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Robert Altman was born on February 20th, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri, to B.C. (an insurance salesman) and Helen Altman. He entered St. Peters Catholic school at the age six, and spent a short time at a Catholic high school. From there, he went to Rockhurst High School. It was then that he started exploring the art of exploring sound with the cheap tape recorders available at the time... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideDirector (89 titles)
2004 Tanner on Tanner (TV series)
The Awful Truth (2004)
Alex in Wonderland (2004)
Boston or Bust (2004)
Dinner at Elaine's (2004)
 
2003 The Company
 
2001 Gosford Park
 
1997 Gun (TV series)
 
1996 Kansas City
 
1994 Prêt-à-Porter
 
1993 Short Cuts
 
1992 The Player
 
1990 Vincent & Theo
 
1988 The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (TV movie)
 
1987 Aria (segment "Les Boréades")
 
1987 Basements (TV movie)
 
1987 Beyond Therapy
 
1985 Fool for Love
 
1985 The Laundromat (TV movie)
 
1985 O.C. and Stiggs
 
1984 Secret Honor
 
1983 Streamers
 
1982 Rattlesnake in a Cooler (TV movie)
 
1982 Precious Blood (TV movie)
 
1980 Popeye
 
1980 HealtH
 
1979 Quintet
 
1978 A Wedding
 
1977 3 Women
 
1977 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Sissy Spacek/Richard Baskin (1977) (segment "Sissy's Roles")
 
1975 Nashville
 
1974 Thieves Like Us
 
1972 Images
 
1970 MASH
 
1968 Premiere (TV series)
Walk in the Sky (1968)
 
1967 Countdown
 
1965 Pot au feu (short)
 
1965 The Katherine Reed Story (short)
 
1965 The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)
The Long Hot Summer (1965)
 
1964 Nightmare in Chicago (TV movie)
 
1963-1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
The Hunt (1963) (uncredited)
 
1962-1963 Combat! (TV series)
Survival (1963)
Off Limits (1963)
The Volunteer (1963)
The Prisoner (1962)
I Swear by Apollo (1962)
 
1962 The Gallant Men (TV series)
Pilot (1962)
 
1962 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV series)
Sound of Murder (1962)
Death of a Dream (1962)
In Close Pursuit (1962)
 
1962 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
 
1961-1962 Bus Stop (TV series)
County General (1962)
Door Without a Key (1962)
Summer Lightning (1962)
 
1961 Route 66 (TV series)
 
1960-1961 Bonanza (TV series)
Sam Hill (1961)
The Dream Riders (1961)
The Secret (1961)
The Rival (1961)
 
1960-1961 The Roaring 20's (TV series)
Standing Room Only (1961)
Royal Tour (1961)
Two a Day (1961)
 
1961 Peter Gunn (TV series)
The Murder Bond (1961)
 
1961 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Thieves Among Honor (1961)
 
1961 Lawman (TV series)
The Robbery (1961)
 
1960 Maverick (TV series)
Bolt from the Blue (1960)
 
1960 Bronco (TV series)
The Mustangers (1960)
 
1959-1960 Troubleshooters (TV series)
The Carnival (1960)
No Stone Unturned (1960)
Fire in the Hole (1960)
Senorita (1960)
 
1959-1960 U.S. Marshal (TV series)
Backfire (1960)
Kill or Be Killed (1960)
Shortcut to Hell (1960)
The Triple Cross (1960)
 
1960 The Gale Storm Show: Oh, Susanna! (TV series)
It's Magic (1960)
 
1959-1960 Sugarfoot (TV series)
The Highbinder (1960)
Apollo with a Gun (1959)
 
1960 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Death of a Dream (1960)
The Sound of Murder (1960)
 
1959 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
 
1958-1959 Whirlybirds (TV series)
Sitting Duck (1959)
The Black Maria (1959)
In Ways Mysterious (1959)
Two of a Kind (1959)
The Unknown Soldier (1959)
 
1958 M Squad (TV series)
 
1957-1958 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Together (1958)
The Young One (1957)
 
1957 The James Dean Story (documentary)
 
1957 The Delinquents
 
1956 Sheriff of Cochise (TV series)
 
1956 The Magic Bond (short)
 
1956 Corn's-A-Poppin' (co-director)
 
1955 The Perfect Crime (short)
 
1954 The Dirty Look (short)
 
1954 The Builders (documentary)
 
1954 Better Football (documentary)
 
1953 The Pulse of the City (TV series)
 
1953 How to Run a Filling Station (documentary short)
 
1953 The Last Mile (documentary)
 
1952 The Sound of Bells (short)
 
1952 King Basketball (short)
 
1951 Modern Football (documentary)
 
Show ShowProducer (41 titles)
2006 A Prairie Home Companion (producer)
 
