Stanley Kramer

ActorCrewDirectorProducer Sep 29 (died age 87) Brooklyn, New York, United States 1942–2008 (66 year career)

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Biography

Stanley Earl Kramer (September 29, 1913 – February 19, 2001) was an American film director and producer responsible for some of Hollywood's most famous "message" movies. His notable films include The Defiant Ones (1958), On the Beach (1959), Inherit the Wind (1960), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Ship of Fools (1965) and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967). His work was recognized with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1961, and over the course of hi…

Known For

Film

High Noon

Producer

Film

Judgment at Nuremberg

Director

Film

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Director

Film

Inherit the Wind

Director

Film

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Director

Film

The Caine Mutiny

Producer

Film

The Defiant Ones

Director

Film

The Wild One

Producer

Filmography

Acting (26)

Movies (17)

Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth

2008

as Self (archive footage)

A Special Kind of Love

2008

as Self (archive footage)

Brando: An Icon Is Born

2007

as Himself (archive footage)

7.0

A Tribute to Stanley Kramer

2004

as Self (archive footage)

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

2000

6.0

Bogart: Here's Looking at You, Kid

1997

as Self

The Making of High Noon

1992

as Self

6.0

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

1991

as Self

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

1990

as Self

10.0

Anthony Quinn: An Original

1990

as Self

6.7

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

1988

as Self

7.0

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987

as Self

6.5

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

1986

as Self

8.0

I'll Teach You to Dream

1985

Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley

1975

as Host

3.7

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita

1974

as Self - Host

Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

1974

as Host

Television (9)

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

as Self - Guest

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Here's Hollywood

The Oscars

as Self

This Is Your Life

as Self

What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Crew (58)

Movies (58)

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Thanks

The Runner Stumbles

Director

The Runner Stumbles

Producer

The Domino Principle

Director

The Domino Principle

Producer

Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley

1975

Director

3.7

Judgment: The Court Martial of Lt. William Calley

1975

Producer

3.7

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita

1974

Director

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita

1974

Producer

Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

1974

Director

Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

1974

Producer

Oklahoma Crude

Director

Oklahoma Crude

Producer

Bless the Beasts & Children

1971

Director

6.8

Bless the Beasts & Children

1971

Producer

6.8

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

1970

Director

6.9

The Secret of Santa Vittoria

Producer

R.P.M.

Director

R.P.M.

Producer

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1967

Director

7.6

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Producer

Ship of Fools

Director

Ship of Fools

Producer

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

Director

7.0

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Producer

A Child Is Waiting

Producer

Pressure Point

Producer

Judgment at Nuremberg

1961

Director

8.0

Judgment at Nuremberg

Producer

Inherit the Wind

Director

Inherit the Wind

Presenter

Inherit the Wind

Producer

On the Beach

Director

On the Beach

Producer

The Defiant Ones

Director

The Defiant Ones

Producer

The Pride and the Passion

1957

Director

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The Pride and the Passion

Producer

Not as a Stranger

Director

Not as a Stranger

Producer

The Caine Mutiny

Producer

The Wild One

Producer

The Juggler

Producer

The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

Producer

High Noon

Producer

The Member of the Wedding

Producer

The Sniper

Producer

Eight Iron Men

Producer

The Happy Time

Producer

My Six Convicts

Producer

The Four Poster

Producer

Death of a Salesman

Producer

The Men

Producer

Cyrano de Bergerac

Producer

Champion

Producer

Home of the Brave

Producer

So This Is New York

Producer

The Moon and Sixpence

1942

Producer

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