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Nicholas Ray (I) (1911–1979)

Born in small-town Wisconsin in 1911, Nicholas Ray's early experience with film came with some radio broadcasting in high school. He left the University of Chicago after a year, but made such an impression on his professor and writer Thorton Wilder that he was recommended for a scholarship with Frank Lloyd Wright... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1980 Lightning Over Water (documentary) (as Nick Ray)
 
1978 Marco (short)
 
1974 Wet Dreams (segment "The Janitor")
 
1961 King of Kings
 
1959 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV series)
High Green Wall (1959)
 
1958 Party Girl
 
1957 Bitter Victory
 
1956 Hot Blood
 
1955 Run for Cover
 
1954 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
The High Green Wall (1954)
 
1954 Johnny Guitar
 
1952 Androcles and the Lion (uncredited)
 
1952 The Lusty Men
 
1952 Macao (uncredited)
 
1951 The Racket (uncredited)
 
1950 Born to Be Bad
 
1949 Roseanna McCoy (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (12 titles)
1980 Lightning Over Water (documentary)
 
1964 Circus World (story)
 
1960 The Savage Innocents (screenplay)
 
1957 Bitter Victory (screenplay)
 
1956 Bigger Than Life (uncredited)
 
1955 Rebel Without a Cause (story)
 
1954 Johnny Guitar (uncredited)
 
1952 On Dangerous Ground (adaptation)
 
1948 They Live by Night (adaptation)
 
1946 Swing Parade of 1946 (story)
 
1945 The Caribbean Mystery (dialogue - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (7 titles)
1979 Hair
The General
 
1976 We Can't Go Home Again
Nick Ray
 
1974 Wet Dreams
The Janitor (segment "The Janitor")
 
1963 55 Days at Peking
US Minister (uncredited)
 
1955 Rebel Without a Cause
Man in Last Shot (uncredited)
 
1945 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Bakery Clerk (uncredited)
 
1946 Sorry, Wrong Number (TV short) (assistant director)
 
1945 Tuesday in November (short) (assistant director)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1945 The Caribbean Mystery (dialogue director - uncredited)
 
1945 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (dialogue director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1958 Wind Across the Everglades (writer: "Lonely Boy Blues" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1954 Johnny Guitar (producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
55 días en Pekín (2011) (in memory of)
 
2010 If I Needed Someone (short) (special thanks)
 
1996 Mr. Show with Bob and David (TV series) (special thanks - 1 episode)
The Biggest Failure in Broadway History (1996) (special thanks)
 
1980 Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1973 And the Walls Came Tumbling Down (documentary short) (thanks: assistance)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1993 Peter Przygodda, Schnittmeister (documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Lightning Over Water (documentary)
Himself
 
1976 James Dean: The First American Teenager (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1975 I'm a Stranger Here Myself (documentary)
Himself
 
1971 America Revisited (TV mini-series)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2011 Don't Expect Too Much (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Two in the Wave (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Real James Dean (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Edge of Outside (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2002 Biography (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details


Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies  | 6 Print Biographies  | 6 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Nick Ray

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

If it were all in the script, why make the film? See more »

Trivia:

To honor the centennial of Ray's birth, the Venice International Film Festival is set to screen his experimental 1976 film We Can't Go Home Again (1976). [August 2011] See more »

Trademark:

His films frequently explore the dark, twisted underbelly of everday suburbia See more »

Nickname:

Nick See more »

Star Sign:

Leo