Robert Altman
Biography
Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 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.
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Filmography
Acting (53)
Movies (44)
Breakdown: 1975
2025as Self - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage)
Daedalus
2024as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
2020as Self (archive footage)
Nothing Like a Dame
2018as Self (archive footage)
Altman
2014as Self (archive footage)
What Is Cinema?
2013as Self
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
2005as Self
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
2005
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004as Self
The Politics of Docs
2004as Self
On the Set: Alex’s Loft
2004as Self
Looking for Sophia
2004as Self
Words in Progress
2004 On the Set: Loews Theater
2004as Self
Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau
2004as Self
Fact & Fiction
2004as Self
What’s Happened Since ‘88
2004as Self
Why Tanner, Why Now?
2004as Self
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
2003as Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003as Self
A Decade Under the Influence
2003as Self
Imagining Images
2003as Self
Robert Altman in England
2002as Himself
Rip Van Marlowe
2002as Self
Robert Altman on 'Rashomon'
2002as Self
The Making of Gosford Park
2002as Self
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
2000as Self
Altman on His Own Terms
2000as Self
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
1999as Self
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997as Self
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
1996as Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995as Self
Made in the USA
1993as Self
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993as Self
Robert Altman's Players
1992as Self
Hollywood Mavericks
1990as Self
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982as Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
Endless Love
1981as Hotel Manager
From the Prairie to the Palace
1976
The Long Goodbye
1973as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Events
1970as Bob
The Kathryn Reed Story
1965as Himself
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947as Man Drinking (uncredited)
24 Tracks: Robert Altman's Nashville
as Himself
Television (9)
Crew (146)
Movies (114)
A Prairie Home Companion
2006Director
A Prairie Home Companion
2006Producer
The Company
2003Director
The Company
2003Producer
Gosford Park
2001Director
Gosford Park
2001Idea
Gosford Park
2001Producer
Trixie
2000Producer
Dr. T & the Women
2000Director
Dr. T & the Women
2000Producer
Gun: Fatal Betrayal
2000Producer
Cookie's Fortune
1999Director
Cookie's Fortune
1999Producer
The Gingerbread Man
1998Director
Killer App
1998Director
Afterglow
1997Producer
Jazz '34
1997Director
Jazz '34
1997Producer
Kansas City
1996Director
Kansas City
1996Producer
Kansas City
1996Writer
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994Producer
Prêt-à-Porter
1994Director
Prêt-à-Porter
1994Producer
Prêt-à-Porter
1994Writer
Short Cuts
1993Director
Short Cuts
1993Screenplay
Black and Blue: A Musical Revue
1993Director
The Player
1992Director
Vincent & Theo
1990Director
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988Director
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988Producer
Beyond Therapy
1987Director
Beyond Therapy
1987Screenplay
Aria
1987Director
Aria
1987Writer
Basements
1987Director
Basements
1987Producer
O.C. and Stiggs
1987Director
O.C. and Stiggs
1987Producer
The Laundromat
1985Director
Fool for Love
1985Director
Secret Honor
1984Director
Secret Honor
1984Producer
Streamers
1983Director
Streamers
1983Producer
Precious Blood
1982Director
Precious Blood
1982Executive Producer
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
1982Director
Rattlesnake in a Cooler
1982Director
Rattlesnake in a Cooler
1982Executive Producer
Popeye
1980Director
HealtH
1980Director
HealtH
1980Producer
HealtH
1980Writer
Quintet
1979Director
Quintet
1979Producer
Quintet
1979Screenplay
Quintet
1979Story
A Perfect Couple
1979Director
A Perfect Couple
1979Producer
A Perfect Couple
1979Writer
Rich Kids
1979Executive Producer
A Wedding
1978Director
A Wedding
1978Producer
A Wedding
1978Screenplay
A Wedding
1978Story
Remember My Name
1978Producer
3 Women
1977Director
3 Women
1977Producer
3 Women
1977Writer
The Late Show
1977Producer
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976Director
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976Producer
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976Screenplay
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976Screenstory
Welcome to L.A.
1976Producer
Nashville
1975Director
Nashville
1975Producer
California Split
1974Director
California Split
1974Producer
Thieves Like Us
1974Director
Thieves Like Us
1974Screenplay
The Long Goodbye
1973Director
Images
1972Director
Images
1972Writer
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971Director
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971Screenplay
Brewster McCloud
1971Director
M*A*S*H
1970Director
That Cold Day in the Park
1969Director
Countdown
1967Director
The Happening
1967Second Unit Director
The Kathryn Reed Story
1965Director
Nightmare in Chicago
1964Director
Nightmare in Chicago
1964Producer
Pot au feu
1964Director
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
1963Director
The Party
1963Director
The James Dean Story
1957Director
The James Dean Story
1957Editor
The James Dean Story
1957Producer
The Delinquents
1957Director
The Delinquents
1957Producer
The Delinquents
1957Writer
The Model's Handbook
1956Director
The Magic Bond
1956Director
Corn's-a-Poppin'
1956Writer
The Perfect Crime
1955Director
The Perfect Crime
1955Writer
The Dirty Look
1954Director
The Sound of Bells
1952Director
Modern Football
1951Director
Bodyguard
1948Story
Television (32)
Tanner on Tanner
2004Creator
Tanner on Tanner
2004Director
Tanner on Tanner
2004Executive Producer
Gun
1997Director
Gun
1997Producer
Vincent & Theo
1990Director
Tanner '88
1988Director
Tanner '88
1988Executive Producer
Saturday Night Live
1975Director
Premiere
1968Director
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963Director
Combat!
1962Director
The Gallant Men
1962Director
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961Director
Cain's Hundred
1961Director
Bus Stop
1961Director
Route 66
1960Director
The Roaring 20's
1960Director
Surfside 6
1960Director
Bonanza
1959Director
Hawaiian Eye
1959Director
The Troubleshooters
1959Director
Lawman
1958Director
Bronco
1958Director
U.S. Marshal
1958Director
Maverick
1957Director
M Squad
1957Director
Sugarfoot
1957Director
Whirlybirds
1957Director
The Gale Storm Show
1956Director
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955Director
The Millionaire
1955Director
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