Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/16/1926
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known As
존 슐레진저John Richard Schlesinger
John Schlesinger
Biography
John Richard Schlesinger, CBE, was an English film and stage director, and actor. He won an Academy Award for Best Director for Midnight Cowboy, and was nominated for two other films (Darling and Sunday Bloody Sunday).
Schlesinger was born in London, into a middle class Jewish family. His acting career began in the 1950s and consisted of supporting roles in British films and television productions. He began his directorial career in 1956 with the short documentary Sunday in the Park about London's Hyde Park. In 1958, Schlesinger created a documentary on Benjamin Britten and the Aldeburgh Fest...
Known For
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
as Self
Seven Thunders
as German Soldier
Stormy Crossing
as Mechanic
Billy Liar
as Officer in Dream (uncredited)
Darling
as Theatre Director (uncredited)
Pacific Heights
as Man in Elevator (uncredited)
The Last Man to Hang
as Dr. Goldfinger
The Battle of the River Plate
as Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)
The Celluloid Closet
as Self
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
as Self
Visions of Eight
as Narrator
The Lost Language of Cranes
as Derek Moulthorp
Brothers in Law
as Assize Court Solicitor
The Big Screen
as Self
The Divided Heart
as Ticket Collector
The Twilight of the Golds
as Dr. Adrian Lodge
Black Legend
as The Judge
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
as Self
Terminus
as Passenger (uncredited)
The Crowd Around the Cowboy
as Self