Nicholas Ray

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 8 nominations. See more awards »

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Rebel Without a Cause Director

(1955)

The American Friend 'Derwatt'

(1977)

Hair The General

(1979)

The Savage Innocents Director

(1960)

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Director (31 credits)

1980 Lightning Over Water (Documentary) (as Nick Ray)

1978 Marco (Short)

1974 Wet Dreams (segment "The Janitor")

1973 We Can't Go Home Again

1965 The Doctor and the Devil

1963 55 Days at Peking

1961 King of Kings

1960 The Savage Innocents

1959 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series) (1 episode)

- High Green Wall (1959)

1958 Party Girl

1958 Wind Across the Everglades

1957 Bitter Victory

1957 The True Story of Jesse James

1956 Bigger Than Life

1956 Hot Blood

1955 Rebel Without a Cause

1955 Run for Cover

1954 General Electric Theater (TV Series) (1 episode)

- High Green Wall (1954)

1954 Johnny Guitar

1952 Androcles and the Lion (uncredited)

1952 The Lusty Men

1952 Macao (uncredited)

1951 On Dangerous Ground

1951 The Racket (uncredited)

1951 Flying Leathernecks

1950 Born to Be Bad

1950 In a Lonely Place

1949 Roseanna McCoy (uncredited)

1949 Knock on Any Door

1949 A Woman's Secret

1948 They Live by Night

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Writer (12 credits)

1980 Lightning Over Water (Documentary)

1973 We Can't Go Home Again

1964 Circus World (story)

1960 The Savage Innocents (screenplay)

1957 Bitter Victory (screenplay)

1956 Bigger Than Life (uncredited)

1955 Rebel Without a Cause (from a story by)

1954 Johnny Guitar (unconfirmed - unconfirmed, uncredited)

1951 On Dangerous Ground (based on an adaptation of the novel)

1948 They Live by Night (adaptation)

1946 Swing Parade of 1946 (story - uncredited)

1945 The Caribbean Mystery (dialogue - uncredited)

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Actor (8 credits)

1979 Hair
The General

1977 The American Friend
'Derwatt'

1974 Wet Dreams
The Janitor (segment "The Janitor")

1973 We Can't Go Home Again
Nick Ray

1966 That Woman
Besucher beim Sechs-Tage-Rennen (scenes deleted)

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)

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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (2 credits)

1946 Sorry, Wrong Number (TV Short) (assistant director)

1945 Tuesday in November (Documentary short) (assistant director)

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Producer (2 credits)

1965 The Doctor and the Devil (producer)

1954 Johnny Guitar (producer - uncredited)

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Miscellaneous Crew (2 credits)

1945 The Caribbean Mystery (dialogue director - uncredited)

1945 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (dialogue director - uncredited)

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Soundtrack (1 credit)

1958 Wind Across the Everglades (writer: "Lonely Boy Blues" - uncredited)

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Thanks (6 credits)

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

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)

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Self (6 credits)

1993 Peter Przygodda, Schnittmeister (Documentary)
Self

1980 Lightning Over Water (Documentary)
Self

1977 Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1975 James Dean: The First American Teenager (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1975 I'm a Stranger Here Myself (Documentary)
Self

1971 America Revisited (TV Mini-Series)
Self

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Archive footage (11 credits)

2020 Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Filmmaker

2018 Cannes 1968, révolution au palais (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2015 A Paixão de JL (Documentary)
Self

2011 Don't Expect Too Much (Documentary)
Self

2010 Two in the Wave (Documentary)
Self

2006 Real James Dean (Video documentary)
Self

2006 Edge of Outside (Documentary)
Self

2005 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Self

- James Dean: Sense Memories (2005) ... Self

2004 Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinémathèque (Documentary)
Self

2002 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Self

- James Dean: Outside the Lines (2002) ... Self

1995 Century of Cinema (TV Series documentary)
Self

- A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) ... Self (uncredited)

Personal Details

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Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

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2 Biographical Movies | 6 Print Biographies | 4 Portrayals | 7 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Nick Ray

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)

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The imagination is a pretty precious source of protection. See more »

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Went to the same high school in La Crosse, Wisconsin, as Joseph Losey. See more »

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Often contrasts frustrating city life with nature, which usually brings inner peace to his protagonists See more »

Nickname:

Nick

Star Sign:

Leo

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