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Robert Altman
Robert Altman

Robert Altman

Directing•Born February 20, 1925•Died November 20, 2006 (age 81)•Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Biography

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

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968•TV Series•
6.8
Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

1993•TV Series•
4.5
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953•TV Series•
7.0
Omnibus

Omnibus

1967•TV Series•
7.2
Omnibus

Omnibus

1952•TV Series•
6.3
The South Bank Show

The South Bank Show

1978•TV Series•
5.6
The Directors

The Directors

1999•TV Series•
6.1
Endless Love

Endless Love

1981•Movie•
5.7

Filmography

2025
Breakdown: 1975

as Self - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage)

Movie
2024
Daedalus

as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
2020
Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2018
Nothing Like a Dame

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2014
Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2014
Altman

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2013
What Is Cinema?

as Self

Movie
2005
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

as Self

Movie
2005
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
Movie
2004
What’s Happened Since ‘88

as Self

Movie
2004
The Politics of Docs

as Self

Movie
2004
Why Tanner, Why Now?

as Self

Movie
2004
Fact & Fiction

as Self

Movie
2004
On the Set: Alex’s Loft

as Self

Movie
2004
On the Set: Loews Theater

as Self

Movie
2004
Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau

as Self

Movie
2004
Looking for Sophia

as Self

Movie
2004
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

as Self

Movie
2004
Words in Progress
Movie
2003
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years

as Self

Movie
2003
Imagining Images

as Self

Movie
2003
A Decade Under the Influence

as Self

Movie
2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

as Self

Movie
2002
The Making of Gosford Park

as Self

Movie
2002
Robert Altman on 'Rashomon'

as Self

Movie
2002
Robert Altman in England

as Self

Movie
2002
Rip Van Marlowe

as Self

Movie
2001
History vs. Hollywood

as Self

TV
2000
Backstory

as Self

TV
2000
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'

as Self

Movie
2000
Altman on His Own Terms

as Self

Movie
1999
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

as Self

Movie
1999
The Directors

as Self

TV
1997
Frank Capra's American Dream

as Self

Movie
1996
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In

as Self

Movie
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

as Self

Movie
1994
American Cinema

as Self

TV
1993
Intimate Portrait

as Self

TV
1993
Made in the USA

as Self

Movie
1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

as Self

Movie
1992
Robert Altman's Players

as Self

Movie
1990
Hollywood Mavericks

as Self

Movie
1982
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

as Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)

Movie
1981
Endless Love

as Hotel Manager

Movie
1978
The South Bank Show

as Self

TV
1976
From the Prairie to the Palace
Movie
1973
The Long Goodbye

as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Movie
1970
Events

as Bob

Movie
1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

TV
1967
Omnibus
TV
1965
The Kathryn Reed Story

as Himself

Movie
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
1952
Omnibus
TV
1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

as Man Drinking (uncredited)

Movie
—
24 Tracks: Robert Altman's Nashville

as Himself

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentDirecting
BirthdayFebruary 20, 1925
Day of DeathNovember 20, 2006
Place of BirthKansas City, Missouri, USA
Popularity1.1