Steven Spielberg
Biography
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema and is the highest-grossing film director of all time. Among other accolades, he has received three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and three BAFTA Awards, as well as the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1995, an honorary knighthood in 2001, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2006, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2009, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, and the National Medal of Arts in 2023. According to Forbes, he is the wealthiest celebrity.
Spielberg was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. He moved to California and studied film in college. After directing several episodes for television, including Night Gallery and Columbo, he directed the television film Duel (1971), which Barry Diller approved. He made his theatrical debut with The Sugarland Express (1974), also beginning his decades-long collaboration with composer John Williams, with whom he has worked for all but five of his theatrical releases. He became a household name with the summer blockbuster Jaws (1975). He continued directing acclaimed escapist box-office hits with Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and the original Indiana Jones trilogy (1981–1989). He also explored drama in The Color Purple (1985) and Empire of the Sun (1987).
In 1993, Spielberg directed back-to-back hits with the science fiction thriller Jurassic Park, the highest-grossing film at the time, and the epic historical drama Schindler's List, which has often been ranked among the greatest films ever made. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the latter as well as for the World War II epic Saving Private Ryan (1998). Spielberg has since directed the science fiction films A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Minority Report (2002), War of the Worlds (2005) and Ready Player One (2018); the historical dramas Amistad (1997), Munich (2005), War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), Bridge of Spies (2015) and The Post (2017); the comedies Catch Me If You Can (2002) and The Terminal (2004); the animated film The Adventures of Tintin (2011); the musical West Side Story (2021); and the family drama The Fabelmans (2022).
Spielberg co-founded Amblin Entertainment and DreamWorks Pictures, and he has served as a producer for many successful films and television series, among them Poltergeist (1982), Gremlins (1984), Back to the Future (1985), An American Tail (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Animaniacs (1993), Freakazoid! (1995), Twister (1996), Band of Brothers (2001) and Transformers (2007). Several of Spielberg's works are considered among the greatest films in history, and some are among the highest-grossing films of all time. Seven of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". In 2013, Time listed him among the 100 most influential people. In 2023, Spielberg was the recipient of the first-ever Time 100 Impact Award in the US.
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Movies 192
Jaws
as Amity Point Lifestation Worker (voice) (uncredited)
1975
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
as Tourist at Airport (uncredited)
1984
Men in Black
as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
1997
Gremlins
as Man in Electric Wheelchair (uncredited)
1984
Paul
as Steven Spielberg
2011
The Blues Brothers
as Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk
1980
Vanilla Sky
as Self (uncredited)
2001
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Steven Spielberg / Famous Director ('Austinpussy')
2002
The Bloody Hundredth
as Self - Filmmaker
2024
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self
2026
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as Self
2019
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Director, 1941 (archive footage)
2025
Music by John Williams
as Self - Filmmaker
2024
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
as Self
2023
Breakdown: 1975
as (archive footage)
2025
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
as Self
2025
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
2004
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
as Self
2001
Spielberg
as Self
2017
Score: A Film Music Documentary
as Self
2017
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
as Self
2026
Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self - Filmmaker
2016
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
as Self
2022
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
2003
Return to Jurassic Park
as Self
2011
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
as Self
2001
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
as Self
2010
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Self
1995
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
as Self
2012
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2021
The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
as Self
1990
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
as Self
2023
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2014
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
as Self
2021
Back in Time
as Self
2015
Directed by John Ford
as Self (2009)
1971
Encountering the Unknown: Inside DISCLOSURE DAY
as Self
2026
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
2004
Hook: Never, Never Ending
as Self (archive footage)
2026
Peter Falk versus Columbo
as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
as Self
1996
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
as Self
2013
The Shark Is Still Working
as Self
2009
Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story
as Self
2013
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
as Self (uncredited)
2001
Steven Spielberg, the “New Hollywood” Prodigy
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2025
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
as Self
1999
Everything Is Copy
as Self
2015
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
as Self
2004
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
as Self
2007
Your Studio and You
as Backlot Tour Guide
1995
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
as Self
2023
Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Indiana Jones 4: The Return of a Legend
as Self
2008
FULL DISCLOSURE: THE REALITY BEHIND SPIELBERG'S DISCLOSURE DAY
as Himself
2026
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
as Self
1987
Mike Nichols: An American Master
as Self
2016
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
as Self
2005
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
as Self
2000
The E.T. Journals
as Self
2012
Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan
as Self
1999
Altman
as Self
2014
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen
as Self
2009
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
as Self
2004
The Untameable Kirk Douglas
as Self - Filmmaker
2017
Five Came Back
as Self
2017
A Night at the Movies: The Gigantic World of Epics
as Self
2009
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
as Self
2016
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
as Self
2023
The Making of 'The Lost World'
as Self
1997
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
as Self
2008
Three Kinds of Close Encounters
as Self
2017
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
as Self
2001
An Oral History of: Schindler's List
as Self (archive footage)
2018
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
as Self
1984
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
as Self
2004
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
as self
2003
Stanley's Shadow
as Self (Archival Footage)
2026
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
as Self
2008
Où est parti E.T. ? L'Enfance selon Spielberg
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Fog City Mavericks
as Self
2007
UFO's Are Here!
as Self
1977
The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut'
as Self
1999
The Making of Back to the Future
as Self
1986
Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
as Self
2004
Gremlins, an american nightmare!
