Arthur Hiller
Director, Actor, Producer
November 22, 1923 — August 17, 2016 (92 years)
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Arthur Hiller, OC, was a Canadian-American television and film director, having directed over 33 films during his 50-year career. He began his career directing television in Canada and later in the U.S. By the late 1950s he began directing films, most often comedies. He also directed dramas and romantic subjects, such as Love Story (1970), which was nominated for seven Oscars.
Hiller collaborated on a number of films with screenwriters Paddy Chayefsky and Neil Simon. Among his other notable films were The Americanization of Emily (1964), Tobruk (1967), The Hospital (1971), The Out-of-Towners (1970), Plaza Suite (1971), The Man in the Glass Booth (1975), Silver Streak (1976), The In-Laws (1979) and Outrageous Fortune (1987).
Hiller served as president of the Directors Guild of America from 1989 to 1993 and president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1993 to 1997. He was the recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 2002. An annual film festival in Hiller's honor was held from 2006 until 2009 at his alma mater, Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts.
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Arthur Hiller, OC, was a Canadian-American television and film director, having directed over 33 films during his 50-year career. He began his career directing television in Canada and later in the U.S. By the late 1950s he began directing films, most often comedies. He also directed dramas and romantic subjects, such as Love Story (1970), which was nominated for seven Oscars.
Hiller collaborated on a number of films with screenwriters Paddy Chayefsky and Neil Simon. Among his other notable films were The Americanization of Emily (1964), Tobruk (1967), The Hospital (1971), The Out-of-Towners (1970), Plaza Suite (1971), The Man in the Glass Booth (1975), Silver Streak (1976), The In-Laws (1979) and Outrageous Fortune (1987).
Hiller served as president of the Directors Guild of America from 1989 to 1993 and president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1993 to 1997. He was the recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 2002. An annual film festival in Hiller's honor was held from 2006 until 2009 at his alma mater, Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts.
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| 2006 | A-List · as Red Carpet Star |
| 2002 | Speakeasy · as Tobias Prappas |
| 2000 | Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel · as Evangelist |
| 1998 | Land of the Free · as JudgeOn Plex |
| 1998 | Merchants of Venus · as Reverend Phillips |
| 1994 | Roswell · as Scientist #1 |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III · as Bar Patron |
| 1980 | Revenge of the Stepford Wives · as Dale 'diz' Corbett |
| 2017 | The Oscars · as Self - Memorial Tribute |
| 2016 | The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
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| 2012 | Lunch · as Himself |
| 2012 | Casting By · as Self |
| 2006 | Wanderlust · as Self |
| 2006 | Holes in My Shoes · as Self |
| 2002 | The Kid Stays in the Picture · as Self |
| 2002 | Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film · as Self (uncredited) |
| 2002 | The 74th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Jean Hersholt Award Recipient |
| 2002 | Who Is Alan Smithee? · as Self |
| 1998 | Jackie Chan: My Story · as Self - Hollywood Director |
| 1997 | The Directors · as Self |
| 1997 | I Think I Cannes · as Self |
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| 1997 | Frank Capra's American Dream · as Self |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story · as Self |
| 1996 | The 68th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - President Of The Academy |
| 1995 | Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick · as Self |
| 1995 | The 67th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - President Of The Academy |
| 1994 | The 66th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - President Of The Academy |
| 1987 | Biography · as Self |
| 1971 | Film · as Self |
| 1963 | Telescope · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards · as Self |
| 1966 | Hawaii · as Temporarily Replaced Director |