Otto Preminger
Known for: Directing
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.
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Series
Batman
Mister Freeze
1966
Series
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
Suspense
Captain von Weissenborn
1949
Samedi soir
Self
1971
Series
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
Series
Cinépanorama
Self
1956
Series
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
Himself
1962
Series
Reflets de Cannes
Self
1954
Je später der Abend
Self
1973
Film
Stalag 17
Oberst von Scherbach
1953
Small World
Self
1958
Film
The Hobbit
Elvenking (voice)
1977
Treffpunkt New York
Self
1961
Hollywood Preview
Self
1955
Film
They Got Me Covered
Fauscheim
1943
Film
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Self (archive footage)
1991
Film
Where Do We Go from Here?
General Rahl (uncredited)
1945
Film
The Pied Piper
Major Diessen
1942
Film
Margin for Error
Karl Baumer
1943
Film
Ain't Misbehavin
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
The Girl on The Roof
Voice
1953
Film
Rickles
1975
The Making of A Movie
Himself
1965
Film
The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Preminger
Himself
2022
Die Titelmacher
Self
1976