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Alfred Hitchcock

Known for directing · Born 13 August 1899 · Died 29 April 1980 · aged 80 · Leytonstone, London, England, UK

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Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in cinema history. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the "Master of Suspense", Hitchcock became as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, cameo appearances in most of his films, and hosting and producing the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–65). His films garnered 46 Academy Award nominations, including six wins. However, despite five nominations, he never won the  Best Director award. Hitchcock initially trained as a technical clerk and copywriter before entering the film industry in 1919 as a title card designer. The British–German silent film The Pleasure Garden (1925) was his directorial debut. His first successful film, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927), helped to shape the thriller genre, and Blackmail (1929) was the first British "talkie". His thrillers The 39 Steps (1935) and The Lady Vanishes (1938) are ranked among the greatest British films of the 20th century. By 1939, he had international recognition and producer David O. Selznick persuaded him to move to Hollywood. A string of successful films followed, including Rebecca(1940), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Suspicion (1941), Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Notorious (1946). Rebecca won the Academy Award for Best Picture, with Hitchcock nominated as Best Director. He also received Oscar nominations for Lifeboat (1944), Spellbound (1945), Rear Window (1954) and Psycho (1960). Hitchcock's other notable films include Rope (1948), Strangers on a Train (1951), Dial M for Murder (1954), To Catch a Thief (1955), The Trouble with Harry (1955), Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), The Birds (1963), Marnie (1964) and Frenzy (1972), all of which were also financially successful and are highly regarded by film historians. Hitchcock made several films with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, including four with Cary Grant, four with James Stewart, three with Ingrid Bergman and three consecutively with Grace Kelly. Hitchcock became an American citizen in 1955. In 2012, Hitchcock's psychological thriller Vertigo, starring Stewart, displaced Orson Welles' Citizen Kane (1941) as the British Film Institute's greatest film ever made based on its worldwide poll of hundreds of film critics. As of 2021, nine of his films had been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, including his favourite, Shadow of a Doubt (1943). He received the BAFTA Fellowship in 1971, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1979, and was knighted in December of that year, four months before his death on 29 April 1980.

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Known for

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Psycho

1960

Rear Window

1954

Vertigo

1958

North by Northwest

1959

The Birds

1963

Rope

1948

Dial M for Murder

1954

Rebecca

1940

Strangers on a Train

1951

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962

Notorious

1946

Acting (144)

