Robert Altman

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Robert Altman

Born February 20, 1925Kansas City, Missouri, USA138 credits

Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award. His films "MASH" (1970), "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971) and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

Known For

Breakdown: 1975
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Breakdown: 1975

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2025

Daedalus
10.0

Daedalus

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2024

Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans

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2020

Nothing Like a Dame
6.8

Nothing Like a Dame

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2018

Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk

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2014

Altman
6.6

Altman

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2014

Filmography

Breakdown: 1975
2025Breakdown: 1975as Self - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage)Movie
Daedalus
2024Daedalusas Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)Movie
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2020Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmansas Self (archive footage)Movie
Nothing Like a Dame
2018Nothing Like a Dameas Self (archive footage)Movie
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2014Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczykas Self (archive footage)Movie
Altman
2014Altmanas Self (archive footage)Movie
What Is Cinema?
2013What Is Cinema?as SelfMovie
A Prairie Home Companion
2006A Prairie Home CompanionDirectorMovie
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
2005Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmakeras SelfMovie
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
2005A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman CorwinMovie
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2004What’s Happened Since ‘88as SelfMovie
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2004The Politics of Docsas SelfMovie
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2004Why Tanner, Why Now?as SelfMovie
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2004Fact & Fictionas SelfMovie
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2004On the Set: Alex’s Loftas SelfMovie
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2004On the Set: Loews Theateras SelfMovie
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2004Robert Altman and Garry Trudeauas SelfMovie
Tanner on Tanner
2004Tanner on TannerExecutive ProducerTV
Looking for Sophia
2004Looking for Sophiaas SelfMovie
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsessionas SelfMovie
Words in Progress
2004Words in ProgressMovie
The Company
2003The CompanyDirectorMovie
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
2003Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Yearsas SelfMovie
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2003Imagining Imagesas SelfMovie
A Decade Under the Influence
2003A Decade Under the Influenceas SelfMovie
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywoodas SelfMovie
The Making of Gosford Park
2002The Making of Gosford Parkas SelfMovie
Robert Altman on 'Rashomon'
2002Robert Altman on 'Rashomon'as SelfMovie
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2002Robert Altman in Englandas HimselfMovie
Rip Van Marlowe
2002Rip Van Marloweas SelfMovie
Gosford Park
2001Gosford ParkDirectorMovie
History vs. Hollywood
2001History vs. Hollywoodas SelfTV
Dr. T & the Women
2000Dr. T & the WomenDirectorMovie
Backstory
2000Backstoryas SelfTV
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2000Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'as SelfMovie
Altman on His Own Terms
2000Altman on His Own Termsas SelfMovie
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
1999Hitchcock: Shadow of a Geniusas SelfMovie
Cookie's Fortune
1999Cookie's FortuneDirectorMovie
The Directors
1999The Directorsas SelfTV
Killer App
1998Killer AppDirectorMovie
The Gingerbread Man
1998The Gingerbread ManDirectorMovie
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997Frank Capra's American Dreamas SelfMovie
Gun
1997GunDirectorTV
Jazz '34
1997Jazz '34DirectorMovie
Kansas City
1996Kansas CityDirectorMovie
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
1996Robert Altman: Giggle And Give Inas SelfMovie
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Moviesas SelfMovie
Prêt-à-Porter
1994Prêt-à-PorterDirectorMovie
American Cinema
1994American Cinemaas SelfTV
