Otto Preminger
Born: 1905-12-05 in Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary
Died: 1986-04-23
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2022
1991
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as Self (archive footage)
1979
- The Human Factor ... (Director)
1977
- The Hobbit as Elvenking (voice)
1976
- Die Titelmacher as Self
1973
- Je später der Abend as Self
1971
- Samedi soir as Self
- Such Good Friends ... (Director)
- Film '72 as Self
1970
- Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon ... (Director)
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- Skidoo ... (Director)
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
1967
- Hurry Sundown ... (Director)
1966
- Batman as Mister Freeze
1965
- In Harm's Way ... (Director)
- Bunny Lake Is Missing ... (Director)
- The Making of A Movie as Himself
1963
- The Cardinal ... (Producer)
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine as Himself
- Advise & Consent ... (Director)
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- Treffpunkt New York as Self
1960
- Exodus ... (Director)
1959
- Anatomy of a Murder ... (Director)
- Porgy and Bess ... (Director)
1958
- Bonjour Tristesse ... (Producer)
- Small World as Self
1957
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- Saint Joan ... (Director)
1956
- Cinépanorama as Self
1955
- The Man with the Golden Arm ... (Producer)
- The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell ... (Director)
- Hollywood Preview as Self
1954
- Reflets de Cannes as Self
- Carmen Jones ... (Director)
- River of No Return ... (Director)
1953
- Stalag 17 as Oberst von Scherbach
- Angel Face ... (Producer)
- The Girl on The Roof as Voice
- The Moon Is Blue ... (Director)
1951
- The 13th Letter ... (Director)
1950
- What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
- Where the Sidewalk Ends ... (Director)
- Whirlpool ... (Director)
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- That Lady in Ermine ... (Director)
1947
- Daisy Kenyon ... (Director)
- Forever Amber ... (Director)
1946
- Centennial Summer ... (Director)
1945
- Fallen Angel ... (Producer)
- Where Do We Go from Here? as General Rahl (uncredited)
- A Royal Scandal ... (Director)
1944
- Laura ... (Producer)
- In the Meantime, Darling ... (Director)
1943
- They Got Me Covered as Fauscheim
- Margin for Error as Karl Baumer
1942
- The Pied Piper as Major Diessen
1938
- Kidnapped ... (Co-Director)
1937
- Danger – Love at Work ... (Director)
1936
- Under Your Spell ... (Director)
1931
- Die grosse Liebe ... (Director)