Robert Altman
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA — Feb 20 1925• Died Nov 20 2006
Connect
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.
Photos
Robert Altman's Credits
Browse acting and crew credits across movies and TV — filter and sort to find specific roles.
Bonanza
Directing
Maverick
Directing
Intimate Portrait
Self
Hawaiian Eye
Directing
Lawman
Directing
Combat!
Directing
Route 66
Directing
The Oscars
Self
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Directing
Surfside 6
Directing
Bronco
Directing
M Squad
Directing
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Directing
The Millionaire
Directing
Cain's Hundred
Directing
Bus Stop
Directing
Sugarfoot
Directing
The Roaring 20's
Directing
The Directors
Self
The Gale Storm Show
Directing
Whirlybirds
Directing
The Gallant Men
Directing
The Player
Directing
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Directing
Tanner '88
Production
M*A*S*H
Directing
Gun
Production
Popeye
Directing
Tanner on Tanner
Production
The Troubleshooters
Directing
American Cinema
Self
Short Cuts
Writing
The Long Goodbye
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Nashville
Production
Backstory
Self
Endless Love
Hotel Manager
3 Women
Writing
HealtH
Directing
Gosford Park
Directing
Breakdown: 1975
Self - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Directing
Fool for Love
Directing
Quintet
Writing
Images
Directing
A Wedding
Directing
Trixie
Production
Altman
Self (archive footage)
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
U.S. Marshal
Directing
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
Premiere
Directing
California Split
Directing
Aria
Directing
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
Dr. T & the Women
Production
Afterglow
Production
The Gingerbread Man
Directing
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self
What Is Cinema?
Self
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Production
The Late Show
Production
Brewster McCloud
Directing
Bodyguard
Writing
History vs. Hollywood
Self
The Happening
Directing
A Prairie Home Companion
Directing
Streamers
Directing
Prêt-à-Porter
Directing
The Company
Production
Daedalus
Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
Beyond Therapy
Writing
O.C. and Stiggs
Directing
Countdown
Directing
Nothing Like a Dame
Self (archive footage)
The Delinquents
Directing
Thieves Like Us
Directing
The Making of Gosford Park
Self
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Man Drinking (uncredited)
Rich Kids
Production
Kansas City
Writing
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
Self
Vincent & Theo
Directing
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Self
Robert Altman's Players
Self
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Directing
Basements
Directing
Cookie's Fortune
Directing
Hollywood Mavericks
Self
Secret Honor
Directing
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Self
Altman on His Own Terms
Self
The James Dean Story
Production
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
Self
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Directing
Made in the USA
Self
Remember My Name
Production
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Self
That Cold Day in the Park
Directing
Vincent & Theo
Directing
Welcome to L.A.
Production
Precious Blood
Production
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Directing
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
Self
A Perfect Couple
Directing
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
The Laundromat
Directing
Robert Altman in England
Himself
Gun: Fatal Betrayal
Production
The Dirty Look
Directing
Nightmare in Chicago
Directing
Events
Bob
What’s Happened Since ‘88
Self
On the Set: Loews Theater
Self
On the Set: Alex’s Loft
Self
Rip Van Marlowe
Self
Looking for Sophia
Self
Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
Self (archive footage)
Words in Progress
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
Self
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
Black and Blue: A Musical Revue
Directing
The Kathryn Reed Story
Himself
Rattlesnake in a Cooler
Directing
The Politics of Docs
Self
The Party
Directing
Why Tanner, Why Now?
Self
The Perfect Crime
Directing
Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau
Self
The Magic Bond
Directing
Robert Altman on 'Rashomon'
Self
Jazz '34
Directing
Pot au feu
Directing
Fact & Fiction
Self
Imagining Images
Self
24 Tracks: Robert Altman's Nashville
Himself
Killer App
Directing
The Sound of Bells
Directing
Corn's-a-Poppin'
Writing
From the Prairie to the Palace
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
Directing
Modern Football
Directing