Oscar Legends 2: Other Legends
by AlexHartsell | created - 12 Feb 2014 | updated - 21 May 2015 | PublicOther directors and writers that I forgot in number 1 and I have add famous movie producers on this list now.
New Updated: I have now added Christopher Guest, Anne Fletcher and Adam Shankman who also help with the Academy Awards' ceremonies while making some Academy Award nominated films
1. Howard Hawks
Director | Rio Bravo
What do the classic films Scarface (1932), Twentieth Century (1934), Bringing Up Baby (1938), Only Angels Have Wings (1939), His Girl Friday (1940), Sergeant York (1941), To Have and Have Not (1944), The Big Sleep (1946), Red River (1948) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and Rio Bravo (1959) have in...
The Prizefighter and the Lady Barbary Coast Come and Get It Only Angels Have Wings Sergeant York Ball of Fire Air Force Red River The Big Sky Hatari!
2. Jacques Tati
Writer | Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot
The comic genius Jacques Tati was born Taticheff, descended from a noble Russian family. His grandfather, Count Dimitri, had been a general in the Imperial Army and had served as military attaché to the Russian Embassy in Paris. His father, Emmanuel Taticheff, was a well-to-do picture framer who ...
Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot Mon Oncle The Illusionist (2010 film)
3. King Vidor
Director | War and Peace
King Vidor was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter of Hungarian descent. He was born in Galveston, Texas to lumberman Charles Shelton Vidor and his wife Kate Wallis. King's paternal grandfather Károly (Charles) Vidor had fled Hungary as a refugee following the failed ...
The Crowd Hallelujah The Champ The Texas Rangers Stella Dallas The Citadel Comrade X Duel in the Sun War and Peace
4. Mark Robson
Director | Peyton Place
Mark Robson studied political science and economics at the University of California. He then took a law course at Pacific Coast University, and, at one time, also attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. Ultimately, his interests led him elsewhere, since he ended up in the movie business as a ...
Champion My Foolish Heart Bright Victory I Want You The Bridge at Toko-Ri Trial The Harder They Fall Peyton Place The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Von Ryan's Express Valley of the Dolls Earthquake
5. Sidney Poitier
Actor | In the Heat of the Night
Sidney Poitier was a native of Cat Island, Bahamas, although born, two months prematurely, in Miami during a visit by his parents, Evelyn (Outten) and Reginald James Poitier. He grew up in poverty as the son of farmers, with his father also driving a cab in Nassau. Sidney had little formal ...
No Way Out Blackboard Jungle The Defiant Ones Porgy and Bees Paris Blues Lilies of the Field The Greatest Story Ever Told A Patch of Blue The Slender Thread In the Heart of the Night Guess Who's Coming to Dinner For Love of Ivy King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
6. Atom Egoyan
Director | The Sweet Hereafter
Born in Egypt to Armenian parents, he was raised in Western Canada. Both his parents were painters, and he planned to be a playwright, but after making a short film, he became hooked on telling stories visually. Returned to ethnic "homeland" when he filmed Calendar (1993) in Armenia. Won attention ...
The Sweet Hereafter Barney's Version
7. François Truffaut
Writer | La nuit américaine
French director François Truffaut began to assiduously go to the movies at age seven. He was also a great reader but not a good pupil. He left school at 14 and started working. In 1947, aged 15, he founded a film club and met André Bazin, a French critic, who became his protector. Bazin helped the ...
The 400 Blows Stolen Kisses Day for Night The Story of Adele H Close Encounters of the Third Kind The Last Metro
8. Arthur Penn
Director | Bonnie and Clyde
Arthur Penn was born on September 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Little Big Man (1970) and The Miracle Worker (1962). He was married to Peggy Maurer. He died on September 28, 2010 in Manhattan, New York City, New York,...
The Miracle Worker Bonnie and Clyde Alice's Restaurant Little Big Man
9. James Bridges
Writer | The China Syndrome
James Bridges was born on February 3, 1936 in Paris, Arkansas, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The China Syndrome (1979), Perfect (1985) and The Paper Chase (1973). He died on June 6, 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Baby Maker The Paper Chase The China Syndrome
10. Emma Thompson
Actress | Sense and Sensibility
Emma Thompson was born on April 15, 1959 in Paddington, London, into a family of actors - father Eric Thompson and mother Phyllida Law, who has co-starred with Thompson in several films. Her sister, Sophie Thompson, is an actor as well. Her father was English-born and her mother is Scottish-born. ...
