Biography
Mark Rydell (born March 23, 1935 , in New York City) is an American actor, film director and producer. He has directed many Academy Award-nominated films including The Fox (1967), The Reivers (1969), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Rose (1979), The River (1984) and For the Boys (1991). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for On Golden Pond (1981). Rydell's initial training was in music. As a youth, he wanted to be a conductor. He began his career as an actor and first became known for his role as Walt Johnson on The Edge of Night and as Jeff Baker on As the World Turns, which he played from 1956 to 1962. When he would not sign a long-term contract to remain on ATWT the producers had his character die in a car crash. He won plaudits for his role of violent Jewish mob kingpin Marty Augustine in Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye (1973). His most recent significant film role was in Woody Allen's Hollywood Ending (2002). As a director, Rydell's credits include The Reivers (1969), The Cowboys (1972), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Rose (1979), On Golden Pond (1981), for which he received an Oscar nomination as Best Director, The River (1984), For the Boys (1991), and …
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On Golden Pond (1981) — Director
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The Cowboys (1972) — Director
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Intersection (1994) — Director
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The River (1984) — Director
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The Rose (1979) — Director
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James Dean (2001) — Director
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Gunsmoke (1955) — Director
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For the Boys (1991) — Director
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The Wild Wild West (1965) — Director
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Even Money (2007) — Director
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The Fugitive (1963) — Director
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The Reivers (1969) — Director
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Masters of Science Fiction (2007) — Director
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Cinderella Liberty (1973) — Director
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I Spy (1965) — Director
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Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976) — Director
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The Fox (1967) — Director
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Family (1976) — Director
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Ben Casey (1961) — Director
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Crime of the Century (1996) — Director
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Mr. Novak (1963) — Director
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Slattery's People (1964) — Director
- The Long, Hot Summer (1965) — Director
- Reporter (1964) — Director
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The Thrill Can Kill (1987) — Director
Also appeared in
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The Long Goodbye (1973) — Marty Augustine
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Hollywood Ending (2002) — Al
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Everwood (2002) — Jacob Hoffman
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Havana (1990) — Meyer Lansky
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Punchline (1988) — Romeo
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James Dean (2001) — Jack Warner
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
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Inside the Actors Studio (1994) — Self
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Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) — Tom Adams
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Cinderella Liberty (1973) — Gutteral Mischief (as Marty Augustine)
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Crime in the Streets (1956) — Lou Macklin
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No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2009) — Self
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Naked City (1958) — Ralph Harris
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Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen (2010) — Self
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The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
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The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
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Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (2016) — Self
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Navy Log (1955)
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A Man Is Mostly Water (2000) — Distributor
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Chicanery (2017) — Jack Sobel
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Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero (1997) — Self
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Char·ac·ter (2012) — Self
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Senior Entourage (2021) — Mark
- Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret (1990) — Self
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James Dean: Sense Memories (2005) — Self
- The Breaking of Boys and the Making of Men in 'The Cowboys' (1972)
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Good Men (2011) — Marcus
- The Cowboys: Together Again (2007) — Himself