John Schlesinger
Directing
Born: 1926-02-16 · London, England, UK
Died: 2003-07-25
Biography
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). Schlesinger was born in London, into a middle class Jewish family. His acting career began in the 1950s and consisted of supporting roles in British films and television productions. He began his directorial career in 1956 with the short documentary Sunday in the Park about Londo
🎬 Movies (30)
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
2025
Self (archive footage)
The ROH Live: The Tales of Hoffmann
2016
Director
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002
Self (uncredited)
The Next Best Thing
2000
Director
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
Self
The Tale of Sweeney Todd
1998
Director
The Twilight of the Golds
1996
Dr. Adrian Lodge
The Celluloid Closet
1996
Self
Eye for an Eye
1996
Director
Cold Comfort Farm
1995
Director
The Innocent
1993
Director
The Lost Language of Cranes
1992
Derek Moulthorp
A Question of Attribution
1991
Director
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
1990
Self
Pacific Heights
1990
Director
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
1990
Director
Madame Sousatzka
1988
Director
The Believers
1987
Director
The Falcon and the Snowman
1985
Director
Der Rosenkavalier
1985
Director
An Englishman Abroad
1983
Director
Separate Tables
1983
Director
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981
Director
Les Contes d'Hoffmann
1981
Director
Yanks
1979
Director
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
1976
Self
Marathon Man
1976
Director
The Day of the Locust
1975
Director
The Big Screen
1973
Self
Visions of Eight
1973
Director
📺 TV Shows (13)
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
1993
Self
Screen One
1989
Director
Flick Flack
1974
Film '72
1971
Self
The Wednesday Play
1964
Director
Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
1960
Director
The Four Just Men
1959
Second Unit Director
Ivanhoe
1958
Jack Ludlow
Monitor
1958
Director
The Buccaneers
1956
Pigtail
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
Alan-a-Dale
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
An innkeeper
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee