Billy Wilder
Directing
Born: Jun 22, 1906 — Died: Mar 27, 2002
From: Sucha, Galicia, Austria-Hungary
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Billy Wilder, born Samuel Wilder; (22 June 1906 - 27 March 2002) was an Austrian-born director, screenwriter and producer who is regarded as one of the most successful filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age. Today he is best known for his comedies, although he also directed dramas and film noirs. Wilder is one of only five people who have won Academy Awards as producer, director, and writer for the same film (The Apartment). Wilder's career began in Germany, where he worked as a writer for comedy films from 1930. After the Nazis seized power in 1933, he emigrated to the United States, where he continued to write screenplays, including Ernst Lubitsch's Ninotchka (1939) and Howard Hawks' Ball of Fire (1941). From the early 1940s, Wilder was allowed to film his own screenplays and thus made a name for himself as a director. Initially, his greatest successes included predominantly dramatic film noirs such as Double Indemnity (1944), The Lost Weekend (1945), Sunset Boulevard (1950) and Ace in the Hole (1951). It was only then that he increasingly turned to comedy, including Stalag 17 (1953), Sabrina (1954) and The Seven Year Itch (1955), although he made a small detour to courtroom drama with …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audrey | Self - Filmmaker (voice) (archive … | 2020 | 7.156 |
| Hollywood's Second World War | Self (archive footage) | 2019 | 8.0 |
| Never Be Boring: Billy Wilder | Self (archive footage) | 2017 | 7.3 |
| Billy Wilder: Nobody's Perfect | Self (archive footage) | 2016 | 7.6 |
| The Legacy of 'Some Like It Hot' | Self (archive footage) | 2006 | 8.5 |
| The Making of 'Some Like It Hot' | Self (archive footage) | 2006 | 7.0 |
| Billy Wilder Speaks | Self - Filmmaker | 2006 | 6.9 |
| Un film et son époque TV | Self (archive footage) | 2003 | 10.0 |
| Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot | Self (archive footage) | 2001 | 7.0 |
| Klaus Kinski: I'm not an actor | Self (archive footage) | 2000 | — |
| Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy | Self | 1998 | 6.0 |
| Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough | Self | 1997 | 6.5 |
| Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door | Self | 1996 | 7.0 |
| Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman | Self | 1996 | 7.5 |
| Audrey Hepburn: Remembered | Self | 1993 | 7.6 |
| Billy, How Did You Do It? | Self | 1992 | 7.0 |
| Billy, How Did You Do It? TV | Self | 1992 | — |
| Film Lesson TV | Self | 1991 | — |
| The Exiles | Self | 1989 | 9.0 |
| Directed by William Wyler | Self | 1986 | — |
| Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder | Self | 1982 | 6.909 |
| Regie: Billy Wilder | Self | 1978 | — |
| The Kennedy Center Honors TV | Self | 1978 | 7.4 |
| Les Rendez-vous du dimanche TV | Self | 1975 | 6.0 |
| Spécial cinéma TV | Self | 1974 | 9.5 |
| The American Film Institute Salute to ... TV | Self | 1973 | 6.3 |
| The Legend of Marilyn Monroe | 1966 | 6.714 | |
| Cinépanorama TV | Self | 1956 | 8.667 |
| The Oscars TV | Self | 1953 | 7.0 |
| German Film Award TV | Self | 1951 | 6.0 |
| Known for | Directing |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1906 |
| From | Sucha, Galicia, Austria-Hungary |