
Mark Rydell
Directing
Born: 1929-03-23 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Mark Rydell (born March 23, 1935 , in New York City) is an American actor, film director and producer. He has directed many Academy Award-nominated films including The Fox (1967), The Reivers (1969), Cinderella Liberty (1973), The Rose (1979), The River (1984) and For the Boys (1991). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for On Golden Pond (1981). Rydell's initial training was in music. As a youth, he wanted to be a conductor. He began his career as an actor and first became
🎬 Movies (30)

Senior Entourage
2021
Mark

Chicanery
2017
Jack Sobel

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016
Self

A Coup in Camelot
2015
Executive Producer

Char·ac·ter
2012
Self

Good Men
2011
Marcus

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
2010
Self

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009
Self
The Cowboys: Together Again
2007
Himself

Even Money
2007
Director

James Dean: Sense Memories
2005
Self

An Unfinished Life
2005
Executive Producer

Hollywood Ending
2002
Al

James Dean
2001
Director

A Man Is Mostly Water
2000
Distributor

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997
Self

Crime of the Century
1996
Director

Intersection
1994
Director

For the Boys
1991
Director

The Man in the Moon
1991
Producer

Havana
1990
Meyer Lansky
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
1990
Self

Punchline
1988
Romeo

The Thrill Can Kill
1987
Director

The River
1984
Director

On Golden Pond
1981
Director

The Rose
1979
Director

Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976
Director

The Long Goodbye
1973
Marty Augustine

Cinderella Liberty
1973
Director
📺 TV Shows (19)

Masters of Science Fiction
2007
Director

Everwood
2002
Jacob Hoffman

Inside the Actors Studio
1994
Self

Family
1976
Director

The Wild Wild West
1965
Director

I Spy
1965
Director
The Long, Hot Summer
1965
Director

Slattery's People
1964
Director
Reporter
1964
Director

The Fugitive
1963
Director

Mr. Novak
1963
Director

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self

Ben Casey
1961
Director

Naked City
1958
Ralph Harris

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Tom Adams

Navy Log
1955

Gunsmoke
1955
Director

The Philco Television Playhouse
1948