2004 Tanner on Tanner (TV series) (executive producer)
 
2003 The Company (producer)
 
2001 Gosford Park (producer)
 
2001 Roads and Bridges (executive producer)
 
2000 Dr T and the Women (producer)
 
2000 Trixie (producer)
 
1999 Cookie's Fortune (producer)
 
1998 Liv (short) (producer)
 
1997 Gun (TV series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
Father John (1997) (executive producer)
The Hole (1997) (executive producer)
All the President's Women (1997) (executive producer)
Columbus Day (1997) (executive producer)
Ricochet (1997) (executive producer)
 
1997 Afterglow (producer)
 
1997 Great Performances (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
Robert Altman's Jazz '34 (1997) (producer)
 
1996 Kansas City (producer)
 
1994 Prêt-à-Porter (producer)
 
1988 The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (TV movie) (producer)
 
1988 Tanner '88 (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1987 Basements (TV movie) (producer)
 
1985 O.C. and Stiggs (producer)
 
1984 Secret Honor (producer)
 
1983 Streamers (producer)
 
1982 Rattlesnake in a Cooler (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1980 HealtH (producer)
 
1979 Rich Kids (executive producer)
 
1979 A Perfect Couple (producer)
 
1979 Quintet (producer)
 
1978 A Wedding (producer)
 
1978 Remember My Name (producer)
 
1977 3 Women (producer)
 
1977 The Late Show (producer)
 
1976 Welcome to L.A. (producer)
 
1975 Nashville (producer)
 
1974 California Split (producer)
 
1968 Premiere (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
Walk in the Sky (1968) (producer)
 
1964 Nightmare in Chicago (TV movie) (producer)
 
1963-1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series) (producer - 2 episodes)
Once Upon a Savage Night (1964) (producer)
 
1962-1963 Combat! (TV series) (producer - 7 episodes)
Survival (1963) (producer)
Off Limits (1963) (producer)
The Volunteer (1963) (producer)
The Prisoner (1962) (producer - uncredited)
I Swear by Apollo (1962) (producer)
 
1957 Suspicion (TV series) (consulting producer - 1 episode)
Heartbeat (1957) (consulting producer)
 
1957 The James Dean Story (documentary) (producer)
 
1957 The Delinquents (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (39 titles)
2001 Gosford Park (idea)
 
1996 Kansas City (written by)
 
1994 Prêt-à-Porter (written by)
 
1993 Short Cuts (screenplay)
 
1993 Great Performances (TV series)
 
1987 Aria (segment "Les Boréades")
 
1987 Beyond Therapy (screenplay)
 
1980 HealtH (written by)
 
1979 A Perfect Couple (written by)
 
1979 Quintet (screenplay / story)
 
1978 A Wedding (from a story by / screenplay)
 
1977 3 Women
 
1974 Thieves Like Us (screenplay)
 
1972 Images (written by)
 
1971 McCabe & Mrs. Miller (screenplay)
 
1968 Premiere (TV series)
Walk in the Sky (1968) (story)
 
1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
The Hunt (1963) (story)
 
1962 Combat! (TV series)
Cat and Mouse (1962) (written by)
 
1962 Bus Stop (TV series)
Door Without a Key (1962) (story)
 
1960 Maverick (TV series)
Bolt from the Blue (1960) (writer)
 
1959 The Millionaire (TV series)
Millionaire Andrew C. Cooley (1959) (writer)
Millionaire Lorraine Daggett (1959) (story)
Millionaire Henry Banning (1959) (writer)
Millionaire Alicia Osante (1959) (writer)
 
1959 Troubleshooters (TV series)
Gino (1959) (writer)
 
1957 The Delinquents (written by)
 
1956 The Magic Bond (short)
 
1955 The Perfect Crime (short)
 
1954 The Dirty Look (short)
 
1954 The Builders (documentary)
 
1954 Better Football (documentary)
 
1953 The Pulse of the City (TV series)
The Case of Capt. Denning (1953) (writer)
 
1953 How to Run a Filling Station (documentary short) (writer)
 
1953 The Last Mile (documentary) (writer)
 
1952 The Sound of Bells (short)
 
1952 King Basketball (short)
 
1951 Modern Football (documentary)
 
1950 Honeymoon for Harriet (short)
 
1948 Bodyguard (story / as Robert B. Altman)
 
1947 Christmas Eve (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (6 titles)
2007 The Wonder of It All (documentary) (archive stills)
 
2001 Gosford Park (idea)
 
1993 Great Performances (TV series) (creative supervisor - 1 episode, 1993) (opera director - 1 episode, 1993)
The Real McTeague: A Synthesis of Forms (1993) (creative supervisor, opera director)
 
1979 Rich Kids (presenter)
 
1962 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (dialogue supervisor)
 
1957 Suspicion (TV series) (production consultant - 1 episode)
Heartbeat (1957) (production consultant)
 
Show ShowEditor (4 titles)
1987 Aria (segment "Lieux desoles")
 
