brewster McCloud
Directing/Director1970 M*A*S*H
Directing/Director1969 That Cold Day in the Park
Directing/Second Unit Director1967 The Happening
Directing/Director1967 Countdown
Directing/Director1965 The Kathryn Reed Story
Directing/Director1964 Pot au feu
Directing/Director1964 Nightmare in Chicago
Production/Producer1964 Nightmare in Chicago
Directing/Director1963 The Long, Lost Life of Edward Smalley
Directing/Director1963 The Party
Writing/Dialogue1962 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Directing/Director1957 The Delinquents
Production/Producer1957 The Delinquents
Writing/Writer1957 The Delinquents
Directing/Director1957 The James Dean Story
Editing/Editor1957 The James Dean Story
Production/Producer1957 The James Dean Story
Directing/Director1956 The Magic Bond
Writing/Writer1956 Corn's-A-Poppin'
Directing/Director1955 The Perfect Crime
Writing/Writer1955 The Perfect Crime
Directing/Director1954 The Dirty Look
Directing/Director1952 The Sound of Bells
Directing/Director1951 Modern Football
Writing/Story1948 Bodyguard

TV Shows/Series with Robert Altman as Crew(24)

Production/Producer1997 Gun
Directing/Director1988 Tanner '88
Production/Executive Producer1988 Tanner '88
Creator/Creator1988 Tanner '88
Directing/Director1975 Saturday Night Live
Directing/Director1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
Directing/Director1962 Combat!
Directing/Director1962 The Gallant Men
Directing/Director1961 Cain's Hundred
Directing/Director1961 Bus Stop
Directing/Director1961 Kraft Mystery Theatre
Directing/Director1960 Surfside 6
Directing/Director1960 Route 66
Directing/Director1959 Hawaiian Eye
Directing/Director1959 The Troubleshooters
Directing/Director1958 Lawman
Directing/Director1958 Bronco
Directing/Director1957 Maverick
Directing/Director1957 Sugarfoot
Directing/Director1957 Whirlybirds
Directing/Director1957 M Squad
Directing/Director1956 The Gale Storm Show
Directing/Director1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Directing/Director1955 The Millionaire

Full Name: Robert Bernard Altman
Born: Friday, 02/20 1925 (February) in Kansas City, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
Died: Monday, 11/20 2006 (November) in Los Angeles (aged: 81)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Wentworth Military Academy and College, Southwest Early College Campus, Rockhurst High School, Southwest High School
Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Writers Guild of America, West
Influenced by/Role models: Howard Hawks
Other names for Robert Altman (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Robert B. Altman"
"Robert Bernard Altman"
"로버트 알트만"
"로버트 알트먼"
"로버트 올트먼"
"ロバート・アルトマン"
Robert Altman frequently works together with these people:
Andy Samberg (29x, Actor)
Scott Bushnell (28x, Crew)
Stephen Altman (22x, Crew)
Bill Hader (21x, Actor)
Fred Armisen (18x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (17x, Actress)
Alan Rudolph (17x, Crew)
Raymond Bailey (16x, Actor)
Kenan Thompson (15x, Actor)
Harry Tyler (15x, Actor)
Robert Eggenweiler (14x, Crew)
Tommy Thompson (14x, Crew)
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