Robert Aldrich

Robert Aldrich

ActorDirectorProducerWriterDirecting Aug 9 (died age 65) Cranston, Rhode Island, USA 1942–2006 (64 year career)
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Biography

Robert Aldrich was an American film director, writer and producer, notable for such films as Kiss Me Deadly (1955), The Big Knife (1955), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), The Dirty Dozen (1967). Born in Cranston, Rhode Island, the son of Lora Lawson and newspaper publisher Edward Burgess Aldrich. He was a grandson of U.S. Senator Nelson W. Aldrich and a cousin of Nelson Rockefeller. He studied economics at the University of Virginia. In 1941, he dropped out of college for a $50-a-week …

Known For

Filmography

Crew (75)

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Movies (70)

...All the Marbles

...All the Marbles

1981

Director

6.2
The Frisco Kid

The Frisco Kid

1979

Director

6.1
The Choirboys

The Choirboys

1977

Director

5.3
Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977

Director

6.4
Hustle

Hustle

1975

Director

5.6
Hustle

Hustle

1975

Producer

5.6
The Longest Yard

The Longest Yard

1974

Director

6.7
Emperor of the North

Emperor of the North

1973

Director

6.7
Ulzana's Raid

Ulzana's Raid

1972

Director

6.9
The Grissom Gang

The Grissom Gang

1971

Director

6.6
The Grissom Gang

The Grissom Gang

1971

Producer

6.6
Too Late the Hero

Too Late the Hero

1970

Director

6.4
Too Late the Hero

Too Late the Hero

1970

Producer

6.4
Too Late the Hero

Too Late the Hero

1970

Screenplay

6.4
Too Late the Hero

Too Late the Hero

1970

Story

6.4
The Greatest Mother of 'em All

The Greatest Mother of 'em All

1969

Director

What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?

What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?

1969

Producer

6.2
The Legend of Lylah Clare

The Legend of Lylah Clare

1968

Director

5.9
The Legend of Lylah Clare

The Legend of Lylah Clare

1968

Producer

5.9
The Killing of Sister George

The Killing of Sister George

1968

Director

6.2
The Killing of Sister George

The Killing of Sister George

1968

Producer

6.2
The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

1967

Director

7.6
The Flight of the Phoenix

The Flight of the Phoenix

1965

Director

7.2
The Flight of the Phoenix

The Flight of the Phoenix

1965

Producer

7.2
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964

Director

7.3
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

1964

Producer

7.3
4 for Texas

4 for Texas

1963

Director

5.1
4 for Texas

4 for Texas

1963

Producer

5.1
4 for Texas

4 for Texas

1963

Screenplay

5.1
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1962

Director

7.9
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

1962

Producer

7.9
Sodom and Gomorrah

Sodom and Gomorrah

1962

Director

5.3
The Last Sunset

The Last Sunset

1961

Director

6.8
The Angry Hills

The Angry Hills

1959

Director

4.4
Ten Seconds to Hell

Ten Seconds to Hell

1959

Director

6.2
Ten Seconds to Hell

Ten Seconds to Hell

1959

Producer

6.2
Ten Seconds to Hell

Ten Seconds to Hell

1959

Screenplay

6.2
The Ride Back

The Ride Back

1957

Producer

6.3
Attack

Attack

1956

Director

6.8
Attack

Attack

1956

Producer

6.8
Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves

1956

Director

7.0
Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

1955

Director

7.2
Kiss Me Deadly

Kiss Me Deadly

1955

Producer

7.2
The Big Knife

The Big Knife

1955

Director

6.0
The Big Knife

The Big Knife

1955

Producer

6.0
Apache

Apache

1954

Director

6.0
Vera Cruz

Vera Cruz

1954

Director

6.6
World for Ransom

World for Ransom

1954

Director

5.1
World for Ransom

World for Ransom

1954

Producer

5.1
Big Leaguer

Big Leaguer

1953

Director

6.8
Limelight

Limelight

1952

Assistant Director

7.9
The Steel Trap

The Steel Trap

1952

Production Supervisor

6.4
M

M

1951

Assistant Director

6.4
The Prowler

The Prowler

1951

Assistant Director

6.8
New Mexico

New Mexico

1951

Assistant Director

3.1
Force of Evil

Force of Evil

1950

Assistant Director

6.5
The Red Pony

The Red Pony

1949

Assistant Director

5.9
Caught

Caught

1949

Assistant Director

6.6
Red Light

Red Light

1949

Second Unit First Assistant Director

5.8
So This Is New York

So This Is New York

1948

Assistant Director

6.0
No Minor Vices

No Minor Vices

1948

Assistant Director

6.7
Body and Soul

Body and Soul

1947

Assistant Director

6.7
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

1947

Assistant Director

6.1
The Southerner

The Southerner

1945

Assistant Director

6.5
Pardon My Past

Pardon My Past

1945

Assistant Director

6.0
Gangway for Tomorrow

Gangway for Tomorrow

1943

Second Assistant Director

5.3
Bombardier

Bombardier

1943

Second Assistant Director

5.6
Joan of Paris

Joan of Paris

1942

Second Assistant Director

6.5
The Falcon Takes Over

The Falcon Takes Over

1942

Second Assistant Director

6.2
The Big Street

The Big Street

1942

Second Assistant Director

5.6