Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle; 7 August 1911 – 16 June 1979) was an American film director best known for the films Rebel Without a Cause and Johnny Guitar.
Known For
King of Kings
(1961)
Director
In a Lonely Place
(1950)
Director
Rebel Without a Cause
(1955)
Director
Johnny Guitar
(1954)
Director
Flying Leathernecks
(1951)
Director
55 Days at Peking
(1963)
Director
Run for Cover
(1955)
Director
Knock on Any Door
(1949)
Director
The Savage Innocents
(1960)
Director
On Dangerous Ground
(1951)
Director
Party Girl
(1958)
Director
Bigger Than Life
(1956)
Director
Macao
(1952)
Co-Director
The Lusty Men
(1952)
Director
The True Story of Jesse James
(1957)
Director
They Live by Night
(1949)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Tuesday in November
(1945)
Assistant Director
A Woman's Secret
(1949)
Director
Roseanna McCoy
(1949)
Co-Director
They Live by Night
(1949)
Director
Knock on Any Door
(1949)
Director
In a Lonely Place
(1950)
Director
Born to Be Bad
(1950)
Director
Flying Leathernecks
(1951)
Director
On Dangerous Ground
(1951)
Director
The Lusty Men
(1952)
Director
Androcles and the Lion
(1952)
Co-Director
Macao
(1952)
Co-Director
Johnny Guitar
(1954)
Director
Run for Cover
(1955)
Director
Rebel Without a Cause
(1955)
Director
Hot Blood
(1956)
Director
Bigger Than Life
(1956)
Director
The True Story of Jesse James
(1957)
Director
Bitter Victory
(1957)
Director
Wind Across the Everglades
(1958)
Director
Party Girl
(1958)
Director
The Savage Innocents
(1960)
Director
King of Kings
(1961)
Director
55 Days at Peking
(1963)
Director
We Can't Go Home Again
(1973)
Director
Wet Dreams
(1974)
Director
The Janitor
(1974)
Director
Marco
(1978)
Director
Lightning Over Water
(1980)
Director
Acting
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(1945)
Bakery Clerk (uncredited)
Rebel Without a Cause
(1955)
Man in Last Shot (uncredited)
55 Days at Peking
(1963)
US Minister (uncredited)
We Can't Go Home Again
(1973)
Nick Ray
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
(1975)
Self
James Dean: The First American Teenager
(1975)
Self
The American Friend
(1977)
Derwatt
Profile of Nicholas Ray
(1977)
Self
Hair
(1979)
The General
Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre
(1979)
Lightning Over Water
(1980)
Self
Vanity Fair: Jeanette Starion the Pet of the Year
(1990)
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
(1995)
Self
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
(2005)
Himself (uncredited)
Edge of Outside
(2006)
Self (archive footage)
Don't Expect Too Much
(2011)
Himself
Writing
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(1945)
Dialogue
Swing Parade of 1946
(1946)
Writer
They Live by Night
(1949)
Adaptation
On Dangerous Ground
(1951)
Adaptation
Johnny Guitar
(1954)
Writer
Rebel Without a Cause
(1955)
Story
Bitter Victory
(1957)
Screenplay
The Savage Innocents
(1960)
Screenplay
Circus World
(1964)
Story
We Can't Go Home Again
(1973)
Writer
Lightning Over Water
(1980)
Writer
Wilder Demons #2
(2024)
Writer
Production
Crew