Otto Preminger
Biography
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.
Movies 13
The Hobbit
as Elvenking (voice)
1977
Stalag 17
as Oberst von Scherbach
1953
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Self (archive footage)
1991
Where Do We Go from Here?
as General Rahl (uncredited)
1945
The Girl on The Roof
as Voice
1953
They Got Me Covered
as Fauscheim
1943
Rickles
1975
The Pied Piper
as Major Diessen
1942
Margin for Error
as Karl Baumer
1943
Ain't Misbehavin
as Self (archive footage)
2013
The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Preminger
as Himself
2022
The Making of A Movie
as Himself
1965
Die Titelmacher
as Self
1976TV Shows 20
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Guest
1961
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
Batman
as Mister Freeze
1966
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957
Film '72
as Self
1971
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
1968
Samedi soir
as Self
1971
Suspense
as Captain von Weissenborn
1949
Cinépanorama
as Self
1956
Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
as Himself
1962
Reflets de Cannes
as Self
1954
Je später der Abend
as Self
1973
Small World
as Self
1958
Hollywood Preview
as Self
1955
Treffpunkt New York
as Self
1961