Otto Preminger

Otto Ludwig Preminger (5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austrian theatre and film director. After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944) and Fallen Angel (1945). In the 1950s and 1960s, he directed a number of high-profile adaptations of popular novels and stage works. Several of these pushed the boundaries of censorship by dealing with topics which were then taboo in Hollywood, such as drug addiction (The Man with the Golden Arm, 1955), rape (Anatomy of a Murder, 1959), and homosexuality (Advise & Consent, 1962). He was twice nominated for the Best Director Academy Award. He also had a few acting roles.

Known For: Directing

Born: Wiznitz, Bukovina, Austria-Hungary, 1905-12-05

Died: 1986-04-23

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1942	The Pied Piper	Major Diessen	68
2	1943	Margin for Error	Karl Baumer	57
3	1943	They Got Me Covered	Fauscheim	59
4	1945	Where Do We Go from Here?	General Rahl (uncredited)	53
5	1953	Stalag 17	Oberst von Scherbach	77
6	1953	The Girl on The Roof	Voice	44
7	1965	The Making of A Movie	Himself	0
8	1975	Rickles		0
9	1976	Die Titelmacher	Self	0
10	1977	The Hobbit	Elvenking (voice)	65
11	1991	Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker	Self (archive footage)	77
12	2022	The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Preminger	Himself	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self	68
2	1949	Suspense	Captain von Weissenborn	49
3	1950	What's My Line?	Self - Panelist	69
4	1954	Reflets de Cannes	Self	20
5	1955	Hollywood Preview	Self	60
6	1956	Cinépanorama	Self	80
7	1957	Tonight Starring Jack Paar	Self	70
8	1958	Small World	Self	73
9	1961	Treffpunkt New York	Self	0
10	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	54
11	1962	Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine	Himself	50
12	1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self	58
13	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
14	1966	Batman	Mister Freeze	73
15	1968	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Self	65
16	1968	The Dick Cavett Show	Self - Guest	67
17	1971	Samedi soir	Self	60
18	1973	Je später der Abend	Self	0

Otto Preminger

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