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Henry Hathaway (1898–1985)

Director | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | Art Department

Henry Hathaway, a son of a stage actress and manager, started his career as a child actor in westerns directed by Allan Dwan. His movie career was interrupted by World War I. After his discharge, he briefly tried a career in finance but then returned to Hollywood to work as an assistant director under such directors as Frank Lloyd... See full bio »

Born:

Henri Leopold de Fiennes
in Sacramento, California, USA

Died:

(age 86) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1974 Hangup
 
1971 Shoot Out
 
1971 Raid on Rommel
 
1970 Airport ( - uncredited / winter outdoor scenes)
 
1969 True Grit
 
1968 5 Card Stud
 
1967 The Last Safari
 
1966 Nevada Smith
 
1965 The Sons of Katie Elder
 
1964 Of Human Bondage (additional scenes)
 
1964 Circus World
 
1962 How the West Was Won (segments "The Rivers", "The Plains", "The Outlaws")
 
1960 North to Alaska
 
1960 Seven Thieves
 
1959 Woman Obsessed
 
1958 From Hell to Texas
 
1957 Legend of the Lost
 
1956 23 Paces to Baker Street
 
1956 The Bottom of the Bottle
 
1955 The Racers
 
1954 Garden of Evil
 
1954 Prince Valiant
 
1953 White Witch Doctor
 
1953 Niagara
 
1952 Full House (segment "The Clarion Call")
 
1952 Diplomatic Courier
 
1951 The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
 
1951 Rawhide
 
1951 Fourteen Hours
 
1951 You're in the Navy Now
 
1950 The Black Rose
 
1949 Down to the Sea in Ships
 
1948 Call Northside 777
 
1947 Kiss of Death
 
1947 13 Rue Madeleine
 
1946 The Dark Corner
 
1945 The House on 92nd Street
 
1945 Nob Hill
 
1944 Wing and a Prayer
 
1944 Home in Indiana
 
1942 China Girl
 
1942 Ten Gentlemen from West Point
 
1941 Sundown
 
1941 The Shepherd of the Hills
 
1940 Brigham Young
 
1940 Johnny Apollo
 
1939 The Real Glory
 
1938 Spawn of the North
 
1937 Souls at Sea
 
1937 Lest We Forget (short)
 
1936 Go West Young Man
 
1936 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine
 
1936 I Loved a Soldier
 
1935 Peter Ibbetson
 
1935 The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
 
1934 Now and Forever
 
1934 The Last Round-Up
 
1934 The Witching Hour
 
1934 Come On, Marines!
 
1933 To the Last Man
 
1933 Man of the Forest
 
1933 Sunset Pass
 
1933 Under the Tonto Rim
 
1933 The Thundering Herd
 
1932 Wild Horse Mesa
 
1932 Heritage of the Desert
 
1930 Behind the Make-Up (uncredited)
 
1930 Morocco (second unit director - uncredited)
 
1930 The Texan (assistant director)
 
1929 The Virginian (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1929 The Wolf Song (assistant director)
 
1929 Redskin (assistant director)
 
1929 The Love Doctor (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1928 The Shopworn Angel (assistant director)
 
1928 The Awakening (assistant director)
 
1927 The Rough Riders (assistant director)
 
1927 Hula (assistant director)
 
1927 Underworld (second unit director - uncredited)
 
1927 The Way of All Flesh (assistant director)
 
1926 Mantrap (assistant director)
 
1926 Bachelor Brides (assistant director)
 
1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1925 Grounds for Divorce (assistant director)
 
1925 The Dressmaker from Paris (assistant director)
 
1925 The Thundering Herd (second unit director)
 
1924 Open All Night (assistant director)
 
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1925 Lord Jim (propman)
 
1924 Empty Hands (propman)
 
1923 The Call of the Canyon (propman)
 
1923 To the Last Man (propman)
 
1921 Roads of Destiny (props)
 
1920 Madame X (props)
 
1920 Honest Hutch (propman)
 
1920 The Slim Princess (propman)
 
1920 Jes' Call Me Jim (propman)
 
1919 Jubilo (propman)
 
1919 The World and Its Woman (props)
 
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1967 The Last Safari (producer)
 
1966 An Eye for an Eye (producer - uncredited)
 
1966 Nevada Smith (producer)
 
1960 North to Alaska (producer)
 
1957 Legend of the Lost (producer)
 
1937 Souls at Sea (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
1964 Of Human Bondage (director: additional scenes)
 
1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (assisitant: Mr. Eason - uncredited)
 
1923 The Ten Commandments (assistant: Mr. De Mille - uncredited)
 
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1917 The Storm Woman (short)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– 55 días en Pekín (2011) (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1993 The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors (documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Trick of the Light (1980) … Himself
– Autocrats (1980) … Himself
– Single Beds and Double Standards (1980) … Himself
 
1978 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1977 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Gary Cooper (1977) … Himself
 
1972 75 Years of Cinema Museum (documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
1985 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
 

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To be a good director you've got to be a bastard. I'm a bastard and I know it. See more »

Trivia:

Hathaways was shooting a scene on location on Wall Street in New York City. Many of the windows in the adjoining buildings were filled with office workers leaning out to watch the filming going on below them. Hathaway got so frustrated with all the attendant noise that he finally leaped out of his director's chair... See more »

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