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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Born in small-town Wisconsin in 1911, Nicholas Ray's early experience... more
Trivia:
Went to the same high school in La Crosse, Wisconsin, as Joseph Losey. more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another
3 nominations
more
NewsDesk:
(18 articles)
Who Wants More Noir? Columbia's B-Movies Hit The Roxie
(From JustPressPlay. 17 September 2009, 12:56 PM, PDT)
Films From A Singular Vision
(From New York Post. 12 August 2009, 10:49 PM, PDT)
(From JustPressPlay. 17 September 2009, 12:56 PM, PDT)
Films From A Singular Vision
(From New York Post. 12 August 2009, 10:49 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Nick Ray
US TV Schedule:
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Director, Writer, Actor, Second Unit Director or Assistant Director, Miscellaneous Crew, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Director:
- Lightning Over Water (1980) (as Nick Ray)
... aka Nick's Film - Lightning Over Water (West Germany)
... aka Nicks Movie (West Germany) - Marco (1978)
- We Can't Go Home Again (1976)
- Wet Dreams (1974) (segment "The Janitor")
- 55 Days at Peking (1963)
- King of Kings (1961)
- The Savage Innocents (1960)
... aka Les dents du diable (France)
... aka Ombre bianche (Italy) - "On Trial" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka The Joseph Cotten Show (USA: rerun title)
... aka The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (USA: new title)
- High Green Wall (1959) TV episode - Party Girl (1958)
- Wind Across the Everglades (1958)
- Bitter Victory (1957)
... aka Amère victoire (France)
... aka Bitter Victory (USA) - The True Story of Jesse James (1957)
... aka The James Brothers (UK) - Bigger Than Life (1956)
- Hot Blood (1956)
... aka Bad Blood (USA: alternative title) - Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
- Run for Cover (1955)
... aka Colorado (USA: reissue title) - "General Electric Theater" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- The High Green Wall (1954) TV episode - Johnny Guitar (1954)
- Androcles and the Lion (1952) (uncredited)
... aka Bernard Shaw's Androcles and the Lion (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title) - The Lusty Men (1952)
- Macao (1952) (uncredited)
- On Dangerous Ground (1952)
- The Racket (1951) (uncredited)
- Flying Leathernecks (1951)
- Born to Be Bad (1950)
- In a Lonely Place (1950)
- Roseanna McCoy (1949) (uncredited)
- A Woman's Secret (1949)
- Knock on Any Door (1949)
- They Live by Night (1948)
... aka The Twisted Road (UK)
Writer:
- Lightning Over Water (1980) (writer)
... aka Nick's Film - Lightning Over Water (West Germany)
... aka Nicks Movie (West Germany) - We Can't Go Home Again (1976) (writer)
- Circus World (1964) (story)
... aka El fabulós món del circ (Spain: Catalan title)
... aka El fabuloso mundo del circo (Spain)
... aka Henry Hathaway's The Magnificent Showman (UK: complete title)
... aka Samuel Bronston's Circus World
... aka The Magnificent Showman (UK) - The Savage Innocents (1960) (screenplay)
... aka Les dents du diable (France)
... aka Ombre bianche (Italy) - Bitter Victory (1957) (screenplay)
... aka Amère victoire (France)
... aka Bitter Victory (USA) - Bigger Than Life (1956) (uncredited)
- Rebel Without a Cause (1955) (from a story by)
- Johnny Guitar (1954) (uncredited)
- On Dangerous Ground (1952) (adaptation)
- They Live by Night (1948) (adaptation)
... aka The Twisted Road (UK) - Swing Parade of 1946 (1946) (story)
- The Caribbean Mystery (1945) (dialogue) (uncredited)
Actor:
- Hair (1979) .... The General
- Der amerikanische Freund (1977) .... Derwatt
... aka L'ami américain (France)
... aka The American Friend (USA) - We Can't Go Home Again (1976) .... Nick Ray
- 55 Days at Peking (1963) .... US Minister
- Rebel Without a Cause (1955) (uncredited) .... Man in Last Shot
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) (uncredited) .... Bakery clerk
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
- Sorry, Wrong Number (1946) (TV) (assistant director)
- Tuesday in November (1945) (assistant director)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- The Caribbean Mystery (1945) (dialogue director) (uncredited)
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) (dialogue director) (uncredited)
Thanks:
- "Mr. Show with Bob and David" (special thanks) (1 episode, 1996)
... aka Mr. Show (USA: short title)
- The Biggest Failure in Broadway History (1996) TV episode (special thanks) - Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers (1980) (special thanks)
- And the Walls Came Tumbling Down (1973) (thanks: assistance)
Self:
- Lightning Over Water (1980) .... Himself
... aka Nick's Film - Lightning Over Water (West Germany)
... aka Nicks Movie (West Germany) - I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1975) .... Himself
- James Dean: The First American Teenager (1975) (TV) .... Himself
- "Auf der Suche nach meinem Amerika" (1971) TV mini-series .... Himself
... aka America Revisited (USA)
Archive Footage:
- Real James Dean (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Edge of Outside (2006) .... Himself
-
"American Masters"
- James Dean: Sense Memories (2005) TV episode .... Himself - Le fantôme d'Henri Langlois (2004)
- A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) (TV) .... Himself
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1 Biographical Movie | 4 Portrayals | 4 Print Biographies | 4 Articles
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