Directed credits
38
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
William Friedkin
Directing
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Directed movies: 33Directed series: 5All crew credits: 42
TMDB ID: 15175
IMDb ID: nm0001243
Known for: Directing
Born: August 29, 1935
Died: August 7, 2023
Age: 87
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1962 - 2024
Years active: 63
Average TMDB rating: 6.8
Wikidata: Q51582
Also known as
윌리엄 프리드킨 • 윌리암 프리드킨 • William David Friedkin
Frequent jobs
Director (37)Stage Director (1)Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)Teleplay (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
William David Friedkin (August 29, 1935 – August 7, 2023) was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in the early 1960s, he is best known for his crime thriller film The French Connection (1971), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and the horror film The Exorcist (1973), which earned him another Academy Award nomination for Best Director. Friedkin's other films in the 1970s and 1980s include the drama The Boys in the Band (1970), considered a milestone of queer cinema; the originally deprecated, now lauded thriller Sorcerer (1977); the crime comedy drama The Brink's Job (1978); the controversial thriller Cruising (1980); and the neo-noir thriller To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). Although Friedkin's works suffered an overall commercial and critical decline in the late 1980s, his last three feature films, all based on plays, were positively received by critics: the psychological horror film Bug (2006), the crime film Killer Joe (2011), and the legal drama film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023), released two months after his death. He also worked extensively as an opera director from 1998 until his death, and directed various television films and series episodes for television. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Friedkin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by William Friedkin.
5.1
The Devil and Father Amorth
Director
2018 Movie
Verdi Aida
Stage Director
2015 Movie
4.0
Henri Langlois vu par...
Director
2014 Movie
6.5
Killer Joe
Director
2012 Movie
The Painter's Voice
Director
2007 Movie
6.1
Bug
Director
2007 Movie
6.2
The Hunted
Director
2003 Movie
6.2
Rules of Engagement
Director
2000 Movie
7.7
12 Angry Men
Director
1997 Movie
5.5
Jade
Director
1995 Movie
5.4
Jailbreakers
Director
1994 Movie
6.1
Blue Chips
Director
1994 Movie
5.7
The Guardian
Director
1990 Movie
1.0
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf
Director
1988 Movie
5.9
Rampage
Director
1987 Movie
3.7
C.A.T. Squad
Director
1986 Movie
10.0
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
Director
1986 Movie
7.1
To Live and Die in L.A.
Director
1985 Movie
4.6
Deal of the Century
Director
1983 Movie
6.6
Cruising
Director
1980 Movie
6.1
The Brink's Job
Director
1978 Movie
7.4
Sorcerer
Director
1977 Movie
7.0
Conversation with Fritz Lang
Director
1975 Movie
7.7
The Exorcist
Director
1973 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by William Friedkin.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with William Friedkin.
7.9
Paper Moon
Executive Producer
1973 Movie
7.7
The Exorcist
Director
1973 Movie
7.7
12 Angry Men
Director
1997 Movie
7.5
The French Connection
Director
1971 Movie
7.4
Sorcerer
Director
1977 Movie
7.1
To Live and Die in L.A.
Director
1985 Movie
7.0
The Boys in the Band
Director
1970 Movie
6.7
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Teleplay
2023 Movie
6.6
Cruising
Director
1980 Movie
6.5
Killer Joe
Director
2012 Movie
6.2
Rules of Engagement
Director
2000 Movie
6.2
The Hunted
Director
2003 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with William Friedkin.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with William Friedkin.
7.7
The Exorcist
Director
1973 Movie
7.4
Sorcerer
Director
1977 Movie
6.1
Blue Chips
Director
1994 Movie
6.6
Cruising
Director
1980 Movie
7.5
The French Connection
Director
1971 Movie
6.1
Bug
Director
2007 Movie
Verdi Aida
Stage Director
2015 Movie
5.4
Jailbreakers
Director
1994 Movie
7.1
To Live and Die in L.A.
Director
1985 Movie
7.9
Paper Moon
Executive Producer
1973 Movie
6.5
Killer Joe
Director
2012 Movie
7.7
12 Angry Men
Director
1997 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with William Friedkin.
8.0
The Simpsons
as Dr. Kenneth Humphries (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Director • 2 eps
2000 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Director • 1 eps
1962 Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
Director • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.5
Rebel Highway
Director • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.7
100 Years of Warner Bros.
as Self • 1 eps
2023 Series
8.0
Through the Night with...
as Self • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.0
Leçon de Cinéma
as Self • 1 eps
2004 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for William Friedkin.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for William Friedkin.
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
as Self
2024 Movie
7.0
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
as Self
2023 Movie
6.0
Algren
as Self
2021 Movie
7.2
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
6.6
Fellini of the Spirits
as Self
2020 Movie
7.0
Friedkin Uncut
as Self
2018 Movie
5.1
The Devil and Father Amorth
as Self
2018 Movie
4.5
Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn
2015 Movie
6.5
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2014 Movie
4.0
Henri Langlois vu par...
as Self
2014 Movie
10.0
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
as Self
2013 Movie
6.6
A Fuller Life
as Self - Reader (segment "My Ballsy Yarns")
2013 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for William Friedkin.