Robert Altman
Born
February 20, 1925
Died
November 20, 2006 (81 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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) and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
Known For
Daedalus
Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
2024
Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
Self (archive footage)
2020
Nothing Like a Dame
Self (archive footage)
2018
Altman
Self (archive footage)
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
2014
What Is Cinema?
Self
2013
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
Self
2005
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
2005
What’s Happened Since ‘88
Self
2004
The Politics of Docs
Self
2004
Why Tanner, Why Now?
Self
2004
Fact & Fiction
Self
2004
On the Set: Alex’s Loft
Self
2004
On the Set: Loews Theater
Self
2004
Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau
Self
2004
Looking for Sophia
Self
2004
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Self
2004
Words in Progress
2004
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
Self
2003
Imagining Images
Self
2003
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
2003
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
Self
2002
Robert Altman on 'Rashomon'
Self
2002
Robert Altman in England
Himself
2002
Rip Van Marlowe
Self
2002
History vs. Hollywood
Self · (1 episode)
2001
Backstory
Self · (1 episode)
2000
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
Self
2000
Altman on His Own Terms
Self
2000
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Self
1999
The Directors
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self
1997
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
Self
1996
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
1995
Intimate Portrait
Self · (1 episode)
1993
Made in the USA
Self
1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Self
1993
Robert Altman's Players
Self
1992
Hollywood Mavericks
Self
1990
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
1982
Endless Love
Hotel Manager
1981
The South Bank Show
Self · (1 episode)
1978
The Long Goodbye
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
1973
Events
Bob
1970
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1968
The Kathryn Reed Story
Himself
1965
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
1953
Omnibus
(1 episode)
1952
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Man Drinking (uncredited)
1947
24 Tracks: Robert Altman's Nashville
Himself