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Robert Aldrich (I) (1918–1983)

Director | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | Producer

Robert Aldrich entered the film industry in 1941 when he got a job as a production clerk at RKO Pictures. He soon worked his way up to script clerk, then became an assistant director, a production manager and an associate producer. He began writing and directing for TV series in the early 1950s, and directed his first feature in 1953 ( Big Leaguer)... See full bio »

Born:

Robert Burgess Aldrich
in Cranston, Rhode Island, USA

Died:

(age 65) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1981 ...All the Marbles
 
1979 The Frisco Kid
 
1977 The Choirboys
 
1977 Twilight's Last Gleaming
 
1975 Hustle
 
1974 The Longest Yard
 
1973 Emperor of the North
 
1972 Ulzana's Raid
 
1971 The Grissom Gang
 
1970 Too Late the Hero
 
1969 The Greatest Mother of Them All (short)
 
1968 The Killing of Sister George
 
1968 The Legend of Lylah Clare
 
1967 The Dirty Dozen
 
1965 The Flight of the Phoenix
 
1964 Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
 
1963 4 for Texas
 
1962 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
 
1962 Sodom and Gomorrah
 
1961 The Last Sunset
 
1959 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
– Safari at Sea (1959)
– The Black Pearl (1959)
 
1959 Hotel de Paree (TV series)
– Sundance Returns (1959)
 
1959 The Angry Hills
 
1959 Ten Seconds to Hell
 
1957 The Garment Jungle (uncredited)
 
1956 Attack
 
1956 Autumn Leaves
 
1955 The Big Knife
 
1955 Kiss Me Deadly
 
1954 Vera Cruz
 
1954 Apache
 
1954 World for Ransom (uncredited)
 
1953-1954 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
– The Bad Streak (1954)
– The Gift (1953)
– The Hard Way (1953)
– The Witness (1953)
– The Squeeze (1953)
 
1953 Big Leaguer
 
1952-1953 The Doctor (TV series)
– Take the Odds (1953)
– A Tale of Two Christmases (1952)
– The Guest (1952)
– Blackmail (1952)
 
1952 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– The Pussyfootin' Rocks (1952)
 
1952 China Smith (TV series)
– Shanghai Clipper
– Straight Settlement
 
1952 Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (assistant director)
 
1952 Limelight (assistant director)
 
1951 The Prowler (assistant director)
 
1951 New Mexico (assistant director)
 
1951 M (assistant director)
 
1951 Of Men and Music (documentary) (assistant director)
 
1950 The White Tower (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1949 A Kiss for Corliss (assistant director)
 
1949 Red Light (assistant director: second unit)
 
1949 The Red Pony (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1949 Caught (associate director - uncredited)
 
1948 Force of Evil (assistant director)
 
1948 No Minor Vices (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1948 So This Is New York (assistant director)
 
1948 Arch of Triumph (assistant director)
 
1947 Body and Soul (assistant director)
 
1947 The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (assistant director)
 
1946 The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1945 Pardon My Past (assistant director)
 
1945 Story of G.I. Joe (assistant director)
 
1945 The Southerner (assistant director)
 
1943 Rookies in Burma (second assistant director - uncredited)
 
1943 Gangway for Tomorrow (second assistant director)
 
1943 The Adventures of a Rookie (second assistant director - uncredited)
 
1943 A Lady Takes a Chance (second assistant director)
 
1943 Behind the Rising Sun (second assistant director - uncredited)
 
1943 Bombardier (second assistant director - uncredited)
 
1942 The Big Street (second assistant director - uncredited)
 
1942 The Falcon Takes Over (second assistant director - uncredited)
 
1942 Joan of Paris (second assistant director - uncredited)
 
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1975 Hustle (producer)
 
1971 The Grissom Gang (producer)
 
1970 Too Late the Hero (producer)
 
1969 What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (producer)
 
1969 The Greatest Mother of Them All (short) (producer)
 
1968 The Killing of Sister George (producer)
 
1968 The Legend of Lylah Clare (producer)
 
1965 The Flight of the Phoenix (producer)
 
1964 Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (producer)
 
1963 4 for Texas (producer)
 
1962 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (producer)
 
1959 Ten Seconds to Hell (producer - uncredited)
 
1957 The Ride Back (producer - uncredited)
 
1956 Attack (producer)
 
1955 The Big Knife (producer)
 
1955 Kiss Me Deadly (producer)
 
1954 World for Ransom (producer)
 
1952 The First Time (associate producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (4 titles)
1970 Too Late the Hero (screenplay / story)
 
1963 4 for Texas (written by)
 
1959 Ten Seconds to Hell (screenplay)
 
1956 The Gamma People (original story - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (2 titles)
1952 The Steel Trap (production supervisor)
 
1951 When I Grow Up (production manager)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1951 The Big Night
Ringsider at Fight (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1951 Ten Tall Men (assistant to producer - as Robert B. Aldrich)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2014 Soldiers of the Damned (in memory of) (post-production)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1976 Revista de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 April 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1967 Operation Dirty Dozen (documentary short)
Himself
 
1967 Lionpower from MGM (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1962 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Himself - Director - in Trailer (uncredited)
 
1958 Cinépanorama (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 March 1958 (1958) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2006 Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 Backstory (TV series documentary)
 
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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Robert B. Aldrich
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Charles Chaplin, for whom he worked as assistant director on Limelight] He's the greatest actor in the world but he doesn't know how to direct. See more »

Trivia:

Three films Aldrich directed were chosen for inclusion in the 10 best list in 1955 compiled by François Truffaut for "Cahiers du Cinema" magazine: Apache, The Big Knife and Vera Cruz. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently casts Wesley Addy See more »

Nickname:

Bob See more »

Star Sign:

Leo