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Otto Preminger (1905–1986)

Director | Producer | Actor

Otto Ludwig Preminger was born in Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary. His father was a prosecutor, and Otto originally intended to follow his father into a law career; however, he fell in love with the theater and became a stage director. He directed his first film in 1931, and came to the US in 1936 to direct on the Broadway stage... See full bio »

Born:

Otto Ludwig Preminger
in Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary (now Wyschnyzja, Ukraine))

Died:

(age 80) in New York City, New York, USA
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Filmography

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1986 Cinéma cinémas (TV series documentary)
– Jean Seberg - Les essais: 1957 (1986)
 
1979 The Human Factor
 
1975 Rosebud
 
1971 Such Good Friends
 
1970 Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
 
1968 Skidoo
 
1967 Hurry Sundown
 
1965 Bunny Lake Is Missing
 
1965 In Harm's Way
 
1963 The Cardinal
 
1962 Advise & Consent
 
1960 Exodus
 
1959 Anatomy of a Murder
 
1959 Porgy and Bess
 
1958 Bonjour tristesse
 
1957 Saint Joan
 
1957 The Making of 'Saint Joan' (documentary short)
 
1955 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
 
1955 The Man with the Golden Arm
 
1954 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
– Tonight at 8:30 (1954)
 
1954 Carmen Jones
 
1954 River of No Return
 
1953 Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach
 
1953 The Moon Is Blue
 
1952 Angel Face
 
1951 The 13th Letter
 
1950 Where the Sidewalk Ends
 
1949 Whirlpool
 
1949 The Fan
 
1948 That Lady in Ermine (uncredited)
 
1947 Daisy Kenyon
 
1947 Forever Amber
 
1946 Centennial Summer
 
1945 Fallen Angel
 
1945 A Royal Scandal
 
1944 Laura
 
1944 In the Meantime, Darling
 
1943 Margin for Error
 
1938 Kidnapped (uncredited)
 
1937 Danger: Love at Work
 
1936 Under Your Spell (as Otto Ludwig Preminger)
 
1931 The Great Love (as Otto Ludwig Preminger)
 
Show ShowProducer (31 titles)
1979 The Human Factor (producer)
 
1975 Rosebud (producer)
 
1971 Such Good Friends (producer)
 
1970 Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (producer)
 
1968 Skidoo (producer)
 
1967 Hurry Sundown (producer)
 
1965 Bunny Lake Is Missing (producer)
 
1965 In Harm's Way (producer)
 
1963 The Cardinal (producer)
 
1962 Advise & Consent (producer)
 
1960 Exodus (producer)
 
1959 Anatomy of a Murder (producer)
 
1958 Bonjour tristesse (producer)
 
1957 Saint Joan (producer)
 
1957 The Making of 'Saint Joan' (documentary short) (producer)
 
1955 The Man with the Golden Arm (producer)
 
1954 Producers' Showcase (TV series) (guest producer - 1 episode)
– Tonight at 8:30 (1954) (guest producer)
 
1954 Carmen Jones (producer)
 
1953 Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach (producer)
 
1953 The Moon Is Blue (producer)
 
1952 Angel Face (producer)
 
1951 The 13th Letter (producer)
 
1950 Where the Sidewalk Ends (producer)
 
1949 Whirlpool (producer)
 
1949 The Fan (producer)
 
1947 Daisy Kenyon (producer)
 
1946 Centennial Summer (producer)
 
1945 Fallen Angel (producer)
 
1944 Laura (producer)
 
1944 In the Meantime, Darling (producer)
 
1931 The Great Love (producer)
 
Show ShowActor (12 titles)
1977 The Hobbit (TV movie)
Elvenking (voice)
 
1968 Skidoo
Voice introducing the credits (voice) (uncredited)
 
1966 Batman (TV series)
Mr. Freeze
– Deep Freeze (1966) … Mr. Freeze
– Green Ice (1966) … Mr. Freeze
 
1965 Bunny Lake Is Missing
On-screen Trailer Host and Narrator (uncredited)
 
1954 Suspense (TV series)
Captain von Weissenborn
– Operation: Barracuda (1954) … Captain von Weissenborn
 
1953 Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach
Voice
 
1953 Stalag 17
Oberst von Scherbach
 
1951 The Billy Rose Show (TV series)
– Whirligig of Life (1951)
 
1945 Where Do We Go from Here?
General Rahl (uncredited)
 
1943 They Got Me Covered
Fauscheim
 
1943 Margin for Error
Karl Baumer
 
1942 The Pied Piper
Maj. Diessen
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (8 titles)
1963 The Cardinal (presenter)
 
