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Known ForDirecting

GenderMale

Born / DiedFeb 20, 1925 (Died at 81)

Zodiac Sign♓Pisces

Place of BirthKansas City, Missouri, USA

Career Span1947 – 2006

Known Credits134 Titles

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Robert Altman

Also known as: Robert B. AltmanRobert Bernard Altman 로버트 알트만로버트 알트먼+2 more

Total Works

134

96 movies • 38 shows

Avg Rating

6.3 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

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worldwide gross

Global Reach

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Biography

Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award. His films "MASH" (1970), "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971), "The Long Goodbye" (1973), and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Top-rated highlights from Robert Altman's career

6.8

Gosford Park

2001•movie

Role: Director

6.9

M*A*S*H

1970•movie

Role: Director

7.2

The Player

1992•movie

Role: Director

7.4

The Long Goodbye

1973•movie

as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 134 titles featuring Robert Altman

6.8

Gosford Park

2001•movie

Role: Director

6.9

M*A*S*H

1970•movie

Role: Director

7.2

The Player

1992•movie

Role: Director

7.4

The Long Goodbye

1973•movie

as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

5.6

Popeye

1980•movie

Role: Director

7.2

Short Cuts

1993•movie

Role: Director

6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975•series

Role: Director

7.5

Bonanza

1959•series

Role: Director

7.3

Nashville

1975•movie

Role: Director

7.2

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

1971•movie

Role: Director

5.5

Dr. T & the Women

2000•movie

Role: Director

7.1

3 Women

1977•movie

Role: Director

6.3

A Prairie Home Companion

2006•movie

Role: Director

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955•series

Role: Director

5.7

Endless Love

1981•movie

as Hotel Manager

5.2

Prêt-à-Porter

1994•movie

Role: Director

6.4

Cookie's Fortune

1999•movie

Role: Director

5.6

The Gingerbread Man

1998•movie

Role: Director

6.8

Images

1972•movie

Role: Director

6.5

California Split

1974•movie

Role: Director

6.8

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947•movie

as Man Drinking (uncredited)

5.3

The Company

2003•movie

Role: Director

8.0

Combat!

1962•series

Role: Director

5.6

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

1976•movie

Role: Director

6.1

Kansas City

1996•movie

Role: Director

6.3

Brewster McCloud

1971•movie

Role: Director

6.5

Thieves Like Us

1974•movie

Role: Director

7.1

2 eps

The Oscars

1953•series

as Self

4.9

Quintet

1979•movie

Role: Director

5.9

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

1982•movie

Role: Director

6.6

That Cold Day in the Park

1969•movie

Role: Director

6.3

Vincent & Theo

1990•movie

Role: Director

6.3

The Late Show

1977•movie

Role: Producer

6.3

A Wedding

1978•movie

Role: Director

7.1

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

2003•movie

as Self

6.8

Nothing Like a Dame

2018•movie

as Self (archive footage)

5.8

Countdown

1967•movie

Role: Director

5.9

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

1994•movie

Role: Producer

5.7

Fool for Love

1985•movie

Role: Director

6.7

Secret Honor

1984•movie

Role: Director

5.5

Aria

1987•movie

Role: Director

7.9

A Decade Under the Influence

2003•movie

as Self

7.1

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

2004•movie

as Self

5.9

Afterglow

1997•movie

Role: Producer

7.0

Maverick

1957•series

Role: Director

6.6

Altman

2014•movie

as Self (archive footage)

5.6

Streamers

1983•movie

Role: Director

6.1

Remember My Name

1978•movie

Role: Producer

3.9

Beyond Therapy

1987•movie

Role: Screenplay

6.9

Breakdown: 1975

2025•movie

as Self - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage)

6.1

Bodyguard

1948•movie

Role: Story

5.6

The James Dean Story

1957•movie

Role: Director

6.4

What Is Cinema?

2013•movie

as Self

5.0

Welcome to L.A.

1976•movie

Role: Producer

4.8

Trixie

2000•movie

Role: Producer

6.8

2 eps

The Dick Cavett Show

1968•series

as Self - Guest

4.6

O.C. and Stiggs

1987•movie

Role: Director

6.7

Route 66

1960•series

Role: Director

5.1

A Perfect Couple

1979•movie

Role: Director

5.4

HealtH

1980•movie

Role: Director

6.5

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

1988•movie

Role: Director

4.9

Rich Kids

1979•movie

Role: Executive Producer

4.8

The Delinquents

1957•movie

Role: Director

6.0

Lawman

1958•series

Role: Director

6.6

Basements

1987•movie

Role: Director

6.2

The Happening

1967•movie

Role: Second Unit Director

5.6

Hawaiian Eye

1959•series

Role: Director

6.3

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997•movie

as Self

8.0

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

1995•movie

as Self

6.7

Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker

2005•movie

as Self

6.1

1 eps

The Directors

1999•series

as Self

7.2

1 eps

Omnibus

1967•series

7.2

1 eps

Arena

1975•series

4.0

Nightmare in Chicago

1964•movie

Role: Director

6.5

Jazz '34

1997•movie

Role: Director

4.0

Events

1970•movie

as Bob

6.1

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

1982•movie

as Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)

6.9

Tanner '88

1988•series

Role: Director

6.0

Bronco

1958•series

Role: Director

5.1

Sugarfoot

1957•series

Role: Director

6.0

Whirlybirds

1957•series

Role: Director

6.4

A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

2005•movie

as Self

5.6

1 eps

The South Bank Show

1978•series

as Self

5.4

M Squad

1957•series

Role: Director

8.5

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

1999•movie

as Self

5.3

The Making of Gosford Park

2002•movie

as Self

4.5

1 eps

Intimate Portrait

1993•series

as Self

4.6

Modern Football

1951•movie

Role: Director

4.6

Gun

1997•series

Role: Director

8.0

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

1993•movie

as Self

6.0

Rip Van Marlowe

2002•movie

as Self

6.5

Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years

2003•movie

as Self

7.0

1 eps

Omnibus

1952•series

8.0

1 eps

History vs. Hollywood

2001•series

as Self

5.2

Cain's Hundred

1961•series

Role: Director

5.8

The Millionaire

1955•series

Role: Director

6.5

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963•series

Role: Director

7.2

Kraft Mystery Theatre

1961•series

Role: Director

7.0

Robert Altman's Players

1992•movie

as Self

7.3

Hollywood Mavericks

1990•movie

as Self

6.7

Heart of the Festival

2002•movie

as Self (archive footage)

7.7

1 eps

Backstory

2000•series

as Self

8.3

1 eps

American Cinema

1994•series

as Self

6.3

Surfside 6

1960•series

Role: Director

6.7

The Gale Storm Show

1956•series

Role: Director

4.5

The Kathryn Reed Story

1965•movie

as Self

6.0

Looking for Sophia

2004•movie

as Self

5.5

Words in Progress

2004•movie

2.0

Made in the USA

1993•movie

as Self

9.0

Altman on His Own Terms

2000•movie

as Self

7.0

The Dirty Look

1954•movie

Role: Director

7.5

The Laundromat

1985•movie

Role: Director

6.5

Rattlesnake in a Cooler

1982•movie

Role: Director

5.5

Pot au feu

1964•movie

Role: Director

8.5

Precious Blood

1982•movie

Role: Executive Producer

7.0

The Sound of Bells

1952•movie

Role: Director

8.0

The Gallant Men

1962•series

Role: Director

10.0

Daedalus

2024•movie

as Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)

7.0

Corn's-a-Poppin'

1956•movie

Role: Writer

10.0

The Magic Bond

1956•movie

Role: Director

9.0

The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley

1963•movie

Role: Director

10.0

Bus Stop

1961•series

Role: Director

10.0

The Troubleshooters

1959•series

Role: Director

6.0

U.S. Marshal

1958•series

Role: Director

10.0

Tanner on Tanner

2004•series

Role: Executive Producer

6.0

Vincent & Theo

1990•series

Role: Director

Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In

1996•movie

as Self

Robert Altman on 'Rashomon'

2002•movie

as Self

From the Prairie to the Palace

1976•movie

Gun: Fatal Betrayal

2000•movie

Role: Producer

Black and Blue: A Musical Revue

1993•movie

Role: Director

The Party

1963•movie

Role: Director

Killer App

1998•movie

Role: Director

The Roaring 20's

1960•series

Role: Director