Robert Altman

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.

Known For

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

Intimate Portrait

Self

The South Bank Show

Self

Omnibus

The Oscars

Self

Backstory

Self

Endless Love

Hotel Manager

The Directors

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	Daedalus	Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
2020	Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans	Self (archive footage)
2018	Nothing Like a Dame	Self (archive footage)
2014	Altman	Self (archive footage)
2014	And the Oscar Goes To...	Self (archive footage)
2013	What Is Cinema?	Self
2005	A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
2005	Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker	Self
2004	Looking for Sophia	Self
2004	Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession	Self
2004	Words in Progress
2004	Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau	Self
2004	What’s Happened Since ‘88	Self
2004	The Politics of Docs	Self
2004	Why Tanner, Why Now?	Self
2004	Fact & Fiction	Self
2004	On the Set: Alex’s Loft	Self
2004	On the Set: Loews Theater	Self
2003	Imagining Images	Self
2003	A Decade Under the Influence	Self
2002	Robert Altman in England	Himself
2002	Robert Altman on 'Rashomon'	Self
2002	Rip Van Marlowe	Self
2002	The Making of 'Gosford Park'	Self
2000	Enlisted: The Story of 'MAS*H'	Self
2000	Altman on His Own Terms	Self
1999	Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius	Self
1997	Frank Capra's American Dream	Self
1996	Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In	Self
1995	The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies	Self
1993	Made in the USA	Self
1993	Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country	Self
1992	Robert Altman's Players	Self
1990	Hollywood Mavericks	Self
1982	Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter	Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
1981	Endless Love	Hotel Manager
1973	The Long Goodbye	Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
1970	Events	Bob
1965	The Kathryn Reed Story	Himself
1947	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty	Man Drinking (uncredited)
	24 Tracks: Robert Altman's Nashville	Himself

Year	TV Show	Role
2001	History vs. Hollywood	Self
2000	Backstory	Self
1999	The Directors	Self
1993	Intimate Portrait	Self
1978	The South Bank Show	Self
1968	The Dick Cavett Show	Self - Guest
1953	The Oscars	Self
1952	Omnibus