as Himself (Footage)
2026
The Making of '1941'
as Self
1996
Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Self
1981
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
2001
Something Evil
as Party Guest
1972
A Century of Cinema
as Self
1994
Forever Hollywood
as Self
1999
Tales from the Future
as Self
2010
Something's Coming: West Side Story
as Self
2021
50 Films to See Before You Die
as Self
2006
Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage
as Self
1997
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
as Self
2007
Double Dare
as Self
2004
Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera
as Self
2003
Milius
as Self
2013
Judge Judy: Unfiltered, Unforgettable
as Self
2026
The Stories of West Side Story
as Self
2022
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
as Self
2008
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
as Self
2002
American Beauty: Look Closer...
as Self
2000
Inventing David Geffen
as Self
2012
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
as Self
2011
Star Wars vs. Star Trek: The Rivalry Continues
as Self
2002
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
as Self
2007
Looking Back to the Future
as Self (archive footage)
2009
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
as Self
2007
The Making of 'Scarface'
as Self (archive footage)
1998
Room 666
as Self
1985
Video Games: The New Masters of the World
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Denzel Washington: A Model American
as Self
2022
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
as Self
2023
Voices from the List
as Self - Host
2004
Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.
as Self
1991
Jaws: The Inside Story
as Self
2010
Casablanca: An Unlikely Classic
as Self
2012
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
as Self
1980
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
as Self
1981
The Joe Spinell Story
as (archive footage)
2001
David Lean: A Life in Film
as Self
1985
Production Diary: Making of 'The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'
as Self
2008
Martin Scorsese Directs
as Self
1990
A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
as Self
2016
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
as Self - Executive Producer
2002
New England Our Way
as Self
1974
The Sci-Fi Boys
as Self
2006
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
as Self
1992
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
as Self
2002
Steven Spielberg & John Williams: The Adventure Continues
2017
Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit
as Self
2003
Fallen Kingdom: Aboard The Arcadia
as Self
2018
The Making Of The Goonies
as Self
1985
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
as Popcorn-Eating Man (uncredited)
1997
The Making of Poltergeist
as Self
1982
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
as Self
2013
Lincoln: An American Journey
as Self
2013
The Making of 'The Color Purple'
as Self
2003
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
as Self – Executive Producer
1988
The Making of 'Jaws'
as Self
1995
Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration!
1990
Lost in the Garden of the World
as Self
1975
Stanley Kubrick in Focus
as Self
2012
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
as Self
2012
The Universal Story
as Self (archive footage)
1996
The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams
as Self
2002
Fallen Kingdom: Malcolm's Return
as Self
2018
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
as Self
2014
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
as Self
2013
AFI's Master Class - The Art of Collaboration: Steven Spielberg and John Williams
as Self
2011
The Music of 'Indiana Jones'
as Self
2003
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
as Self
2007
Lawrence of Arabia: A Conversation with Steven Spielberg
as Self
2001
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
as Self - Interviewee
2004
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: A Look Back
as Self
2002
The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft
as himself
1998
Red Sun, Black Sand: The Making of 'Letters from Iwo Jima'
as Self
2007
Kubrick Remembered
as Self
2014
Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth
as Self
2011
Duel: A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg
as Self
2004
In the Teeth of Jaws
as Self
1997
Filip and Fredrik meet Steven Spielberg - for a minute
as Self
2019
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
as Self
2018
Trumbull Land
as Self (archive footage)
2018
The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'
as Self
2003
The E.T. Reunion
as Self
2002
Jaws: The Restoration
as Self
2012
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
as Self
2004
Survivors of the Shoah: Visual History Foundation
2004
Robert Capa: In Love and War
as Self
2003
The Concert for Valor
as Self
2014
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
2002
Blacks and Jews
as Self
1997
Spielberg on Spielberg
as Self
2007
Spielberg on Kubrick
as Self
1999
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
as Self
2009
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
as Self
2014
Remembering Stanley Kubrick
as Self
1999
Back to Room 666
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Out of the Mist: An Alternate History of New Zealand Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2015
How Star Wars Was Saved in the Edit
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
2017
Warner at War
as Narrator (voice)
2008
The Moviemakers: Spielberg
as Self - (archive footage)
2023
Searching for Orson
as Self
2006
In Search of Clarity: The Architecture of Gwathmey Siegel
as Self
1995
Creating A.I.
as Self
2002TV Shows 48
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
Saturday Night Live
as Self
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Audience Member (uncredited)
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
1975
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
1979
60 Minutes
as Self
1968
Taff
as self
1997
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
The South Bank Show
as Self
1978
The Drew Barrymore Show
as Self
2020
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
1981
Film '72
as Self
1971
Spécial cinéma
as Self
1974
Omnibus
1967
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1975
Tiny Toon Adventures
as White Rabbit (voice)
1990
Tiny Toon Adventures
as Steven Spielberg (voice)
1990
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Titel, Thesen, Temperamente
as Self
1967
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Winner
1975
The Tracey Ullman Show
1987
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
1978
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
as Self - Guest
2025
Ciné regards
as Self
1978
The Early Show
as Self
1999
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
Please Turn the Page
as Self
1977
Leçon de Cinéma
as Self
2004
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self (uncredited)
2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Co-Writer, Producer
2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Director, Jurassic Park
2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self
2022
Primetime Glick
as Self
2001
Reunited Apart
as Self
2020
The Directors
as Self
1999
Mr. Scorsese
as Self
2025
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
as Self
2018
Some Good News
as Self
2020
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
as Self
2021
UFOs: Investigating the Unknown
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Challenger: The Final Flight
as Self - Director "Close Encounters" (archive footage)
2020
Five Came Back
as Self
2017
E! True Hollywood Story
as Self
1996
Legends of Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks
as Himself
2025
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
The 90s Greatest
as self
2018