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.

Known for

★6.8

Gosford Park

2001

★6.9

M*A*S*H

1970

★7.2

The Player

1992

★7.4

The Long Goodbye

1973

★5.6

Popeye

1980

★7.2

Short Cuts

1993

★6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975

★7.5

Bonanza

1959

★7.3

Nashville

1975

★7.1

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

1971

★4.9

Dr. T & the Women

2000

★7.1

3 Women

1977

★6.3

A Prairie Home Companion

2006

★7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

★5.7

Endless Love

1981

★5.2

Prêt-à-Porter

1994

★6.4

Cookie's Fortune

1999

★5.6

The Gingerbread Man

1998

★6.8

Images

1972

★6.5

California Split

1974

★6.8

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947

★5.3

The Company

2003

★7.9

Combat!

1962

★5.6

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

1976