Director
Robert Altman
February 20, 1925 · 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.
Notable work
6.8Gosford Park (2001)
Director
6.9M*A*S*H (1970)
Director
7.2The Player (1992)
Director
7.4The Long Goodbye (1973)
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited) and Director
5.6Popeye (1980)
Director
7.2Short Cuts (1993)
Director
7.5Bonanza (1959)
Director
7.3Nashville (1975)
Director
4.9Dr. T & the Women (2000)
Director
7.13 Women (1977)
Writer and Director
6.3A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
Director
Often works with
David Arkin
3 titles together
M*A*S*H, The Long Goodbye, Nashville
Tim Robbins
3 titles together
The Player, Short Cuts, Prêt-à-Porter
Shelley Duvall
3 titles together
Popeye, Nashville, 3 Women
Barbara Baxley
3 titles together
Nashville, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Images
Elliott Gould
2 titles together
M*A*S*H, The Long Goodbye
Sally Kellerman
2 titles together
M*A*S*H, Prêt-à-Porter
Full filmography · 87
Daedalus
as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
2024
A Prairie Home Companion
Director
20066.3
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
cast
2005
Words in Progress
cast
2004
The Company
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20035.2
Gosford Park
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20016.8
Dr. T & the Women
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20004.9
Cookie's Fortune
Director
19996.4
Killer App
Director
1998
The Gingerbread Man
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19985.6
Jazz '34
Director
1997
Kansas City
Writer and Director
19966.1