Robert Altman: movies and TV shows
Robert Altman has 205 credits in the archive: 162 films and 43 TV series, from 1947 to 2025. Highest rated: American Cinema (8.3/10).
Career timeline
1947 – 2025 · busiest year: 2004 (13 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Breakdown: 1975 | Self - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 100 |
| 2024 | Daedalus | Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 10.0 | 99 |
| 2020 | Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 95 |
| 2018 | Nothing Like a Dame | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 93 |
| 2014 | Altman | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.7 | 89 |
| 2014 | Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 89 |
| 2013 | What Is Cinema? | Self | Film | 6.5 | 88 |
| 2006 | A Prairie Home Companion | Film | 6.3 | 81 | |
| 2006 | A Prairie Home Companion | Film | 6.3 | 81 | |
| 2005 | Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker | Self | Film | 6.7 | 80 |
| 2005 | A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin | Film | 6.4 | 80 | |
| 2004 | Words in Progress | Film | 5.5 | 79 | |
| 2004 | Tanner on Tanner | TV | 10.0 | 79 | |
| 2004 | Tanner on Tanner | TV | 10.0 | 79 | |
| 2004 | Tanner on Tanner | TV | 10.0 | 79 | |
| 2004 | Fact & Fiction | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 2004 | Looking for Sophia | Self | Film | 6.0 | 79 |
| 2004 | Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession | Self | Film | 7.1 | 79 |
| 2004 | On the Set: Loews Theater | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 2004 | On the Set: Alex’s Loft | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 2004 | The Politics of Docs | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 2004 | Why Tanner, Why Now? | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 2004 | Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 2004 | What’s Happened Since ‘88 | Self | Film | — | 79 |
| 2003 | The Company | Film | 5.2 | 78 | |
| 2003 | The Company | Film | 5.2 | 78 | |
| 2003 | Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood | Self | Film | 7.1 | 78 |
| 2003 | A Decade Under the Influence | Self | Film | 7.9 | 78 |
| 2003 | Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Self | Film | 6.3 | 78 |
| 2003 | Imagining Images | Self | Film | 9.0 | 78 |
| 2002 | Robert Altman on 'Rashomon' | Self | Film | — | 77 |
| 2002 | Robert Altman in England | Self | Film | — | 77 |
| 2002 | The Making of Gosford Park | Self | Film | 5.3 | 77 |
| 2002 | Rip Van Marlowe | Self | Film | 6.0 | 77 |
| 2001 | Gosford Park | Film | 6.8 | 76 | |
| 2001 | Gosford Park | Film | 6.8 | 76 | |
| 2001 | Gosford Park | Film | 6.8 | 76 | |
| 2001 | History vs. Hollywood | Self | TV | 8.0 | 76 |
| 2000 | Backstory | Self | TV | 7.7 | 75 |
| 2000 | Dr. T & the Women | Film | 4.9 | 75 | |
| 2000 | Dr. T & the Women | Film | 4.9 | 75 | |
| 2000 | Gun: Fatal Betrayal | Film | — | 75 | |
| 2000 | Trixie | Film | 4.8 | 75 | |
| 2000 | Altman on His Own Terms | Self | Film | 9.0 | 75 |
| 2000 | Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H' | Self | Film | 6.3 | 75 |
| 1999 | The Directors | Self | TV | 6.1 | 74 |
| 1999 | Cookie's Fortune | Film | 6.4 | 74 | |
| 1999 | Cookie's Fortune | Film | 6.4 | 74 | |
| 1999 | Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius | Self | Film | 8.5 | 74 |
| 1998 | The Gingerbread Man | Film | 5.6 | 73 | |
| 1998 | Killer App | Film | — | 73 | |
| 1997 | Gun | TV | 4.6 | 72 | |
| 1997 | Gun | TV | 4.6 | 72 | |
| 1997 | Frank Capra's American Dream | Self | Film | 6.3 | 72 |
| 1997 | Afterglow | Film | 6.0 | 72 | |
| 1997 | Jazz '34 | Film | 6.5 | 72 | |
| 1997 | Jazz '34 | Film | 6.5 | 72 | |
| 1996 | Kansas City | Film | 6.1 | 71 | |
| 1996 | Kansas City | Film | 6.1 | 71 | |
| 1996 | Kansas City | Film | 6.1 | 71 | |
