Personal Info
Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
September 15, 1946
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Oliver Stone
Biography
William Oliver Stone is an American film director and screenwriter. Stone became known in the late 1980s and the early 1990s for directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, in which he had participated as an American infantry soldier. His work frequently focuses on contemporary political and cultural issues, often controversially. He has received three Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay for Midnight Express (1978), and Best Director for Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). Stone's movies often use many different cameras and film formats, including VHS, 8 mm film, and 70 mm film. He sometimes uses several formats in a single scene, as in Natural Born Killers (1994) and JFK (1991).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 100 Years of Warner Bros. | Self |
| 2021 | Qazaq: History of the Golden Man | Self |
| 2021 | Once Upon a Time in Queens | Self |
| 2021 | JFK: Destiny Betrayed | Self / Narrator (voice) |
| 2021 | Variety Studio: Directors on Directors | Self |
| 2019 | 1994 | Self (archive footage) |
| 2017 | The Putin Interviews | Self |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self |
| 2012 | Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States | Narrator |
| 2006 | The Henry Rollins Show | |
| 2004 | Kulturplatz | Self |
| 2004 | Sarah Kuttner – Die Show | self - segment |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher | Self |
| 1998 | Independent Focus | Self |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Spécial cinéma | Self |