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.
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- 2022 · The Great Ecstasy of Tree-Climber Otto, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Late Preminger as Himself
- 1991 · Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as Self (archive footage)
- 1977 · The Hobbit as Elvenking (voice)
- 1976 · Die Titelmacher as Self
- 1975 · Rickles as
- 1973 · Je später der Abend as Self
- 1971 · Samedi soir as Self
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
- 1966 · Batman as Mister Freeze
- 1964 · Hollywood and the Stars as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1962 · The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- 1962 · Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine as Himself
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1961 · Treffpunkt New York as Self
- 1956 · Cinépanorama as Self
- 1955 · Hollywood Preview as Self
- 1954 · Reflets de Cannes as Self
- 1953 · The Girl on The Roof as Voice
- 1953 · Stalag 17 as Oberst von Scherbach
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
- 1949 · Suspense as Captain von Weissenborn
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1945 · Where Do We Go from Here? as General Rahl (uncredited)
- 1943 · They Got Me Covered as Fauscheim
- 1943 · Margin for Error as Karl Baumer
- 1942 · The Pied Piper as Major Diessen