Otto Preminger
Directing • Born 1905-12-05 – Died 1986-04-23
Biography
Otto Ludwig Preminger (5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian theatre and film director. After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945). In the 1950s and 1960s, he directed a number of high-profile adaptations of popular novels and stage works. Several of these pushed the boundaries of censorship by dealing with topics which were then taboo in Hollywood, such as drug addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm, 1955), rape (Anatomy of a Murder, 1959), and homosexuality (Advise & Consent, 1962). He was twice nominated for the Best Director Academy Award. He also had a few acting roles.
Filmography
32 credits
The Hobbit
Movie • 1977
Elvenking (voice)
Stalag 17
Movie • 1953
Oberst von Scherbach
Margin for Error
Movie • 1943
Karl Baumer
The Pied Piper
Movie • 1942
Major Diessen
They Got Me Covered
Movie • 1943
Fauscheim
Die Titelmacher
Movie • 1976
Self
The Girl on The Roof
Movie • 1953
Voice
The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Preminger
Movie • 2022
Himself
Where Do We Go from Here?
Movie • 1945
General Rahl (uncredited)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Movie • 1991
Self (archive footage)
Rickles
Movie • 1975
The Making of A Movie
Movie • 1965
Himself
Ain't Misbehavin
Movie • 2013
Self (archive footage)
Batman
TV • 1966
Mister Freeze
Treffpunkt New York
TV • 1961
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
Self
Hollywood Preview
TV • 1955
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968
Self (uncredited)
Suspense
TV • 1949
Captain von Weissenborn
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
TV • 1962
Himself
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest
Je später der Abend
TV • 1973
Self
What's My Line?
TV • 1950
Self - Panelist
Cinépanorama
TV • 1956
Self
Samedi soir
TV • 1971
Self
Reflets de Cannes
TV • 1954
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV • 1957
Self
Small World
TV • 1958
Self
Film '72
TV • 1971
Self