Henry V Howard's End The Remains of the Day In the Name of the Father Junior Sense and Sensibility Primary Colors Treasure Planet Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Pride & Prejudice An Education Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Brave Saving Mr. Banks
11. Werner Herzog
Director | Fitzcarraldo
Director. Writer. Producer. Actor. Poet. He studied history, literature and theatre for some time, but didn't finish it and founded instead his own film production company in 1963. Later in his life, Herzog also staged several operas in Bayreuth, Germany, and at the Milan Scala in Italy. Herzog has...
What Dreams May Come Encounters at the End of the World The Act of Killing The Wind Rises
12. Wim Wenders
Director | Der Himmel über Berlin
Wim Wenders is an Oscar-nominated German filmmaker who was born Ernst Wilhelm Wenders on August 14, 1945 in Düsseldorf, which then was located in the British Occupation Zone of what became the Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Federal Republic of Germany, known colloquially as West Germany until ...
Buena Vista Social Club Pina The Salt of the Earth
13. Morgan Spurlock
Producer | Super Size Me
Morgan Spurlock was born on November 7, 1970 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Super Size Me (2004), The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011) and Mansome (2012). He has been married to Sara Bernstein since May 2, 2016. He was previously married to Alexandra ...
Super Size Me GasLand
14. Hany Abu-Assad
Director | Omar
Hany Abu-Assad a Palestinian/Dutch movie director and writer. From the famous movies Abu-Assad has directed so far are : Rana's Wedding (2002), Paradise Now (2005) and Omar (2013), The mountains between us (2017). He has been nominated twice for Academy Awards for his movies 'Paradise Now' in 2006 ...
Paradise Now Omar
15. Stanley Tucci
Actor | Big Night
Actor Stanley Tucci was born on November 11, 1960, in Peekskill, New York. He is the son of Joan (Tropiano), a writer, and Stanley Tucci, an art teacher. His family is Italian-American, with origins in Calabria.
Tucci took an interest in acting while in high school, and went on to attend the State ...
Prizzi's Honor Deconstructing Harry Road to Perdition The Devil Wears Prada Julie & Julia The Lovely Bones Margin Call The Wind Rises
16. Robert Clouse
Director | Enter the Dragon
A hard-working director throughout his long and varied career, Robert Clouse was best-known for his two most successful films: Enter the Dragon (1973) and Game of Death (1978). Born in 1928, he was a director. After being hired by Warner Bros. and Golden Harvest to direct Enter the Dragon (1973), ...
The Cadillac The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes
17. Jack Cardiff
Cinematographer | Black Narcissus
Almost universally considered one of the greatest cinematographers of all time, Jack Cardiff was also a notable director. He described his childhood as very happy and his parents as quite loving. They performed in music hall as comedians, so he grew up with the fun that came with their theatrical ...
The Four Feathers The Diary of Anne Frank Black Narcissus The Red Shoes The Black Rose The African Queen The Barefoot Contessa War and Peace The Brave One Sons and Lovers Fanny My Geisha Death on the Nile Rambo: First Blood Part II
18. Stuart Baird
Editor | Skyfall
Stuart Baird was born on January 14, 1947 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK. He is an editor and director, known for Skyfall (2012), Superman (1978) and Casino Royale (2006).
Tommy The Omen Superman Altered States Outland Ladyhawke Lethal Weapon Gorillas in the Mist Scrooged Lethal Weapon 2 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Maverick Monster's Ball Salt Skyfall
19. Dean Cundey
Cinematographer | Jurassic Park
Dean Cundey reigns supreme as one of the best, most prolific, and talented cinematographers to ever grace celluloid with his often striking and accomplished photography. Cundey was born on March 12th, 1946, in Alhambra, California. One of his hobbies during his elementary school days was building ...
Romancing of the Stone Back to the Future Who Framed Roger Rabbit Back to the Future Part II Hook Death Becomes Her Jurassic Park Apollo 13
20. Mel Damski
Director | Psych
Mel Damski has directed dozens movies and hundreds of hours of series television, from M*A*S*H (1972) to Boston Legal (2004) to Psych (2006) and _Scorpion_. For the past several years he served as the producer/director of Psych (2006) for USA network.
He has been nominated for an Oscar, two Emmy ...
Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Follies
21. Susan Seidelman
Director | Desperately Seeking Susan
Susan Seidelman was born on December 11, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a director and producer, known for Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Sex and the City (1998) and Smithereens (1982).
The Dutch Master
22. Charles Guggenheim
Producer | Berga: Soldiers of Another War
Charles Guggenheim was born into a wealthy Cincinnati family (his father was a furniture manufacturer). While studying agriculture in college in 1943, Guggenheim was drafted into the army. Upon discharge from the service he decided against an agricultural career and moved to New York to pursue a ...
