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Date of Death:
25 July 2003, Palm Springs, California, USA See more »
Mini Biography:
Oscar-winning director John Schlesinger, who was born in London, on February 16... See more »
Trivia:
His brother, the publisher and literary agent Roger Schlesinger married... See more »
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 27 wins & 17 nominations See more »

Filmography

Actor:
  1. The Twilight of the Golds (1996) .... Dr. Adrian Lodge
  2. "Screen Two" .... Derek Moulthorpe (1 episode, 1991)
        - The Lost Language of Cranes (1991) TV episode .... Derek Moulthorpe
  3. Pacific Heights (1990) (uncredited) .... Man in Elevator

  4. Brothers-in-Law (1985) (TV)

  5. Darling (1965) (uncredited) .... Theatre Director
  6. Billy Liar (1963) (uncredited) .... Officer in Dream

  7. "Ivanhoe" .... Jack Ludlow (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Masked Bandits (1958) TV episode .... Jack Ludlow
  8. Black Tide (1958) .... Tim - garage mechanic
    ... aka "Stormy Crossing" - UK (original title)
  9. "Armchair Theatre" .... Ticket Inspector (1 episode, 1957)
        - Now Let Him Go (1957) TV episode .... Ticket Inspector
  10. The Beasts of Marseilles (1957) (uncredited) .... Minor Role
    ... aka "Seven Thunders" - UK (original title)
  11. A Woman of Property (1957) (TV) .... Charles Reade
  12. "The Adventures of Robin Hood" .... Alan-a-Dale / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
        - The Dowry (1957) TV episode .... Alan-a-Dale
        - The Haunted Mill (1956) TV episode .... Hale
  13. "The Grove Family" .... Mr. Barrington / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
        - Business as Usual (1957) TV episode .... Mr. Gribble
        - The Prescription (1956) TV episode .... Mr. Barrington
  14. "ITV Television Playhouse" .... Head porter (1 episode, 1957)
        - Million Dollar Smile (1957) TV episode .... Head porter
  15. Brothers in Law (1957) .... Assize Court Solicitor
  16. "Aggie" .... Ski instructor (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka "The Adventures of Aggie" - UK (original title)
        - Swiss Stakes (1957) TV episode .... Ski instructor
  17. "Assignment Foreign Legion" .... Corporal Schneider (1 episode, 1957)
        - A Pony for Joe Crazy Horse (1957) TV episode .... Corporal Schneider
  18. "The Buccaneers" .... Pigtail (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Surgeon of San Rojo (1956) TV episode .... Pigtail
  19. Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956) (uncredited) .... Prisoner on Graf Spee
    ... aka "The Battle of the River Plate" - UK (original title)
  20. The Last Man to Hang? (1956) .... Dr. Goldfinger
  21. "Colonel March of Scotland Yard" .... Dutch Cook, Thornbull (1 episode, 1956)
        - Death and the Other Monkey (1956) TV episode .... Dutch Cook, Thornbull
  22. "The Adventures of Annabel" .... Mr. Horatio Quick (1 episode, 1955)
        - Say It with Music (1955) TV episode .... Mr. Horatio Quick
  23. Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955) .... Gentleman
  24. "As I Was Saying" .... An Arab (1 episode, 1955)
        - A Deal in Diving (1955) TV episode .... An Arab
  25. "The Vise" .... Daniel Morraine (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka "Detective's Diary" - USA (rerun title)
    ... aka "The Vise: Mark Saber" - USA (third and fourth season title)
        - Death Mask (1955) TV episode .... Daniel Morraine
  26. The Divided Heart (1954) .... Ticket Collector
  27. A Loan from Lorenzo (1953) (TV) .... The Lute player
  28. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" .... Amiens / ... (4 episodes, 1953)
        - The Bridge (1953) TV episode .... An innkeeper
        - Will Shakespeare (1953) TV episode .... Macduff / Drunkard
        - As You Like It/II (1953) TV episode .... Amiens
        - As You Like It (1953) TV episode .... Amiens
  29. Sailor of the King (1953) (uncredited) .... German Guard
    ... aka "Single-Handed" - UK (original title)
    ... aka "C.S. Forester's Sailor of the King" - USA (complete title)
Director:
  1. The Next Best Thing (2000)

  2. The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1997) (TV)
  3. Eye for an Eye (1996)
  4. Cold Comfort Farm (1995) (TV)
  5. The Innocent (1993)
  6. "Screen One" (1 episode, 1991)
        - A Question of Attribution (1991) TV episode
  7. Pacific Heights (1990)

  8. Madame Sousatzka (1988)
  9. The Believers (1987)
  10. The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
  11. An Englishman Abroad (1983) (TV)
  12. Separate Tables (1983) (TV)
  13. Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)

  14. Yanks (1979)
  15. Marathon Man (1976)
  16. The Day of the Locust (1975)
  17. Visions of Eight (1973) (segment "Longest, The")
    ... aka "Olympic Visions" - USA (TV title)
  18. Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
    ... aka "Bloody Sunday" - Belgium (English title) (imdb display title)