| 1996 | Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In | Self | Film | — | 71 |
| 1995 | The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | Self | Film | 8.0 | 70 |
| 1994 | American Cinema | Self | TV | 8.3 | 69 |
| 1994 | Prêt-à-Porter | Film | 5.2 | 69 | |
| 1994 | Prêt-à-Porter | Film | 5.2 | 69 | |
| 1994 | Prêt-à-Porter | Film | 5.2 | 69 | |
| 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Film | 5.9 | 69 | |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self | TV | 4.5 | 68 |
| 1993 | Short Cuts | Film | 7.2 | 68 | |
| 1993 | Short Cuts | Film | 7.2 | 68 | |
| 1993 | Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country | Self | Film | 8.0 | 68 |
| 1993 | Made in the USA | Self | Film | 2.0 | 68 |
| 1993 | Black and Blue: A Musical Revue | Film | — | 68 | |
| 1992 | The Player | Film | 7.2 | 67 | |
| 1992 | Robert Altman's Players | Self | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 1990 | Hollywood Mavericks | Self | Film | 7.3 | 65 |
| 1990 | Vincent & Theo | Film | 6.4 | 65 | |
| 1990 | Vincent & Theo | TV | 6.0 | 65 | |
| 1988 | Tanner '88 | TV | 6.9 | 63 | |
| 1988 | Tanner '88 | TV | 6.9 | 63 | |
| 1988 | Tanner '88 | TV | 6.9 | 63 | |
| 1988 | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial | Film | 6.5 | 63 | |
| 1988 | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial | Film | 6.5 | 63 | |
| 1987 | Basements | Film | 6.8 | 62 | |
| 1987 | Basements | Film | 6.8 | 62 | |
| 1987 | Beyond Therapy | Film | 3.9 | 62 | |
| 1987 | Beyond Therapy | Film | 3.9 | 62 | |
| 1987 | Aria | Film | 5.3 | 62 | |
| 1987 | Aria | Film | 5.3 | 62 | |
| 1987 | O.C. and Stiggs | Film | 4.5 | 62 | |
| 1987 | O.C. and Stiggs | Film | 4.5 | 62 | |
| 1985 | The Laundromat | Film | 7.5 | 60 | |
| 1985 | Fool for Love | Film | 5.6 | 60 | |
| 1984 | Secret Honor | Film | 6.7 | 59 | |
| 1984 | Secret Honor | Film | 6.7 | 59 | |
| 1983 | Streamers | Film | 5.6 | 58 | |
| 1983 | Streamers | Film | 5.6 | 58 | |
| 1982 | Precious Blood | Film | 8.5 | 57 | |
| 1982 | Precious Blood | Film | 8.5 | 57 | |
| 1982 | Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean | Film | 6.0 | 57 | |
| 1982 | Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter | Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice) | Film | 6.1 | 57 |
| 1982 | Rattlesnake in a Cooler | Film | 6.5 | 57 | |
| 1982 | Rattlesnake in a Cooler | Film | 6.5 | 57 | |
| 1981 | Endless Love | Hotel Manager | Film | 5.7 | 56 |
| 1980 | Popeye | Film | 5.6 | 55 | |
| 1980 | HealtH | Film | 5.4 | 55 | |
| 1980 | HealtH | Film | 5.4 | 55 | |
| 1980 | HealtH | Film | 5.4 | 55 | |
| 1979 | Rich Kids | Film | 4.9 | 54 | |
| 1979 | A Perfect Couple | Film | 5.1 | 54 | |
| 1979 | A Perfect Couple | Film | 5.1 | 54 | |
| 1979 | A Perfect Couple | Film | 5.1 | 54 | |
| 1979 | Quintet | Film | 5.1 | 54 | |
| 1979 | Quintet | Film | 5.1 | 54 | |
| 1979 | Quintet | Film | 5.1 | 54 | |
| 1979 | Quintet | Film | 5.1 | 54 | |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show | Self | TV | 5.6 | 53 |
| 1978 | Remember My Name | Film | 6.1 | 53 | |
| 1978 | A Wedding | Film | 6.3 | 53 | |
| 1978 | A Wedding | Film | 6.3 | 53 | |
| 1978 | A Wedding | Film | 6.3 | 53 | |
| 1978 | A Wedding | Film | 6.3 | 53 | |
| 1977 | 3 Women | Film | 7.1 | 52 | |
| 1977 | 3 Women | Film | 7.1 | 52 | |
| 1977 | 3 Women | Film | 7.1 | 52 | |
| 1977 | The Late Show | Film | 6.3 | 52 | |
| 1976 | Welcome to L.A. | Film | 5.0 | 51 | |
| 1976 | Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson | Film | 5.5 | 51 | |
| 1976 | Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson | Film | 5.5 | 51 | |
| 1976 | Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson | Film | 5.5 | 51 | |
| 1976 | Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson | Film | 5.5 | 51 | |
| 1976 | From the Prairie to the Palace | Film | — | 51 | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | TV | 6.9 | 50 | |
