Robert Altman

Biography

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.

Directed

1. Gosford Park (2001) — Director
2. M*A*S*H (1970) — Director
3. The Player (1992) — Director
4. The Long Goodbye (1973) — Director
5. Popeye (1980) — Director
6. Short Cuts (1993) — Director
7. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Director
8. Bonanza (1959) — Director
9. Nashville (1975) — Director
10. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) — Director
11. Dr. T & the Women (2000) — Director
12. 3 Women (1977) — Director
13. A Prairie Home Companion (2006) — Director
14. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Director
15. Prêt-à-Porter (1994) — Director
16. Cookie's Fortune (1999) — Director
17. The Gingerbread Man (1998) — Director
18. Images (1972) — Director
19. California Split (1974) — Director
20. The Company (2003) — Director
21. Combat! (1962) — Director
22. Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) — Director
23. Kansas City (1996) — Director
24. Brewster McCloud (1971) — Director
25. Thieves Like Us (1974) — Director
26. Quintet (1979) — Director
27. Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) — Director
28. Vincent & Theo (1990) — Director
29. That Cold Day in the Park (1969) — Director
30. A Wedding (1978) — Director
31. Countdown (1967) — Director
32. Fool for Love (1985) — Director
33. Secret Honor (1984) — Director
34. Aria (1987) — Director
35. Maverick (1957) — Director
36. Beyond Therapy (1987) — Director
37. Streamers (1983) — Director
38. The James Dean Story (1957) — Director
39. O.C. and Stiggs (1987) — Director
40. Route 66 (1960) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Long Goodbye (1973) — Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
2. Endless Love (1981) — Hotel Manager
3. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) — Man Drinking (uncredited)
4. The Oscars (1953) — Self
5. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) — Self
6. Nothing Like a Dame (2018) — Self (archive footage)
7. A Decade Under the Influence (2003) — Self
8. Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) — Self
9. Altman (2014) — Self (archive footage)
10. Breakdown: 1975 (2025) — Self - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage)
11. What Is Cinema? (2013) — Self
12. The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
13. Frank Capra's American Dream (1997) — Self
14. The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) — Self
15. Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker (2005) — Self
16. The Directors (1999) — Self
17. Omnibus (1967)
18. Events (1970) — Bob
19. Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter (1982) — Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
20. A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin (2005)
21. The South Bank Show (1978) — Self
22. Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (1999) — Self
23. Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H' (2000) — Self
24. The Making of Gosford Park (2002) — Self
25. Intimate Portrait (1993) — Self
26. Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (1993) — Self
27. Rip Van Marlowe (2002) — Self
28. History vs. Hollywood (2001) — Self
29. Robert Altman's Players (1992) — Self
30. Hollywood Mavericks (1990) — Self
31. Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2003) — Self
32. Omnibus (1952)
33. Backstory (2000) — Self
34. American Cinema (1994) — Self
35. The Kathryn Reed Story (1965) — Himself
36. Looking for Sophia (2004) — Self
37. Words in Progress (2004)
38. Made in the USA (1993) — Self
39. Altman on His Own Terms (2000) — Self
40. Imagining Images (2003) — Self