Alfred Hitchcock
91 movies · 5 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Aug 13, 1899
- Died
- Apr 29, 1980 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Leytonstone, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- The Master of Suspense · Sir Alfred Hitchcock · Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock · Alfred Joseph Hitchcock
Biography
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in cinema history. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 feature films, many of which are still widely watched and studied today. Known as the "Master of Suspense", Hitchcock became as well known as any of his actors thanks to his many interviews, cameo appearances in most of his films, and hosting and producing the television anthology Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–65). His films garnered 46 Academy Award nominations, including six wins. However, despite five nominations, he never won the Best Director award.
Hitchcock initially trained as a technical clerk and copywriter before entering the film industry in 1919 as a title card designer. The British–German silent film The Pleasure Garden (1925) was his directorial debut. His first successful film, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927), helped to shape the thriller genre, and Blackmail (1929) was the first British "talkie". His thrillers The 39 Steps (1935) and The Lady Vanishes (1938) are ranked among the greatest British films of the 20th century. By 1939, he had international recognition and producer David O. Selznick persuaded him to move to Hollywood. A string of successful films followed, including Rebecca(1940), Foreign Correspondent (1940), Suspicion (1941), Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Notorious (1946). Rebecca won the Academy Award for Best Picture, with Hitchcock nominated as Best Director. He also received Oscar nominations for Lifeboat (1944), Spellbound (1945), Rear Window (1954) and Psycho (1960).
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Hitchcock's other notable films include Rope (1948), Strangers on a Train (1951), Dial M for Murder (1954), To Catch a Thief (1955), The Trouble with Harry (1955), Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), The Birds (1963), Marnie (1964) and Frenzy (1972), all of which were also financially successful and are highly regarded by film historians. Hitchcock made several films with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, including four with Cary Grant, four with James Stewart, three with Ingrid Bergman and three consecutively with Grace Kelly. Hitchcock became an American citizen in 1955.
In 2012, Hitchcock's psychological thriller Vertigo, starring Stewart, displaced Orson Welles' Citizen Kane (1941) as the British Film Institute's greatest film ever made based on its worldwide poll of hundreds of film critics. As of 2021, nine of his films had been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, including his favourite, Shadow of a Doubt (1943). He received the BAFTA Fellowship in 1971, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1979, and was knighted in December of that year, four months before his death on 29 April 1980.
Known for
Alfred Hitchcock: movies and TV shows
Acting (46)
- 2021
- 2014
- 2009
- 1997
- 1992 Innocent Blood
as Man with Cello Case (archive footage)
- 1990
- 1976 Family Plot
as Silhouette at Office of Vital Statistics (uncredited)
- 1972 Frenzy
as Spectator at Opening Rally (uncredited)
- 1969 Topaz
as Man in Wheelchair (uncredited)
- 1967
- 1966 Torn Curtain
as Man in Hotel Lobby with Baby (uncredited)
- 1964 Marnie
as Man Leaving Hotel Room (uncredited)
- 1963 The Birds
as Pet Store Customer (uncredited)
- 1960 Psycho
as Man Outside Office (uncredited)
- 1959 North by Northwest
as Man Who Misses Bus (uncredited)
- 1958 Vertigo
as Man Walking Past Elster's Office (uncredited)
- 1958
- 1956 The Wrong Man
as Prologue Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Man in Marrakesh Marketplace (uncredited)
- 1955 The Trouble with Harry
as Passerby (uncredited)
- 1955 To Catch a Thief
as Man Sitting Next to John Robie on Bus (uncredited)
- 1954 Rear Window
as Clock-Winder in Songwriter's Apartment (uncredited)
- 1954 Dial M for Murder
as Banquet Member (uncredited)
- 1953 I Confess
as Man Crossing the Top of Long Staircase (uncredited)
- 1951 Strangers on a Train
as Man Boarding Train Carrying Double Bass (uncredited)
- 1950 Stage Fright
as Man Staring at Eve on Street (uncredited)
- 1949 Under Capricorn
as Man at Governor's Reception (uncredited)
- 1948 Rope
as Man Walking in Street (uncredited)
- 1946 Notorious
as Man Drinking Champagne at Party (uncredited)
- 1945 Spellbound
as Man Leaving Elevator (uncredited)
- 1943 Shadow of a Doubt
as Man on Train Playing Cards (uncredited)
- 1942 Saboteur
as Man in Front of New York Drugstore (uncredited)
- 1941 Suspicion
as Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
- 1941 Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Man Passing David on Street (uncredited)
- 1940 Foreign Correspondent
as Man with Newspaper on Street (uncredited)
- 1940 Rebecca
as Man Outside Phone Booth (uncredited)
- 1938 The Lady Vanishes
as Man in London Railway Station (uncredited)
- 1937 Young and Innocent
as Photographer Outside Courthouse (uncredited)
- 1936 Sabotage
as Man Walking Past the Cinema as the Light Is Renewed
- 1935 The 39 Steps
as Man Walking Past Bus (uncredited)
- 1934 The Man Who Knew Too Much
as Man in Raincoat Passing Bus (uncredited)
- 1930 Murder!