2026Alfred Hitchcock: The Unseen Home MoviesSelfFilm
2025Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StorySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
2024Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of BlackmailSelf (archive footage)Film
2023Kim Novak: Hollywood's Golden Age RebelSelf (archive footage)Film
2023My Name Is Alfred HitchcockSelf (archive footage)Film
2023MCAINE: An Anagram of CinemaSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)Film
2023Hitchcock's Pro-Nazi Film?Self (archive footage)Film
2022Grace Kelly – Hollywoods tragische PrinzessinSelf (archive footage)Film
2021I Am Alfred HitchcockSelf (archive footage)Film
2021Her Name Was Grace KellySelf (archive footage)Film
2021Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, LeidenschaftFilm
2021Normandie ne partira pas ce soirFilm
2021Morceaux de CannesSelf (archive footage)Film
2020Tales of the UncannySelf (archive footage)Film
2019Hitchcock ConfidentialSelf (archive footage)Film
2019When Hitchcock met O'CaseySelf (archive footage)Film
2018Mais qui a tué Alfred Hitchcock?HimselfFilm
2018Hitch x 4HimselfFilm
2017Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love StorySelf (archive footage)Film
2017German Concentration Camps Factual SurveySelf (archive footage)Film
2017Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer ProductionsSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)Film
2015Hitchcock/TruffautSelfFilm
2014Night Will FallSelf (archive photos)Film
2014Documenting John GriersonFilm
2013What Is Cinema?SelfFilm
2013Talking PicturesSelf (archive footage)Series
2009Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'Self (archive footage)Film
2009Hollywood sul TevereFilm
2008In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's LegacySelf (archive footage)Film
2008Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of HitchcockSelf (archive footage)Film
2008Breaking Barriers: The Sound of HitchcockSelf (archive footage)Film
2008Hitchcock in the NewsSelf (archive footage)Film
2008Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's CollaboratorsSelf (archive footage)Film
2007Spine Tingler! The William Castle StorySelf (archive)Film
2006The Pervert's Guide to CinemaSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)Film
2006Grace Kelly: Destiny of a PrincessSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)Film
2006Hitchcocked!Self (archive)Film
2005The Making of 'Psycho'Self (archive footage)Film
2005Shepperton BabylonHimself (Archive)Film
2004Hitchcock and Dial MSelf (archive footage)Film
2004Alfred Hitchcock: The Early YearsSelf (audio archival footage)Film
2002Heart of the FestivalSelf (archive footage)Film
2002Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in FilmSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
2002Alfred Hitchcock And To Catch A Thief: An AppreciationSelf (archive footage)Film
2002Writing And Casting To Catch A ThiefSelf (archive footage)Film
2001'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock ClassicSelf (archive footage)Film
2001'The Trouble with Harry' Isn't OverSelf (archive footage)Film
2001The Story of 'Frenzy'Self (archive footage)Film
2001Topaz: An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard MaltinSelf (archive footage)Film
2001Plotting 'Family Plot'Self (archive footage)Film
2000All About 'The Birds'Self (archive footage)Film
2000Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest'Self (archive footage)Film
2000The Making of 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'Self (archive footage)Film
2000The Trouble with 'Marnie'Self (archive footage)Film
2000A Profile of Hitchcock: The Early YearsSelf (archive footage)Film
1999Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of HollywoodSelf (archive footage)Film
1999Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. HitchcockSelf (archive footage)Film
1997Obsessed with VertigoFilm
1996Ingrid Bergman RememberedSelf (archive footage)Film
1996Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her HeelsSelf (archive footage)Film
1996The Universal StorySelf (archive footage)Film
1994Hitchcock: Alfred the GreatSelf (archive footage)Film
1992Innocent BloodMan with Cello Case (archive footage)Film
1990Intimate Portrait: Grace KellyFilm
1989Tales from the CryptSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Series
1988Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading ManSelf (archive footage)Film
1988Gregory Peck: His Own ManSelf (archive footage)Film
1988All-Time Movie GreatsSelf (archive footage)Film
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Self - Host (archive footage) · 76 episodesSeries
1985Memory of the CampsSelf (uncredited archive footage)Film
1984Terror in the AislesSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1976Family PlotSilhouette at Office of Vital Statistics (uncredited)Film
1974Spécial cinémaSelf (archive footage)Series
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Alfred HitchcockHimselfFilm
1973The Men Who Made the MoviesSelfSeries
1972FrenzySpectator at Opening Rally (uncredited)Film
1972The Illustrated HitchcockSelfFilm
1972Midi trenteSelf (archive footage)Series
1972Masters Of Cinema - Alfred HitchcockSelfFilm
1971V.I.P. SchaukelSelfSeries
1971Samedi soirSelfSeries
1969TopazMan in Wheelchair (uncredited)Film
1969Hitchcock at the N.F.T.SelfFilm
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - GuestSeries
1968The Movie OrgySelf (archive footage)Film
1967Mondo HollywoodFilm
1966Torn CurtainMan in Hotel Lobby with Baby (uncredited)Film
1966Cinema: Alfred HitchcockHimselfFilm
1964MarnieMan Leaving Hotel Room (uncredited)Film
1964A Talk with HitchcockSelfFilm
1963The BirdsPet Store Customer (uncredited)Film
1963Suspense Story: Nat'l Press Club Hears HitchcockSelfFilm
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourSelf - Host · 93 episodesSeries
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfSeries
1962The Children of Alda Nuovaself - hostFilm
1961Hollywood: The Selznick YearsSelf (uncredited)Film
1961Tippi Hedren's Screen Test for The BirdsSelf (voice)Film
1960PsychoMan Outside Office (uncredited)Film
1960The Man Who Found the Moneyself (host)Film
1959North by NorthwestMan Who Misses Bus (uncredited)Film
1958VertigoMan Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited)Film
1958MonitorSeries
1956The Man Who Knew Too MuchMan in Marrakesh Marketplace (uncredited)Film
1956The Wrong ManPrologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Film
1956CinépanoramaSelfSeries
1955To Catch a ThiefMan Sitting Next to John Robie on Bus (uncredited)Film
1955The Trouble with HarryPasserby (uncredited)Film
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSelf - Host · 268 episodesSeries
1955Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue KidSelf - HostFilm
1954Rear WindowClock-Winder in Songwriter's Apartment (uncredited)Film
1954Dial M for MurderBanquet Member (uncredited)Film
1954Reflets de CannesSelfSeries
1953I ConfessMan Crossing the Top of Long Staircase (uncredited)Film
1953The OscarsSelfSeries
1951Strangers on a TrainMan Boarding Train Carrying Double Bass (uncredited)Film
1951The Red Skelton ShowSelfSeries
1950Stage FrightMan Staring at Eve on Street (uncredited)Film
1950What's My Line?SelfSeries
1950Lux Video TheatreSelfSeries
1949Under CapricornMan at Governor's Reception (uncredited)Film
1948RopeMan Walking in Street (uncredited)Film
1946NotoriousMan Drinking Champagne at Party (uncredited)Film
1945SpellboundMan Leaving Elevator (uncredited)Film
1943Shadow of a DoubtMan on Train Playing Cards (uncredited)Film
1943Show-Business at WarSelfFilm
1942SaboteurMan in Front of New York Drugstore (uncredited)Film
1941SuspicionMan Mailing Letter (uncredited)Film
1941Mr. & Mrs. SmithMan Passing David on Street (uncredited)Film
1940RebeccaMan Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)Film
1940Foreign CorrespondentMan with Newspaper on Street (uncredited)Film
1938The Lady VanishesMan in London Railway Station (uncredited)Film
1937Young and InnocentPhotographer Outside Courthouse (uncredited)Film
1936SabotageMan Walking Past the Cinema as the Light Is RenewedFilm
1935The 39 StepsMan Walking Past Bus (uncredited)Film
1934The Man Who Knew Too MuchMan in Raincoat Passing Bus (uncredited)Film
1930Murder!Man on Street (uncredited)Film
1929BlackmailMan on Subway (uncredited)Film
1929Sound Test for BlackmailSelf (uncredited)Film
1928Easy VirtueMan with Stick Near Tennis Court (uncredited)Film
1927The Lodger: A Story of the London FogMan in Newspaper Office (uncredited)Film
1927The RingMan-Dipping Attraction Worker (uncredited)Film
—Hitchcock on GriersonSelfFilm
—The Fall: Part ISelf (archive footage)Film
—The Fall: Part IISelf (archive footage)Film