Monument to the Dream Robert Kennedy Remembered The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America High Schools The Johnstown Flood D-Day Remembered A Time for Justice The Shadow of Hate A Place in the Land
23. George Stevens
Director | Giant
George Stevens, a filmmaker known as a meticulous craftsman with a brilliant eye for composition and a sensitive touch with actors, is one of the great American filmmakers, ranking with John Ford, William Wyler and Howard Hawks as a creator of classic Hollywood cinema, bringing to the screen ...
Alice Adams Swing Time Quality Street A Damsel in Distress Vivacious Lady Gunga Din Penny Serenade Woman of the Year The Talk of the Town The More Merrier I Remember Mama A Place in the Sun Shane Giant The Diary of Anne Frank The Greatest Story Ever Told
24. John Cassavetes
Actor | Rosemary's Baby
John Cassavetes was a Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He is considered a pioneer of American independent film, as he often financed his own films.
Cassavetes was born in New York City in 1929 to Nicholas John Cassavetes (1893-1979) and his wife, Katherine Demetre (1906-1983). ...
The Dirty Dozen Rosemary's Baby Faces A Woman Under the Influence Two-Minute Warning Gloria
25. Bob Rafelson
Producer | Five Easy Pieces
Bob Rafelson was an American film director, writer and producer. He is regarded as one of the founders of the New Hollywood movement in the 1970s. Among his best-known films are Five Easy Pieces (1970), The King of Marvin Gardens (1972), and The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981). He was also one of...
Easy Rider Five Easy Pieces The Last Picture Show
26. Saul Bass
Director | Why Man Creates
Saul Bass was born in New York City in 1920 and is a widely acclaimed graphic designer with a career spanning over 40 years. Among his most famous works are the title sequences for such classic films as The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), North by Northwest (1959), and Psycho (1960). Bass used his ...
Carmen Jones The Man with the Golden Arm Around the World in 80 Days Cowboy Vertigo The Big Country Anatomy of Murder North by Northwest Psycho Spartacus The Facts of Life Exodus One, Two, Three West Side Story Walk on the Wild Side It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World The Cardinal In Harm's Way Seconds Grand Prix Why Man Creates Notes on the Popular Arts Alien The Solar Film Broadcast News Big Goodfellas Cape Fear Mr. Saturday Night The Age of Innocence Casino
27. Andrew Sugerman
Producer | Conviction
Andrew Sugerman is a veteran film producer, having been involved in a diverse range of motion pictures and television shows over the past thirty years. He has worked with many of the major studios, including Warner Bros, Sony, 20th Century-Fox, Disney, Netflix and Miramax. These projects have ...
Mandy's Grandmother
28. Andrew Birkin
Writer | Der Name der Rose
Andrew Birkin was born on December 9, 1945 in London, England, UK. He is a writer and director, known for The Name of the Rose (1986), Burning Secret (1988) and The Cement Garden (1993).
2001: A Space Odyssey Sredni Vashtar
29. Dean Parisot
Director | Galaxy Quest
Dean Parisot is known for Galaxy Quest (1999), RED 2 (2013) and Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020). He was previously married to Sally Menke.
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
30. Gabriele Salvatores
Director | Nirvana
Salvatores attended school in the Lombard metropolis. He started doing theater there. After graduating from high school, Salvatores enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Milan in 1968. He then studied at the Accademia d''arte drammatica, a drama school at the Piccolo Teatro di Milano....
Mediterraneo
31. W.D. Richter
Writer | Invasion of the Body Snatchers
W.D. Richter was born on December 7, 1945 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Stealth (2005) and The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984).
Brubaker
32. Arne Glimcher
Producer | Just Cause
Art dealer who made some adventures in Hollywood by becoming a film producer and then film director. In the 1960's he founded his first gallery in Boston and a couple of years later he moved it to New York. The gallery in question was Pace Gallery which represents countless artists such as David ...
Gorillas in the Mist The Mambo Kings
33. Juan José Campanella
Writer | El secreto de sus ojos
Juan José Campanella was born on July 19, 1959 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a writer and director, known for The Secret in Their Eyes (2009), The Man of Your Dreams (2011) and The Weasel's Tale (2019).
Son of the Bride The Secret in Their Eyes
34. Bruce Beresford
Director | 'Breaker' Morant
Bruce Beresford was born in Australia and graduated from Sydney University in 1962. He served as Film Officer for the British Film Institute Production Board from 1966-1971 and as a Film Advisor to the Arts Council of Great Britain. Beresford has also directed several operas including Girl Of The ...
Breaker Morant Tender Mercies Crimes of the Heart Driving Miss Daisy
35. Freddie Francis
Cinematographer | The Straight Story
During his last years at school he spent most of his time writing a thesis on 'the future of film' On leaving school he joined Gaumont British Studios at Lime Grove as an apprentice to a stills photographer for a year. He claimed this taught him more about the art of photography than any other form...
Moulin Rouge Room at the Top Sons and Lovers The Elephant Man The French Lieutenant's Wife Dune Return to Oz Glory Cape Fear The Straight Story
36. James Marsh
Director | The Theory of Everything
James Marsh was born on April 30, 1963 in Truro, Cornwall, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for The Theory of Everything (2014), The King (2005) and Shadow Dancer (2012).
Howard's End Man on Wire Searching for Sugar Man Ida The Theory of Everything
37. Carroll Ballard
Director | Fly Away Home
Carroll Ballard was born on October 14, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a director and cinematographer, known for Fly Away Home (1996), Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and The Black Stallion (1979).
Harvest Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope The Black Stallion Never Cry Wolf My Family Fly Away Home
38. Christine Lahti
Actress | Chicago Hope
Christine Lahti was born April 4, 1950 in Birmingham, Michigan, to Elizabeth Margaret (Tabar), a painter and nurse, and Paul Theodore Lahti, a surgeon. She is of half Finnish and half Austro-Hungarian descent. She studied fine arts at Florida State University and received a bachelors degree in ...
...And Justice for All Swing Shift Running on Empty Lieberman in Love
39. John Astin
Actor | The Frighteners
Dark-haired, usually-mustachioed American actor with a cheeky grin, who achieved pop culture status through his portrayal of the kooky patriarch "Gomez Addams" in the hit TV series The Addams Family (1964), John Astin was born on March 30, 1930 in Baltimore, Maryland. He studied mathematics at ...
West Side Story That Touch of Mink Period of Adjustment Billy Rose's Jumbo Prelude
40. Sean Astin
Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Sean Patrick Astin (né Duke; February 25, 1971) is an American actor, voice actor, screenwriter, director, producer, family man, author, marathon runner, political activist and philanthropist who is well known for his film debut portraying Mikey in Steven Spielberg's The Goonies (1985), for playing...
Kangaroo Court Bulworth The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Click
41. Mikael Salomon
Director | Band of Brothers
Mikael Salomon was born and grew up in Denmark. He is originally and primarily a cinematographer. The first feature film he shot was Fantasterne (1967) by Kirsten Stenbæk. After almost two decades as one of his country's finest in the field and only a few foreign productions, he then moved his life...
The Abyss Backdraft
42. Robert Stromberg
Production_designer | Avatar
Robert Stromberg is known for Avatar (2009), Maleficent (2014) and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003).
Cape Fear A Few Good Men The Age of Innocence Addams Family Values The Birdcage DragonHeart Star Trek: First Contact Daylight Patch Adams Cast Away I Am Sam About Schmidt Catch Me If You Can Seabiscuit Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World The Aviator Walk the Line Memories of a Geisha Pan's Labyrinth The Good German The Good Shepherd Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 3:10 to Yuma There Will Be Blood The Golden Compass Tropic Thunder Avatar Alice in Wonderland The Way Back Life of Pi Maleficent
43. Scott Hicks
Director | Shine
Hicks was born in Uganda and lived in Kenya, just outside Nairobi, until the age of ten. His family then moved, first to England and, when he was 14, on to Adelaide, Australia. Hicks graduated from Flinders University of South Australia (BA Honors) in 1975 and was awarded an honorary doctorate in ...
Shine Snow Falling on Cedars
44. JoBeth Williams
Actress | Poltergeist
The product of a musical family, (Margaret) JoBeth Williams was born on December 6, 1948, in Houston, Texas, to Frances Faye (Adams), a dietitian, and Fredric Roger Williams, a wire/cable company manager and opera singer. Her father encouraged her early interest in theater during high school.
She ...
Kramer vs. Kramer Poltergeist The Big Chill Poltergeist II: The Other Side On Hope Wyatt Earp
45. John Crowley
Director | Brooklyn
John Crowley was born on August 19, 1969 in Cork, Ireland. He is a director and producer, known for Brooklyn (2015), Boy A (2007) and Intermission (2003). He is married to Fiona Weir. They have one child.
If he gets nominated for Brooklyn at the 88th Academy Awards
Brooklyn
46. Allan Miller
Director | Small Wonders
Mr. Miller has both a B.A. and an M.A. in Music from Harvard, and studied conducting in Europe with Hermann Scherchen.
He has been an Educational Conductor for the Baltimore Symphony, an Associate Conductor of the Denver Symphony, and a guest conductor of several orchestras in the U.S.
He was also ...
The Bolero Small Wonders Music of the Heart
47. Tony Richardson
Director | Tom Jones
The son of a Shipley chemist he was initially connected with the stage first with the post war Shipley Young Theatre then with the Bradford Civic Theatre where he came into contact with the Bradford born author J B Priestley who recognising his potential commissioned him to write a TV documentary. ...
The Entertainer Tom Jones Blue Sky
48. Christophe Barratier
Writer | Les choristes
Christophe Barratier was born on June 17, 1963 in Asnières-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is a writer and producer, known for The Chorus (2004), Faubourg 36 (2008) and Team Spirit (2016).
Winged Migration The Chorus Paris 36
49. Didier Flamand
Director | La vis
Didier Flamand was born on March 12, 1947 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He is an actor and director, known for The Screw (1993), The Chorus (2004) and Wings of Desire (1987).
The Screw The Chorus
50. Ray McKinnon
Writer | Rectify
Ray McKinnon is a writer, actor, director and producer. He served from 2012 through 2016 as creator, showrunner, writer and director of the Peabody Award winning, Sundance TV series, "Rectify."
As an actor, McKinnon has created a canon of unforgettable, offbeat and richly textured characters. In a ...
Driving Miss Daisy Bugsy Apollo 13 O Brother, Where Art Thou? The Accountant The Blind Side
51. Lexi Alexander
Director | Hooligans
Born in Germany, to a Palestinian father and German mother, Lexi Alexander, a former World Kickboxing Champion and USMC close-quarter-combat instructor, worked her way up from stunt woman to Oscar-nominated director with her first short film Johnny Flynton, a drama about a boxer. Eager to learn a ...
Johnny Flynton
52. Max Lang
Writer | The Gruffalo
Max Lang was born in 1982 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an assistant director and writer, known for The Gruffalo (2009), The Snail and the Whale (2019) and Room on the Broom (2012).
The Gruffalo Room on the Boom
53. Alexandre Espigares
Animation_department | Mr Hublot
Alexandre Espigares is known for Mr Hublot (2013), Riddick (2013) and White Fang (2018).
Mr. Hublot Iron Man 3
54. Teddy Newton
Actor | The Incredibles
Teddy Newton was born on March 3, 1964 in Encino, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Incredibles (2004), Toy Story 3 (2010) and WALL·E (2008).
The Incredibles Cars Ratatouille Presto WALL-E Let's Pollute Up Day & Night Toy Story 3
55. Robert Kondo
Producer | The Dam Keeper
Robert Kondo is known for The Dam Keeper (2014), Monsters University (2013) and Moom (2016).
Ratatouille The Dam Keeper
56. Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi
Producer | The Dam Keeper
Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi, originally from Japan, is a filmmaker, painter and philanthropist. A graduate from The School of Visual Arts in New York, Dice has worked as a visual development/color key artist at Blue Sky Studios on Ice Age, Robots and Horton Hears a Who! He is best known for his color ...
Ice Age Toy Story 3 The Dam Keeper
57. Fabrice Joubert
Director | Safety
Fabrice Joubert is known for Safety (2019) and French Roast (2008).
The Prince of Egypt Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Shark Tale The Curse of the Were-Rabbit French Roast Despicable Me 2
58. Dominique Monfery
Animation_department | Au fil de l' eau
Dominique Monfery is known for On Flying Water (2015), Destino (2003) and A Goofy Movie (1995).
Runaway Brain The Hunchback of Notre Dame Hercules Tarzan The Emperor's New Grove Destino
59. Eric Armstrong
Visual_effects | Jurassic Park
Eric Armstrong was born on December 11, 1963 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. He is a director, known for Jurassic Park (1993), Stuart Little 2 (2002) and Hollow Man (2000).
Jurassic Park Stuart Little Hollow Man Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone The Chubbchubbs!
60. Hamilton Luske
Director | Cinderella
Hamilton Luske was an American animator and film director from Chicago, who spend most of his career at the Walt Disney Animation Studios. He served as the supervising director of several of Disney's films. He was also the supervising animator for the character of Snow White in the feature film "...
The Tortoise and the Hare Who Killed Cock Robin? Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Ferdinand the Bull Pinocchio Fantasia Saludos Amigos So Dear to My Heart Cinderella Alice in Wonderland Ben and Me Donald in Mathmagic Land Marry Poppins
61. John Canemaker
Animation_department | The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
John Canemaker was born on May 28, 1943 in Waverly, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a director and producer, known for The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation (2005), The World According to Garp (1982) and Bottom's Dream (1984).
The World According to Garp You Don't Have to Die The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
62. Tim Miller
Producer | Love, Death & Robots
Tim Miller is an American animator, film director, creative director and visual effects artist. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for the work on his short animated film Gopher Broke. He made his directing debut with Deadpool. Miller is also famous for creating ...
Gopher Broke The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
63. Patrick Osborne
Writer | Feast
Patrick Osborne is known for Feast (2014), Big Hero 6 (2014) and Pearl (2016).
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Bolt Tangled Paperman Wreck-It Ralph Feast
64. Don Hall
Writer | Meet the Robinsons
Don Hall was born on March 8, 1969 in Glenwood, Iowa, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Meet the Robinsons (2007), Big Hero 6 (2014) and Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).
Tarzan The Emperor's New Grove Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Bolt The Princess and the Frog Big Hero 6
65. Gary Rydstrom
Sound_department | Jurassic Park
Gary Rydstrom, Director of Creative Operations/Sound Designer and Mixer, joined Skywalker Sound in 1983 as an operator in the machine room. Since then, he has contributed his talents to many projects as a sound designer, re-recording mixer, effects mixer and foley mixer. In 1998, Rydstrom was ...
Indian Jones and the Temple of Doom Cocoon Remo Williams: The Adventures Begins Luxo Jr. Tin Toy Willow Backdraft Terminator 2: Judgement Day A River Runs Through Jurassic Park Quiz Show Mrs. Doubtfire Toy Story James and the Giant Peach Sleepers The Lost World: Jurassic Park Hercules Titanic The Horse Whisperer A Bug's Life Saving Private Ryan Toy Story 2 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport 102 Dalmatians A.I. Artificial Intelligence For the Birds Monsters Inc. Minority Report Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Finding Nemo The Village Lifted Presto Up Toy Story 3 La Luna The Adventures of Tintin War Horse Brave Lincoln Wreck-It Ralph The Lone Ranger All Is Lost The Wind Rises Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens Jurassic World
66. Steve Moore
Director | Puppy Dog Pals
Steve Moore is known for Puppy Dog Pals (2017), Redux Riding Hood (1997) and Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999).
The Nightmare Before Christmas Redux Riding Hood Coraline Despicable Me 2
67. Chris Bailey
Producer | Kim Possible
Chris Bailey was born on March 26, 1962 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Kim Possible (2002), Deep Rising (1998) and X2 (2003).
Technological Threat The Little Mermaid The Lion King Runaway Brain Hercules Mighty Joe Young Shrek
68. Fisher Stevens
Actor | Short Circuit
Fisher Stevens moved from his native Chicago to New York at the age of 13 to pursue an acting career. He tried, unsuccessfully, to get any kind of job and was, he recalls, even rejected as extra for a Crest commercial.
When his acting teacher, Dan Fauci, lost the lease to his teaching studio, he ...
Reversal of Fortune The Cove The Square The Grand Budapest Hotel
69. Robert Rossen
Writer | The Hustler
Robert Rossen was born on March 16, 1908 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Hustler (1961), All the King's Men (1949) and Alexander the Great (1956). He was married to Sarah (Sue) Siegel. He died on February 18, 1966 in New York City, New York, USA.
The Sea Wolf Blues in the Night The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Body and Soul All the King's Men The Hustler Billy Budd
70. Peter Ustinov
Actor | Spartacus
Peter Ustinov was a two-time Academy Award-winning film actor, director, writer, journalist and raconteur. He wrote and directed many acclaimed stage plays and led numerous international theatrical productions.
He was born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinow on April 16, 1921 in Swiss Cottage, ...
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing Quo Vadis Le Plaisir The Egyptian Spartacus The Sundowners Billy Budd Topkapi Hot Millions Robin Hood Logan's Run Death on the Nile The Great Muppet Caper Lorenzo's Oil
71. Lewis Milestone
Director | All Quiet on the Western Front
Lewis Milestone, a clothing manufacturer's son, was born in Bessarabia (now Moldova), raised in Odessa (Ukraine) and educated in Belgium and Berlin (where he studied engineering). He was fluent in both German and Russian and an avid reader. Milestone had an affinity for the theatre from an early ...
Two Arabian Knights The Racket All Quiet on the Western Front The Front Page The General Died at Dawn Of Mice and Men The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Mutiny on the Bounty
72. David Mamet
Writer | House of Games
Born in 1947 in Chicago, he was educated at Goddard College, in Vermont, and studied drama at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse, before returning to Chicago and establishing the St Nicholas Theatre Company in 1972. He remained their resident writer for four years. The first of his plays to secure ...
The Verdict The Untouchables Glengarry Glen Ross Hoffa Wag the Dog
73. Michael Tollin
Producer | Radio
Michael Tollin was born on October 6, 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Radio (2003), Coach Carter (2005) and Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream (1995).
Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream Norbit
74. Edward Dmytryk
Director | The Caine Mutiny
Edward Dmytryk grew up in San Francisco, the son of Ukrainian immigrants. After his mother died when he was 6, his strict disciplinarian father beat the boy frequently, and the child began running away while in his early teens. Eventually, juvenile authorities allowed him to live alone at the age ...
Crossfire The Sniper The Caine Mutiny Broken Lance Raintree Country The Young Lions Walk on the Wild Side Where Love Has Gone
75. Alexander Mackendrick
Writer | The Man in the White Suit
One of the most distinguished (if frequently overlooked) directors ever to emerge from the British film industry, Alexander Mackendrick, was in fact born in the US (to Scottish parents), but grew up in his native Scotland, where he studied at the Glasgow School of Art. He started out as a ...
The Man in the White Suit The Ladykillers
76. Bryan Forbes
Actor | The Guns of Navarone
Bryan Forbes was born on July 22, 1926 in Stratford, London, England as John Theobald Clarke. He was an actor, writer, and director, known for The Guns of Navarone (1961), The Whisperers (1967) and Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964). He was married to Nanette Newman and Constance Smith. He died on ...
The Angry Silence The L-Shaped Room Seance of a Wet Afternoon King Rat The Whisperers The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella Chaplin
77. Geoffrey Fletcher
Writer | Precious
Initially working with a video camera and cast of toys and action figures, Geoffrey Fletcher began making films as a child. Those films in part led to his acceptance to NYU's Tisch Graduate Film Program, which he attended after his graduation from Harvard University. He has also apprenticed under ...
Precious
78. John Ridley
Producer | 12 Years a Slave
John Ridley is the author of seven published novels, the most recent, What Fire Cannot Burn from Warner Books and The Drift from Knopf. His first novel, Stray Dogs, was made into the feature film U Turn (1997) directed by Oliver Stone and starring Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, and Nick Nolte. ...
12 Years a Slave
79. Damien Chazelle
Writer | La La Land
Damien Sayre Chazelle is an American director and screenwriter. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island. His mother, Celia Sayre (Martin) Chazelle, is an American-Canadian writer and professor of history at The College of New Jersey. His father, Bernard Chazelle, is a French-American Eugene Higgins...
Whiplash
80. Rick Famuyiwa
Producer | Dope
Rick Famuyiwa was born on June 18, 1973 in the USA. He is a producer and director, known for Dope (2015), The Mandalorian (2019) and The Chi (2018). He has been married to Gienita Mosley since 1999.
If he gets nominated for Dope at the 88th Academy Awards
Dope
81. Lynne Littman
Director | Testament
Lynne Littman was born on June 26, 1941 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a director and producer, known for Testament (1983), Number Our Days (1976) and In Her Own Time (1985). She was previously married to Taylor Hackford.
Number Our Days Testament
82. Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Writer | Cyrano de Bergerac
Jean-Paul Rappeneau was born on April 8, 1932 in Auxerre, Yonne, France. He is a writer and director, known for Cyrano de Bergerac (1990), A Matter of Resistance (1966) and Bon Voyage (2003).
That Man from Rio Cyrano de Bergerac
83. Dalton Trumbo
Writer | Roman Holiday
Dalton Trumbo, the Oscar-winning screenwriter, arguably the most talented, most famous of the blacklisted film professionals known to history as the Hollywood 10, was born in Montrose, Colorado to Orus Trumbo and his wife, the former Maud Tillery.
Dalton Trumbo was raised at 1124 Gunnison Ave. in ...
Kitty Foyle I Married a Witch A Guy Named Joe Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo Roman Holiday The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell The Brave One Cowboy Career Exodus Spartacus The Sandpiper Hawaii The Way We Were Papillon
84. Irwin Rosten
Producer | The Incredible Machine
Irwin Rosten was born on September 10, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Incredible Machine (1975), The Wolf Men (1969) and National Geographic Specials (1965). He was married to Marilyn Ryan. He died on May 23, 2010 in Hollywood, California...
The Wolf Men Birds Do It, Bees Do It The Incredible Machine
85. Barbara Kopple
Producer | Harlan County U.S.A.
Barbara Kopple was born on July 30, 1946 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a producer and director, known for Harlan County U.S.A. (1976), American Dream (1990) and Shut Up & Sing (2006).
Harlan County U.S.A. American Dream Hoop Dreams Capturing the Friedmans
86. Bill Couturié
Producer | Earth and the American Dream
Bill Couturié is known for Earth and the American Dream (1992), Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987) and Vietnam Requiem (1982).
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
87. John Maloof
Director | Finding Vivian Maier
John Maloof is known for Finding Vivian Maier (2013), Vivian Maier and The Oscars (2015).
Finding Vivian Maier
88. Charlie Siskel
Producer | Finding Vivian Maier
Charlie Siskel, is an Academy Award nominated and Emmy nominated TV and film writer, director and producer. His work in film includes the documentaries Bowling for Columbine, Religulous and Finding Vivian Maier. Among his TV credits are The Awful Truth with Michael Moore, Crossballs, Important ...
