Cast & creator
Robert Altman
Best known for Saturday Night Live, Bonanza, The South Bank Show
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.
Also known as: Robert B. Altman, Robert Bernard Altman , 로버트 알트만, 로버트 알트먼, رابرت آلتمن
161
film credits
45
television credits
58
1947–2025 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (206)
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Saturday Night Live
Director
1975
Bonanza
Director
1959
The South Bank Show
Self
1978
Arena
1975
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Maverick
Director
1957
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
Combat!
Director
1962
Route 66
Director
1960
Lawman
Director
1958
Omnibus
1967Film '72
Self
1971
Omnibus
1952
Hawaiian Eye
Director
1959
The Oscars
Self
1953
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Director
1963
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Director
1955
Surfside 6
Director
1960
Bronco
Director
1958
Sugarfoot
Director
1957
M Squad
Director
1957
The Millionaire
Director
1955
The Gale Storm Show
Director
1956
Cain's Hundred
Director
1961
The Roaring 20's
Director
1960
Bus Stop
Director
1961
The Gallant Men
Director
1962
The Directors
Self
1999
Gun
Director
1997Gun
Executive Producer
1997
The Player
Director
1992
Tanner '88
Director
1988Tanner '88
Executive Producer
1988Tanner '88
Creator
1988
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Director
1961
Whirlybirds
Director
1957
Endless Love
Hotel Manager
1981
The Troubleshooters
Director
1959
Gosford Park
Producer
2001Gosford Park
Director
2001Gosford Park
Idea
2001
Tanner on Tanner
Executive Producer
2004Tanner on Tanner
Director
2004Tanner on Tanner
Creator
2004
M*A*S*H
Director
1970
Popeye
Director
1980
The Long Goodbye
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
1973The Long Goodbye
Director
1973
Nashville
Director
1975Nashville
Producer
1975
Prêt-à-Porter
Producer
1994Prêt-à-Porter
Director
1994Prêt-à-Porter
Writer
1994
Short Cuts
Director
1993Short Cuts
Screenplay
1993
3 Women
Producer
19773 Women
Writer
19773 Women
Director
1977
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Director
1971McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Screenplay
1971
Dr. T & the Women
Director
2000Dr. T & the Women
Producer
2000
American Cinema
Self
1994
A Prairie Home Companion
Director
2006A Prairie Home Companion
Producer
2006
Nothing Like a Dame
Self (archive footage)
2018
Backstory
Self
2000
History vs. Hollywood
Self
2001
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Man Drinking (uncredited)
1947
Breakdown: 1975
Self - Director, M*A*S*H & Nashville (archive footage)
2025
The Company
Director
2003The Company
Producer
2003
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Screenstory
1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Director
1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Producer
1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Screenplay
1976
The Gingerbread Man
Director
1998
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Producer
1994
Altman
Self (archive footage)
2014
Images
Director
1972Images
Writer
1972
California Split
Director
1974California Split
Producer
1974
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
2003
Afterglow
Producer
1997
O.C. and Stiggs
Director
1987O.C. and Stiggs
Producer
1987
The Making of Gosford Park
Self
2002
Trixie
Producer
2000
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self
1997
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Self
2004
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
1995
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Director
1988The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Producer
1988
Welcome to L.A.
Producer
1976
That Cold Day in the Park
Director
1969
Thieves Like Us
Director
1974Thieves Like Us
Screenplay
1974
The James Dean Story
Director
1957The James Dean Story
Editor
1957The James Dean Story
Producer
1957
Hollywood Mavericks
Self
1990
Cookie's Fortune
Producer
1999Cookie's Fortune
Director
1999
Altman on His Own Terms
Self
2000
Remember My Name
Producer
1978
A Wedding
Director
1978A Wedding
Screenplay
1978A Wedding
Story
1978A Wedding
Producer
1978
Streamers
Director
1983Streamers
Producer
1983Premiere
Director
1968
Countdown
Director
1967
Brewster McCloud
Director
1971
Bodyguard
Story
1948
Vincent & Theo
Director
1990
Kansas City
Writer
1996Kansas City
Director
1996Kansas City
Producer
1996
U.S. Marshal
Director
1958
Robert Altman's Players
Self
1992
The Late Show
Producer
1977
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
2002
Aria
Writer
1987Aria
Director
1987
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
Director
1982
Rich Kids
Executive Producer
1979
HealtH
Director
1980HealtH
Producer
1980HealtH
Writer
1980
Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker
Self
2005
Basements
Director
1987Basements
Producer
1987
The Happening
Second Unit Director
1967
Beyond Therapy
Screenplay
1987Beyond Therapy
Director
1987
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Self
1999
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
Self
2003
Fool for Love
Director
1985Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk
Self (archive footage)
2014
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
2003
The Laundromat
Director
1985
The Kathryn Reed Story
Himself
1965The Kathryn Reed Story
Director
1965
The Delinquents
Director
1957The Delinquents
Writer
1957The Delinquents
Producer
1957
Looking for Sophia
Self
2004
Words in Progress
2004
Quintet
Director
1979Quintet
Screenplay
1979Quintet
Producer
1979Quintet
Story
1979
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Self
1993
Vincent & Theo
Director
1990
What Is Cinema?
Self
2013
Secret Honor
Director
1984Secret Honor
Producer
1984
Rattlesnake in a Cooler
Director
1982Rattlesnake in a Cooler
Executive Producer
1982On the Set: Loews Theater
Self
2004
A Perfect Couple
Director
1979A Perfect Couple
Producer
1979A Perfect Couple
Writer
1979
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
Self
1996
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin
2005
Made in the USA
Self
1993Robert Altman in England
Self
2002
Precious Blood
Executive Producer
1982Precious Blood
Director
1982Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans
Self (archive footage)
2020
Black and Blue: A Musical Revue
Director
1993
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
Reader - 'Jack And The Beanstalk' Promo (voice)
1982
Killer App
Director
1998Fact & Fiction
Self
2004
Gun: Fatal Betrayal
Producer
2000Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
Self
2000Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau
Self
200424 Tracks: Robert Altman's Nashville
Himself
On the Set: Alex’s Loft
Self
2004
Nightmare in Chicago
Director
1964Nightmare in Chicago
Producer
1964Why Tanner, Why Now?
Self
2004What’s Happened Since ‘88
Self
2004The Politics of Docs
Self
2004
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
Director
1963The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
Writer
1963The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
Producer
1963
Daedalus
Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)
2024
From the Prairie to the Palace
1976
The Sound of Bells
Director
1952
Corn's-a-Poppin'
Writer
1956
Rip Van Marlowe
Self
2002
Events
Bob
1970
The Dirty Look
Director
1954
Robert Altman on 'Rashomon'
Self
2002
Modern Football
Director
1951
The Magic Bond
Director
1956
Jazz '34
Director
1997Jazz '34
Producer
1997
Pot au feu
Director
1964
The Party
Director
1963Imagining Images
Self
2003Honeymoon for Harriet
Writer
1950Honeymoon for Harriet
Editor
1950