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Robert Altman

Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Editor, Additional Credits
Born February 20, 1925Died November 20, 2006 (81 years)
Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.

His films "MASH" (1970), "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971) and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Bonanza
  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
  • The Company
  • Afterglow
  • Aria
  • Streamers
  • Route 66
  • Beyond Therapy
  • Christmas Eve
  • The Delinquents
  • The James Dean Story

Known For

  • Gosford Park
  • The Player
  • Short Cuts
  • M*A*S*H
  • Nashville
  • The Long Goodbye
  • A Prairie Home Companion
  • Popeye
  • McCabe & Mrs. Miller
  • Cookie's Fortune
  • Dr. T & the Women
  • 3 Women
  • Ready to Wear
  • The Gingerbread Man
  • Images
  • California Split
  • Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
  • The Company
  • Kansas City
  • Brewster McCloud
  • Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
  • Thieves Like Us
  • A Wedding
  • Secret Honor

Robert Altman Filmography

2006
2004
Tanner on Tanner (TV Series)
2003
2001
2000
1999
1998
1998
1997
Gun (TV Series)
1996
1996
1994
1993
1992
1990
Vincent & Theo (TV Series)
1990
1988
1988
Tanner '88 (TV Series)
1987
1987
1987
1985
1985
1985
1984
1983
1982
1982
1980
1980
1979
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1975
1974
1974
1973
1972
1971
1971
Great Performances (TV Series)
1970
1970
1969
1968
Premiere (TV Series)
1967
1967
1965
Long Hot Summer (TV Series)
1964
1964
1963
1962
The Gallant Men (TV Series)
1962
Combat! (TV Series)
1961
Bus Stop (TV Series)
1961
Cain's Hundred (TV Series)
1961
1960
The Roaring 20's (TV Series)
1960
Route 66 (TV Series)
1960
SurfSide 6 (TV Series)
1959
Hawaiian Eye (TV Series)
1959
Bonanza (TV Series)
1959
1958
U.S. Marshal (TV Series)
1958
Lawman (TV Series)
1958
Bronco (TV Series)
1958
Peter Gunn (TV Series)
1957
Maverick (TV Series)
1957
M Squad (TV Series)
1957
Sugarfoot (TV Series)
1957
1957
1957
Whirlybirds (TV Series)
1956
1955
1955
The Millionaire (TV Series)

1996
1994
1993
Short Cuts · as Screenplay
1987
1987
Beyond Therapy · as Screenplay
1980
1979
1979
Quintet · as Screenplay
1978
A Wedding · as Screenplay
1977
1976
1974
Thieves Like Us · as Screenplay
1972
Images · as Screenplay
1971
McCabe & Mrs. Miller · as Screenplay
1959
1957
Maverick (TV Series)
1957
1955
The Millionaire (TV Series)

2025
Breakdown: 1975 · as Self - Director, M*a*s*h & Nashville (archive Footage)
2023
2023
2018
2018
2018
Black Baby · as Self (archive Footage)
2018
2018
Tea With the Dames · as Self (archive Footage)
2015
2014
Altman · as Self (archive Footage)
2014
2013
What Is Cinema? · as Self
2006
O Lucky Malcolm! · as Self
2006
The 78th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Honorary Award Recipient
2005
2005
2005
Robert Altman on 'A Wedding' · as Self - Director
2004
2004
2003
2003
2002
The 74th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee
2002
2002
2002
2002
Still Cher · as Self
2001
2001
History vs. Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self
2001
Anatomy of a Scene (TV Series) · as Self
2000
2000
Backstory (2000) (TV Series) · as Self
1999
1999
1997
The Directors (TV Series) · as Self
1997
1996
1995
Metropolis (TV Series) · as Self
1995
American Cinema (TV Series) · as Self
1995
1995
The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter
1994
The 66th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1993
Great Books (TV Series) · as Self
1993
The 65th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee
1993
1992
HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self
1991
Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee
1991
Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1990
1990
Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self
1987
Biography (TV Series) · as Self
1986
At The Movies (TV Series) · as Self
1982
Cinéma cinémas (TV Series) · as Self
1978
The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Self
1976
The 48th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee
1975
Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Self
1975
Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1974
Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1973
Tomorrow with Tom Snyder (TV Series) · as Self
1971
Film (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee
1971
The 43rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee
1971
McCabe & Mrs. Miller: Featurette · as Self - Director
1968
The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1967
Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self
1964
Cinema (TV Series) · as Self
1953
The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self

2005
2004
1982
Before the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter · as Reader - 'jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
1981
Endless Love · as Hotel Manager
1973
The Long Goodbye · as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
1970
Events · as Bob
1967
Pot au feu · as Player
1952
Omnibus (TV Series)
1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty · as Man Drinking (uncredited)

2001
Gosford Park · as Idea
1971
Great Performances (TV Series) · as Libretto
1968
Premiere (TV Series) · as Story
1967
The Happening · as Second Unit Director
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as Story
1962
Combat! (TV Series) · as Written By
1961
Bus Stop (TV Series) · as Story By
1948
Bodyguard · as Story
1947
Christmas Eve · as Screenplay By

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