Steven Spielberg
Directing
Born: Dec 18, 1946
From: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Où est parti E.T. ? L'Enfance selon Spielberg | Self (archive footage) | 2023 | 7.5 |
| The Stories of West Side Story | Self | 2022 | 7.3 |
| Something's Coming: West Side Story | Self | 2021 | 7.5 |
| Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It | Self | 2021 | 7.5 |
| TVTV: Video Revolutionaries | Self | 2018 | 8.0 |
| Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck | Self | 2013 | 6.313 |
| Close Up | Self (archive footage) | 2012 | 9.5 |
| Inventing David Geffen | Self | 2012 | 7.6 |
| Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan | Self | 2012 | 7.4 |
| Paul | Self | 2011 | 6.735 |
| Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible | Self | 2010 | 6.6 |
| The Shark Is Still Working | Self | 2009 | 7.292 |
| The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't | Self | 2008 | 7.2 |
| Spielberg on Spielberg | Self | 2007 | 7.5 |
| 50 Films to See Before You Die | Self | 2006 | 8.5 |
| The Sci-Fi Boys | Self | 2006 | 7.0 |
| The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Self | 2004 | 7.015 |
| Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust | Self | 2004 | 6.643 |
| Voices from the List | Self - Host | 2004 | 6.864 |
| The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams | Self | 2002 | 5.0 |
| Vanilla Sky | Self (uncredited) | 2001 | 6.819 |
| Remembering Stanley Kubrick | Self | 1999 | — |
| The Making of '1941' | Self | 1996 | 6.667 |
| Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros. | Self | 1991 | 6.75 |
| The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson | Self | 1990 | 6.833 |
| Nickelodeon Studios Opening Day Celebration! | 1990 | 7.0 | |
| Gremlins | Man in Electric Wheelchair (uncredited) | 1984 | 7.1 |
| The Blues Brothers | Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk | 1980 | 7.717 |
| UFO's Are Here! | Self | 1977 | 6.0 |
| TVTV Looks at the Oscars | Self | 1976 | 6.333 |
| Known for | Directing |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1946 |
| From | Cincinnati, Ohio, USA |