Art (11)

1924The White ShadowArt Direction, Screenplay, Editor, Set Decoration, Production Design, Assistant DirectorFilm
1922The Man From HomeArt Direction, Title GraphicsFilm
1922Three Live GhostsArt Direction, Title GraphicsFilm
1922The Spanish JadeArt Direction, Title DesignerFilm
1922Tell Your ChildrenTitle DesignerFilm
1922Love's BoomerangTitle DesignerFilm
1921The Bonnie Brier BushTitle DesignerFilm
1921The Call of YouthTitle DesignerFilm
1921The Princess of New YorkTitle DesignerFilm
1921The Mystery RoadTitle DesignerFilm
1920The Great DayTitle DesignerFilm

Creator (1)

1985The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsCreatorSeries

Crew (5)

2018Dangling by a StringThanksFilm
2017German Concentration Camps Factual SurveyTreatmentFilm
1998PsychoIn Memory OfFilm
1985Memory of the CampsTreatmentFilm
1983FrontlineTreatmentSeries

Directing (69)

2026Alfred Hitchcock: The Unseen Home MoviesDirectorFilm
1976Family PlotDirector, ProducerFilm
1972FrenzyDirector, ProducerFilm
1969TopazDirectorFilm
1966Torn CurtainDirector, ProducerFilm
1964MarnieDirector, ProducerFilm
1963The BirdsDirector, ProducerFilm
1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourDirector, CreatorSeries
1961Tippi Hedren's Screen Test for The BirdsDirectorFilm
1960PsychoDirector, ProducerFilm
1959North by NorthwestDirector, ProducerFilm
1959StartimeDirectorSeries
1957SuspicionDirector, ProducerSeries
1956The Man Who Knew Too MuchDirector, ProducerFilm
1956The Wrong ManDirector, ProducerFilm
1955To Catch a ThiefDirector, ProducerFilm
1955The Trouble with HarryDirectorFilm
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsDirector, Producer, CreatorSeries
1954Rear WindowDirectorFilm
1954Dial M for MurderDirector, ProducerFilm
1953I ConfessDirector, ProducerFilm
1951Strangers on a TrainDirectorFilm
1950Stage FrightDirector, ProducerFilm
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsDirectorSeries
1949Under CapricornDirector, ProducerFilm
1948RopeDirector, ProducerFilm
1947The Paradine CaseDirectorFilm
1946NotoriousDirector, Producer, Additional WritingFilm
1945SpellboundDirectorFilm
1944LifeboatDirector, Idea, ProducerFilm
1944Bon VoyageDirectorFilm
1944Aventure MalgacheDirectorFilm
1944The Fighting GenerationDirectorFilm
1943Shadow of a DoubtDirectorFilm
1942SaboteurDirector, StoryFilm
1941SuspicionDirectorFilm
1941Mr. & Mrs. SmithDirectorFilm
1940RebeccaDirectorFilm
1940Foreign CorrespondentDirectorFilm
1940The House Across the BayAssistant DirectorFilm
1939Jamaica InnDirectorFilm
1939Joan Fontaine, "Rebecca" Screen TestDirectorFilm
1939Joan Fontaine Wardrobe TestDirectorFilm
1938The Lady VanishesDirectorFilm
1937Young and InnocentDirectorFilm
1936SabotageDirectorFilm
1936Secret AgentDirectorFilm
1935The 39 StepsDirectorFilm
1934The Man Who Knew Too MuchDirectorFilm
1934Waltzes from ViennaDirectorFilm
1932Number SeventeenDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1931Rich and StrangeDirector, AdaptationFilm
1931The Skin GameDirector, AdaptationFilm
1931MaryDirectorFilm
1930Murder!Director, AdaptationFilm
1930Juno and the PaycockDirector, WriterFilm
1930Elstree CallingDirectorFilm
1930An Elastic AffairDirectorFilm
1929The ManxmanDirectorFilm
1929Sound Test for BlackmailDirectorFilm
1928The Farmer's WifeDirector, WriterFilm
1928ChampagneDirector, WriterFilm
1928Easy VirtueDirectorFilm
1927The Lodger: A Story of the London FogDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1927The RingDirector, WriterFilm
1927DownhillDirectorFilm
1926The Mountain EagleDirectorFilm
1925The Pleasure GardenDirectorFilm
1923Always Tell Your WifeDirectorFilm

Production (4)

1961Alcoa PremiereProducerSeries
1958VertigoProducer, DirectorFilm
1945Watchtower Over TomorrowDirector of OperationsFilm
1932Lord Camber's LadiesProducerFilm

Writing (6)

1993LifepodShort StoryFilm
1929BlackmailScreenplay, DirectorFilm
1925The BlackguardWriter, Art DirectionFilm
1925The Prude's FallWriterFilm
1924The Passionate AdventureWriter, Art DirectionFilm
1923Woman to WomanWriter, Art DirectionFilm