1963 Critic's Choice (stage producer)
 
1962 Advise & Consent (presenter)
 
1960 Exodus (presenter)
 
1959 Anatomy of a Murder (presenter)
 
1955 The Man with the Golden Arm (presenter)
 
1954 Carmen Jones (presenter)
 
1953 The Moon Is Blue (presenter, produced on Broadway by, voice - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (30 titles)
1980 Ryan's Hope (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1260 (1980) … Himself
– Episode #1.1254 (1980) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1967-1980 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 January 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 March 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1966-1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 July 1977 (1977) … Himself
– Episode dated 4 January 1977 (1977) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 September 1976 (1976) … Himself
– Episode dated 28 November 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 July 1973 (1973) … Himself
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1963-1976 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 November 1976 (1976) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 January 1975 (1975) … Himself
– Episode #3.21 (1965) … Himself
– Episode #1.83 (1963) … Himself
 
1976 Hollywood on Trial (documentary)
Himself
 
1976 Die Titelmacher (TV movie)
Himself
 
1975 Rickles (TV movie)
Himself
 
1975 Je später der Abend... (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 April 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1963-1973 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 July 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 April 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 1 December 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 December 1971 (1971) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 March 1971 (1971) … Himself
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1973 Film Night (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 June 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
1970-1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest Host
– Episode #4.187 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #4.86 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #3.247 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #3.211 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #2.228 (1970) … Himself - Guest Host
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1970 The Virginia Graham Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 July 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 Apropos Film (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 June 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1968-1970 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.42 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.56 (1968) … Himself
 
1969 Playboy After Dark (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The Joan Rivers Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 January 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.12 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #2.10 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #2.4 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #2.3 (1968) … Himself
 
1959-1968 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Audience Bow
– Episode #22.10 (1968) … Himself - Audience Bow
– Episode #17.13 (1963) … Himself
– Episode #12.41 (1959) … Himself
 
1968 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.64 (1968) … Himself
 
1967 Dateline: Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 August 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1965 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Otto Preminger (1965) … Himself
 
1965 That Regis Philbin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.57 (1965) … Himself
 
1956-1964 Cinépanorama (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 December 1964 (1964) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 September 1957 (1957) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 May 1956 (1956) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 March 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
1964 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Panelist
– Angie Dickinson & Peter Lawford vs. Pat Carroll & Otto Preminger (1964) … Panelist
 
1963 Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (TV series)
Co-Host / Himself
– The Many Worlds of Jackie Gleason (1963) … Himself / Co-Host
 
1960 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 11 December 1960 (1960) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1960 Small World (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.24 (1960) … Himself
 
1957 The Seven Lively Arts (TV series)
Himself
– Hollywood Around the World (1957) … Himself
 
1957 The Making of 'Saint Joan' (documentary short)
Himself - Narrator
 
1951 The Faye Emerson Show (TV series)
Himself
– TV Versus Movies (1951) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2013 Un voyageur (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Sing Your Song (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 Trumbo (documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (documentary)
Himself
 

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River of No Return -- Trailer for this classic directed by Otto Preminger Carmen Jones -- Contemporary version of the Bizet opera, with new lyrics and an African-American cast. Anatomy of a Murder -- In a murder trial, the defendant says he suffered temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case?
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Personal Details

Other Works:

The 'Theater in der Josefstadt' was the only rentable theatre in Vienna in the years of the depression, because Preminger had a lucky hand in choosing good plays and directing them well. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 6 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | 8 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Otto Ludwig Preminger

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I don't think he'd be capable of directing his little nephew to the bathroom. - Dyan Cannon See more »

Trivia:

Interviewed in Peter Bogdanovich's "Who the Devil Made It: Conversations With Robert Aldrich, George Cukor, Allan Dwan, Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock, Chuck Jones, Fritz Lang, Joseph H. Lewis, Sidney Lumet, Leo McCarey, Otto Preminger, Don Siegel, Josef von Sternberg, Frank Tashlin, Edgar G. Ulmer, Raoul Walsh." NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. See more »

Trademark:

Known for his boundary-pushing characters and storylines, which frequently courted controversy upon release See more »

Nickname:

Otto the Ogre See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius