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William Friedkin

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Friedkin's mother was an operating room nurse. His father was a merchant seaman, semi-pro softball player and ultimately sold clothes in a men's discount chain. Ultimately, his father never earned more than $50/week in his whole life and died indigent. Eventually young Will became infatuated with Orson Welles after seeing Citizen Kane... See full bio »

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Hide HideDirector (35 titles)
2011 Killer Joe
 
2007-2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
– Mascara (2009)
– Cockroaches (2007)
 
2007 The Painter's Voice (video documentary short)
 
2006 Bug
 
2003 The Hunted
 
2000 Rules of Engagement
 
1997 12 Angry Men (TV movie)
 
1995 Jade
 
1994 Rebel Highway (TV series)
– Jailbreakers (1994)
 
1994 Blue Chips
 
1992 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
– On a Deadman's Chest (1992)
 
1990 The Guardian
 
1988 C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (TV movie)
 
1987 Rampage
 
1986 C.A.T. Squad (TV movie)
 
1985 To Live and Die in L.A.
 
1985 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
– Little Boy Lost/Wish Bank/Nightcrawlers (1985) (segment "Nightcrawlers")
 
1985 Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album (video short)
 
1983 Deal of the Century
 
1980 Cruising
 
1978 The Brink's Job
 
1977 Sorcerer
 
1974 Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin (documentary)
 
1973 The Exorcist
 
1971 The French Connection
 
1970 The Boys in the Band
 
1968 The Night They Raided Minsky's
 
1968 The Birthday Party
 
1967 Good Times
 
1966 The Thin Blue Line (TV documentary)
 
1965 Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon (TV documentary)
 
1965 The People vs. Paul Crump (TV documentary)
 
1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
– Off Season (1965)
 
1965 Time-Life Specials: The March of Time (TV series documentary)
 
1965 The Bold Men (TV documentary)
 
Show ShowProducer (8 titles)
1988 C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1987 Rampage (producer)
 
1986 C.A.T. Squad (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1977 Sorcerer (producer)
 
1977 The 49th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (producer)
 
1973 Paper Moon (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1966 The Thin Blue Line (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1965 Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon (TV documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (6 titles)
1990 The Guardian (screenplay)
 
1988 C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (TV movie) (story)
 
1987 Rampage (screenplay)
 
1985 To Live and Die in L.A. (screenplay)
 
1980 Cruising (written by)
 
1966 The Thin Blue Line (TV documentary) (story)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
2012 Arbitrage (uncredited)
 
1998 Without Limits
TV Director
 
Show ShowThanks (10 titles)
2013 Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2012 Arbitrage (the director wishes to thank)
 
2011 Acid Head: The Buzzard Nuts County Slaughter (special thanks)
 
2010 On Tour (thanks)
 
2003 Narc: Shooting Up (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2001 Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection' (TV documentary) (special thanks - as Billy Friedkin)
 
2000 Behind the Rules of Engagement (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1999 Reputations (TV series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)
– Alfred Hitchcock (1999) (thanks)
 
1998 The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' (TV documentary) (thanks)
 
1995 The Chili Con Carne Club (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (73 titles)
2013 Algren (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck (documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2013 Good Day L.A. (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 April 2013 (2013) … Himself
 
2013 Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Stanley Kubrick in Focus (short)
Himself
 
2012 Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of (documentary short)
 
2012 Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic (video documentary)
 
2011 The Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.30 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #8.16 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Miller's Tale (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Post Mortem with Mick Garris (TV series)
Himself
– William Friedkin (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Making the Boys (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Godard Made in USA (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Into the Night with... (TV series documentary)
– Uli Edel & William Friedkin (2010)
 
2009 The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 North by Northwest: One for the Ages (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Nouvelle vague vue d'ailleurs (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Scene of the Crime (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Friedkin and Grosso Remember: The French Connection (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Anatomy of a Chase (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Frankenheimer in Focus (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Sound of Hitchcock (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of the Master (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 40 x 15 (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Great Bolshy Yarblockos! Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Shadows of Suspense (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Precinct Hollywood (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2004 A Little Solitaire (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Just the Facts (TV documentary)
Director
 
2003 Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Pursuing 'The Hunted' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Filming 'The Hunted' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The Cutting Edge (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Narc: The Friedkin Connection (video documentary short)
Himself - Filmmaker
 
2003 Narc: Shooting Up (video documentary short)
Himself - Filmmaker
 
2003 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2003 A Decade Under the Influence (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Face Time (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2001 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Linda Blair (2001) … Himself
 
2001 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection' (TV documentary)
Himself - Director (as Billy Friedkin)
 
2000 Behind the Rules of Engagement (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Bravo Profiles (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Gene Hackman (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Comme au cinéma (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 February 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' (TV documentary)
Himself - Director
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of William Friedkin … Himself
 
1998 The Uttmost (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998) … Himself
 
1998 The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' (TV documentary)
Himself - Director
 
1997 In the Grip of Evil (TV documentary)
Himself - Director of 'The Exorcist'
 
1997 Howard Hawks: American Artist (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Hollywood Halloween (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The Secrets of Dick Smith (TV documentary short)
Himself - Discussing The Exorcist
 
1991 Fear in the Dark (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 The Horror Hall of Fame (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album (video short)
Himself
 
1976 The 48th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Thalberg Award
 
1974 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 February 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1974 Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin (documentary)
Himself
 
1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.184 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #4.160 (1972) … Himself
 
1972 The 44th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Director
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(2000) DVD commentary: Provided commentary for the Anchor Bay Entertainment DVD release of The Guardian. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 3 Interviews  | 6 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Billy Friedkin

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I consider myself just another member of the crew, the highest paid member of the crew. See more »

Trivia:

In an interview in Linda Ruth Williams' book "The Erotic Thriller in Contemporary Cinema", Friedkin said that Jade his favorite of all his films. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently works with William Petersen See more »

Nickname:

Hurricane Billy See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo