William Friedkin

Won 1 Oscar. Another 20 wins & 16 nominations. See more awards »

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Elää ja kuolla L.A.:ssa Director

(1985)

Kovaotteiset miehet Director

(1971)

Manaaja Director

(1973)

Killer Joe Director

(2011)

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Director (39 credits)

2017 The Devil and Father Amorth

2011 Killer Joe

2007-2009 C.S.I. (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Mascara (2009)

- Cockroaches (2007)

2007 The Painter's Voice (Video documentary short)

2006 Bug

2003 Saalistaja

2000 Rules of Engagement

1997 12 Angry Men (TV Movie)

1995 Jade

1994 Rebel Highway (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Jailbreakers / Rebelles (1994)

1994 Blue Chips

1992 Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) (1 episode)

- On a Deadman's Chest (1992)

1990 Paholaisen Lapsenvahti

1988 C.A.T. - kuoleman partio 2 (TV Movie)

1987 Rampage

1986 C.A.T. Squad (TV Movie)

1986 Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album (Video short) (uncredited)

1985 Barbra Streisand: Somewhere (Music Video)

1985 Elää ja kuolla L.A.:ssa

1985 Hämärän rajamailla (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Little Boy Lost/Wish Bank/Nightcrawlers (1985) ... (segment "Nightcrawlers")

1985 Wang Chung: To Live and Die in LA (Music Video short)

1984 Laura Branigan: Self Control (Music Video short)

1983 Vuosisadan kauppa

1980 Yön kuningas

1978 Setelikeikka

1977 Pelon palkka

1975 Conversation with Fritz Lang (Documentary)

1973 Manaaja

1971 Kovaotteiset miehet

1970 Poikabileet

1968 Ikimuistoinen yö

1968 Syntymäpäiväjuhla

1967 Hyvin menee

1966 The Thin Blue Line (TV Movie documentary)

1965 Time-Life Specials: The March of Time (TV Series documentary)

1965 Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon (TV Movie documentary)

1965 Hitchcock esittää (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Off Season (1965)

1965 The Bold Men (TV Movie documentary)

1962 The People vs. Paul Crump (TV Movie documentary)

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Writer (7 credits)

2017 The Devil and Father Amorth (written by)

1990 Paholaisen Lapsenvahti (screenplay)

1988 C.A.T. - kuoleman partio 2 (TV Movie) (creator) / (story)

1987 Rampage (screenplay)

1985 Elää ja kuolla L.A.:ssa (screenplay by)

1980 Yön kuningas (written by)

1966 The Thin Blue Line (TV Movie documentary) (story)

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Producer (8 credits)

1988 C.A.T. - kuoleman partio 2 (TV Movie) (executive producer)

1987 Rampage (producer)

1986 C.A.T. Squad (TV Movie) (executive producer)

1977 Pelon palkka (producer)

1977 The 49th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special) (producer)

1973 Paperikuu (executive producer - uncredited)

1966 The Thin Blue Line (TV Movie documentary) (producer)

1965 Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon (TV Movie documentary) (producer)

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Actor (3 credits)

2017 The Simpsons (TV Series)
Dr. Kenneth Humphries

- Treehouse of Horror XXVIII (2017) ... Dr. Kenneth Humphries (voice)

1998 Rajaton tahto
TV Director

1985 Wang Chung: To Live and Die in LA (Music Video short)
Director

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Additional Crew (1 credit)

2015 Aida (Video) (stage director)

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Thanks (17 credits)

2021 Ditched (extra special thanks)

2020 Jay Sebring.... Cutting to the Truth (Documentary) (special thanks)

2020 M3/301 (Short) (thanks)

2018 A Missed Connection (Short) (special thanks)

2014 Lazarus: Apocalypse (original inspiration)

2014 Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk (special thanks)

2013 American Federale (Documentary) (special thanks)

2013 Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck (Documentary) (special thanks)

2012 Keinottelua (the director wishes to thank)

2011 Acid Head: The Buzzard Nuts County Slaughter (special thanks)

2010 Kiertue (thanks)

2003 Narc: Shooting Up (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2001 Kovaotteisten miesten tekeminen - Kovaotteiset miehet 30-vuotisspesiaali (TV Movie documentary) (special thanks - as Billy Friedkin)

2000 Behind the Rules of Engagement (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

1999 Reputations (TV Series documentary) (with thanks to - 1 episode)

- Hitch: Alfred the Auteur (1999) ... (with thanks to)

