Robert Altman
- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- February 20, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Died
- November 20, 2006
- Active Years
- 1947–2025 (79 Years)
- Total Credits
- 205 credits in database
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Full Name: Robert Bernard Altman.
Birth: February 20, 1925, in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Death: November 20, 2006 (age 81) in Los Angeles, California. Cause: leukemia.
Occupation: American film director, screenwriter, and filmmaker.
Style/Known For: Highly naturalistic with a stylized perspective; subversive and satirical films with overlapping dialogue and ensemble casts; enduring figure from the New Hollywood era.
Awards: Academy Honorary Award in 2006 from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Notable Films: MASH (1970) [also written as MAS*H], McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Nashville (1975).
Preservation: MASH, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, and Nashville selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
Active Years: 1947-2006.
Parents: B.C. (insurance salesman) and Helen Altman.
Robert Bernard Altman was an American film director, screenwriter, and filmmaker born on February 20, 1925, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was an enduring figure of the New Hollywood era, known for directing subversive and satirical films featuring ensemble casts and overlapping dialogue. His work is characterized by a highly naturalistic but stylized perspective. Altman's films MASH (1970), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), and Nashville (1975) were selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented
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Name: Robert Bernard Altman.
Dates: February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006.
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Deathplace: Los Angeles, California.
Occupation: American film director, screenwriter, filmmaker.
Directing Style/Characteristics: Highly naturalistic with a stylized perspective; subversive and satirical films with overlapping dialogue and ensemble casts.
Era: Enduring figure from the New Hollywood era.
Years Active: 1947-2006.
Known Credits: 150 (TMDB).
Awards: Academy Honorary Award (2006) from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Films:
MAS*H (1970) - selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry; featured breakthrough role for Tom Skerritt as Duke Forrest.
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) - selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
Nashville (1975) - selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
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Robert Bernard Altman was an American filmmaker and director active from 1947 to 2006. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, he became an enduring figure of the New Hollywood era. His work is characterized by a highly naturalistic yet stylized perspective. He was known for directing subversive and satirical films that utilized ensemble casts and overlapping dialogue.
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Altman's filmography includes 150 known credits. Several of his films have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, including MASH (1970), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), and Nashville (1975). The 1970 film MASH featured a breakthrough role for actor Tom Skerritt as Duke Forrest. In recognition of his body of work, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Altman with an Academy Honorary Award in 2006.
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"Robert Bernard Altman was an American filmmaker and director active from 1947 to 2006. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, he became an enduring figure of the New Hollywood era. His work is characterized by a highly naturalistic yet stylized perspective. He was known for directing subversive and satirical films that utilized ensemble casts and overlapping dialogue.
Altman's filmography includes 150 known credits. Several of his films have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, including MASH (1970), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), and Nashville (1975). The 1970 film MASH featured a breakthrough role for actor Tom Skerritt as Duke Forrest. In recognition of his body of work, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Altman with an Academy Honorary Award in 2006."
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205 titles- Breakdown: 1975 (2025) as Self - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage)
- Daedalus (2024) as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
- Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Nothing Like a Dame (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Altman (2014) as Self (archive footage)
- Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk (2014) as Self (archive footage)
- What Is Cinema? (2013) as Self
- A Prairie Home Companion (2006) Director
- A Prairie Home Companion (2006) Producer
- Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker (2005) as Self
- A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin (2005)
- Words in Progress (2004)
- Tanner on Tanner (2004) Executive Producer
- Tanner on Tanner (2004) Director
- Tanner on Tanner (2004) Creator
- Fact & Fiction (2004) as Self
- Looking for Sophia (2004) as Self
- Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) as Self
- On the Set: Loews Theater (2004) as Self
- On the Set: Alex’s Loft (2004) as Self
- The Politics of Docs (2004) as Self
- Why Tanner, Why Now? (2004) as Self
- Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau (2004) as Self
- What’s Happened Since ‘88 (2004) as Self
- The Company (2003) Director
- The Company (2003) Producer
- 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
- Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2003) as Self
- Imagining Images (2003) as Self
- Robert Altman on 'Rashomon' (2002) as Self
- Robert Altman in England (2002) as Self
- The Making of Gosford Park (2002) as Self
- Rip Van Marlowe (2002) as Self
- Gosford Park (2001) Producer
- Gosford Park (2001) Director
- Gosford Park (2001) Idea
- History vs. Hollywood (2001) as Self
- Backstory (2000) as Self
- Dr. T & the Women (2000) Director
- Dr. T & the Women (2000) Producer
- Gun: Fatal Betrayal (2000) Producer
- Trixie (2000) Producer
- Altman on His Own Terms (2000) as Self
- Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H' (2000) as Self
- The Directors (1999) as Self
- Cookie's Fortune (1999) Producer
- Cookie's Fortune (1999) Director
- Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (1999) as Self
- The Gingerbread Man (1998) Director
- Killer App (1998) Director
- Gun (1997) Producer
- Gun (1997) Director
- Frank Capra's American Dream (1997) as Self
- Afterglow (1997) Producer
- Jazz '34 (1997) Director
- Jazz '34 (1997) Producer
- Kansas City (1996) Writer
- Kansas City (1996) Director
- Kansas City (1996) Producer
- Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In (1996) as Self
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) as Self
- American Cinema (1994) as Self
- Prêt-à-Porter (1994) Producer
- Prêt-à-Porter (1994) Director
- Prêt-à-Porter (1994) Writer
- Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994) Producer
- Intimate Portrait (1993) as Self
- Short Cuts (1993) Director
- Short Cuts (1993) Screenplay
- Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (1993) as Self
- Made in the USA (1993) as Self
- Black and Blue: A Musical Revue (1993) Director
- The Player (1992) Director
- Robert Altman's Players (1992) as Self
- Hollywood Mavericks (1990) as Self
- Vincent & Theo (1990) Director
- Vincent & Theo (1990) Director
- Tanner '88 (1988) Executive Producer
- Tanner '88 (1988) Director
- Tanner '88 (1988) Creator
- The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988) Director
- The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988) Producer
- Basements (1987) Director
- Basements (1987) Producer
- Beyond Therapy (1987) Screenplay
- Beyond Therapy (1987) Director
- Aria (1987) Writer
- Aria (1987) Director
- O.C. and Stiggs (1987) Director
- O.C. and Stiggs (1987) Producer
- The Laundromat (1985) Director
- Fool for Love (1985) Director
- Secret Honor (1984) Director
- Secret Honor (1984) Producer
- Streamers (1983) Director
- Streamers (1983) Producer
- Precious Blood (1982) Executive Producer
- Precious Blood (1982) Director
- Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) Director
- Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter (1982) as Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
- Rattlesnake in a Cooler (1982) Director
- Rattlesnake in a Cooler (1982) Executive Producer
- Endless Love (1981) as Hotel Manager
- Popeye (1980) Director
- HealtH (1980) Director
- HealtH (1980) Producer
- HealtH (1980) Writer
- Rich Kids (1979) Executive Producer
- A Perfect Couple (1979) Director
- A Perfect Couple (1979) Producer
- A Perfect Couple (1979) Writer
- Quintet (1979) Director
- Quintet (1979) Screenplay
- Quintet (1979) Producer
- Quintet (1979) Story
- The South Bank Show (1978) as Self
- Remember My Name (1978) Producer
- A Wedding (1978) Director
- A Wedding (1978) Screenplay
- A Wedding (1978) Story
- A Wedding (1978) Producer
- 3 Women (1977) Producer
- 3 Women (1977) Writer
- 3 Women (1977) Director
- The Late Show (1977) Producer
- Welcome to L.A. (1976) Producer
- Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) Screenstory
- Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) Director
- Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) Producer
- Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) Screenplay
- From the Prairie to the Palace (1976)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) Director
- Nashville (1975) Director
- Nashville (1975) Producer
- Thieves Like Us (1974) Director
- Thieves Like Us (1974) Screenplay
- California Split (1974) Director
- California Split (1974) Producer
- The Long Goodbye (1973) as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
- The Long Goodbye (1973) Director
- Images (1972) Director
- Images (1972) Writer
- McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) Director
- McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) Screenplay
- Brewster McCloud (1971) Director
- M*A*S*H (1970) Director
- Events (1970) as Bob
- That Cold Day in the Park (1969) Director
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- Premiere (1968) Director
- Omnibus (1967)
- The Happening (1967) Second Unit Director
- Countdown (1967) Director
- The Kathryn Reed Story (1965) as Himself
- The Kathryn Reed Story (1965) Director
- Nightmare in Chicago (1964) Director
- Nightmare in Chicago (1964) Producer
- Pot au feu (1964) Director
- Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963) Director
- The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley (1963) Director
- The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley (1963) Writer
- The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley (1963) Producer
- The Party (1963) Director
- Combat! (1962) Director
- The Gallant Men (1962) Director
- Cain's Hundred (1961) Director
- Bus Stop (1961) Director
- Kraft Mystery Theatre (1961) Director
- Route 66 (1960) Director
- Surfside 6 (1960) Director
- The Roaring 20's (1960) Director
- Bonanza (1959) Director
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) Director
- The Troubleshooters (1959) Director
- Lawman (1958) Director
- Bronco (1958) Director
- U.S. Marshal (1958) Director
- Maverick (1957) Director
- Sugarfoot (1957) Director
- M Squad (1957) Director
- Whirlybirds (1957) Director
- The Delinquents (1957) Director
- The Delinquents (1957) Writer
- The Delinquents (1957) Producer
- The James Dean Story (1957) Director
- The James Dean Story (1957) Editor
- The James Dean Story (1957) Producer
- The Gale Storm Show (1956) Director
- Corn's-a-Poppin' (1956) Writer
- The Magic Bond (1956) Director
- The Millionaire (1955) Director
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) Director
- The Perfect Crime (1955) Writer
- The Perfect Crime (1955) Director
- The Dirty Look (1954) Director
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Omnibus (1952)
- The Sound of Bells (1952) Director
- Modern Football (1951) Director
- Honeymoon for Harriet (1950) Writer
- Honeymoon for Harriet (1950) Editor
- Bodyguard (1948) Story
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) as Man Drinking (uncredited)
- 24 Tracks: Robert Altman's Nashville as Himself
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What movies or TV shows is Robert Altman best known for?
Robert Altman is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including A Prairie Home Companion (2006), A Prairie Home Companion (2006), Bill Bailey’s Vietnam (2025), Looking for Sophia (2004).
When and where was Robert Altman born?
Robert Altman was born on February 20, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. They passed away on November 20, 2006.
How many credits does Robert Altman have?
Robert Altman has accumulated over 205 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1947 to 2025.
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Subject: Robert Altman (Directing). Goal: Factual identity profile. Constraints: Use ONLY provided facts. No invented titles, names, dates, awards, etc. Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose. Plain text only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points). Word count: 90-130 words. No preamble or surrounding...
Robert Altman by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- American Cinema (1994) as Self — aged about 69
- The Long Goodbye (1973) as Ambulance Driver (uncredited) — aged about 48
- Omnibus (1967) — aged about 42
- Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) as Self — aged about 79
- Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) as Self — aged about 78
- The Oscars (1953) as Self — aged about 28
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