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Richard Schickel

Writer | Director | Producer

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Film Critic for Time Magazine since 1972. Before that, he was film critic for "Life" Magazine. See more trivia »

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Richard Warren Schickel
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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2010 The Eastwood Factor (video documentary) (written by)
 
2008 Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film (TV documentary)
 
2008 AFI's 10 Top 10: America's 10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres (TV movie) (written by)
 
2008 American Masters (TV series documentary)
– You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) (written by)
 
2007 Spielberg on Spielberg (TV documentary) (written by)
 
2005 Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (TV documentary)
 
2004 Scorsese on Scorsese (TV documentary)
 
2003 Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (documentary) (written by)
 
2002 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (TV documentary)
 
2002 Woody Allen: A Life in Film (TV documentary)
 
2000 Shooting War (TV documentary)
 
2000 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (TV special documentary)
 
1999 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends (TV special documentary)
 
1998 The Harryhausen Chronicles (TV documentary)
 
1997 Eastwood on Eastwood (TV documentary) (book "Clint Eastwood: A Biography" / screenplay)
 
1995 Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey (documentary)
 
1995 Arthur Penn (documentary)
 
1992 Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (TV documentary short)
 
1991 Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (TV documentary) (written by)
 
1989 Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend (documentary) (writer)
 
1987 Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond (TV documentary) (written by)
 
1987 Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente (TV documentary) (written by)
 
1983 From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi': The Making of a Saga (TV documentary) (written by)
 
1980 SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back (TV documentary) (written by)
 
1979 The Horror Show (documentary) (writer)
 
1978 Funny Business (TV documentary) (written by)
 
1977 The Making of 'Star Wars' (TV documentary)
 
1977 The World of Willa Cather
 
1976 Life Goes to the Movies (TV documentary)
 
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (TV documentary)
 
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh (TV documentary)
 
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (TV documentary)
 
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (TV documentary)
 
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: George Cukor (TV documentary)
 
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock (TV documentary)
 
1971 The Movie Crazy Years (TV documentary)
 
Show ShowDirector (34 titles)
2013 Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story (documentary)
 
2010 The Eastwood Factor (video documentary)
 
2008 Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film (TV documentary)
 
2008 American Masters (TV series documentary)
– You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008)
 
2007 Bienvenue à Cannes (documentary)
 
2007 Spielberg on Spielberg (TV documentary)
 
2005 Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (TV documentary)
 
2004 Scorsese on Scorsese (TV documentary)
 
2003 Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (documentary)
 
2002 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (TV documentary)
 
2002 Woody Allen: A Life in Film (TV documentary)
 
2000 Shooting War (TV documentary)
 
1998 The Harryhausen Chronicles (TV documentary)
 
1997 Eastwood on Eastwood (TV documentary)
 
1995 Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey (documentary)
 
1995 Arthur Penn (documentary)
 
1992 Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (TV documentary short)
 
1992 Eastwood... A Star (TV documentary short)
 
1991 Hollywood Remembers: Myrna Loy - So Nice to Come Home to (TV documentary)
 
1991 Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (TV documentary)
 
1989 Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend (documentary)
 
1987 Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente (TV documentary)
 
1981 James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy (TV documentary)
 
1979 The Horror Show (documentary)
 
1978 Funny Business (TV documentary)
 
1977 The World of Willa Cather
 
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: William A. Wellman (TV documentary)
 
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (TV documentary)
 
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh (TV documentary)
 
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (TV documentary)
 
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (TV documentary)
 
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: George Cukor (TV documentary)
 
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Frank Capra (TV documentary)
 
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock (TV documentary)
 
Show ShowProducer (33 titles)
2013 Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story (documentary) (producer)
 
2010 The Eastwood Factor (video documentary) (producer)
 
2008 Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film (TV documentary) (producer)
 
2008 American Masters (TV series documentary) (producer - 1 episode)
– You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) (producer)
 
2007 Spielberg on Spielberg (TV documentary) (producer)
 
2005 Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (TV documentary) (producer)
 
2005 The Real Glory: Reconstructing 'The Big Red One' (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
2004 Scorsese on Scorsese (TV documentary) (producer)
 
2003 Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (documentary) (producer)
 
2002 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (TV documentary) (producer)
 
2002 Woody Allen: A Life in Film (TV documentary) (producer)
 
2001 The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special) (segment producer)
 
2000 Shooting War (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: In Search of (TV special documentary) (co-executive producer)
 
1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: The Wilder Shores of Love (TV documentary) (co-executive producer)
 
1998 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: Against the Grain (TV documentary) (co-executive producer)
 
1998 The Harryhausen Chronicles (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1997 Eastwood on Eastwood (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1992 Clint Eastwood on Westerns (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1992 Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (TV documentary short) (producer)
 
1992 Eastwood... A Star (TV documentary short) (producer)
 
1991 Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1989 Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend (documentary) (producer)
 
1987 Minnelli on Minnelli: Liza Remembers Vincente (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1983 From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi': The Making of a Saga (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1980 SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1980 The Big Red One (producer - reconstruction, 2004)
 
1979 The Horror Show (documentary) (producer)
 
1978 Funny Business (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1977 The World of Willa Cather (executive producer)
 
1976 Life Goes to the Movies (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred Hitchcock (TV documentary) (producer)
 
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2004 56th Annual Writers Guild Awards (TV special) (contributor: special features segment)
 
