Sidney Lumet
Biography
Sidney Lumet (June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his name. He was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Director for 12 Angry Men (1957), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976) and The Verdict (1982). He did not win an individual Academy Award, although he did receive an Academy Honorary Award and 14 of his films were nominated for various Oscars, such as Network, which was nominated for 10, winning 4. The Encyclopedia of…
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Filmography
Acting (42)
Movies (35)
Breakdown: 1975
2025as Self - Director of Dog day afternoon (archive footage)
One Step Further: Becoming Lumet
2023as Self
By Sidney Lumet
2015as Self
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009as Self
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008as Self
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
2008as Self
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
2008as Self
Prince of the City: The Real Story
2007as Self
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
2006as Self
The Making of 'Network'
2006as Self
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
2006as Self
The Manchurian Candidate
2004as Political Pundit
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004as Self
Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'
2004as Self
A Decade Under the Influence
2003as Self
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003as Self
The Education of Gore Vidal
2003as Self
Inside 'Serpico'
2002as Self
Dziga and His Brothers
2002as Self
New York at the Movies
2002as Self
The Tramp and the Dictator
2002as Self (uncredited)
Serpico: From Real to Reel
2002as Self
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
2000as Self
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
2000as Self - Director, 'Fail Safe'
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
1999as Self
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
1998as Self
Fonda on Fonda
1992as Self
Night of 100 Stars III
1990as Self
William Holden: The Golden Boy
1989as Self
Funny
1988as Self
The Making of 'Tootsie'
1982as Self
Wiz on Down the Road
1978as Self - Director
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
1965as Self
One Third of a Nation
1939as Joey Rogers
The 400 Million
1939as Additional Voice (voice)
Crew (97)
Movies (72)
In Her Skin
2009Consulting Producer
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007Director
Find Me Guilty
2006Director
Find Me Guilty
2006Screenplay
Strip Search
2004Director
Rachel, When the Lord
2004Director
Gloria
1999Director
Night Falls on Manhattan
1997Director
Night Falls on Manhattan
1997Screenplay
Critical Care
1997Director
Critical Care
1997Producer
Guilty as Sin
1993Director
A Stranger Among Us
1992Director
Q & A
1990Director
Q & A
1990Screenplay
Family Business
1989Director
Running on Empty
1988Director
Power
1986Director
The Morning After
1986Director
Garbo Talks
1984Director
Daniel
1983Director
Daniel
1983Executive Producer
The Verdict
1982Director
Deathtrap
1982Director
Prince of the City
1981Director
Prince of the City
1981Screenplay
Just Tell Me What You Want
1980Director
Just Tell Me What You Want
1980Producer
The Wiz
1978Director
Equus
1977Director
Network
1976Director
Dog Day Afternoon
1975Director
Murder on the Orient Express
1974Director
Lovin' Molly
1974Director
Serpico
1973Director
The Offence
1973Director
Child's Play
1972Director
The Anderson Tapes
1971Director
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970Director
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
1970Director
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
1970Producer
The Appointment
1969Director
Bye Bye Braverman
1968Director
Bye Bye Braverman
1968Producer
The Sea Gull
1968Director
The Sea Gull
1968Producer
The Deadly Affair
1967Director
The Deadly Affair
1967Producer
The Group
1966Director
The Pawnbroker
1965Director
The Hill
1965Director
Fail Safe
1964Director
Fail Safe
1964Executive Producer
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962Director
A View from the Bridge
1962Director
The Fugitive Kind
1960Director
The Hiding Place
1960Director
John Brown's Raid
1960Director
Beyond the Time Barrier
1960Casting Director
The Iceman Cometh
1960Director
Play of the Week: Rashomon
1960Director
The Dybbuk
1960Director
That Kind of Woman
1959Director
All the King's Men
1958Director
Stage Struck
1958Director
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
1958Director
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
1958Director
12 Angry Men
1957Director
Mr. Broadway
1957Director
Mr. Broadway
1957Producer
Tragedy in a Temporary Town
1956Director
The Challenge
1955Director
Television (25)
100 Centre Street
2001Director
100 Centre Street
2001Executive Producer
100 Centre Street
2001Writer
Play of the Week
1959Director
NBC Sunday Showcase
1959Director
DuPont Show of the Month
1957Director
The Seven Lively Arts
1957Director
Playhouse 90
1956Director
Frontier
1955Director
The Alcoa Hour
1955Director
Star Stage
1955Director
The Elgin Hour
1954Director
Producers' Showcase
1954Director
The Best of Broadway
1954Director
The United States Steel Hour
1953Director
You Are There
1953Director
Omnibus
1952Director
CBS Television Workshop
1952Director
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951Director
Casey, Crime Photographer
1951Director
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Director
Danger
1950Director
Mama
1949Director
Studio One
1948Director
Kraft Television Theatre
1947Director
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