John Schlesinger
Directing
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Acting Credits
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Directed
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...
Known For
Filmography
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002
as Self (uncredited)
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
as Self
The Twilight of the Golds
1996
as Dr. Adrian Lodge
The Celluloid Closet
1996
as Self
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
1993
as Self
The Lost Language of Cranes
1992
as Derek Moulthorp
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
1990
as Self
Pacific Heights
1990
as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
1976
as Self
Flick Flack
1974
The Big Screen
1973
as Self
Visions of Eight
1973
as Narrator
Film '72
1971
as Self
The Crowd Around the Cowboy
1969
as Self
Location: Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
as Himself
Speaking of Britain
1967
as Self
Darling
1965
as Theatre Director (uncredited)
Billy Liar
1963
as Officer in Dream (uncredited)
Terminus
1961
as Passenger (uncredited)
Stormy Crossing
1958
as Mechanic
Ivanhoe
1958
as Jack Ludlow
Brothers in Law
1957
as Assize Court Solicitor
Seven Thunders
1957
as German Soldier
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)
The Last Man to Hang
1956
as Dr. Goldfinger
The Buccaneers
1956
as Pigtail
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Hale
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Alan-a-Dale
The Divided Heart
1954
as Ticket Collector
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Amiens
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as An innkeeper
Black Legend
1949
as The Judge
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee