William Friedkin
Biography
William David Friedkin (August 29, 1935 – August 7, 2023) was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he is best known for his crime thriller film The French Connection (1971), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and the horror film The Exorcist (1973), which earned him another Academy Award n…
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Filmography
Acting (67)
Movies (61)
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
2024as Self
The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons
2022as Self
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021as Self (archive footage)
Algren
2021as Self
Fellini of the Spirits
2020as Self
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
2019as Self
Friedkin Uncut
2018as Self
The Devil and Father Amorth
2018as Self
Return to the Genre
2016
Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn
2015
Henri Langlois vu par...
2014as Self
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
A Fuller Life
2013as Self - Reader (segment "My Ballsy Yarns")
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013as Self
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
2013as Self
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2013as Self
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012as Self
Stanley Kubrick in Focus
2012as Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012as Self
Making the Boys
2011as Self
Miller's Tale
2011as Self
Godard Made in USA
2010as Self
The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now
2010as Self
Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist
2010as Self
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
2009as Self
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
2009as Self
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
2009as Self
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
2009as Self
Anatomy of a Chase
2009as Self
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
2008as Self
Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock
2008as Self
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
2008as Self
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
2008as Self
Exorcising 'Cruising'
2007as Self
The History of 'Cruising'
2007as Self
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
2007as Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007as Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007as Self
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
2007as Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007as Self
Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen
2007as Self
Shadows of Suspense
2006as Self
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005 A Little Solitaire
2004as Self
The Cutting Edge
2003as Self
Narc: The Friedkin Connection
2003as Self
Pursuing “The Hunted”
2003as Self
Filming “The Hunted”
2003as Self
A Decade Under the Influence
2003as Self
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
2003as Self
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
2001as Self
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
2000as Self
Without Limits
1998as TV Director
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
1998as Self - Director
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998as Self
Hollywood Halloween
1997as Self
Howard Hawks: American Artist
1997as Self
Fear in the Dark
1991as Self
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
1986as Self
Conversation with Fritz Lang
1975as Self
Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist
1974as Self
Crew (59)
Movies (54)
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
2023Director
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
2023Teleplay
The Devil and Father Amorth
2018Director
The Devil and Father Amorth
2018Writer
Verdi Aida
2015Stage Director
Henri Langlois vu par...
2014Director
Killer Joe
2012Director
Bug
2007Director
The Painter's Voice
2007Director
The Hunted
2003Director
Rules of Engagement
2000Director
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
1998Thanks
12 Angry Men
1997Director
Jade
1995Director
Jailbreakers
1994Director
Blue Chips
1994Director
The Guardian
1990Director
The Guardian
1990Screenplay
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
1988Director
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
1988Executive Producer
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
1988Story
Rampage
1987Director
Rampage
1987Producer
Rampage
1987Writer
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
1986Director
C.A.T. Squad
1986Director
C.A.T. Squad
1986Executive Producer
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985Director
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985Screenplay
Deal of the Century
1983Director
Cruising
1980Director
Cruising
1980Writer
The Brink's Job
1978Director
Sorcerer
1977Director
Sorcerer
1977Producer
Sorcerer
1977Screenplay
Conversation with Fritz Lang
1975Director
The Exorcist
1973Director
Paper Moon
1973Executive Producer
The French Connection
1971Director
The Boys in the Band
1970Director
The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968Director
The Birthday Party
1968Director
The Pickle Brothers
1967Director
Muggins
1967Producer
Good Times
1967Director
Good Times
1967Screenplay
The Thin Blue Line
1966Director
The Thin Blue Line
1966Producer
The Thin Blue Line
1966Story
Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon
1965Director
The Bold Men
1965Director
The People vs. Paul Crump
1962Director
The People vs. Paul Crump
1962Producer
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