Paul Morrissey

Biography

Paul Morrissey (February 23, 1938 - October 28, 2024) was an American film director, best-known for his association with Andy Warhol. Morrissey attended Ampleforth College, a private Roman Catholic boarding school and Fordham University, both Roman Catholic schools, and later served in the United States Army. A political conservative and self-described "right-winger", who has publicly protested against what he perceives as immorality and "anti-Catholicism", Morrissey's long-term collaboration with the low-keyed, apparently apolitical Warhol was viewed by many as "a successful mismatch", although both men did share some traits, i.e. both were practising Catholics from "ethnic" backgrounds (Warhol was of Rusyn descent and Morrissey is of Irish descent). Morrissey's bold, avant-garde direction in filmmaking is often attributed to his relationship with Warhol and The Factory, although Morrissey claimed in his memoir, Factory Days, that this is not the case.

Directed

1. Blood for Dracula (1974) — Director
2. Flesh for Frankenstein (1973) — Director
3. Flesh (1968) — Director
4. Chelsea Girls (1966) — Director
5. Trash (1970) — Director
6. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) — Director
7. Heat (1972) — Director
8. I Miss Sonia Henie (1971) — Director
9. Mixed Blood (1984) — Director
10. Lonesome Cowboys (1968) — Director
11. The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound (1966) — Director
12. Spike of Bensonhurst (1988) — Director
13. Women in Revolt (1971) — Director
14. Forty Deuce (1982) — Director
15. Beethoven's Nephew (1985) — Director
16. I, a Man (1967) — Director
17. Bike Boy (1967) — Director
18. Madame Wang's (1996) — Director
19. L'Amour (1973) — Director
20. The Armchair Hacker (1985) — Director
21. The Loves of Ondine (1968) — Director
22. Imitation of Christ (1967) — Director
23. Veruschka: A Life for the Camera (2005) — Director
24. Like Sleep (1965) — Director
25. All Aboard the Dreamland Choo-Choo (1964) — Director
26. San Diego Surf (1968) — Director
27. Tub Girls (1967) — Director
28. The Origin of Captain America (1964) — Director
29. Changing Fashions (1993) — Director
30. News from Nowhere (2010) — Director
31. Taylor Mead Dances (1962) — Director
32. About Face (1964) — Director
33. Ancient History (1961) — Director
34. Civilization and Its Discontents (1962) — Director
35. Mary Martin Does It (1961) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Midnight Cowboy (1969) — The Party
2. Late Show with David Letterman (1993) — Self
3. Room 666 (1985) — Self
4. Chelsea Girls (1966) — self
5. Rich and Famous (1981) — Malibu Party Guest
6. Divine Trash (2000) — Self
7. Danny Says (2015) — Self (archive footage)
8. Beautiful Darling (2010) — Self
9. Nico Icon (1995) — Self
10. Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story (2000) — Self
11. Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film (2006) — Self
12. Resident Alien (1990) — Self
13. Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis (2004) — Self
14. Jonas in the Desert (1994) — Self
15. A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory (2007) — Self
16. Andy Warhol (1987) — Self
17. Warhol (1973) — Self
18. Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol (1990) — Self (archive footage)
19. Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory (2008)
20. Andy Warhol Screen Tests (1965) — Self
21. Andy Warhol (1972) — Self
22. Diane the Zebra Woman (1962)
23. Excavating Taylor Mead (2005) — Self
24. Superartist (1967) — Self
25. Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture (2001) — Self
26. Paul Morrissey: Autumn in Montauk (2002) — Self
27. Helmut Berger, My Mother and Me (2019) — Self (archive footage)
28. Paranoia (1966)
29. A Look on the Wild Side (2002) — Himself
30. Home Movies: NYC to San Diego (1968)
31. Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage (2016) — Self
32. Screen Test [ST226]: Paul Morrissey (1965)
33. Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground (2018)