William Friedkin
Directing · Director · Screenplay · Writer
Born Aug 29, 1935 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Active 1962–2023 · 6′0″ (183 cm) · Awards: Academy Award for Best Director, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Director, Golden Globe Award for Best Director, Leopard of Honour, Officer of Arts and Letters, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Robert Honorary Award
William David Friedkin (August 29, 1935 – August 7, 2023) was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s.
Filmography
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023) - Teleplay · DirectorKiller Joe (2012) - DirectorBug (2007) - DirectorShadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005)The Hunted (2003) - DirectorCSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) - DirectorRules of Engagement (2000) - Director12 Angry Men (1998) - DirectorWithout Limits (1998) - TV DirectorJade (1995) - DirectorBlue Chips (1994) - DirectorThe Guardian (1990) - Director · ScreenplayThe Simpsons (1989) - Dr. Kenneth Humphries (voice)Tales from the Crypt (1989) - DirectorRampage (1987) - Director · Writer · ProducerTo Live and Die in L.A. (1985) - Director · ScreenplayThe Twilight Zone (1985) - DirectorCruising (1980) - Writer · DirectorThe Brink's Job (1978) - DirectorSorcerer (1977) - Director · Screenplay · ProducerThe Exorcist (1973) - DirectorThe French Connection (1971) - DirectorThe Boys in the Band (1970) - DirectorThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) - Director