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William Friedkin

William Friedkin

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

29/08/1935

Day of Death

07/08/2023
(88) years old

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

William Friedkin

Biography

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 crim... Read More

Known For

Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist

Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock

Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

Miller's Tale

Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist

Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist

Filmography

Cast

2024

Peter Lorre : Derrière le masque du maud...

as Self (archive footage)

2024

Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist

as Self

2023

The Exorcist Untold

as Self (archive footage)

2023

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The E...

as Self

2022

The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Well...

as Self

2021

Algren

as Self

2021

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

as Self

2020

Fellini of the Spirits

as Self

2018

Friedkin Uncut

as Self

2018

The Devil and Father Amorth

as Self

2016

Return to the Genre

2015

Sorcerers: A Conversation with William F...

2014

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work ...

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2014

Henri Langlois vu par...

as Self

2013

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

as Self

2013

A Fuller Life

as Self - Reader (segment "My Ballsy Yarns"...

2013

Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The...

as Self

2013

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

as Self

2012

Stanley Kubrick in Focus

as Self

2012

Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic

as Self

2012

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director Yo...

as Self

2011

Making the Boys

as Self

2011

Miller's Tale

as Self

2010

Godard Made in USA

as Self

2010

The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then ...

as Self

2010

Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist

as Self

2009

Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art ...

as Self

2009

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signatur...

as Self

2009

North by Northwest: One for the Ages

as Self

2009

Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman

as Self

2009

Anatomy of a Chase

as Self

2008

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchco...

as Self

2008

Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcoc...

as Self

2008

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Lega...

as Self

2008

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

as Self

2007

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Cloc...

as Self

2007

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Sh...

as Self

2007

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

as Self

2007

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy ...

as Self

2007

The History of 'Cruising'

as Self

2007

Exorcising 'Cruising'

as Self

2007

The History of 'Cruising'

as Self

2007

Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper mache...

as Self

2007

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and...

as Self

2006

Shadows of Suspense

as Self

2005

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Lega...

2004

A Little Solitaire

as Self

2003

Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and D...

as Self

2003

Pursuing “The Hunted”

as Self

2003

The Cutting Edge

as Self

2003

Filming “The Hunted”

as Self

2003

Narc: The Friedkin Connection

as Self

2003

A Decade Under the Influence

as Self

2001

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of...

as Self

2000

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The F...

as Self

1998

Without Limits

as TV Director

1998

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcis...

as Self - Director

1998

Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

as Self

1997

Howard Hawks: American Artist

as Self

1997

Hollywood Halloween

as Self

1991

Fear in the Dark

as Self

1986

Putting It Together: The Making of the B...

1975

Conversation with Fritz Lang

as Self

Crew

2023

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

as Teleplay

2023

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

as Director

2018

The Devil and Father Amorth

as Director

2018

The Devil and Father Amorth

as Writer

2015

Verdi Aida

as Stage Director

2014

Henri Langlois vu par...

as Director

2012

Killer Joe

as Director

2007

The Painter's Voice

as Director

2007

Bug

as Director

2003

The Hunted

as Director

2000

Rules of Engagement

as Director

1998

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcis...

as Thanks

1997

12 Angry Men

as Director

1995

Jade

as Director

1994

Jailbreakers

as Director

1994

Blue Chips

as Director

1990

The Guardian

as Director

1990

The Guardian

as Screenplay

1988

C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf

as Director

1988

C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf

as Story

1988

C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf

as Executive Producer

1987

Rampage

as Director

1987

Rampage

as Writer

1987

Rampage

as Producer

1986

C.A.T. Squad

as Director

1986

C.A.T. Squad

as Executive Producer

1986

Putting It Together: The Making of the B...

as Director

1985

To Live and Die in L.A.

as Director

1985

To Live and Die in L.A.

as Screenplay

1984

Self Control

as Director

1983

Deal of the Century

as Director

1980

Cruising

as Writer

1980

Cruising

as Director

1978

The Brink's Job

as Director

1977

Sorcerer

as Director

1977

Sorcerer

as Screenplay

1977

Sorcerer

as Producer

1975

Conversation with Fritz Lang

as Director

1973

The Exorcist

as Director

1971

The French Connection

as Director

1971

The French Connection

as Screenplay

1970

The Boys in the Band

as Director

1968

The Night They Raided Minsky's

as Director

1968

The Birthday Party

as Director

1967

Good Times

as Director

1967

Good Times

as Screenplay

1967

The Pickle Brothers

as Director

1967

Muggins

as Producer

1966

The Thin Blue Line

as Producer

1966

The Thin Blue Line

as Director

1966

The Thin Blue Line

as Story

1965

Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afterno...

as Director

1965

The Bold Men

as Director

1962

The People vs. Paul Crump

as Director

1962

The People vs. Paul Crump

as Producer