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Overview
Mini Biography:
Friedkin's mother was an operating room nurse. His father was a merchant seaman... moreTrivia:
He was believed to be the youngest person to win the Best Director Oscar... moreAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 11 wins & 9 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(28 articles)
Allen Lives To Make Dreaded Opera Bow (From WENN. 5 August 2008, 6:30 PM, PDT)
Friedkin To Take Inconvenient Truth To The Opera House (From WENN. 8 July 2008, 9:08 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Billy FriedkinUS TV Schedule:
| Sun. Aug. 24 | 1:30 AM | AMC | The Exorcist |
Filmography
Director:
- "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (1 episode, 2007)
... aka CSI: Las Vegas (South Africa: English title: informal alternative title) (USA: syndication title)
... aka C.S.I. (USA: short title)
... aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)
... aka Experts, Les (Canada: French title)
- Cockroaches (2007) TV episode - The Painter's Voice (2007) (V)
- Bug (2006)
- The Hunted (2003)
- Rules of Engagement (2000)
... aka Règles d'engagement, Les (Canada: French title)
... aka Rules - Sekunden der Entscheidung (Germany)
... aka Rules of Engagement - Die Regeln des Krieges (Germany: TV title) - 12 Angry Men (1997) (TV)
- Jade (1995)
- Jailbreakers (1994) (TV)
- "Rebel Highway" (1 episode, 1994)
- Jailbreakers (1994) TV episode - Blue Chips (1994)
- "Tales from the Crypt" (1 episode, 1992)
... aka HBO's Tales from the Crypt
- On a Dead Man's Chest (1992) TV episode - The Guardian (1990)
- Rampage (1988)
- C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (1988) (TV)
... aka Python Wolf - C.A.T. Squad (1986) (TV)
... aka Stalking Danger - To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
- "The Twilight Zone" (1 episode, 1985)
... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
- Little Boy Lost/Wish Bank/Nightcrawlers (1985) TV episode (segment "Nightcrawlers") - Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album (1985) (V)
- Deal of the Century (1983)
- Cruising (1980)
... aka Cruising (West Germany)
... aka William Friedkin's Cruising (USA: closing credits title) - The Brink's Job (1978)
... aka Big Stickup at Brink's - Sorcerer (1977)
... aka Wages of Fear - Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin (1974)
- The Exorcist (1973)
... aka The Exorcist 2000 (Australia: cable TV title)
... aka The Exorcist: The Version You Haven't Seen Yet (USA: recut version)
... aka The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen (USA: promotional title)
... aka William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist (USA: reissue title) - The French Connection (1971)
- The Boys in the Band (1970)
- The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968)
... aka The Night They Invented Striptease - The Birthday Party (1968)
- Good Times (1967)
... aka Sonny & Chér in Good Times (USA: poster title) - The Thin Blue Line (1966) (TV)
- Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon (1965) (TV)
- "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1 episode, 1965)
- Off Season (1965) TV episode - The Bold Men (1965) (TV)
- "Time-Life Specials: The March of Time" (1965) TV series (unknown episodes)
- The People vs. Paul Crump (1962) (TV)
Producer:
- Rampage (1988) (producer)
- C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (1988) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka Python Wolf - C.A.T. Squad (1986) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka Stalking Danger - Sorcerer (1977) (producer)
... aka Wages of Fear - The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) (TV) (producer)
- The Thin Blue Line (1966) (TV) (producer)
- Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon (1965) (TV) (producer)
Writer:
- The Guardian (1990) (screenplay)
- Rampage (1988) (writer)
- C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (1988) (TV) (story)
... aka Python Wolf - To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) (screenplay)
- Cruising (1980) (written by)
... aka Cruising (West Germany)
... aka William Friedkin's Cruising (USA: closing credits title) - The Thin Blue Line (1966) (TV) (story)
Actor:
- Without Limits (1998) .... TV director
Thanks:
- Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection' (2001) (TV) (special thanks) (as Billy Friedkin)
... aka The French Connection 30th Anniversary Special (USA) - Reputations: Alfred Hitchcock (1999) (TV) (thanks)
- The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' (1998) (TV) (thanks)
- The Chili Con Carne Club (1993) (special thanks)
Self:
- The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (2008) (V) .... Himself
- 40 x 15 (2008) .... Himself
- Great Bolshy Yarblockos! Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (2007) (V) .... Himself
- View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007) (V) .... Himself
- The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen (2007) (TV) .... Himself
- The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo (2007) .... Himself
... aka The Man who shot Chinatown - Der Kameramann John A. Alonzo (Germany) - AFI's 100 Years... 100 Greatest Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) .... Himself
- Shadows of Suspense (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Precinct Hollywood (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- AFI's 100 Years, 100 'Movie Quotes': The Greatest Lines from American Film (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005) (V) .... Himself
- A Little Solitaire (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Just the Facts (2004) (TV) .... Director
- Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.' (2003) (V) .... Himself
- The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- The Cutting Edge (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Pursuing 'The Hunted' (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Filming 'The Hunted' (2003) (V) .... Himself
- Narc: The Friedkin Connection (2003) (V) .... Himself
... aka The Friedkin Connection (USA) - Narc: Shooting Up (2003) (V) .... Himself
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV) .... Himself
... aka AFI's 100 Years, 100 Heroes & Villains: America's Greatest Screen Characters (USA: complete title) - A Decade Under the Influence (2003) .... Himself
- "Face Time" (2002) TV series .... Himself - Interviewee
- "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
- Linda Blair (2001) TV episode .... Himself - AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection' (2001) (TV) (as Billy Friedkin) .... Himself - Director
... aka The French Connection 30th Anniversary Special (USA) - "Bravo Profiles" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Gene Hackman (2000) TV episode .... Himself - The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' (2000) (TV) .... Himself - Director
- "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode)
- The Films of William Friedkin (????) TV episode .... Himself - The Uttmost (1998) .... Himself
- "American Masters" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
- Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy (1998) TV episode .... Himself - The Fear of God: 25 Years of 'The Exorcist' (1998) (TV) .... Himself - Director
- In the Grip of Evil (1997) (TV) .... Himself (Director of 'The Exorcist')
- Howard Hawks: American Artist (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- Hollywood Halloween (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- The Secrets of Dick Smith (1991) (TV) .... Himself (Discussing The Exorcist)
- Fear in the Dark (1991) (TV) .... Himself
- The Horror Hall of Fame (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album (1985) (V) .... Himself
- The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Thalberg Award
- "The Merv Griffin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
- Episode dated 1 February 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself - Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin (1974) .... Himself
- The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Director
Additional Details
Other Works:
Directed Laura Brannigan's music video "Self Control" (1988) morePublicity Listings:
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