Otto Preminger

Biography

Otto Ludwig Preminger (5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian theatre and film director. After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945). In the 1950s and 1960s, he directed a number of high-profile adaptations of popular novels and stage works. Several of these pushed the boundaries of censorship by dealing with topics which were then taboo in Hollywood, such as drug addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm, 1955), rape (Anatomy of a Murder, 1959), and homosexuality (Advise & Consent, 1962). He was twice nominated for the Best Director Academy Award. He also had a few acting roles.

Directed

1. Anatomy of a Murder (1959) — Director
2. Laura (1944) — Director
3. River of No Return (1954) — Director
4. The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) — Director
5. Exodus (1960) — Director
6. Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965) — Director
7. Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) — Director
8. Angel Face (1953) — Director
9. In Harm's Way (1965) — Director
10. Bonjour Tristesse (1958) — Director
11. Fallen Angel (1945) — Director
12. Advise & Consent (1962) — Director
13. Whirlpool (1950) — Director
14. Carmen Jones (1954) — Director
15. Daisy Kenyon (1947) — Director
16. The Moon Is Blue (1953) — Director
17. The Cardinal (1963) — Director
18. The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) — Director
19. Hurry Sundown (1967) — Director
20. Forever Amber (1947) — Director
21. The Human Factor (1979) — Director
22. Porgy and Bess (1959) — Director
23. Saint Joan (1957) — Director
24. Skidoo (1968) — Director
25. The Fan (1949) — Director
26. A Royal Scandal (1945) — Director
27. Rosebud (1975) — Director
28. Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970) — Director
29. Such Good Friends (1971) — Director
30. The 13th Letter (1951) — Director
31. Margin for Error (1943) — Director
32. Centennial Summer (1946) — Director
33. Die grosse Liebe (1931) — Director
34. The Girl on The Roof (1953) — Director
35. Danger – Love at Work (1937) — Director
36. In the Meantime, Darling (1944) — Director
37. Under Your Spell (1936) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Stalag 17 (1953) — Oberst von Scherbach
2. Batman (1966) — Mister Freeze
3. The Hobbit (1977) — Elvenking (voice)
4. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
5. Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968) — Self (uncredited)
6. What's My Line? (1950) — Self - Panelist
7. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
8. The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
9. The Pied Piper (1942) — Major Diessen
10. Suspense (1949) — Captain von Weissenborn
11. They Got Me Covered (1943) — Fauscheim
12. The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
13. The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
14. Where Do We Go from Here? (1945) — General Rahl (uncredited)
15. Margin for Error (1943) — Karl Baumer
16. Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) — Self (archive footage)
17. The Girl on The Roof (1953) — Voice
18. Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) — Self
19. Film '72 (1971) — Self
20. Ain't Misbehavin (2013) — Self (archive footage)
21. Cinépanorama (1956) — Self
22. Small World (1958) — Self
23. Hollywood Preview (1955) — Self
24. Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine (1962) — Himself
25. Reflets de Cannes (1954) — Self
26. Je später der Abend (1973) — Self
27. Samedi soir (1971) — Self
28. Die Titelmacher (1976) — Self
29. The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Preminger (2022) — Himself
30. Rickles (1975)
31. The Making of A Movie (1965) — Himself
32. Treffpunkt New York (1961) — Self