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Albert Maysles

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Albert Maysles

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

Nov 26, 1926 (99 years old)

Place of Birth

Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Albert Maysles (with his brother David) was an American documentary filmmaker known for his work in the "Direct Cinema" style. Their best-known films together include Salesman (1969), Gimme Shelter (1970) and Grey Gardens (1975).

Known For

Acting
2016Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of ToleranceSelf
2011Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the WhalesSelf
2008Morris Engel: The IndependentSelf
2008Capturing RealitySelf
2007A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol FactorySelf
2007Wild Blue YonderSelf (Archive)
2006The Beales of Grey GardensSelf
2006Albert Maysles: The Poetic EyeSelf
2005After FrankSelf
2004Michael Moore Hates AmericaSelf
2004The Making of the Beatles First U.S. VisitSelf - Filmmaker
1993Horowitz: A ReminiscenceSelf (Archive Footage)
1976Grey GardensSelf (uncredited)
1970Gimme ShelterSelf
1969The Maysles Brothers
Production
1992Abortion: Desperate ChoicesProducer
1989James Baldwin: The Price of the TicketExecutive Producer
1976Grey GardensProducer
1969SalesmanProducer
1966With Love from TrumanProducer
1966Orson Welles in SpainProducer
1965Cut PieceProducer
1961Safari Ya GariProducer
1957Russian Close-UpProducer
Directing
2015In TransitDirector
2014IrisDirector
2013The Secret of TreesDirector
2012Focus Forward: Short Films, Big IdeasDirector
2011The Love We MakeDirector
2009Muhammad and LarryDirector
200930 for 30Director
2008The GatesDirector
2007AddictionDirector
2007Rufus Wainwright - Milwaukee a Last !!!Director
2006The Beales of Grey GardensDirector
2006Time PieceDirector
2005This Is an AdventureDirector
2001LaLee's Kin: The Legacy of CottonDirector
2001With the Filmmaker: Wes AndersonDirector
2001Making THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (with Wes Anderson & Robert Yeoman)Director
1997Concert of Wills: Making the Getty CenterDirector
1996Letting Go: A Hospice JourneyDirector
1995Accent on the OffbeatDirector
1994UmbrellasDirector
1992Abortion: Desperate ChoicesDirector
1991The Beatles: The First U.S. VisitDirector
1991Soldiers of MusicDirector
1990Christo in ParisDirector
1990Jessye Norman Sings CarmenDirector
1987Horowitz Plays MozartDirector
1987IslandsDirector
1985OzawaDirector
1980Muhammad and LarryDirector
1977Running FenceDirector
1977Six American FamiliesCo-Director
1976Grey GardensDirector
1976The Burks of GeorgiaDirector
1974Christo's Valley CurtainDirector
1970Gimme ShelterDirector
1970Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in ConcertDirector
1969SalesmanDirector
1968Experiment on 114th StreetDirector
1966Meet Marlon BrandoDirector
1966Orson Welles in SpainDirector
1966With Love from TrumanDirector
1966Salvador Dalí's Fantastic DreamDirector
1965Cut PieceDirector
1964IBM: A Self PortraitDirector
1964What's Happening! The Beatles in the USADirector
1964Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New YorkDirector
1963ShowmanDirector
1962AnastasiaDirector
1961Safari Ya GariDirector
1961Adventures on the New FrontierDirector
1960ABC Close-Up!Director
1957Russian Close-UpDirector
1955Psychiatry in RussiaDirector
Writing
1955Psychiatry in RussiaWriter
Crew
2013The Secret of TreesCinematography
2009Muhammad and LarryCinematography
2008A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. KennedyCinematography
2002Monterey Pop - The Outtake PerformancesCinematography
1990Christo in ParisCinematography
1966Meet Marlon BrandoCinematography
1965Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of IrelandCinematography
1963That's MeCinematography
1961On the Pole: Eddie SachsCinematography