Directing
Robert Altman
Born February 20, 1925 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA · Died November 20, 2006
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), "The Long Goodbye" (1973), and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
Known for
7.2
Gosford Park
Director, Producer, Idea
7.3
M*A*S*H
Director
7.5
The Player
Director
7.5
The Long Goodbye
Ambulance Driver (uncredited), Director
5.4
Popeye
Director
7.6
Short Cuts
Director, Screenplay
8.0
Saturday Night Live
Director
7.3
Bonanza
Director
7.6
Nashville
Director, Producer
7.6
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Director, Screenplay
4.7
Dr. T & the Women
Director, Producer
7.7
3 Women
Director, Writer, Producer
6.7
A Prairie Home Companion
Director, Producer
8.5
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Director
5.0
Endless Love
Hotel Manager
5.2
Prêt-à-Porter
Director, Producer, Writer
6.8
Cookie's Fortune
Director, Producer
5.7
The Gingerbread Man
Director
7.0
Images
Director, Writer
7.1
California Split
Director, Producer
Filmography
- 2025Breakdown: 1975Self - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage)Movie
- 2018Nothing Like a DameSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2014AltmanSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2013What Is Cinema?SelfMovie
- 2006A Prairie Home CompanionDirector, ProducerMovie
- 2005Elio Petri: Notes About a FilmmakerSelfMovie
- 2005A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman CorwinSelfMovie
- 2004Looking for SophiaSelfMovie
- 2004Z Channel: A Magnificent ObsessionSelfMovie
- 2004Words in ProgressMovie
- 2003The CompanyDirector, ProducerMovie
- 2003Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster YearsSelfMovie
- 2003Imagining ImagesSelfMovie
- 2003A Decade Under the InfluenceSelfMovie
- 2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved HollywoodSelfMovie
- 2002The Making of Gosford ParkSelfMovie
- 2002Heart of the FestivalSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2002Rip Van MarloweSelfMovie
- 2001Gosford ParkDirector, Producer, IdeaMovie
- 2001History vs. HollywoodSelfSeries
- 2000Dr. T & the WomenDirector, ProducerMovie
- 2000BackstorySelfSeries
- 2000TrixieProducerMovie
- 2000Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'SelfMovie
- 2000Altman on His Own TermsSelfMovie
- 1999Hitchcock: Shadow of a GeniusSelfMovie
- 1999Cookie's FortuneDirector, ProducerMovie
- 1999The DirectorsSelfSeries
- 1998The Gingerbread ManDirectorMovie
- 1997AfterglowProducerMovie
- 1997Frank Capra's American DreamSelfMovie
- 1997GunDirector, Executive ProducerSeries
- 1997Jazz '34Director, ProducerMovie
- 1996Kansas CityDirector, Writer, ProducerMovie
- 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesSelfMovie
- 1994Prêt-à-PorterDirector, Producer, WriterMovie
- 1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleProducerMovie
- 1994American CinemaSelfSeries
- 1993Intimate PortraitSelfSeries
- 1993Short CutsDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 1993Made in the USASelfMovie
- 1993Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver CountrySelfMovie
- 1992The PlayerDirectorMovie
- 1992Robert Altman's PlayersSelfMovie
- 1990Vincent & TheoDirectorMovie
- 1990Hollywood MavericksSelfMovie
- 1988The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialDirector, ProducerMovie
- 1988Tanner '88Director, Executive Producer, CreatorSeries
- 1987O.C. and StiggsDirector, ProducerMovie
- 1987AriaDirector, WriterMovie
- 1987BasementsDirector, ProducerMovie
- 1987Beyond TherapyScreenplay, DirectorMovie
- 1985Fool for LoveDirectorMovie
- 1985The LaundromatDirectorMovie
- 1984Secret HonorDirector, ProducerMovie
- 1983StreamersDirector, ProducerMovie
- 1982Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy DeanDirectorMovie
- 1982Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. PorterReader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)Movie
- 1982Precious BloodExecutive Producer, DirectorMovie
- 1982Rattlesnake in a CoolerDirector, Executive ProducerMovie
- 1981Endless LoveHotel ManagerMovie
- 1980PopeyeDirectorMovie
- 1980HealtHDirector, Producer, WriterMovie
- 1979Rich KidsExecutive ProducerMovie
- 1979A Perfect CoupleDirector, Writer, ProducerMovie
- 1979QuintetDirector, Story, Screenplay, ProducerMovie
- 1978A WeddingDirector, Story, Screenplay, ProducerMovie
- 1978Remember My NameProducerMovie
- 1978The South Bank ShowSelfSeries
- 19773 WomenDirector, Writer, ProducerMovie
- 1977The Late ShowProducerMovie
- 1976Welcome to L.A.ProducerMovie
- 1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History LessonDirector, Screenstory, Screenplay, ProducerMovie
- 1975Saturday Night LiveDirectorSeries
- 1975ArenaSeries
- 1975NashvilleDirector, ProducerMovie
- 1974California SplitDirector, ProducerMovie
- 1974Thieves Like UsDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 1973The Long GoodbyeAmbulance Driver (uncredited), DirectorMovie
- 1972ImagesDirector, WriterMovie
- 1971Film '72SelfSeries
- 1971Brewster McCloudDirectorMovie
- 1971McCabe & Mrs. MillerDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 1970EventsBobMovie
- 1970M*A*S*HDirectorMovie
- 1969That Cold Day in the ParkDirectorMovie
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - GuestSeries
- 1967OmnibusSeries
- 1967CountdownDirectorMovie
- 1967The HappeningSecond Unit DirectorMovie
- 1965The Kathryn Reed StorySelf, DirectorMovie
- 1964Pot au feuDirectorMovie
- 1964Nightmare in ChicagoDirector, ProducerMovie
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreDirectorSeries
- 1962The Gallant MenDirectorSeries
- 1962Combat!DirectorSeries
- 1961Cain's HundredDirectorSeries
- 1961Kraft Mystery TheatreDirectorSeries
- 1960Route 66DirectorSeries
- 1960Surfside 6DirectorSeries
- 1959Hawaiian EyeDirectorSeries
- 1959BonanzaDirectorSeries
- 1958LawmanDirectorSeries
- 1958BroncoDirectorSeries
- 1957MaverickDirectorSeries
- 1957M SquadDirectorSeries
- 1957SugarfootDirectorSeries
- 1957The James Dean StoryDirector, Producer, EditorMovie
- 1957The DelinquentsDirector, Writer, ProducerMovie
- 1957WhirlybirdsDirectorSeries
- 1956The Gale Storm ShowDirectorSeries
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDirectorSeries
- 1955The MillionaireDirectorSeries
- 1954The Dirty LookDirectorMovie
- 1953The OscarsSelfSeries
- 1952OmnibusSeries
- 1952The Sound of BellsDirectorMovie
- 1951Modern FootballDirectorMovie
- 1948BodyguardStoryMovie
- 1947The Secret Life of Walter MittyMan Drinking (uncredited)Movie