as Man on Street (uncredited)
- 1929 Blackmail
as Man on Subway (uncredited)
- 1928 Easy Virtue
as Man with Stick Near Tennis Court (uncredited)
- 1927 The Ring
as Man-Dipping Attraction Worker (uncredited)
- 1927 The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
as Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
Behind the camera (96)
- 2026
- 2018 Dangling by a String
Thanks
- 2017
- 1998 Psycho
In Memory Of
- 1993 Lifepod
Short Story
- 1985
- 1985 Memory of the Camps
Treatment
- 1983
- 1976 Family Plot
Director, Producer
- 1972 Frenzy
Director, Producer
- 1969 Topaz
Director
- 1966 Torn Curtain
Director, Producer
- 1964 Marnie
Director, Producer
- 1963 The Birds
Director, Producer
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960 Psycho
Director, Producer
- 1959
- 1959 North by Northwest
Director, Producer
- 1958 Vertigo
Producer, Director
- 1957
- 1956 The Wrong Man
Director, Producer
- 1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much
Director, Producer
- 1955 The Trouble with Harry
Director
- 1955
- 1955 Revenge
Director
- 1955 To Catch a Thief
Director, Producer
- 1954 Rear Window
Director
- 1954 Dial M for Murder
Director, Producer
- 1953 I Confess
Director, Producer
- 1951 Strangers on a Train
Director
- 1950 Stage Fright
Director, Producer
- 1950
- 1949 Under Capricorn
Director, Producer
- 1948 Rope
Director, Producer
- 1947 The Paradine Case
Director
- 1946 Notorious
Director, Producer, Additional Writing
- 1945 Spellbound
Director
- 1945 Watchtower Over Tomorrow
Director of Operations
- 1944 The Fighting Generation
Director
- 1944 Lifeboat
Director, Idea, Producer
- 1944 Aventure Malgache
Director
- 1944 Bon Voyage
Director
- 1943 Shadow of a Doubt
Director
- 1942 Saboteur
Director, Story
- 1941 Suspicion
Director
- 1941 Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Director
- 1940 Foreign Correspondent
Director
- 1940 Rebecca
Director
- 1940 The House Across the Bay
Assistant Director
- 1939 Joan Fontaine Wardrobe Test
Director
- 1939 Joan Fontaine, "Rebecca" Screen Test
Director
- 1939 Jamaica Inn
Director
- 1938 The Lady Vanishes
Director
- 1937 Young and Innocent
Director
- 1936 Sabotage
Director
- 1936 Secret Agent
Director
- 1935 The 39 Steps
Director
- 1934 The Man Who Knew Too Much
Director
- 1934 Waltzes from Vienna
Director
- 1932 Lord Camber's Ladies
Producer
- 1932 Number Seventeen
Director, Screenplay
- 1931 Rich and Strange
Director, Adaptation
- 1931 Mary
Director
- 1931 The Skin Game
Director, Adaptation
- 1930 Murder!
Director, Adaptation
- 1930 Juno and the Paycock
Director, Writer
- 1930 Elstree Calling
Director
- 1930 An Elastic Affair
Director
- 1929 Blackmail
Screenplay, Director
- 1929 The Manxman
Director
- 1929 Sound Test for Blackmail
Director
- 1928 Champagne
Director, Writer
- 1928 Easy Virtue
Director
- 1928 The Farmer's Wife
Director, Writer
- 1927 Downhill
Director
- 1927 The Ring
Director, Writer
- 1927 The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
Director, Screenplay
- 1926 The Mountain Eagle
Director
- 1925 The Prude's Fall
Writer
- 1925 The Pleasure Garden
Director
- 1925 The Blackguard
Writer, Art Direction
- 1924 The Passionate Adventure
Writer, Art Direction
- 1924 The White Shadow
Art Direction, Screenplay, Editor, Set Decoration, Production Design, Assistant Director
- 1923 Always Tell Your Wife
Director
- 1923 Woman to Woman
Writer, Art Direction
- 1922 Tell Your Children
Title Designer
- 1922 The Man From Home
Art Direction, Title Graphics
- 1922 The Spanish Jade
Art Direction, Title Designer
- 1922 Love's Boomerang
Title Designer
- 1922 Three Live Ghosts
Art Direction, Title Graphics
- 1921 The Bonnie Brier Bush
Title Designer
- 1921 The Mystery Road
Title Designer
- 1921 The Princess of New York
Title Designer
- 1921 The Call of Youth
Title Designer
- 1920 The Great Day
Title Designer
Talk shows and appearances (90)
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- 2022
- 2021
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- 2019
- 2019
- 2018
- 2018
- 2017
- 2017
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2013 Talking Pictures
1 episode
- 2009
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008
- 2007
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- 1999
- 1999
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996
- 1994
- 1989 Tales from the Crypt
1 episode
- 1988
- 1988
- 1988
- 1984
- 1974 Spécial cinéma
1 episode
- 1973 The Men Who Made the Movies
1 episode
- 1973
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972 Midi trente
1 episode
- 1971 V.I.P. Schaukel
1 episode
- 1971 Samedi soir
1 episode
- 1969
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show
1 episode
- 1968
- 1966
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
1 episode
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
- 1956 Cinépanorama
1 episode
- 1955
- 1954 Reflets de Cannes
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode
- 1951 The Red Skelton Show
1 episode
- 1950 Lux Video Theatre
1 episode
- 1950 What's My Line?
1 episode
- 1943