Otto Preminger
Directing
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Acting Credits
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Directed
Biography
Otto Ludwig Preminger (5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian theatre and film director. After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945). In the 1950s and 1960s, he directed a number of high-profile adaptations of popular novels and stage works. Several of these pushed the boundaries of censorship by dealing with topics which were th...
Known For
Filmography
The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Preminger
2022
as Himself
Ain't Misbehavin
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as Self (archive footage)
The Hobbit
1977
as Elvenking (voice)
Die Titelmacher
1976
as Self
Rickles
1975
Je später der Abend
1973
as Self
Samedi soir
1971
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Batman
1966
as Mister Freeze
The Making of A Movie
1965
as Himself
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
1962
as Himself
Treffpunkt New York
1961
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Small World
1958
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
Hollywood Preview
1955
as Self
Reflets de Cannes
1954
as Self
Stalag 17
1953
as Oberst von Scherbach
The Girl on The Roof
1953
as Voice
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Suspense
1949
as Captain von Weissenborn
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Where Do We Go from Here?
1945
as General Rahl (uncredited)
Margin for Error
1943
as Karl Baumer
They Got Me Covered
1943
as Fauscheim
The Pied Piper
1942
as Major Diessen