2001 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (TV special documentary) (creative consultant)
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary) (advisor - 4 episodes, 1980) (American consultant - 1 episode, 1980)
– Star Treatment (1980) (advisor)
– Trick of the Light (1980) (advisor)
– Autocrats (1980) (advisor)
– Hollywood Goes to War (1980) (advisor)
– Pioneers (1980) (American consultant)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
2006 Ask the Dust
H. L. Mencken (voice)
 
2004 Great Performances (TV series)
– Bill Irwin: Clown Prince (2004)
 
Show ShowThanks (12 titles)
American Masters (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode, 2010) (thanks - 1 episode, 2000)
– A Letter to Elia (2010) (special thanks)
– Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) (thanks)
 
2010 The Nina Foch Course for Filmmakers and Actors (video) (special thanks)
 
2008 The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (TV documentary) (grateful thanks)
 
2007 Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2005 East of Eden: Art in Search of Life (video documentary short) (thanks)
 
2004 Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Hitchcock and Dial M (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (TV documentary) (thanks)
 
2001 The Contender: The Making of a Political Thriller (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1994 The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
1990 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (TV documentary) (acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (66 titles)
2012 Hollywood Renegade (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2012 Woody Allen: A Documentary (documentary)
Himself
 
1998-2011 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - 'Time' Critic and Clint Eastwood Biographer
– Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011) … Himself
– John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend (2006) … Himself
– On Cukor (2000) … Himself
– Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) … Himself - 'Time' Critic and Clint Eastwood Biographer
– Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998) … Himself
 
2011 Clint Eastwood's West (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 All the Presidents' Movies: The Movie (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2008 In the Beginning: 'Quo Vadis' and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic (video documentary short)
Himself, film critic and historian
 
2008 The Ultimate Romance: The Making of 'Notorious' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Making of 'Rebecca' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Duelle (TV series documentary)
Himself - Film historian
– Elizabeth Taylor gegen Richard Burton (2008) … Himself - Film historian
 
2008 A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (video documentary short)
Himself - Author of 'Clint Eastwood: A Biography'
 
2008 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Warren Beatty (TV special)
Himself
 
2008 The Craft of Dirty Harry (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Side Street: Where Temptation Lurks (video short)
Himself
 
2007 Mystery Street: Murder at Harvard (video short)
Himself
 
2007 Illegal: Marked for Life (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Act of Violence: Dealing with the Devil (video short)
Himself
 
2007 Crime Wave: The City Is Dark (video short)
Himself
 
2007 Fog City Mavericks (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Too Shocking for Its Time (documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Shadows of Suspense (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Censorship and Desire (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 A Streetcar in Hollywood (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 A Man Named Brando (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 The World's Greatest Actor (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 East of Eden: Art in Search of Life (video documentary short)
Himself - Film Historian
 
2005 The 100 Greatest War Films (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Real Glory: Reconstructing 'The Big Red One' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Adventures of Errol Flynn (TV documentary)
Himself - Author and Time Film Critic
 
2004 Personal History: Foreign Hitchcock (video documentary short)
Himself - Film Historian
 
2004 Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Hitchcock and Dial M (video documentary short)
Himself - Film Historian
 
2004 Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright' (video documentary short)
Himself - Film Historian
 
2004 Before the Fact: Suspicious Hitchcock (video documentary short)
Himself - Film Historian
 
2004 'Strangers on a Train': A Hitchcock Classic (video documentary short)
Himself - Film Historian
 
2004 Hitchcock's Confession: A Look at 'I Confess' (video documentary short)
Himself - Film Historian
 
2004 Guilt Trip: Hitchcock and 'The Wrong Man' (video documentary short)
Himself - Film Historian
 
1996-2004 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself - Host
– Episode dated 2 July 2004 (2004) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 8 July 2002 (2002) … Himself - Host
– Episode dated 15 November 1996 (1996) … Himself - Guest
 
2004 Leone's West (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Leone Style (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 A Woman of Substance: Katharine Hepburn Remembered (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000-2003 ESPN SportsCentury (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Bill Tilden (2003) … Himself
– Jim Brown (2000) … Himself
– Joe DiMaggio (2000) … Himself
 
2003 The Blockbuster Imperative (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Bravo Profiles (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Dustin Hoffman (2002) … Himself
 
2002 The Hustler: The Inside Story (video documentary short)
Himself - Film Critic, Time Magazine
 
2001 Play It Again: A Look Back at 'Play Misty for Me' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (TV special documentary)
Himself - Film Critic: Time Magazine
 
2001 Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Contender: Mastering the Method (video documentary short)
Himself - Film Critic, Time Magazine
 
2001 The Contender: The Making of a Political Thriller (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Backstory (TV series documentary)
Himself, film critic
– M*A*S*H (2000) … Himself, film critic
 
2000 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 'The Contender': The Making of a Political Thriller (2000) … Himself
 
1998-2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw (2000) … Himself
– John Wayne: American Legend (1998) … Himself
 
1998 Headliners & Legends with Matt Lauer (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Vincent Price (1998) … Himself
 
1997 Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (TV documentary)
Himself - Film Historian
 
1997 Frank Capra's American Dream (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee: Film Critic
 
1995 The Life and Times of Gary Cooper (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 Secret Lives (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– Walt Disney (1995) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1991 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– The Fred Astaire Songbook (1991) … Himself
 
1984 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– John Wayne (1984) … Himself
 
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[on Robert Redford] Redford is adorable, but when they enriched that handsome hunk of white bread they somehow left out the mythic minerals. See more »

Trivia:

Film Critic for Time Magazine since 1972. Before that, he was film critic for "Life" Magazine. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius