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Nicholas Ray

Nicholas Ray

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

07/08/1911

Day of Death

16/06/1979
(68) years old

Place of Birth

Galesville, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle; 7 August 1911 – 16 June 1979) was an American film director best known for the films Rebel Without a Cause and Johnny Guitar. Described by the Harvard Film Archive as "Hollywood's last romantic" and "one of postwar American cinema’s supremely gifted and ... Read More

Known For

Films to Die For

Films to Die For

Don't Expect Too Much

Don't Expect Too Much

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

James Dean: A Portrait

James Dean: A Portrait

Vanity Fair: Jeanette Starion the Pet of the Year

Vanity Fair: Jeanette Starion the Pet of the Year

Lightning Over Water

Lightning Over Water

Hair

Hair

The American Friend

The American Friend

Profile of Nicholas Ray

Profile of Nicholas Ray

Filmography

Cast

2025

Films to Die For

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2011

Don't Expect Too Much

as Himself

2005

Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents

as Himself (uncredited)

1995

James Dean: A Portrait

as Self (archive footage)

1990

Vanity Fair: Jeanette Starion the Pet of...

1980

Lightning Over Water

as Self

1979

Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre

1979

Hair

as The General

1977

The American Friend

as Derwatt

1977

Profile of Nicholas Ray

as Self

1975

James Dean: The First American Teenager

as Self

1975

I'm a Stranger Here Myself

as Self

1973

Horizons

1973

We Can't Go Home Again

as Nick Ray

1963

55 Days at Peking

as US Minister (uncredited)

1955

Rebel Without a Cause

as Man in Last Shot (uncredited)

1945

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

as Bakery Clerk (uncredited)

Crew

2024

Wilder Demons #2

as Writer

1980

Lightning Over Water

as Director

1980

Lightning Over Water

as Writer

1978

Marco

as Director

1974

Wet Dreams

as Director

1974

The Janitor

as Director

1973

We Can't Go Home Again

as Writer

1973

We Can't Go Home Again

as Director

1967

Made in U.S.A

as Thanks

1964

Circus World

as Story

1963

55 Days at Peking

as Director

1961

King of Kings

as Director

1960

The Savage Innocents

as Director

1960

The Savage Innocents

as Screenplay

1958

Party Girl

as Director

1958

Wind Across the Everglades

as Director

1957

Bitter Victory

as Director

1957

Bitter Victory

as Screenplay

1957

The True Story of Jesse James

as Director

1956

Bigger Than Life

as Director

1956

Bigger Than Life

as Additional Writing

1956

Hot Blood

as Director

1955

Rebel Without a Cause

as Director

1955

Rebel Without a Cause

as Story

1955

Run for Cover

as Director

1954

Johnny Guitar

as Director

1954

Johnny Guitar

as Writer

1954

Johnny Guitar

as Producer

1952

Androcles and the Lion

as Co-Director

1952

The Lusty Men

as Director

1952

Macao

as Co-Director

1951

On Dangerous Ground

as Adaptation

1951

On Dangerous Ground

as Director

1951

Flying Leathernecks

as Director

1950

Born to Be Bad

as Director

1950

In a Lonely Place

as Director

1949

They Live by Night

as Director

1949

They Live by Night

as Adaptation

1949

Roseanna McCoy

as Co-Director

1949

Knock on Any Door

as Director

1949

A Woman's Secret

as Director

1946

Swing Parade of 1946

as Writer

1945

Tuesday in November

as Assistant Director

1945

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

as Dialogue