Robert Altman
Known for: Directing
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), "The Long Goodbye" (1973), and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
Filmography
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Series
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Omnibus
1967
Series
The South Bank Show
Self
1978
Series
Omnibus
1952
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
The Directors
Self
1999
Film
Endless Love
Hotel Manager
1981
Film
The Long Goodbye
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
1973
Film
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Man Drinking (uncredited)
1947
Series
History vs. Hollywood
Self
2001
Series
American Cinema
Self
1994
Film
Nothing Like a Dame
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
Breakdown: 1975
Self - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage)
2025
Series
Backstory
Self
2000
Film
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
1995
Film
Altman
Self (archive footage)
2014
Film
Altman on His Own Terms
Self
2000
Film
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
2003
Film
The Making of Gosford Park
Self
2002
Film
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
2003
Film
Made in the USA
Self
1993
Film
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self
1997
Film
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Self
2004
Film
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Self
1993
Film
Hollywood Mavericks
Self
1990
Film
Robert Altman's Players
Self
1992
Film
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Self
1999
Film
What Is Cinema?
Self
2013
Film
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
Self
2003
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
Self
2000
Film
Looking for Sophia
Self
2004
Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk
Self (archive footage)
2014
Film
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
Self
2005
Robert Altman in England
Self
2002
Film
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
Self
1996
Film
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
2005
Film
The Kathryn Reed Story
Himself
1965
Film
Words in Progress
2004
Film
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
1982
On the Set: Alex’s Loft
Self
2004
Film
Daedalus
Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
2024
On the Set: Loews Theater
Self
2004
Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
Self (archive footage)
2020
The Politics of Docs
Self
2004
What’s Happened Since ‘88
Self
2004
Why Tanner, Why Now?
Self
2004
Film
Rip Van Marlowe
Self
2002
Fact & Fiction
Self
2004
24 Tracks: Robert Altman's Nashville
Himself
Film
Robert Altman on 'Rashomon'
Self
2002
Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau
Self
2004
Film
From the Prairie to the Palace
1976
Film
Events
Bob
1970
Imagining Images
Self
2003