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Nicholas Ray

Nicholas Ray

ActorWriterDirectorCrewProducer Aug 7 (died age 67) Galesville, Wisconsin, USA 1945–2025 (80 year career)
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Biography

Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle; 7 August 1911 – 16 June 1979) was an American film director best known for the films Rebel Without a Cause and Johnny Guitar. Described by the Harvard Film Archive as "Hollywood's last romantic" and "one of postwar American cinema’s supremely gifted and ultimately tragic filmmakers," Ray was considered an iconoclastic auteur director who often clashed with the Hollywood studio system of the time, but would prove highly influential to future generatio…

Known For

Rebel Without a Cause
Film

Rebel Without a Cause

Man in Last Shot (uncredited)
In a Lonely Place
Film

In a Lonely Place

Director
Hair
Film

Hair

The General
Johnny Guitar
Film

Johnny Guitar

Director
The American Friend
Film

The American Friend

Derwatt
King of Kings
Film

King of Kings

Director
Bigger Than Life
Film

Bigger Than Life

Additional Writing
They Live by Night
Film

They Live by Night

Adaptation

Filmography

Crew (46)

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Movies (45)

Wilder Demons #2

Wilder Demons #2

2024

Writer

Lightning Over Water

Lightning Over Water

1980

Director

6.6
Lightning Over Water

Lightning Over Water

1980

Writer

6.6
Marco

Marco

1978

Director

The Janitor

The Janitor

1974

Director

Wet Dreams

Wet Dreams

1974

Director

5.0
We Can't Go Home Again

We Can't Go Home Again

1973

Director

6.0
We Can't Go Home Again

We Can't Go Home Again

1973

Writer

6.0
Made in U.S.A

Made in U.S.A

1967

Thanks

6.1
Circus World

Circus World

1964

Story

6.2
55 Days at Peking

55 Days at Peking

1963

Director

6.9
King of Kings

King of Kings

1961

Director

7.1
The Savage Innocents

The Savage Innocents

1960

Director

6.7
The Savage Innocents

The Savage Innocents

1960

Screenplay

6.7
Party Girl

Party Girl

1958

Director

6.8
Wind Across the Everglades

Wind Across the Everglades

1958

Director

5.9
Bitter Victory

Bitter Victory

1957

Director

6.2
Bitter Victory

Bitter Victory

1957

Screenplay

6.2
The True Story of Jesse James

The True Story of Jesse James

1957

Director

6.3
Bigger Than Life

Bigger Than Life

1956

Additional Writing

7.2
Bigger Than Life

Bigger Than Life

1956

Director

7.2
Hot Blood

Hot Blood

1956

Director

5.3
Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

Director

7.5
Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

Story

7.5
Run for Cover

Run for Cover

1955

Director

6.7
Johnny Guitar

Johnny Guitar

1954

Director

7.4
Johnny Guitar

Johnny Guitar

1954

Producer

7.4
Johnny Guitar

Johnny Guitar

1954

Writer

7.4
“General Electric Theater” High Green Wall

“General Electric Theater” High Green Wall

1954

Director

The Lusty Men

The Lusty Men

1952

Director

6.7
Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

1952

Co-Director

5.8
Macao

Macao

1952

Co-Director

6.2
On Dangerous Ground

On Dangerous Ground

1951

Adaptation

6.6
On Dangerous Ground

On Dangerous Ground

1951

Director

6.6
Flying Leathernecks

Flying Leathernecks

1951

Director

5.8
In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place

1950

Director

7.6
Born to Be Bad

Born to Be Bad

1950

Director

5.9
They Live by Night

They Live by Night

1949

Adaptation

6.9
They Live by Night

They Live by Night

1949

Director

6.9
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

1949

Director

6.2
A Woman's Secret

A Woman's Secret

1949

Director

5.6
Roseanna McCoy

Roseanna McCoy

1949

Co-Director

5.6
Swing Parade of 1946

Swing Parade of 1946

1946

Writer

4.2
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1945

Dialogue

7.5
Tuesday in November

Tuesday in November

1945

Assistant Director