Robert Altman in 1983

Robert Altman was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for such films as M*A*S*H (1970), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), The Long Goodbye (1973), California Split (1974), Nashville (1975), 3 Women (1977), A Wedding (1978), Popeye (1980), Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982), Secret Honor (1984), The Player (1992), Short Cuts (1993), Gosford Park (2001), and A Prairie Home Companion (2006).

Filmography

Short films

Year Title Director Writer Notes
1950 Honeymoon for Harriet No Yes Also editor
1951 Modern Football Yes Yes Documentary; also editor
1952 The Sound of Bells Yes Yes
King Basketball Yes Yes
1953 The Last Mile Yes Yes Documentary
How To Run a Filling Station Yes Yes Documentary
Modern Baseball No No Editor; documentary
1954 Better Football Yes Yes Documentary
The Builders Yes Yes Documentary
The Dirty Look Yes Yes
1955 The Perfect Crime Yes Yes
Corn's-A-Poppin No Yes
1956 The Magic Bond Yes Yes
1964 The Party Yes No
1965 The Katherine Reed Story Yes No
1967 Pot au feu Yes No Player
1987 Les Boréades Yes Yes Segment of Aria, also editor
1993 Liv No No Producer

Feature films

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty No No No Role: Man Drinking (uncredited)
1948 Bodyguard No Story No
1957 The Delinquents Yes Yes Yes
The James Dean Story Yes Yes Yes Also editor
1968Countdown Yes No No
1969That Cold Day in the Park Yes No No
1970 Events No No No Bob
M*A*S*H Yes No No
Brewster McCloud Yes No No
1971 McCabe & Mrs. Miller Yes Yes No
1972 Images Yes Yes No
1973 The Long Goodbye Yes No No Role: Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
1974 Thieves Like Us Yes Yes No
California Split Yes No Yes
1975 Nashville Yes No Yes
1976 Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or
Sitting Bull's History Lesson		 Yes Yes Yes
Welcome to L.A. No No Yes
1977 The Late Show No No Yes
3 Women Yes Yes Yes
1978 A Wedding Yes Yes Yes
Remember My Name No No Yes
1979 Quintet Yes Yes Yes
A Perfect Couple Yes Yes Yes
Rich Kids No No Executive
1980 HealtH Yes Yes Yes
Popeye Yes Yes No
1981 Endless Love No No No Role: Hotel Manager
1982 Come Back to the 5
and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean		 Yes No No
1983 Streamers Yes No Yes
1984 Secret Honor Yes No Yes
1985 Fool for Love Yes No No
1986 O.C. and Stiggs Yes No Yes
1987 Beyond Therapy Yes Yes No
1990 Vincent & Theo Yes No No
1992 The Player Yes No No
1993 Short Cuts Yes Yes No
1994 Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle No No Yes
Prêt-à-Porter Yes Yes Yes
1996 Kansas City Yes Yes Yes
1997 Afterglow No No Yes
1998 The Gingerbread Man Yes No No
1999 Cookie's Fortune Yes No Yes
2000 Trixie No No Yes
Dr. T & the Women Yes No Yes
2001 Roads and Bridges No No Executive
Gosford Park Yes Idea Yes
2003 The Company Yes No Yes
2006 A Prairie Home Companion Yes No Yes

Television

TV series

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
1953Pulse of the CityYesYesNoEpisode "The Case of Capt. Denning"
1957–58Alfred Hitchcock PresentsYesNoNoEpisodes "The Young One" and "Together"
1958M SquadYesNoNoEpisode "Lover's Lane Killing"
1959Hawaiian EyeYesNoNoEpisode "Three Tickets to Lani"
1958–59The MillionaireYesYesNo13 episodes
WhirlybirdsYesNoNo20 episodes
1959–60SugarfootYesNoNo2 episodes
1959–60TroubleshootersYesYesNo14 episodes
U.S. MarshalYesNoNo15 episodes
1960The Gale Storm ShowYesNoNoEpisode "It's Magic"
BroncoYesNoNoEpisode "The Mustangers"
MaverickYesYesNoEpisode "Bolt from the Blue"
1960–61The Roaring 20'sYesNoNo9 episodes
BonanzaYesNoNo8 episodes
1961LawmanYesNoNoEpisode "The Robbery"
Surfside 6YesNoNoEpisode "Thieves Among Honor"
Peter GunnYesNoNoEpisode "The Murder Bond"
Route 66YesNoNoEpisode "Some of the People, Some of the Time"
1961–62Bus StopYesYesNo8 episodes
1962Cain's HundredYesNoNoEpisode "The Left Side of Canada"
Kraft Television TheatreYesNoNo3 episodes
The Gallant MenYesNoNoEpisode "Pilot"
1962–63Combat!YesYesYes10 episodes
1963–64Kraft Suspense TheatreYesYesYes3 episodes
1965The Long, Hot SummerYesNoNoEpisode "The Long, Hot Summer"
1968PremiereYesYesYesEpisode "Walk in the Sky"
1977Saturday Night LiveYesNoNoEpisode "Sissy Spacek/Richard Baskin" (Segment "Sissy's Role")
1988Tanner '88YesNoExecutiveMiniseries
1990Vincent & TheoYesNoNoMiniseries
1993–97Great PerformancesYesYesYes3 episodes
1993GunYesNoExecutiveEpisode "All the President's Women"
2004Tanner on TannerYesNoExecutive4 episodes

TV movies

Year Title Director Producer
1964 Nightmare in Chicago Yes Yes
1982 Rattlesnake in a Cooler Yes Executive
Precious Blood Yes Executive
1985 The Laundromat Yes No
1987 Basements Yes Yes
1988 The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Yes Yes

Music videos

Year Title Production company Artist
1966 "Girl Talk" Color-Sonic Bobby Troup
"The Party" Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
"Speak Low" Lili St. Cyr
"Ebb Tide"

Stage productions

Year Title Author Venue City Notes
1952 Hope Is the Thing with Feathers Richard Harrity Resident Theatre of the Jewish Community Center Kansas City
1981 2 By South Frank South Los Angeles Actors' Theater Los Angeles Double bill of two plays, Rattlesnake in a Cooler and Precious Blood
St. Clement's Theater New York City
1982 Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean Ed Graczyk Martin Beck Theater
1983 The Rake's Progress Igor Stravinsky with a libretto by W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance Ann Arbor
1987 Opéra de Lille Lille
1992 McTeague William Bolcom with a libretto by Arnold Weinstein and Robert Altman Lyric Opera of Chicago Chicago World premiere
2004 A Wedding
2006 Resurrection Blues Arthur Miller Old Vic Theatre London West End premiere

References

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