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Mike Nichols(1931-2014)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Mike Nichols
He, along with the other members of the "Compass Players" including Elaine May, Paul Sills, Byrne Piven, Joyce Hiller Piven and Edward Asner helped start the famed "Second City Improv" company. They used the games taught to them by fellow cast mate, Paul Sills 's mother, Viola Spolin. He later worked in legitimate theater as an actor before entering into a very successful comedy duo with Elaine May. The two were known as "the world's fastest humans".
BornNovember 6, 1931
DiedNovember 19, 2014(83)
BornNovember 6, 1931
DiedNovember 19, 2014(83)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 30 wins & 35 nominations total

Photos138

Dustin Hoffman, Mike Nichols, and Katharine Ross in The Graduate (1967)
Orson Welles, Martin Balsam, Mike Nichols, and Buck Henry in Catch-22 (1970)
Orson Welles, Mike Nichols, and Austin Pendleton in Catch-22 (1970)
Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, and Mike Nichols in The Graduate (1967)
Mike Nichols in Catch-22 (1970)
Orson Welles, Martin Balsam, Mike Nichols, Susanne Benton, Buck Henry, and Austin Pendleton in Catch-22 (1970)
Alan Arkin and Mike Nichols in Catch-22 (1970)
Alan Arkin, Anthony Perkins, and Mike Nichols in Catch-22 (1970)
Anthony Perkins, Richard Benjamin, and Mike Nichols in Catch-22 (1970)
Dustin Hoffman, Mike Nichols, and Katharine Ross in The Graduate (1967)
Mike Nichols in Catch-22 (1970)
Mike Nichols in Catch-22 (1970)

Known for

Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft in The Graduate (1967)
The Graduate
8.0
  • Director
  • 1967
Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, and Clive Owen in Closer (2004)
Closer
7.2
  • Director
  • 2004
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
8.0
  • Director
  • 1966
Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, and Dianne Wiest in The Birdcage (1996)
The Birdcage
7.2
  • Director
  • 1996

Credits

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Director

  • Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Philip Seymour Hoffman in Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
    Charlie Wilson's War
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, and Clive Owen in Closer (2004)
    Closer
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Al Pacino and Emma Thompson in Angels in America (2003)
    Angels in America
    • Director
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2003
  • Emma Thompson in Wit (2001)
    Wit
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2001
  • Poster
    What Planet Are You From?
    • Director
    • 2000
  • John Travolta, Emma Thompson, and Adrian Lester in Primary Colors (1998)
    Primary Colors
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, and Dianne Wiest in The Birdcage (1996)
    The Birdcage
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Wolf (1994)
    Wolf
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Harrison Ford and Annette Bening in Regarding Henry (1991)
    Regarding Henry
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Shirley MacLaine and Meryl Streep in Postcards from the Edge (1990)
    Postcards from the Edge
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, and Melanie Griffith in Working Girl (1988)
    Working Girl
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Biloxi Blues (1988)
    Biloxi Blues
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep in Heartburn (1986)
    Heartburn
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1986
  • Cher, Kurt Russell, and Meryl Streep in Silkwood (1983)
    Silkwood
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Gilda Live (1980)
    Gilda Live
    • Director
    • 1980

Producer

  • Crescendo! The Power of Music (2014)
    Crescendo! The Power of Music
    • executive producer
    • 2014
  • Friends with Kids (2011)
    Friends with Kids
    • executive producer
    • 2011
  • Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, and Clive Owen in Closer (2004)
    Closer
    • producer
    • 2004
  • Al Pacino and Emma Thompson in Angels in America (2003)
    Angels in America
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2003
  • Emma Thompson in Wit (2001)
    Wit
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2001
  • Poster
    What Planet Are You From?
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2000
  • John Travolta, Emma Thompson, and Adrian Lester in Primary Colors (1998)
    Primary Colors
    • producer
    • 1998
  • The Designated Mourner (1997)
    The Designated Mourner
    • producer
    • 1997
  • Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, and Dianne Wiest in The Birdcage (1996)
    The Birdcage
    • producer
    • 1996
  • Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson in The Remains of the Day (1993)
    The Remains of the Day
    • producer
    • 1993
  • Harrison Ford and Annette Bening in Regarding Henry (1991)
    Regarding Henry
    • producer
    • 1991
  • Shirley MacLaine and Meryl Streep in Postcards from the Edge (1990)
    Postcards from the Edge
    • producer
    • 1990
  • Kelly Bishop and Tony Roberts in The Thorns (1988)
    The Thorns
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep in Heartburn (1986)
    Heartburn
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1986
  • The Longshot (1986)
    The Longshot
    • executive producer
    • 1986

Additional Crew

  • Whoopi: Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary (2005)
    Whoopi: Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary
    • original stage production director
    • original stage production producer
    • TV Special
    • 2005
  • Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
    Capturing the Friedmans
    • particularly good advice
    • 2003
  • Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway (1985)
    Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway
    • original stage director
    • original stage producer
    • TV Special
    • 1985
  • Aileen Quinn in Annie (1982)
    Annie
    • originally presented on the New York Stage by
    • 1982
  • The Gin Game (1981)
    The Gin Game
    • director: stage production
    • TV Movie
    • 1981
  • Plaza Suite (1971)
    Plaza Suite
    • adapted from the Broadway play directed by
    • 1971

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • November 6, 1931
    • Berlin, Germany
  • Died
    • November 19, 2014
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Diane SawyerApril 29, 1988 - November 19, 2014 (his death)
  • Parents
      Paul Peschkowsky
  • Other works
    "Fabulous Fifties, The" (31 January 1960), as Guest
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 6 Interviews
    • 11 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He and his younger brother, Robert, fled Berlin, Nazi Germany for the USA in April 1939 due to increasing Nazi atrocities. Their father had already relocated there some years back. The young boys arrived on April 28, 1939 in New York City, where their father, now known as Paul Nichols, had set up a medical practice and become a successful medical practitioner. The boys' mother was reunited with her family the following year in 1940.
  • Quotes
    A movie is like a person. Either you trust it or you don't.
  • Trademarks
      Often includes extremely long starting and/or ending shots taken from high in the air, for example Working Girl (1988) and Angels in America (2003).
  • Salaries
      Regarding Henry
      (1991)
      $3,000,000

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