| 1975 | Nashville | Film | 7.2 | 50 | |
| 1975 | Nashville | Film | 7.2 | 50 | |
| 1974 | Thieves Like Us | Film | 6.5 | 49 | |
| 1974 | Thieves Like Us | Film | 6.5 | 49 | |
| 1974 | California Split | Film | 6.5 | 49 | |
| 1974 | California Split | Film | 6.5 | 49 | |
| 1973 | The Long Goodbye | Ambulance Driver (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 48 |
| 1973 | The Long Goodbye | Film | 7.4 | 48 | |
| 1972 | Images | Film | 6.8 | 47 | |
| 1972 | Images | Film | 6.8 | 47 | |
| 1971 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller | Film | 7.1 | 46 | |
| 1971 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller | Film | 7.1 | 46 | |
| 1971 | Brewster McCloud | Film | 6.3 | 46 | |
| 1970 | M*A*S*H | Film | 7.0 | 45 | |
| 1970 | Events | Bob | Film | 4.0 | 45 |
| 1969 | That Cold Day in the Park | Film | 6.6 | 44 | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1968 | Premiere | TV | — | 43 | |
| 1967 | Omnibus | TV | 7.2 | 42 | |
| 1967 | The Happening | Film | 6.3 | 42 | |
| 1967 | Countdown | Film | 5.8 | 42 | |
| 1965 | The Kathryn Reed Story | Himself | Film | 4.5 | 40 |
| 1965 | The Kathryn Reed Story | Film | 4.5 | 40 | |
| 1964 | Nightmare in Chicago | Film | 4.0 | 39 | |
| 1964 | Nightmare in Chicago | Film | 4.0 | 39 | |
| 1964 | Pot au feu | Film | 5.5 | 39 | |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | TV | 6.5 | 38 | |
| 1963 | The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley | Film | 9.0 | 38 | |
| 1963 | The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley | Film | 9.0 | 38 | |
| 1963 | The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley | Film | 9.0 | 38 | |
| 1963 | The Party | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1962 | Combat! | TV | 7.8 | 37 | |
| 1962 | The Gallant Men | TV | 8.0 | 37 | |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred | TV | 5.3 | 36 | |
| 1961 | Bus Stop | TV | 10.0 | 36 | |
| 1961 | Kraft Mystery Theatre | TV | 7.3 | 36 | |
| 1960 | Route 66 | TV | 6.7 | 35 | |
| 1960 | Surfside 6 | TV | 6.3 | 35 | |
| 1960 | The Roaring 20's | TV | — | 35 | |
| 1959 | Bonanza | TV | 7.5 | 34 | |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye | TV | 5.6 | 34 | |
| 1959 | The Troubleshooters | TV | 10.0 | 34 | |
| 1958 | Lawman | TV | 5.8 | 33 | |
| 1958 | Bronco | TV | 6.0 | 33 | |
| 1958 | U.S. Marshal | TV | 6.0 | 33 | |
| 1957 | Maverick | TV | 6.9 | 32 | |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot | TV | 5.2 | 32 | |
| 1957 | M Squad | TV | 5.4 | 32 | |
| 1957 | Whirlybirds | TV | 5.9 | 32 | |
| 1957 | The Delinquents | Film | 4.9 | 32 | |
| 1957 | The Delinquents | Film | 4.9 | 32 | |
| 1957 | The Delinquents | Film | 4.9 | 32 | |
| 1957 | The James Dean Story | Film | 5.4 | 32 | |
| 1957 | The James Dean Story | Film | 5.4 | 32 | |
| 1957 | The James Dean Story | Film | 5.4 | 32 | |
| 1956 | The Gale Storm Show | TV | 6.7 | 31 | |
| 1956 | Corn's-a-Poppin' | Film | 7.0 | 31 | |
| 1956 | The Magic Bond | Film | 10.0 | 31 | |
| 1955 | The Millionaire | TV | 5.8 | 30 | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | TV | 7.8 | 30 | |
| 1955 | The Perfect Crime | Film | 6.7 | 30 | |
| 1955 | The Perfect Crime | Film | 6.7 | 30 | |
| 1954 | The Dirty Look | Film | 7.0 | 29 | |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1952 | Omnibus | TV | 6.3 | 27 | |
| 1952 | The Sound of Bells | Film | 7.0 | 27 | |
| 1951 | Modern Football | Film | 4.6 | 26 | |
| 1950 | Honeymoon for Harriet | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1950 | Honeymoon for Harriet | Film | — | 25 | |
| 1948 | Bodyguard | Film | 6.1 | 23 | |
| 1947 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Man Drinking (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 22 |
| 24 Tracks: Robert Altman's Nashville | Himself | Film | — | — |