Robert Bernard Altman (1925–2006) 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) and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
Known For
M*A*S*H
(1970)
Director
Nashville
(1975)
Director
Gosford Park
(2001)
Director
The Player
(1992)
Director
Popeye
(1980)
Director
Short Cuts
(1993)
Director
3 Women
(1977)
Director
Ready to Wear
(1994)
Director
Dr. T & the Women
(2000)
Director
A Prairie Home Companion
(2006)
Director
Brewster McCloud
(1970)
Director
California Split
(1974)
Director
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
(1976)
Director
The Gingerbread Man
(1998)
Director
The Long Goodbye
(1973)
Director
Cookie's Fortune
(1999)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Modern Football
(1951)
Director
The Sound of Bells
(1952)
Director
The Dirty Look
(1954)
Director
The Perfect Crime
(1955)
Director
The Magic Bond
(1956)
Director
The Model's Handbook
(1956)
Director
The James Dean Story
(1957)
Director
The Delinquents
(1957)
Director
The Party
(1963)
Director
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
(1963)
Director
Nightmare in Chicago
(1964)
Director
Pot au feu
(1964)
Director
The Kathryn Reed Story
(1965)
Director
Countdown
(1967)
Director
The Happening
(1967)
Second Unit Director
That Cold Day in the Park
(1969)
Director
M*A*S*H
(1970)
Director
Brewster McCloud
(1970)
Director
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
(1971)
Director
Images
(1972)
Director
The Long Goodbye
(1973)
Director
Thieves Like Us
(1974)
Director
California Split
(1974)
Director
Nashville
(1975)
Director
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
(1976)
Director
3 Women
(1977)
Director
A Wedding
(1978)
Director
Quintet
(1979)
Director
A Perfect Couple
(1979)
Director
Popeye
(1980)
Director
HealtH
(1980)
Director
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
(1982)
Director
Rattlesnake in a Cooler
(1982)
Director
Precious Blood
(1982)
Director
Streamers
(1983)
Director
Secret Honor
(1984)
Director
Fool for Love
(1985)
Director
The Laundromat
(1985)
Director
O.C. and Stiggs
(1987)
Director
Beyond Therapy
(1987)
Director
Basements
(1987)
Director
Aria
(1987)
Director
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
(1988)
Director
Vincent & Theo
(1990)
Director
The Player
(1992)
Director
Short Cuts
(1993)
Director
Black and Blue: A Musical Revue
(1993)
Director
Ready to Wear
(1994)
Director
Kansas City
(1996)
Director
Jazz '34
(1997)
Director
The Gingerbread Man
(1998)
Director
Killer App
(1998)
Director
Cookie's Fortune
(1999)
Director
Dr. T & the Women
(2000)
Director
Gosford Park
(2001)
Director
The Company
(2003)
Director
A Prairie Home Companion
(2006)
Director
Acting
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
(1947)
Man Drinking (uncredited)
The Kathryn Reed Story
(1965)
Himself
Events
(1970)
Bob
The Long Goodbye
(1973)
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Endless Love
(1981)
Hotel Manager
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
(1982)
Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
Hollywood Mavericks
(1990)
Self
Robert Altman's Players
(1992)
Self
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
(1993)
Self
Made in the USA
(1993)
Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
(1995)
Self
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
(1996)
Self
Frank Capra's American Dream
(1997)
Self
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
(1999)
Self
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
(2000)
Self
Robert Altman in England
(2002)
Himself
Robert Altman on 'Rashomon'
(2002)
Self
Rip Van Marlowe
(2002)
Self
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
(2002)
Self
A Decade Under the Influence
(2003)
Self
Imagining Images
(2003)
Self
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
(2004)
Self
Looking for Sophia
(2004)
Himself
Words in Progress
(2004)
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
(2005)
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
(2005)
Self
What Is Cinema?
(2013)
Self
Altman
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
Nothing Like a Dame
(2018)
Self (archive footage)
Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Writing
Bodyguard
(1948)
Story
The Perfect Crime
(1955)
Writer
Corn's-a-Poppin'
(1956)
Writer
The Delinquents
(1957)
Writer
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
(1971)
Screenplay
Images
(1972)
Screenplay
Thieves Like Us
(1974)
Screenplay
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
(1976)
Screenplay and Screenstory
3 Women
(1977)
Writer
A Wedding
(1978)
Story and Screenplay
Quintet
(1979)
Story and Screenplay
A Perfect Couple
(1979)
Writer
HealtH
(1980)
Writer
Beyond Therapy
(1987)
Screenplay
Aria
(1987)
Writer
Short Cuts
(1993)
Screenplay
Ready to Wear
(1994)
Writer
Kansas City
(1996)
Writer
Gosford Park
(2001)
Idea
Editing
Production
The James Dean Story
(1957)
Producer
The Delinquents
(1957)
Producer
Nightmare in Chicago
(1964)
Producer
California Split
(1974)
Producer
Nashville
(1975)
Producer
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
(1976)
Producer
Welcome to L.A.
(1976)
Producer
3 Women
(1977)
Producer
The Late Show
(1977)
Producer
Remember My Name
(1978)
Producer
A Wedding
(1978)
Producer
Quintet
(1979)
Producer
A Perfect Couple
(1979)
Producer
Rich Kids
(1979)
Executive Producer
HealtH
(1980)
Producer
Rattlesnake in a Cooler
(1982)
Executive Producer
Precious Blood
(1982)
Executive Producer
Streamers
(1983)
Producer
Secret Honor
(1984)
Producer
O.C. and Stiggs
(1987)
Producer
Basements
(1987)
Producer
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
(1988)
Producer
Ready to Wear
(1994)
Producer
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
(1994)
Producer
Afterglow
(1997)
Producer
Jazz '34
(1997)
Producer
Cookie's Fortune
(1999)
Producer
Dr. T & the Women
(2000)
Producer
Trixie
(2000)
Producer
Gun: Fatal Betrayal
(2000)
Producer
Gosford Park
(2001)
Producer
The Company
(2003)
Producer
A Prairie Home Companion
(2006)
Producer