1998 The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' (TV Movie documentary) (thanks)

1993 The Chili Con Carne Club (Short) (special thanks)

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Self (107 credits)

2022 The Lost Print (Documentary)

2021 Algren (revised) (Documentary)
Self

2020 The Exorcist Confidential (Documentary)
Self

2020 Fellini degli spiriti (Documentary)
Self

2019 Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist (Documentary)
Self (as Bill Friedkin)

2019 The 202 Xtra (TV Mini Series)
Self - Special Guest

- Exorcist Tour with William Friedkin (2019) ... Self - Special Guest

2018 Sonny and Cher Make a Movie (Video documentary short)
Self

2018 Friedkin Uncut (Documentary)
Self

2017 Pinter's Party as Told by William Friedkin (Video documentary short)
Self

2017 The Devil and Father Amorth
Self - Director, The Exorcist

2017 The Essentials (TV Series documentary)
Self - Special Guest

- The Manchurian Candidate (2017) ... Self - Special Guest

- The Quiet Man (2017) ... Self - Special Guest

2017 Hardcore Nitzsche: Jack Nitzsche on Film (Video documentary short)
Self

2016 WTF with Marc Maron (Podcast Series)
Self - Guest

- William Friedkin (2016) ... Self - Guest

2014 Na plovárne (TV Series)
Self

- Na plovárne s Williamem Friedkinem (2014) ... Self

2014 Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (Documentary)
Self

2014 Algren (Documentary)
Self

2014 Fantasy Film Festival (TV Series)
Self

- William Friedkin (2014) ... Self

2014 TCM Guest Programmer (TV Series)
Self

- William Friedkin (2014) ... Self

2013 The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Video documentary)

2013 Tavis Smiley (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 29 October 2013 (2013) ... Self - Guest

2013 Good Day L.A. (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 8 October 2013 (2013) ... Self

- Episode dated 18 April 2013 (2013) ... Self

2013 A Fuller Life (Documentary)
Self - Reader (segment "My Ballsy Yarns")

2013 Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck (Documentary)
Self - Interviewee

2013 Split Screen Personality: William Friedkin on Richard Fleischer's 'The Boston Strangler' (Video documentary short)
Self

2013 Richard Fleischer, Storyteller: William Friedkin on 'Violent Saturday' (Video documentary short)
Self

2013 Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (Documentary)
Self

2012 Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic (Video documentary short)
Self

2012 Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of (Documentary short)
Self

2012 Stanley Kubrick in Focus (Short)
Self

2012 The Culture Show (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Episode dated 27 June 2012 (2012) ... Self

2011 The Hour (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #8.30 (2011) ... Self

- Episode #8.16 (2011) ... Self

2011 Miller's Tale (Documentary)
Self

2011 Post Mortem with Mick Garris (TV Series)
Self

- William Friedkin (2011) ... Self

2011 Making the Boys (Documentary)
Self - Academy Award Winning Director

2010 Godard Made in USA (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2010 Durch die Nacht mit... (TV Series documentary)

- Uli Edel & William Friedkin (2010)

2010 Histoires de cinéma (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 23 March 2010 (2010) ... Self

2009 Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock (Video documentary short)
Self

2009 North by Northwest: One for the Ages (Video documentary short)
Self

2009 The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (Video documentary)
Self

2009 Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman (Video documentary short)
Self

2009 Nouvelle vague vue d'ailleurs (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2009 Hollywood's Best Film Directors (TV Series)
Self

- William Friedkin (2009) ... Self

2009 Anatomy of a Chase (Video documentary short)
Self

2009 Frankenheimer in Focus (Video documentary short)
Self

2009 Friedkin and Grosso Remember: The French Connection (Video documentary short)
Self

2009 Scene of the Crime (Video documentary short)
Self

2008 Mestarin varjossa - Hitchcockin perintö (Video documentary short)
Self

2008 Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of the Master (Video documentary short)
Self

2008 The Sound of Hitchcock (Video documentary short)
Self

2008 Godfather World (Video short)
Self

2008 Mestariteos, jota melkein ei tullut (Video documentary short)
Self

2008 40 x 15 (Documentary)
Self

2007 Great Bolshy Yarblockos! Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (Video documentary short)
Self

2007 Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (Video documentary short)
Self

2007 The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (Video documentary short)
Self

2007 View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (Video documentary short)
Self

2007 Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (Video documentary short)
Self