Bowling for Columbine Finding Vivian Maier
89. Kirby Dick
Director | On the Record
Kirby Dick is a two time Emmy-award winning and two-time Academy award-nominated documentary film director. His most recent film, The Hunting Ground (2015), a monumental exposé about sexual assault on college campuses, premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, was released by Radius/The ...
Twist of Faith The Invisible War
90. Leon Gast
Director | When We Were Kings
Leon Gast was born on March 30, 1936 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was a director and producer, known for When We Were Kings (1996), Smash His Camera (2010) and The Trials of Muhammad Ali (2013). He was married to Geri Spolan. He died on March 8, 2021 in Woodstock, New York, USA.
When We Were Kings
91. Joshua Oppenheimer
Director | The Act of Killing
Joshua Oppenheimer was born on September 23, 1974 in Texas, USA. He is a director and producer, known for The Act of Killing (2012), The Entire History of the Louisiana Purchase (1998) and The Look of Silence (2014).
The Act of Killing
92. Andrew Jarecki
Director | Capturing the Friedmans
Andrew Jarecki is an American filmmaker, musician, and entrepreneur. He is best known for the Emmy-winning 2015 HBO documentary series "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst" that led to the arrest and imprisonment of Mr. Durst. He is also known for documentary film "Capturing the Friedmans...
Capturing the Friedmans
93. Alex Gibney
Producer | Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Alex Gibney was born on October 23, 1953 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005), Taxi to the Dark Side (2007) and Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015). He has been married to Anne Gibney since ...
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Taxi to the Dark Side
94. Steve James
Director | Hoop Dreams
Steve James was born in Hampton, Virginia, USA. He has been based in Chicago, Illinois, USA for his entire career. He is known for the documentary films Hoop Dreams (1994), Stevie (2002), The Interrupters (2011), Life Itself (2014) and Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2016). His documentary series ...
Hoop Dreams The Invisible War
95. Denys Arcand
Writer | Les invasions barbares
One of Québec's most politically aware filmmakers, Denys Arcand studied history at Université de Montréal, where he co-directed Seul ou avec d'autres (1962) with Denis Héroux and co-written with Stéphane Venne. He joined the National Film Board (NFB) in 1963, where his feature-length documentary on...
The Decline of the American Empire Jesus of Montreal The Barbarian Invasions Barney's Version
96. Russell Rouse
Writer | The Well
Russell Rouse was born on November 20, 1913 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Well (1951), The Thief (1952) and Pillow Talk (1959). He was married to Beverly Michaels and Ethel Frank. He died on October 2, 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Well The Thief Pillow Talk A House Is Not a Home The Oscar
97. Christopher McQuarrie
Writer | The Usual Suspects
Christopher McQuarrie is an acclaimed producer, director and an Academy Award® winning writer. McQuarrie grew up in Princeton Junction, New Jersey and in lieu of college, he spent the first five years out of school traveling and working at a detective agency. He later moved to Los Angeles to pursue...
The Usual Suspects Paradise Now
98. Richard LaGravenese
Writer | Freedom Writers
Richard LaGravenese was born on October 30, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Freedom Writers (2007), Paris, I Love You (2006) and Behind the Candelabra (2013). He is married to Ann Weiss. They have one child.
The Fisher King A Little Princess The Bridge of Madison County Unstrung Heroes The Mirror Has Two Faces The Horse Whisperer Beloved Unbroken
99. John Wayne
Actor | True Grit
John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison in Iowa, to Mary Alberta (Brown) and Clyde Leonard Morrison, a pharmacist. He was of English, Scottish, Ulster-Scots, and Irish ancestry.
Clyde developed a lung condition that required him to move his family from Iowa to the warmer climate of southern ...
Stagecoach Dark Command The Long Voyage Home Reap the Wild Wind The Spoilers In Old Oklahoma The Fighting Seabees Flame of Barbary Coast They Were Expendable Red River She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Sands of Iwo Jima The Quiet Man Hondo The High and the Mighty The Alamo The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Hatari! The Longest Day How the West Was Won The Greatest Story Ever Told In Harm's Way True Grit The Shootist
100. Irwin Allen
Producer | The Towering Inferno
A graduate of New York's Columbia School of Journalism, Irwin Allen was a magazine editor, the producer/director of a radio show and the owner of an advertising agency before entering film production in the 1950s. His documentary, The Sea Around Us (1953), won an Academy Award. A successful TV ...
The Sea Around Us The Poseidon Adventure The Towering Inferno The Swarm When Time Ran Out...
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