Billy Wilder
Biography
Billy Wilder, born Samuel Wilder; (22 June 1906 - 27 March 2002) was an Austrian-born director, screenwriter and producer who is regarded as one of the most successful filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age. Today he is best known for his comedies, although he also directed dramas and film noirs. Wilder is one of only five people who have won Academy Awards as producer, director, and writer for the same film (The Apartment). Wilder's career began in Germany, where he worked as a writer for comedy…
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Filmography
Acting (30)
Movies (19)
Audrey
2020as Self - Filmmaker (voice) (archive footage)
Hollywood's Second World War
2019as Self (archive footage)
Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder
2017as Self (archive footage)
Billy Wilder: Nobody's Perfect
2016as Self (archive footage)
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
2006as Self (archive footage)
Billy Wilder Speaks
2006as Self - Filmmaker
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
2006as Self (archive footage)
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
2001as Self (archive footage)
Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor
2000as Self (archive footage)
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998as Self
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997as Self
Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
1996as Self
Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door
1996as Self
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993as Self
Billy, How Did You Do It?
1992as Self
The Exiles
1989as Self
Directed by William Wyler
1986as Self
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
1982as Self
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
1966Television (11)
Un film et son époque
2003as Self (archive footage)
Billy, How Did You Do It?
1992as Self
Film Lesson
1991as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973as Self
Film '72
1971as Self
Cinépanorama
1956as Self
The Oscars
1953as Self
German Film Award
1951as Self
Crew (117)
Movies (117)
La Garçonnière
2018Original Story
The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot'
2006Thanks
The Making of 'Some Like It Hot'
2006Thanks
Sabrina
1995Original Film Writer
Sugar
1982Original Film Writer
Witness for the Prosecution
1982Screenplay
Buddy Buddy
1981Director
Buddy Buddy
1981Writer
Fedora
1978Director
Fedora
1978Producer
Fedora
1978Writer
The Front Page
1974Director
The Front Page
1974Screenplay
Double Indemnity
1973Screenplay
Avanti!
1972Director
Avanti!
1972Producer
Avanti!
1972Screenplay
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970Director
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970Producer
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970Writer
The Fortune Cookie
1966Director
The Fortune Cookie
1966Producer
The Fortune Cookie
1966Writer
Kiss Me, Stupid
1964Director
Kiss Me, Stupid
1964Producer
Kiss Me, Stupid
1964Screenplay
Irma la Douce
1963Director
Irma la Douce
1963Producer
Irma la Douce
1963Screenplay
One, Two, Three
1961Director
One, Two, Three
1961Producer
One, Two, Three
1961Screenplay
The Apartment
1960Director
The Apartment
1960Producer
The Apartment
1960Screenplay
Some Like It Hot
1959Director
Some Like It Hot
1959Producer
Some Like It Hot
1959Screenplay
Witness for the Prosecution
1957Director
Witness for the Prosecution
1957Screenplay
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957Director
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957Producer
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957Screenplay
Love in the Afternoon
1957Director
Love in the Afternoon
1957Producer
Love in the Afternoon
1957Screenplay
The Seven Year Itch
1955Director
The Seven Year Itch
1955Producer
The Seven Year Itch
1955Screenplay
Sabrina
1954Director
Sabrina
1954Producer
Sabrina
1954Screenplay
Emil and the Detectives
1954Screenplay
Stalag 17
1953Director
Stalag 17
1953Producer
Stalag 17
1953Writer
Ace in the Hole
1951Director
Ace in the Hole
1951Producer
Ace in the Hole
1951Writer
Sunset Boulevard
1950Director
Sunset Boulevard
1950Screenplay
The Emperor Waltz
1948Director
The Emperor Waltz
1948Writer
A Foreign Affair
1948Director
A Foreign Affair
1948Screenplay
A Song Is Born
1948Original Film Writer
A Song Is Born
1948Story
The Bishop's Wife
1947Additional Writing
Masquerade in Mexico
1945Original Film Writer
The Lost Weekend
1945Director
The Lost Weekend
1945Screenplay
Death Mills
1945Director
Death Mills
1945Editor
Double Indemnity
1944Director
Double Indemnity
1944Screenplay
Five Graves to Cairo
1943Director
Five Graves to Cairo
1943Screenplay
The Major and the Minor
1942Director
The Major and the Minor
1942Writer
Hold Back the Dawn
1941Writer
Ball of Fire
1941Original Story
Ball of Fire
1941Screenplay
Arise, My Love
1940Screenplay
Rhythm on the River
1940Story
Ninotchka
1939Screenplay
Midnight
1939Screenplay
What a Life
1939Screenplay
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938Screenplay
That Certain Age
1938Writer
Champagne Waltz
1937Story
First Offence
1936Original Story
Emil and the Detectives
1935Screenplay
The Lottery Lover
1935Screenplay
Bad Seed
1934Director
Bad Seed
1934Writer
Music in the Air
1934Screenplay
One Exciting Adventure
1934Story
What Women Dream
1933Screenplay
Adorable
1933Writer
Madame Wants No Children
1933Screenplay
Scampolo, ein Kind der Straße
1932Writer
Happy Ever After
1932Writer
Where Is This Lady?
1932Story
The Winner
1932Writer
Once There Was a Waltz
1932Writer
A Blonde Dream
1932Writer
The Blue from the Sky
1932Screenplay
Princess, At Your Orders!
1931Writer
Her Grace Commands
1931Writer
Emil and the Detectives
1931Screenplay
The Wrong Husband
1931Writer
Infidelities
1931Story
The Man in Search of His Murderer
1931Screenplay
The fight with the dragon or: The tragedy of the lodger
1930Writer
People on Sunday
1930Screenplay
Der Teufelsreporter
1929Writer
Sunset Boulevard
Original Film Writer
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