John Schlesinger
Directing · Director · Producer · Writer
Born Feb 16, 1926 · London, England, UK
Active 1949–2003
John Richard Schlesinger, CBE, was an English film and stage director, and actor. He won an Academy Award for Best Director for Midnight Cowboy, and was nominated for two other films (Darling and Sunday Bloody Sunday).
Filmography
Midnight Cowboy (1969) — DirectorMarathon Man (1976) — DirectorEye for an Eye (1996) — DirectorPacific Heights (1990) — Man in Elevator (uncredited) · DirectorDarling (1965) — Theatre Director (uncredited) · Director · IdeaThe Falcon and the Snowman (1985) — Director · ProducerBilly Liar (1963) — Officer in Dream (uncredited) · DirectorSunday Bloody Sunday (1971) — DirectorFar from the Madding Crowd (1967) — DirectorThe Believers (1987) — Director · ProducerThe Day of the Locust (1975) — DirectorCold Comfort Farm (1995) — DirectorA Kind of Loving (1962) — DirectorThe Next Best Thing (2000) — DirectorThe Battle of the River Plate (1956) — Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)Yanks (1979) — DirectorTerminus (1961) — Passenger (uncredited) · Writer · DirectorMadame Sousatzka (1988) — Director · ScreenplayVisions of Eight (1973) — Narrator · DirectorThe Innocent (1993) — DirectorThe Adventures of Robin Hood (1955) — Alan-a-Dale · HaleDer Rosenkavalier (1985) — DirectorWinston Churchill: The Valiant Years (1960) — DirectorBrothers in Law (1957) — Assize Court Solicitor