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Budd Boetticher (1916–2001)

Director | Writer | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Brilliant, distinguished American director, particularly of Westerns, whose simple, bleak style disguises a complex artistic temperament. The son of a wealthy hardware retailer, Boetticher attended Culver Military Academy and Ohio State University, where he excelled in football and boxing. Following his schooling... See full bio »

Born:

Oscar Boetticher Jnr.
in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died:

(age 85) in Ramona, California, USA
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1985 My Kingdom For... (documentary)
 
1972 Arruza (documentary)
 
1969 A Time for Dying
 
1961 The Rifleman (TV series)
– Stopover (1961)
 
1960-1961 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
– The Long Shadow (1961)
– Ambush (1961)
– The Last Bugle (1960)
– Ransom (1960)
– Desert Flight (1960)
 
1960 Hong Kong (TV series)
– Colonel Cat (1960)
 
1960 Comanche Station
 
1960 The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
 
1959 Ride Lonesome
 
1959 Westbound
 
1958 Buchanan Rides Alone
 
1957 Decision at Sundown
 
1957 Maverick (TV series)
– According to Hoyle (1957)
– Point Blank (1957)
– War of the Silver Kings (1957)
 
1957 The Tall T
 
1956 The Count of Monte Cristo (TV series)
– The Affair of the Three Napoleons (1956) (as Bud Boetticher)
 
1956 Seven Men from Now
 
1956 General Electric Summer Originals (TV series)
– Alias Mike Hercules (1956)
 
1956 Alias Mike Hercules (TV series)
– Pilot (1956)
 
1956 The Killer Is Loose
 
1955 The Magnificent Matador
 
1954 The Public Defender (TV series)
– When Credit Is Due (1954)
– The Last Appeal (1954)
– Escape (1954)
– A Call in the Night (1954)
– Out of the Past (1954)
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1953 East of Sumatra
 
1953 Wings of the Hawk
 
1953 The Man from the Alamo
 
1953 Seminole
 
1953 City Beneath the Sea
 
1952 Horizons West
 
1952 Red Ball Express
 
1952 Bronco Buster
 
1952 The Cimarron Kid
 
1951 Bullfighter and the Lady
 
1950 The Magnavox Theatre (TV series)
– The Three Musketeers (1950)
 
1950 Killer Shark (as Oscar Boetticher)
 
1949 The Wolf Hunters (as Oscar Boetticher)
 
1949 Black Midnight (as Oscar Boetticher)
 
1948 Behind Locked Doors (as Oscar Boetticher)
 
1948 Assigned to Danger (as Oscar Boetticher)
 
1945 The Fleet That Came to Stay (documentary short) (as Oscar Boetticher)
 
1945 Escape in the Fog (as Oscar Boetticher Jr.)
 
1945 A Guy, a Gal and a Pal (as Oscar Boetticher Jr.)
 
1945 Youth on Trial (as Oscar Boetticher Jr.)
 
1944 The Missing Juror (as Oscar Boetticher Jr.)
 
1944 One Mysterious Night (as Oscar Boetticher Jr.)
 
1944 U-Boat Prisoner (uncredited)
 
1942 Submarine Raider (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (6 titles)
1985 My Kingdom For... (documentary)
 
1972 Arruza (documentary)
 
1970 Two Mules for Sister Sara (story)
 
1969 A Time for Dying (written by)
 
1955 The Magnificent Matador (story)
 
1951 Bullfighter and the Lady (story)
 
1944 Girl in the Case (assistant director - as Oscar Boetticher Jr.)
 
1944 Cover Girl (assistant director - as Oscar Boetticher Jr.)
 
1943 Destroyer (assistant director)
 
1943 The Desperadoes (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1943 The More the Merrier (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1941 Military Training (short) (second assistant director - as Oscar Boetticher)
 
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1985 My Kingdom For... (documentary) (producer)
 
1972 Arruza (documentary) (producer)
 
1960 Comanche Station (producer)
 
1959 Ride Lonesome (producer)
 
1951 Bullfighter and the Lady (associate producer)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
1996 Los años Arruza
 
1988 Tequila Sunrise
Judge Nizetitch
 
1943 Good Luck, Mr. Yates
Hocoy McManus (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1941 Blood and Sand (dance director: 'El Torero' number - uncredited, technical advisor - uncredited)
 
1939 Of Mice and Men (horse wrangler: second unit - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2006 Trapped Ashes (very special thanks)
 
2005 Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (TV documentary) (with deepest appreciation)
 
2005 Bad Reputation (special thanks)
 
2002 As muxicas (short) (thanks - as Bud Boetticher)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
2007 Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2000 E! Mysteries & Scandals (TV series)
Himself
– Jeff Chandler (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Internet Love
Himself
 
2000 Besuch bei Budd Boetticher (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Audie Murphy: Great American Hero (1996) … Himself
 
1995 Cinéma, de notre temps (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Boetticher Rides Again (1995) … Himself
 
1985 My Kingdom For... (documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2009 Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Hollywood Gangster (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Budd Boetticher: An American Original (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Memorial Tribute
 

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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

5 Biographical Movies  | 2 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Oscar Boetticher Jr. | Bud Boetticher | Oscar Boetticher

Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

In July 1951, Hollywood Reporter reported that Universal had set Budd Boetticher as director of Son of Ali Baba, but replaced him with Kurt Neumann when Boetticher moved over to Bronco Buster. See more »

Trademark:

His Westerns are usually set in isolated locales See more »

Star Sign:

Leo