Otto Preminger

ActorDirectorProducerDirecting Dec 5 (died age 80) Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary 1931–2022 (91 year career)

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Biography

Otto Ludwig Preminger (5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian theatre and film director. After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945). In the 1950s and 1960s, he directed a number of high-profile adaptations of popular novels and stage works. Several of these pushed the boundaries of censorship by dealing with topics which were th…

Known For

Film

Anatomy of a Murder

Director

Film

Laura

Director

Film

Stalag 17

Oberst von Scherbach

Film

River of No Return

Director

Film

The Man with the Golden Arm

Director

Film

The Hobbit

Elvenking (voice)

Film

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Director

Film

Bunny Lake Is Missing

Director

Filmography

Acting (31)

Movies (12)

The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Preminger

2022

as Himself

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

as Self (archive footage)

The Hobbit

as Elvenking (voice)

Die Titelmacher

as Self

Rickles

1975

The Making of A Movie

1965

as Himself

Stalag 17

1953

as Oberst von Scherbach

7.7

The Girl on The Roof

1953

as Voice

4.4

Where Do We Go from Here?

1945

as General Rahl (uncredited)

They Got Me Covered

as Fauscheim

Margin for Error

as Karl Baumer

The Pied Piper

as Major Diessen

Television (19)

Je später der Abend

1973

as Self

Samedi soir

as Self

Film '72

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self (uncredited)

Batman

as Mister Freeze

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine

1962

as Himself

5.0

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self

5.4

Treffpunkt New York

1961

as Self

Small World

1958

as Self

7.3

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

Cinépanorama

as Self

Hollywood Preview

as Self

Reflets de Cannes

as Self

What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

Suspense

as Captain von Weissenborn

4.9

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

as Self

6.8

Crew (66)

Movies (66)

The Human Factor

Director

The Human Factor

Producer

Rosebud

Director

Rosebud

Producer

Such Good Friends

Director

Such Good Friends

Producer

Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon

1970

Director

5.2

Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon

Producer

Skidoo

Director

Skidoo

Producer

Hurry Sundown

Director

Hurry Sundown

Producer

Bunny Lake Is Missing

1965

Director

7.2

Bunny Lake Is Missing

Producer

In Harm's Way

Director

In Harm's Way

Producer

The Cardinal

Director

The Cardinal

Producer

Advise & Consent

Director

Advise & Consent

Producer

Exodus

Director

Exodus

Producer

Anatomy of a Murder

Director

Anatomy of a Murder

Producer

Porgy and Bess

Director

Bonjour Tristesse

Director

Bonjour Tristesse

Producer

Saint Joan

Director

Saint Joan

Producer

The Man with the Golden Arm

1955

Director

7.1

The Man with the Golden Arm

1955

Producer

7.1

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

Director

River of No Return

Director

Carmen Jones

Director

Carmen Jones

Producer

Angel Face

Director

Angel Face

Producer

The Moon Is Blue

Director

The Moon Is Blue

Producer

The Girl on The Roof

Director

The 13th Letter

Director

The 13th Letter

Producer

Whirlpool

Director

Whirlpool

Producer

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1950

Director

7.2

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Producer

The Fan

Director

The Fan

Producer

That Lady in Ermine

Director

Daisy Kenyon

Director

Daisy Kenyon

Producer

Forever Amber

Director

Centennial Summer

Director

Centennial Summer

Producer

Fallen Angel

Director

Fallen Angel

Producer

A Royal Scandal

Director

Laura

Director

Laura

Producer

In the Meantime, Darling

Director

Margin for Error

Director

Kidnapped

Co-Director

Danger – Love at Work

Director

Under Your Spell

Director

Die grosse Liebe

Director

Die grosse Liebe

Producer