Norman Jewison
Known for: Directing
Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, O.Ont (July 21, 1926 - January 20, 2024) was a Canadian film director, producer, actor and founder of the Canadian Film Centre. Highlights of his directing career include In the Heat of the Night (1967), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), Moonstruck (1987), The Hurricane (1999) and The Statement (2003). Jewison addressed important social and political issues throughout his directing and producing career, often making controversial or complicated subjects accessible to mainstream audiences.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
Jesus Christ Superstar
Man (voice) (uncredited)
1973
Film
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Self (uncredited)
1998
Film
The Stupids
TV Director
1996
Film
I Am Steve McQueen
Self
2014
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
Canadian Pacific
Joe Podge (uncredited)
1949
Film
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self
2021
Film
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Self
1998
Film
Tell Them Who You Are
Self
2004
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Self - Interviewee
2022
Film
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Self
1990
Film
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
self
2022
Film
The Landlord
Wedding Guest in Opening Shot (uncredited)
1970
Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
Self
2008
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Self (uncredited)
2002
Film
Sid & Judy
Self (voice)
2019
Film
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Self
2005
Film
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self - Executive Producer (voice)
2004
Film
Hal
Self
2019
Film
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
Self
2006
Film
Pablo
Self
2012
Film
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
2002
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
Self
2004
Film
Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
Self
2024
Film
The River of My Dreams
2017
Film
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000
Film
A Special Kind of Love
Self
2008
Film
Superstars: The Documentary
2015
Film
Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'
2000
Film
A Love Story of Today
Self
2008
From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
1975
Film
Private Screenings: Norman Jewison
Director
2007
Film
Norman Jewison, Film Maker
Self
1971
Film
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
Self
2008
Film
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
Self
2008
Making of The Russians are Coming
2015
Style and Substance: Norman Jewison and Hal Ashby
2019
Film
The Man on Lincoln's Nose
Self
2000