  19. Midnight Cowboy (1969)
  20. Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
  21. "The Wednesday Play" (1 episode, 1967)
        - Days in the Trees (1967) TV episode
  22. Darling (1965)
  23. Billy Liar (1963)
  24. A Kind of Loving (1962)
  25. "Monitor" (4 episodes, 1958-1961)
        - The Class (1961) TV episode
        - Bert Haanstra/Paul Robeson/HiFi-Fo-Fum (1959) TV episode
        - The Innocent Eye (1958) TV episode
        - Brussels Exhibition (1958) TV episode
  26. Terminus (1961)
  27. "Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years" (1960) TV series (unknown episodes)

  28. Sunday in the Park (1956)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
  1. "Danger Man" (second unit director) (4 episodes, 1960-1961)
        - Under the Lake (1961) TV episode (second unit director)
        - The Journey Ends Halfway (1961) TV episode (second unit director)
        - Time to Kill (1960) TV episode (second unit director)
        - View from the Villa (1960) TV episode (second unit director)
  2. "The Four Just Men" (second unit director) (4 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - Treviso Dam (1960) TV episode (second unit director)
        - Money to Burn (1960) TV episode (second unit director)
        - Marie (1960) TV episode (second unit director)
        - National Treasure (1959) TV episode (second unit director)
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Un ballo in maschera (1990) (TV) (directed for stage)

  2. Der Rosenkavalier (1985) (TV) (produced for the stage by)
  3. Privileged (1982) (consulting director)
  4. Les contes d'Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann) (1981) (TV) (directed for stage: opera production)
    ... aka "Les contes d'Hoffmann" - USA (DVD box title)

  5. "The Four Just Men" (exterior director) (2 episodes, 1959) (exterior unit director) (1 episode, 1959)
        - The Deserter (1959) TV episode (exterior director)
        - The Beatniques (1959) TV episode (exterior unit director)
        - The Village of Shame (1959) TV episode (exterior director)
Writer:
  1. Un ballo in maschera (1990) (TV) (adaptation: for TV)

  2. Madame Sousatzka (1988) (screenplay)
  3. Der Rosenkavalier (1985) (TV) (adapted for television by)

  4. Darling (1965) (idea)
  5. Terminus (1961) (written by)
Producer:
  1. The Believers (1987) (producer)
  2. The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) (producer)

  3. Sunday in the Park (1956) (producer)
Camera and Electrical Department:
  1. "Monitor" (camera operator) (1 episode, 1958)
        - Episode #1.1 (1958) TV episode (camera operator)
Thanks:
  1. Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) (TV) (special thanks)

  2. La otra conquista (1998) (sincere thanks)
Self:
  1. The Silver Screen: Rachel Roberts (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  2. Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  3. "Omnibus" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1986-2000)
        - John Barry: Licence to Thrill (2000) TV episode .... Himself
        - Huw Wheldon by His Friends (1986) TV episode .... Himself

  4. Kenneth Williams: A Life on the Box (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  5. The Celluloid Closet (1995) .... Himself
  6. "Cinema 3" .... Himself (1 episode, 1995)
        - Episode dated 18 February 1995 (1995) TV episode .... Himself
  7. 'Midnight Cowboy' Revisited (1994) (V) .... Himself - Interviewee
  8. "Hollywood U.K." .... Himself - Contributor (2 episodes, 1993)
        - Making It in London (1993) TV episode .... Himself - Contributor
        - Northern Lights (1993) TV episode .... Himself - Contributor
  9. "In the Life" (1992) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)

  10. Coral Browne: Caviar for the General (1989) (TV) .... Himself
  11. The 1988 Annual Women in Film Awards (1988) (TV) .... Himself
  12. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1980-1984)
        - Kathy Staff (1984) TV episode .... Himself
        - John Schlesinger (1980) TV episode .... Himself
  13. "Clapper Board" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
        - Episode dated 10 October 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself
  14. "Chaos Supersedes E.N.S.A.." .... Interviewee (1 episode, 1980)
        - Episode dated 27 August 1980 (1980) TV episode .... Interviewee
  15. "The British Greats" .... Himself (1 episode, 1980)
        - Peter Finch (1980) TV episode .... Himself

  16. "Food, Wine & Friends" (1979) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
  17. The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People (1976) .... Himself
  18. Academy of TV Arts and Sciences Salute to Robert Evans (1975) (TV) .... Himself - Audience Member
  19. "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode #4.12 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  20. "Film Night" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Film Night Special: John Schlesinger (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  21. The 42nd Annual Academy Awards (1970) (TV) .... Himself - Commenting on New Freedom and Trends in Film: Pre-Recorded
  22. "Frost on Sunday" .... Himself - Best Direction Winner (1 episode, 1970)
        - Frost at the London Palladium for the British Film and Television Awards (1970) TV episode .... Himself - Best Direction Winner

  23. "Cinema" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - John Schlesinger (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  24. "Film Review" .... Himself (1 episode, 1967)
        - Julie Christie & John Schlesinger (1967) TV episode .... Himself
  25. Location: Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Casting By (2012) .... Himself
  2. "BBC Look North: Yorkshire and North Midlands"
        - Episode dated 15 August 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  3. Controversy and Acclaim (2006) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself
  4. Celebrating Schlesinger (2006) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself
  5. After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later (2006) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself
  6. "Cinema mil"
        - Episode #1.6 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  7. The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself (Memorial Tribute)


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Other Works:
(1992) Directed party election broadcast for the Conservative Party. See more »
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