William Friedkin
Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA — Aug 29 1935• Died Aug 07 2023
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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…
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Directing
The Simpsons
Dr. Kenneth Humphries (voice)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Directing
The Twilight Zone
Directing
Tales from the Crypt
Directing
Rebel Highway
Directing
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
The Exorcist
Directing
Bug
Directing
The French Connection
Directing
Sorcerer
Directing
Cruising
Writing
Killer Joe
Directing
The Hunted
Directing
12 Angry Men
Directing
Rules of Engagement
Directing
Paper Moon
Production
Jade
Directing
To Live and Die in L.A.
Directing
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Self
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
Self
Rampage
Directing
Without Limits
TV Director
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
Blue Chips
Directing
Friedkin Uncut
Self
The Brink's Job
Directing
Jailbreakers
Directing
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
Deal of the Century
Directing
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
Self
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
Self
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
Self
The Guardian
Directing
The Night They Raided Minsky's
Directing
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Writing
Stanley Kubrick in Focus
Self
C.A.T. Squad
Production
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
A Fuller Life
Self - Reader (segment "My Ballsy Yarns")
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
Self - Director
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Self
The History of 'Cruising'
Self
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Self
Good Times
Directing
Howard Hawks: American Artist
Self
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
Henri Langlois vu par...
Self
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
Self
Making the Boys
Self
Miller's Tale
Self
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
Self
Fear in the Dark
Self
The Boys in the Band
Directing
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
Self
The People vs. Paul Crump
Directing
Exorcising 'Cruising'
Self
The Birthday Party
Directing
Fellini of the Spirits
Self
Algren
Self
The Cutting Edge
Self
Filming “The Hunted”
Self
Godard Made in USA
Self
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
Self
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Self
The Devil and Father Amorth
Self
Pursuing “The Hunted”
Self
Oscars, Actors and The Exorcist
Self
Narc: The Friedkin Connection
Self
Shadows of Suspense
Self
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Self
Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock
Self
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
Self
The Pickle Brothers
Directing
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
Directing
Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen
Self
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
Self
Hollywood Halloween
Self
Verdi Aida
Directing
The Thin Blue Line
Production
Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist
Self
Muggins
Production
Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'
Self
The Painter's Voice
Directing
Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon
Directing
Conversation with Fritz Lang
Self
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
Self
The Bold Men
Directing
The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons
Self
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
Self
Anatomy of a Chase
Self
The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now
Self
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
Self
Return to the Genre
Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn
A Little Solitaire
Self