William Friedkin
Directing
Born: 1935-08-29 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 2023-08-07
Biography
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. Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he is best known for his crime thriller film The French Connection (1971), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and the horror film The Exorcist (1973), which earned him another Academy Award n
🎬 Movies (30)
Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders
2026
Self (archive footage)
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
2024
Self
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
2023
Director
The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons
2022
Self
Algren
2021
Self
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
2021
Self (archive footage)
Fellini of the Spirits
2020
Self
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
2019
Self
The Devil and Father Amorth
2018
Director
Friedkin Uncut
2018
Self
Return to the Genre
2016
Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn
2015
Verdi Aida
2015
Stage Director
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Henri Langlois vu par...
2014
Director
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
Self
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2013
Self
A Fuller Life
2013
Self - Reader (segment "My Ballsy Yarns")
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
2013
Self
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
2012
Self
Stanley Kubrick in Focus
2012
Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012
Self
Killer Joe
2012
Director
Miller's Tale
2011
Self
Making the Boys
2011
Self
Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist
2010
Self
The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now
2010
Self
Godard Made in USA
2010
Self
Anatomy of a Chase
2009
Self
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
2009
Self
📺 TV Shows (9)
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
Self
Leçon de Cinéma
2004
Self
Through the Night with...
2002
Self
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Director
Rebel Highway
1994
Director
The Simpsons
1989
Dr. Kenneth Humphries (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Director
The Twilight Zone
1985
Director
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
Director