Otto Preminger
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Dec 5, 1905 (120 years old)
Place of Birth
Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary
Biography
Otto Ludwig Preminger (5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian theatre and film director. After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945). In the 1950s and 1960s, he directed a number of high-profile adaptations of popular novels and stage works. Several of these pushed the boundaries of censorship by dealing with topics which were then taboo in Hollywood, such as drug addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm, 1955), rape (Anatomy of a Murder, 1959), and homosexuality (Advise & Consent, 1962). He was twice nominated for the Best Director Academy Award. He also had a few acting roles.
Known For
| 2022 | The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late PremingerHimself | |
| 2013 | Ain't MisbehavinSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a FilmmakerSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1977 | The HobbitElvenking (voice) | |
| 1976 | Die TitelmacherSelf | |
| 1975 | Rickles | |
| 1973 | Je später der AbendSelf | |
| 1971 | Samedi soirSelf | |
| 1971 | Film '72Self | |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 1966 | BatmanMister Freeze | |
| 1965 | The Making of A MovieHimself | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSelf | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1962 | Jackie Gleason and His American Scene MagazineHimself | |
| 1961 | Treffpunkt New YorkSelf | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1958 | Small WorldSelf | |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf | |
| 1956 | CinépanoramaSelf | |
| 1955 | Hollywood PreviewSelf | |
| 1954 | Reflets de CannesSelf | |
| 1953 | Stalag 17Oberst von Scherbach | |
| 1953 | The Girl on The RoofVoice | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Self - Panelist | |
| 1949 | SuspenseCaptain von Weissenborn | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf | |
| 1945 | Where Do We Go from Here?General Rahl (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Margin for ErrorKarl Baumer | |
| 1943 | They Got Me CoveredFauscheim | |
| 1942 | The Pied PiperMajor Diessen |
| 1979 | The Human FactorProducer | |
| 1975 | RosebudProducer | |
| 1971 | Such Good FriendsProducer | |
| 1970 | Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie MoonProducer | |
| 1968 | SkidooProducer | |
| 1967 | Hurry SundownProducer | |
| 1965 | Bunny Lake Is MissingProducer | |
| 1965 | In Harm's WayProducer | |
| 1963 | The CardinalProducer | |
| 1962 | Advise & ConsentProducer | |
| 1960 | ExodusProducer | |
| 1959 | Anatomy of a MurderProducer | |
| 1958 | Bonjour TristesseProducer | |
| 1957 | Saint JoanProducer | |
| 1955 | The Man with the Golden ArmProducer | |
| 1954 | Carmen JonesProducer | |
| 1953 | Angel FaceProducer | |
| 1953 | The Moon Is BlueProducer | |
| 1951 | The 13th LetterProducer | |
| 1950 | WhirlpoolProducer | |
| 1950 | Where the Sidewalk EndsProducer | |
| 1949 | The FanProducer | |
| 1947 | Daisy KenyonProducer | |
| 1946 | Centennial SummerProducer | |
| 1945 | Fallen AngelProducer | |
| 1944 | LauraProducer | |
| 1931 | Die grosse LiebeProducer |
| 1979 | The Human FactorDirector | |
| 1975 | RosebudDirector | |
| 1971 | Such Good FriendsDirector | |
| 1970 | Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie MoonDirector | |
| 1968 | SkidooDirector | |
| 1967 | Hurry SundownDirector | |
| 1965 | Bunny Lake Is MissingDirector | |
| 1965 | In Harm's WayDirector | |
| 1963 | The CardinalDirector | |
| 1962 | Advise & ConsentDirector | |
| 1960 | ExodusDirector | |
| 1959 | Anatomy of a MurderDirector | |
| 1959 | Porgy and BessDirector | |
| 1958 | Bonjour TristesseDirector | |
| 1957 | Saint JoanDirector | |
| 1955 | The Man with the Golden ArmDirector | |
| 1955 | The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellDirector | |
| 1954 | River of No ReturnDirector | |
| 1954 | Carmen JonesDirector | |
| 1953 | Angel FaceDirector | |
| 1953 | The Moon Is BlueDirector | |
| 1953 | The Girl on The RoofDirector | |
| 1951 | The 13th LetterDirector | |
| 1950 | WhirlpoolDirector | |
| 1950 | Where the Sidewalk EndsDirector | |
| 1949 | The FanDirector | |
| 1948 | That Lady in ErmineDirector | |
| 1947 | Daisy KenyonDirector | |
| 1947 | Forever AmberDirector | |
| 1946 | Centennial SummerDirector | |
| 1945 | Fallen AngelDirector | |
| 1945 | A Royal ScandalDirector | |
| 1944 | LauraDirector | |
| 1944 | In the Meantime, DarlingDirector | |
| 1943 | Margin for ErrorDirector | |
| 1938 | KidnappedCo-Director | |
| 1937 | Danger – Love at WorkDirector | |
| 1936 | Under Your SpellDirector | |
| 1931 | Die grosse LiebeDirector |