1957 The James Dean Story (documentary)
 
1953 Modern Baseball (documentary short)
 
1950 Honeymoon for Harriet (short)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
1981 Endless Love
Hotel Manager
 
1970 Events
Bob
 
1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Man Drinking (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
2001 Gosford Park (lyrics: "The Way It's Meant to Be" 2001)
 
1975 Nashville (music: "The Day I Looked Jesus in the Eye" / lyrics: "The Day I Looked Jesus in the Eye")
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (1 title)
1981 Best of Friends (TV movie) (unit manager)
 
1967 The Happening (second unit director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (15 titles)
2010 Variations on a High School Romance (inspirational thanks)
 
2008 Lovely, Still (thanks)
 
2008 Rachel Getting Married (thank you)
 
2007 There Will Be Blood (dedicatee)
 
2007/I Interview (love and thanks)
 
2005 Altman on 'O.C. and Stiggs' (video documentary short) (very special thanks)
 
2004 Robert Altman: Art and Soul (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2003 Imagining 'Images' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2002 Rip Van Marlowe (video documentary short) (thanks)
 
2002 Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2001 The Making of 'Gosford Park' (TV documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2000 Zapruder (short) (special thanks)
 
2000 Panic (special thanks)
 
1996 Big Night (special thanks)
 
1988 The Moderns (special thank you)
 
Show ShowSelf (69 titles)
2006 O Lucky Malcolm!
Himself
 
2006 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1993-2006 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself
Episode dated 29 May 2006 (2006) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 16 January 2004 (2004) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 10 January 2002 (2002) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 19 October 2000 (2000) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 14 August 1996 (1996) … Himself - Guest
 
2006 A Wedding: Altman Style (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Perspective on Altman's 'Perfect Couple' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Developing the World of 'Quintet' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
 
2006 A Prairie Home Companion: Exclusive Sneak Peek (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Altman on 'O.C. and Stiggs' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Elio Petri... appunti su un autore (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Film as Fine Art (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin (documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The American Ruling Class
Himself
 
2002-2004 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
Richard Gere (2004) … Himself
Julianne Moore: Seeing Red (2004) … Himself
Tim Robbins: Playing from the Heart (2002) … Himself
 
2004 Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Robert Altman: Art and Soul (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Behind the Scenes: Tanner on Tanner (video short)
Himself
 
2003 Imagining 'Images' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 A Decade Under the Influence (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Rip Van Marlowe (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Picture & Best Director
 
2002 + de cinéma (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode dated 20 March 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
Robert Altman in England (2002) … Himself
 
2002 The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Director & Nominee: Best Motion Picture Drama
 
2002 Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Still Cher (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Making of 'Gosford Park' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Anatomy of a Scene (TV series documentary)
Himself
Gosford Park … Himself
 
2001 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Films of Robert Altman (2001) … Himself
 
2001 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2001 The Truth as I Know It (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 The Making of 'Dr. T and the Women' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 History vs. Hollywood (TV series documentary)
Himself
M*A*S*H: Comedy Under Fire (2001) … Himself
 
2000 Backstory (TV series documentary)
Himself
M*A*S*H (2000) … Himself
 
2000 A Conversation with Robert Altman (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Altman on His Own Terms (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Film-Fest DVD: Issue 1 - Sundance (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Where Music Meets Film: Live from Sundance (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Directors on Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
1997 Frank Capra's American Dream (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee: Director
 
1996 Great Books (TV series)
Himself
The Interpretation of Dreams (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 August 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1995 The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical & Presenter: Cecil B. DeMille Award
 
1994 The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director
 
1993 The 45th Annual Directors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
 
1993 Cinefile: Made in the USA (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
Lee Grant … Himself
 
1993 One on One with Robert Altman (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1992 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 6 December 1992 (1992) … Himself
 
1990 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
Robert Altman (1990) … Himself
 
1990 Hollywood Mavericks (documentary)
Himself
 
1985 The 42nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1982 Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter (documentary)
Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
 
1981 Clapper Board (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 May 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1981 Signature (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Robert Altman (1981) … Himself - Guest
 
1977-1979 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 May 1979 (1979) … Himself
Episode dated 30 June 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1978 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
Salute to 'A Wedding' (1978) … Himself
 
1976 The 48th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Picture & Best Director
 
1973 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
Robert Altman (1973) … Himself
 
1972 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 21 January 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.225 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2008 Erika Rabau: Puck of Berlin (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2004 Words in Progress (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Inventing Grace, Touching Glory (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Who Is Alan Smithee? (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
0000 Altman (documentary)
Himself
 

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Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies  | 19 Print Biographies  | 21 Interviews  | 38 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Robert B. Altman

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Personal Quote:

Wisdom and love have nothing to do with one another. Wisdom is staying alive, survival. You're wise if you don't stick your finger in the light plug. Love - you'll stick your finger in anything. See more »

Trivia:

Being a great admirer of German actress-singer Ute Lemper, he planned to cast her in a remake of Mata Hari, but the movie never came about. He instead gave her a (memorable) part in Prêt-à-Porter. See more »

Trademark:

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