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Robert Altman

Directing Born Feb 20, 1925 Kansas City, Missouri, USA 24 credits

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) and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

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Known for

Film

The Stepford Wives

as Self - Guest

The Directors

as Self

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Full filmography

  • The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
  • Omnibus (1967)
  • The South Bank Show (1978) as Self
  • Intimate Portrait (1993) as Self
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • Omnibus (1952)
  • The Directors (1999) as Self
  • Endless Love (1981) as Hotel Manager
  • The Long Goodbye (1973) as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
  • Backstory (2000) as Self
  • American Cinema (1994) as Self
  • Breakdown: 1975 (2025) as Self - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage)
  • History vs. Hollywood (2001) as Self
  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) as Man Drinking (uncredited)
  • Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) as Self
  • A Decade Under the Influence (2003) as Self
  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) as Self
  • Altman (2014) as Self (archive footage)
  • Altman on His Own Terms (2000) as Self
  • A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin (2005)
  • Daedalus (2024) as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
  • Made in the USA (1993) as Self
  • The Making of Gosford Park (2002) as Self
  • Hollywood Mavericks (1990) as Self