William Friedkin

William Friedkin

Directing
Born 1935-08-29 Died 2023-08-07 Chicago, Illinois, USA 105 credits Academy Awards 1 Golden Globe Awards 3 Directors Guild of America 1 Leopard of Honour 1 Officer of Arts and Letters 1 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 The George Pal Memorial Award 1

Awards

Won 1 Academy Award

Academy Awards 1 won · 1 nominated

Golden Globe Awards 3 won

Directors Guild of America 1 won

Leopard of Honour 1 won

  • — Leopard of Honour Won

Officer of Arts and Letters 1 won

  • — Officer of Arts and Letters Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 won

  • — star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Won

The George Pal Memorial Award 1 won

  • — The George Pal Memorial Award Won

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William David Friedkin (August 29, 1935 – August 7, 2023) was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he is best known for his crime thriller film The French Connection (1971), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and the horror film The Exorcist (1973), which earned him another Academy Award nomination for Best Director. Friedkin's other films in the 1970s and 1980s include the drama The Boys in the Band (1970), considered a milestone of queer cinema; the originally deprecated, now lauded thriller Sorcerer (1977); the crime comedy drama The Brink's Job (1978); the controversial thriller Cruising (1980); and the neo-noir thriller To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). Although Friedkin's works suffered an overall commercial and critical decline in the late 1980s, his last three feature films, all based on plays, were positively received by critics: the psychological horror film Bug (2006), the crime film Killer Joe (2011), and the legal drama film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023), released two months after his death. He also worked extensively as an opera director from 1998 until his death, and directed various television films and series episodes for television. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Friedkin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography — top 60 of 105
Directing 28 credits
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · ★ 7.6 · Director
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · ★ 7.9 · Director
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
1985 · ★ 7.7 · Director
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · ★ 8.0 · Director
The Exorcist
The Exorcist
1973 · ★ 7.7 · Director
The Hunted
The Hunted
2003 · ★ 6.2 · Director
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
1998 · ★ 7.7 · Director
Rebel Highway
Rebel Highway
1994 · Director
Sorcerer
Sorcerer
1977 · ★ 7.5 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
The French Connection
The French Connection
1971 · ★ 7.5 · Director
Cruising
Cruising
1980 · ★ 6.6 · Director, Writer
Killer Joe
Killer Joe
2012 · ★ 6.5 · Director
To Live and Die in L.A.
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985 · ★ 7.1 · Director, Screenplay
Bug
Bug
2007 · ★ 6.1 · Director
Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement
2000 · ★ 6.2 · Director
The Boys in the Band
The Boys in the Band
1970 · ★ 7.0 · Director
The Guardian
The Guardian
1990 · ★ 5.7 · Director, Screenplay
Jade
Jade
1995 · ★ 5.5 · Director
Blue Chips
Blue Chips
1994 · ★ 6.1 · Director
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
2023 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Teleplay
Jailbreakers
Jailbreakers
1994 · Director
Deal of the Century
Deal of the Century
1983 · ★ 4.7 · Director
Rampage
Rampage
1987 · ★ 6.0 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Brink's Job
The Brink's Job
1978 · ★ 6.2 · Director
The Night They Raided Minsky's
The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968 · Director
Good Times
Good Times
1967 · Director, Screenplay
Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par...
2014 · Director, Self
C.A.T. Squad
C.A.T. Squad
1986 · Director, Executive Producer
Acting 32 credits
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
1989 · ★ 8.0 · Dr. Kenneth Humphries (voice)
100 Years of Warner Bros.
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023 · Self
Through the Night with...
Through the Night with...
2002 · Self
Leçon de Cinéma
Leçon de Cinéma
2004 · Self
Verdi Aida
Verdi Aida
2015 · Stage Director
A Decade Under the Influence
A Decade Under the Influence
2003 · Self
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
2008 · Self
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Without Limits
Without Limits
1998 · ★ 6.6 · TV Director
Friedkin Uncut
Friedkin Uncut
2018 · Self
A Fuller Life
A Fuller Life
2013 · Self - Reader (segment "My Ballsy Yarns")
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013 · Self
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026 · Self (archive footage)
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Fellini of the Spirits
Fellini of the Spirits
2020 · Self
Stanley Kubrick in Focus
Stanley Kubrick in Focus
2012 · Self
Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par...
2014 · Director, Self
Miller's Tale
Miller's Tale
2011 · Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007 · Self
Shadows of Suspense
Shadows of Suspense
2006 · Self
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
2009 · Self
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
2008 · Self
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
2007 · Self
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012 · Self
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
1998 · Self - Director, Thanks
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998 · Self
Godard Made in USA
Godard Made in USA
2010 · Self
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
2013 · Self
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
2000 · Self
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
2009 · Self
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
2007 · Self
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
2008 · Self
Writing 7 credits
Sorcerer
Sorcerer
1977 · ★ 7.5 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Cruising
Cruising
1980 · ★ 6.6 · Director, Writer
To Live and Die in L.A.
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985 · ★ 7.1 · Director, Screenplay
The Guardian
The Guardian
1990 · ★ 5.7 · Director, Screenplay
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
2023 · ★ 6.7 · Director, Teleplay
Rampage
Rampage
1987 · ★ 6.0 · Director, Writer, Producer
Good Times
Good Times
1967 · Director, Screenplay
Producing 3 credits
Sorcerer
Sorcerer
1977 · ★ 7.5 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Rampage
Rampage
1987 · ★ 6.0 · Director, Writer, Producer
C.A.T. Squad
C.A.T. Squad
1986 · Director, Executive Producer
Other credits 2 credits
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
1998 · Self - Director, Thanks
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