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Mike Nichols
Director, Producer, Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Born November 6, 1931Died November 19, 2014 (83 years)
Mike Nichols (born Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky; November 6, 1931 – November 19, 2014) was a German-born American film and theatre director, producer, actor and comedian. He was noted for his ability to work across a range of genres and an aptitude for getting the best out of actors regardless of their acting experience. Nichols began his career in the 1950s with the comedy improvisational troupe, The Compass Players, predecessor of The Second City, in Chicago. He then teamed up with his improv partner, Elaine May, to form the comedy duo Nichols and May. Their live improv acts were a hit on Broadway resulting in three albums, with their debut album winning a Grammy Award.
After Nichols and May disbanded their act in 1961, Nichols began directing plays. He soon earned a reputation as a skilled Broadway director with a flair for creating innovative productions and the ability to elicit polished performances from actors. His debut Broadway play was Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park in 1963, with Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley. He next directed Luv in 1964 and in 1965 directed another Neil Simon play, The Odd Couple. Nichols received a Tony Award for each of those plays. Nearly five decades later, he won his sixth Tony Award as best director with a revival of Death of a Salesman in 2012. During his career, he directed or produced over twenty-five Broadway plays.
In 1966, Warner Brothers invited Nichols to direct his first film, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The groundbreaking and acclaimed film led critics to declare Nichols the "new Orson Welles". The film garnered 13 Academy Award nominations, winning five. It was also a box office hit and became the number 1 film of 1966. His next film was The Graduate in 1967, starring then unknown actor Dustin Hoffman, alongside Anne Bancroft and Katharine Ross. The film was another critical and financial success, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1967 and receiving seven Academy Award nominations, winning Nichols the Academy Award for Best Directing. Among the other films he directed were Catch-22 (1970), Carnal Knowledge (1971), Silkwood (1983), Working Girl (1988), Wolf (1994), The Birdcage (1996), Closer (2004), and Charlie Wilson's War (2007).
Along with an Academy Award, Nichols won a Grammy Award (the first for a comedian born outside the United States), four Emmy Awards and nine Tony Awards. He was also a three-time BAFTA Award winner. His other honors included the Lincoln Center Gala Tribute in 1999, the National Medal of Arts in 2001, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2003 and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2010. His films garnered a total of 42 Academy Award nominations and seven wins.
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After Nichols and May disbanded their act in 1961, Nichols began directing plays. He soon earned a reputation as a skilled Broadway director with a flair for creating innovative productions and the ability to elicit polished performances from actors. His debut Broadway play was Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park in 1963, with Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley. He next directed Luv in 1964 and in 1965 directed another Neil Simon play, The Odd Couple. Nichols received a Tony Award for each of those plays. Nearly five decades later, he won his sixth Tony Award as best director with a revival of Death of a Salesman in 2012. During his career, he directed or produced over twenty-five Broadway plays.
In 1966, Warner Brothers invited Nichols to direct his first film, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The groundbreaking and acclaimed film led critics to declare Nichols the "new Orson Welles". The film garnered 13 Academy Award nominations, winning five. It was also a box office hit and became the number 1 film of 1966. His next film was The Graduate in 1967, starring then unknown actor Dustin Hoffman, alongside Anne Bancroft and Katharine Ross. The film was another critical and financial success, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1967 and receiving seven Academy Award nominations, winning Nichols the Academy Award for Best Directing. Among the other films he directed were Catch-22 (1970), Carnal Knowledge (1971), Silkwood (1983), Working Girl (1988), Wolf (1994), The Birdcage (1996), Closer (2004), and Charlie Wilson's War (2007).
Along with an Academy Award, Nichols won a Grammy Award (the first for a comedian born outside the United States), four Emmy Awards and nine Tony Awards. He was also a three-time BAFTA Award winner. His other honors included the Lincoln Center Gala Tribute in 1999, the National Medal of Arts in 2001, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2003 and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2010. His films garnered a total of 42 Academy Award nominations and seven wins.
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Known For
Mike Nichols Filmography
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| 2014 | Crescendo! The Power of Music · as Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Friends with Kids · as Executive Producer |
| 2010 | Hair Battle Spectacular (TV Series) |
| 2008 | My Dad is better than Your Dad (TV Series) |
| 2008 | Ghost Hunters International (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Show Me the Money (TV Series) |
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| 2003 | Angels in America (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2001 | Wit · as Executive Producer |
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| 1986 | The Longshot · as Executive Producer |
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| 1976 | Family (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
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| 2025 | Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything · as Self - Diane Sawyer's Husband |
| 2018 | The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling · as Self |
| 2017 | Arthur Miller: Writer · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2016 | Becoming Mike Nichols · as Himself |
| 2016 | Mike Nichols: An American Master · as Self |
| 2015 | Everything Is Copy · as Self |
| 2015 | The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2015 | The Oscars · as Self - Director, Producer (in Memoriam) |
| 2012 | Inventing David Geffen · as Self |
| 2012 | The 66th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2011 | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self - Presenter |
| 2011 | Making the Boys · as Self |
| 2011 | Path to Glory · as Self |
| 2010 | Faces of America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? · as Self |
| 2006 | Legends Ball · as Self |
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| 2005 | The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2005 · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2004 | The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2003 | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self - Honoree |
| 2003 | The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2002 | The Kid Stays in the Picture · as Self |
| 1997 | The Fifties (TV Series) · as Self (in Nichols & May Sketch) |
| 1996 | Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television · as Self |
| 1996 | Nichols and May: Take Two · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
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| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
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| 1986 | Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Beatlemania · as Self |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The 32nd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | The 31st Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1977 | Jimmy Carter's Inaugural Gala · as Self |
| 1976 | The 30th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1974 | The 28th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | The 42nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Commenting On New Freedom And Trends In Film |
| 1969 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Director (segment "mike Nichols") |
| 1968 | The 22nd Annual Tony Awards · as Self |
| 1968 | The 40th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1967 | The 39th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Accepting Award For Sandy Dennis |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1962 | President Kennedy's Birthday Salute · as Self |
| 1961 | Password (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Contestant |
| 1960 | The Fabulous Fifties · as Self |
| 1957 | The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Nominee |
| 1953 | Person to Person (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian |
| 1997 | The Designated Mourner · as Jack |
| 1967 | Bach to Bach · as Man |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) · as Rod Carter |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Arthur Millman |
| 1952 | Omnibus (TV Series) |
| 2001 | Wit · as Teleplay |
| 1985 | Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway · as Stage Director |
| 1985 | Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway · as Production Supervisor |
| 1981 | The Gin Game · as Stage Director |