
Directing
Robert Altman
Directing · Born 1925-02-20 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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.
Credits · 129
FilmBreakdown: 1975
2025 · Self - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage)
FilmDaedalus
2024 · Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
FilmNothing Like a Dame
2018 · Self (archive footage)
FilmAltman
2014 · Self (archive footage)
FilmWhat Is Cinema?
2013 · Self
FilmA Prairie Home Companion
2006 · Director
FilmElio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
2005 · Self
FilmA Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
2005

Tanner on Tanner
2004 · Executive Producer
FilmLooking for Sophia
2004 · Self
FilmZ Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004 · Self
FilmWords in Progress
2004
FilmThe Company
2003 · Director
FilmTwentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
2003 · Self
Imagining Images
FilmImagining Images
2003 · Self
FilmA Decade Under the Influence
2003 · Self
FilmEasy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003 · Self
FilmThe Making of Gosford Park
2002 · Self
FilmRip Van Marlowe
2002 · Self
FilmGosford Park
2001 · Director

History vs. Hollywood
2001 · Self
FilmDr. T & the Women
2000 · Director

Backstory
2000 · Self
FilmTrixie
2000 · Producer
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
FilmEnlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
2000 · Self
FilmAltman on His Own Terms
2000 · Self
FilmHitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
1999 · Self
FilmCookie's Fortune
1999 · Director

The Directors
1999 · Self
FilmThe Gingerbread Man
1998 · Director
FilmAfterglow
1997 · Producer
FilmFrank Capra's American Dream
1997 · Self

Gun
1997 · Director
FilmJazz '34
1997 · Director
FilmKansas City
1996 · Director
FilmThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self
FilmPrêt-à-Porter
1994 · Director
FilmMrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994 · Producer

American Cinema
1994 · Self

Intimate Portrait
1993 · Self
FilmShort Cuts
1993 · Director
FilmMade in the USA
1993 · Self
FilmLuck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993 · Self
FilmThe Player
1992 · Director
FilmRobert Altman's Players
1992 · Self
FilmVincent & Theo
1990 · Director
FilmHollywood Mavericks
1990 · Self

Vincent & Theo
1990 · Director
FilmThe Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988 · Director

Tanner '88
1988 · Director
FilmO.C. and Stiggs
1987 · Director
FilmAria
1987 · Director
FilmBasements
1987 · Director
FilmBeyond Therapy
1987 · Screenplay
FilmFool for Love
1985 · Director
FilmThe Laundromat
1985 · Director
FilmSecret Honor
1984 · Director
FilmStreamers
1983 · Director
FilmCome Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
1982 · Director
FilmBefore the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982 · Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
FilmPrecious Blood
1982 · Executive Producer
FilmRattlesnake in a Cooler
1982 · Director
FilmEndless Love
1981 · Hotel Manager
FilmPopeye
1980 · Director
FilmHealtH
1980 · Director
FilmRich Kids
1979 · Executive Producer
FilmA Perfect Couple
1979 · Director
FilmQuintet
1979 · Director
FilmA Wedding
1978 · Director
FilmRemember My Name
1978 · Producer

The South Bank Show
1978 · Self
Film3 Women
1977 · Director
FilmThe Late Show
1977 · Producer
FilmWelcome to L.A.
1976 · Producer
FilmBuffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976 · Director

Saturday Night Live
1975 · Director
FilmNashville
1975 · Director
FilmCalifornia Split
1974 · Director
FilmThieves Like Us
1974 · Director
FilmThe Long Goodbye
1973 · Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
FilmImages
1972 · Director
Film '72
Film '72
1971 · Self
FilmBrewster McCloud
1971 · Director
FilmMcCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971 · Director
FilmEvents
1970 · Bob
FilmM*A*S*H
1970 · Director
FilmThat Cold Day in the Park
1969 · Director
Premiere
Premiere
1968 · Director

The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest

Omnibus
1967
FilmCountdown
1967 · Director
FilmThe Happening
1967 · Second Unit Director
FilmThe Kathryn Reed Story
1965 · Himself
FilmPot au feu
1964 · Director
FilmNightmare in Chicago
1964 · Director
FilmThe Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
1963 · Director

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Director

The Gallant Men
1962 · Director

Combat!
1962 · Director

Bus Stop
1961 · Director

Cain's Hundred
1961 · Director

Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961 · Director

The Roaring 20's
1960 · Director

Route 66
1960 · Director

Surfside 6
1960 · Director

Hawaiian Eye
1959 · Director

Bonanza
1959 · Director

The Troubleshooters
1959 · Director

U.S. Marshal
1958 · Director

Lawman
1958 · Director

Bronco
1958 · Director

Maverick
1957 · Director

M Squad
1957 · Director

Sugarfoot
1957 · Director
FilmThe James Dean Story
1957 · Director
FilmThe Delinquents
1957 · Director

Whirlybirds
1957 · Director

The Gale Storm Show
1956 · Director
FilmCorn's-a-Poppin'
1956 · Writer
FilmThe Magic Bond
1956 · Director

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Director

The Millionaire
1955 · Director
FilmThe Dirty Look
1954 · Director

The Oscars
1953 · Self

Omnibus
1952
FilmThe Sound of Bells
1952 · Director
FilmModern Football
1951 · Director
FilmBodyguard
1948 · Story
FilmThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947 · Man Drinking (uncredited)