Otto Preminger
Born
December 5, 1905
Died
April 23, 1986 (80 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary
Otto Ludwig Preminger (5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian theatre and film director.
After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945). In the 1950s and 1960s, he directed a number of high-profile adaptations of popular novels and stage works. Several of these pushed the boundaries of censorship by dealing with topics which were then taboo in Hollywood, such as drug addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm, 1955), rape (Anatomy of a Murder, 1959), and homosexuality (Advise & Consent, 1962). He was twice nominated for the Best Director Academy Award. He also had a few acting roles.
Known For
The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Preminger
Himself
2022
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Self (archive footage)
1991
The Hobbit
Elvenking (voice)
1977
Die Titelmacher
Self
1976
Rickles
1975
Je später der Abend
Self · (1 episode)
1973
Samedi soir
Self · (1 episode)
1971
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · (4 episodes)
1968
Batman
Mister Freeze · (2 episodes)
1966
The Making of A Movie
Himself
1965
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
Himself · (1 episode)
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1961
Treffpunkt New York
Self · (1 episode)
1961
Small World
Self · (1 episode)
1958
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · (1 episode)
1957
Cinépanorama
Self · (5 episodes)
1956
Hollywood Preview
Self · (1 episode)
1955
Reflets de Cannes
Self · (1 episode)
1954
The Girl on The Roof
Voice
1953
Stalag 17
Oberst von Scherbach
1953
What's My Line?
Self - Panelist · (1 episode)
1950
Suspense
Captain von Weissenborn · (1 episode)
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
1948
Where Do We Go from Here?
General Rahl (uncredited)
1945
They Got Me Covered
Fauscheim
1943
Margin for Error
Karl Baumer
1943
The Pied Piper
Major Diessen
1942