2007 Exorcising Cruising (Video short)
Self

2007 The History of Cruising (Video short)
Self

2007 Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2007 Mies joka kuvasi Chinatownin (Documentary)
Self

2007 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2006 Greatest Ever Scary Movies (TV Mini Series documentary)
Self

2006 Shadows of Suspense (Video documentary short)
Self

2005 Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (Video documentary)
Self

2005 Precinct Hollywood (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2005 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases (TV Special documentary)
Self

2004 Just the Facts (TV Movie documentary)
Director

2004 A Little Solitaire (Video documentary short)
Self

2003 Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.' (Video documentary short)
Self

2003 The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2003 Filming 'The Hunted' (Video documentary short)
Self

2003 Pursuing 'The Hunted' (Video documentary short)
Self

2003 The Cutting Edge (Video documentary short)
Self

2003 Narc: Shooting Up (Video documentary short)
Self - Filmmaker

2003 Narc: The Friedkin Connection (Video documentary short)
Self - Filmmaker

2003 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (TV Special documentary)
Self

2003 A Decade Under the Influence (Documentary)
Self

2002 Face Time (TV Series)
Self - Interviewee

2002 This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Jenny Seagrove (2002) ... Self

2001 The 100 Greatest Films (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2001 Intimate Portrait (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Linda Blair (2001) ... Self

2001 Kovaotteisten miesten tekeminen - Kovaotteiset miehet 30-vuotisspesiaali (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Director (as Billy Friedkin)

2001 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (TV Special documentary)
Self

2000 Behind the Rules of Engagement (Video documentary short)
Self

2000 Bravo Profiles (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Gene Hackman (2000) ... Self

2000 Comme au cinéma (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Episode dated 24 February 2000 (2000) ... Self

2000 arinoita Poughkeepsiestä - Kovaotteisten miesten historia (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Director

1998 The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Director

1998 The Uttmost (Documentary)
Self

1998 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998) ... Self

1997 Hollywood Halloween (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1997 The Directors (TV Series documentary)
Self

- The Films of William Friedkin ... Self

1997 In the Grip of Evil (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Director of 'The Exorcist'

1997 Howard Hawks, mestariohjaaja (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1991 Fear in the Dark (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1991 The Secrets of Dick Smith (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Discussing The Exorcist

1990 The Horror Hall of Fame (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1986 Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album (Video short)
Self

1980 The Irv Kupcinet Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 6 April 1980 (1980) ... Self

1976 48th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

1975 Conversation with Fritz Lang (Documentary)
Self

1974 Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist (TV Special short)
Self

1974 The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series)
Self - director

- Cast and Crew of "The Exorcist" (1974) ... Self - director

1972 The David Frost Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #4.184 (1972) ... Self

- Episode #4.160 (1972) ... Self

1972 44th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Winner

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Archive footage (6 credits)

2021 I Am Alfred Hitchcock (Documentary)
Self

2021 Shock Docs (TV Series documentary)
Self - Director, The Exorcist

- The Exorcism of Roland Doe (2021) ... Self - Director, The Exorcist

2019 Minty Comedic Arts (TV Series)
Self

- 10 Things You Didn't Know About The Exorcist (2019) ... Self

2016 Welcome to the Basement (TV Series)
Self

- Panic in Year Zero (2016) ... Self

2011 Elokuvan tarina (TV Mini Series documentary)
Self

- The Arrival of Multiplexes and Asian Mainstream (2011) ... Self

2004 Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate (Documentary)
Self

Personal Details

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Author of "The Friedkin Connection: A Memoir", published by Harper. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie | 2 Print Biographies | 6 Interviews | 7 Articles | See more »

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Alternate Names:

Billy Friedkin | Bill Friedkin

Height:

6' (1.83 m)

Spouse:

Sherry Lansing | See more »

Children:

Jackson Friedkin | See more »

Parents:

Louis Friedkin | Rae Friedkin

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Personal Quote:

Most of my films, when I see them again, I would do everything over and in some cases, would just shitcan the entire thing. Not so with Pelon palkka (1977). I can still watch it with some enjoyment. I still get pleasure out of it. See more »

Trivia:

He was going to work with Peter Gabriel on a film project, but Gabriel was caught up with work with his former band Genesis on the album "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" (1974). The project was called off. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently works with William Petersen See more »

Nickname:

Hurricane Billy

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