Intimate Portrait
1993Intimate Portraitas SelfTV
Short Cuts
1993Short CutsDirectorMovie
Made in the USA
1993Made in the USAas SelfMovie
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Countryas SelfMovie
Black and Blue: A Musical Revue
1993Black and Blue: A Musical RevueDirectorMovie
The Player
1992The PlayerDirectorMovie
Robert Altman's Players
1992Robert Altman's Playersas SelfMovie
Vincent & Theo
1990Vincent & TheoDirectorMovie
Hollywood Mavericks
1990Hollywood Mavericksas SelfMovie
Vincent & Theo
1990Vincent & TheoDirectorTV
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialDirectorMovie
Tanner '88
1988Tanner '88DirectorTV
O.C. and Stiggs
1987O.C. and StiggsDirectorMovie
Aria
1987AriaDirectorMovie
Basements
1987BasementsDirectorMovie
Beyond Therapy
1987Beyond TherapyDirectorMovie
Fool for Love
1985Fool for LoveDirectorMovie
The Laundromat
1985The LaundromatDirectorMovie
Secret Honor
1984Secret HonorDirectorMovie
Streamers
1983StreamersDirectorMovie
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
1982Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy DeanDirectorMovie
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porteras Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)Movie
Precious Blood
1982Precious BloodExecutive ProducerMovie
Rattlesnake in a Cooler
1982Rattlesnake in a CoolerDirectorMovie
Endless Love
1981Endless Loveas Hotel ManagerMovie
Popeye
1980PopeyeDirectorMovie
HealtH
1980HealtHDirectorMovie
Rich Kids
1979Rich KidsExecutive ProducerMovie
A Perfect Couple
1979A Perfect CoupleDirectorMovie
Quintet
1979QuintetDirectorMovie
A Wedding
1978A WeddingDirectorMovie
The South Bank Show
1978The South Bank Showas SelfTV
3 Women
19773 WomenDirectorMovie
From the Prairie to the Palace
1976From the Prairie to the PalaceMovie
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History LessonDirectorMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night LiveDirectorTV
Nashville
1975NashvilleDirectorMovie
California Split
1974California SplitDirectorMovie
Thieves Like Us
1974Thieves Like UsDirectorMovie
The Long Goodbye
1973The Long Goodbyeas Ambulance Driver (uncredited)Movie
Images
1972ImagesDirectorMovie
Brewster McCloud
1971Brewster McCloudDirectorMovie
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971McCabe & Mrs. MillerDirectorMovie
Events
1970Eventsas BobMovie
M*A*S*H
1970M*A*S*HDirectorMovie
That Cold Day in the Park
1969That Cold Day in the ParkDirectorMovie
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1968PremiereDirectorTV
The Dick Cavett Show
1968The Dick Cavett Showas Self - GuestTV
Countdown
1967CountdownDirectorMovie
The Kathryn Reed Story
1965The Kathryn Reed Storyas HimselfMovie
Pot au feu
1964Pot au feuDirectorMovie
Nightmare in Chicago
1964Nightmare in ChicagoDirectorMovie
The Party
1963The PartyDirectorMovie
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
1963The Long Lost Life of Edward SmalleyDirectorMovie
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreDirectorTV
The Gallant Men
1962The Gallant MenDirectorTV
Combat!
1962Combat!DirectorTV
Bus Stop
1961Bus StopDirectorTV
Cain's Hundred
1961Cain's HundredDirectorTV
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961Kraft Mystery TheatreDirectorTV
The Roaring 20's
1960The Roaring 20'sDirectorTV
Route 66
1960Route 66DirectorTV
Surfside 6
1960Surfside 6DirectorTV
Hawaiian Eye
1959Hawaiian EyeDirectorTV
Bonanza
1959BonanzaDirectorTV
The Troubleshooters
1959The TroubleshootersDirectorTV
U.S. Marshal
1958U.S. MarshalDirectorTV
Lawman
1958LawmanDirectorTV
Bronco
1958BroncoDirectorTV
Maverick
1957MaverickDirectorTV
M Squad
1957M SquadDirectorTV
Sugarfoot
1957SugarfootDirectorTV
The James Dean Story
1957The James Dean StoryDirectorMovie
The Delinquents
1957The DelinquentsDirectorMovie
Whirlybirds
1957WhirlybirdsDirectorTV
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1956The Gale Storm ShowDirectorTV
Corn's-a-Poppin'
1956Corn's-a-Poppin'WriterMovie
The Magic Bond
1956The Magic BondDirectorMovie
The Perfect Crime
1955The Perfect CrimeDirectorMovie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDirectorTV
The Millionaire
1955The MillionaireDirectorTV
The Dirty Look
1954The Dirty LookDirectorMovie
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Omnibus
1952OmnibusTV
The Sound of Bells
1952The Sound of BellsDirectorMovie
Modern Football
1951Modern FootballDirectorMovie
Bodyguard
1948BodyguardStoryMovie
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947The Secret Life of Walter Mittyas Man Drinking (uncredited)Movie
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—24 Tracks: Robert Altman's Nashvilleas HimselfMovie