Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/29/1935
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
윌리엄 프리드킨윌리암 프리드킨William David Friedkin
William Friedkin
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 Bo...
Known For
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
as Self
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
Unknown Role
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
as Self - Director
Exorcising 'Cruising'
as Self
Without Limits
as TV Director
Hollywood Halloween
as Self
Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn
Unknown Role
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
as Self
A Decade Under the Influence
as Self
Fellini of the Spirits
as Self
Friedkin Uncut
as Self
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
as Self
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
as Self
Henri Langlois vu par...
as Self
The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and Now
as Self
The History of 'Cruising'
as Self
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
as Self
The Devil and Father Amorth
as Self
Victor Fleming: Master Craftsman
as Self
Career Timeline
2014
2013
2012
2010
2009
2008
2007
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
as Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
as Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
as Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
as Self
The History of 'Cruising'
as Self
Exorcising 'Cruising'
as Self
The History of 'Cruising'
as Self
Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machen
as Self
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
as Self