William Friedkin

William Friedkin

Directing

Born August 29, 1935 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

39 films as director · Active 1962–2023

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 o…

Known for

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

Through the Night with...

Through the Night with...

2002

Leçon de Cinéma

Leçon de Cinéma

2004

100 Years of Warner Bros.

100 Years of Warner Bros.

2023

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

2014

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

I Am Alfred Hitchcock

2021

Without Limits

Without Limits

1998

A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence

2003

Directed(39)

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

2023The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial★ 6.7

The Devil and Father Amorth

2018The Devil and Father Amorth★ 5.1

Henri Langlois vu par...

2014Henri Langlois vu par...★ 5.0

Killer Joe

2012Killer Joe★ 6.5

Bug

The Painter's Voice

2007The Painter's Voice

The Hunted

2003The Hunted★ 6.2

Rules of Engagement

2000Rules of Engagement★ 6.2

12 Angry Men

199712 Angry Men★ 7.7

Jade

1995Jade★ 5.5

Blue Chips

1994Blue Chips★ 6.1

Jailbreakers

1994Jailbreakers★ 5.6

The Guardian

1990The Guardian★ 5.7

C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf

1988C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf★ 5.5

Rampage

1987Rampage★ 5.9

C.A.T. Squad

1986C.A.T. Squad★ 5.0

Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

1986Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album★ 9.0

To Live and Die in L.A.

1985To Live and Die in L.A.★ 7.1

Deal of the Century

1983Deal of the Century★ 4.6

Cruising

1980Cruising★ 6.6

The Brink's Job

1978The Brink's Job★ 6.2

Sorcerer

1977Sorcerer★ 7.5

Conversation with Fritz Lang

1975Conversation with Fritz Lang★ 7.1

The Exorcist

1973The Exorcist★ 7.7

The French Connection

1971The French Connection★ 7.5

The Boys in the Band

1970The Boys in the Band★ 7.0

The Night They Raided Minsky's

1968The Night They Raided Minsky's★ 5.5

The Birthday Party

1968The Birthday Party★ 6.5

Good Times

1967Good Times★ 5.2

1967The Pickle Brothers

The Thin Blue Line

1966The Thin Blue Line

Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon

1965Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon

The Bold Men

1965The Bold Men

The People vs. Paul Crump

1962The People vs. Paul Crump★ 9.0

Acting(68)

2026Mineshaft: The Cruising MurdersSelf (archive footage)

2024Fear and Love: The Story of The ExorcistSelf

2023100 Years of Warner Bros.Self

2022The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent AmbersonsSelf

2021I Am Alfred HitchcockSelf (archive footage)

2020Fellini of the SpiritsSelf

2019Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The ExorcistSelf

2018Friedkin UncutSelf

2018Stringman: The Jack Nitzsche StorySelf

2018The Devil and Father AmorthSelf

2016Return to the Genre

2015Sorcerers: A Conversation with William Friedkin and Nicolas Winding Refn

2014Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson WellesSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2014Henri Langlois vu par...Self

2013The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of OzSelf

2013A Fuller LifeSelf - Reader (segment "My Ballsy Yarns")

2013Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. ZanuckSelf

2013Tales from the Warner Bros. LotSelf

2012Stanley Kubrick in FocusSelf

2012Casablanca: An Unlikely ClassicSelf

2012Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard OfSelf

2011Making the BoysSelf

2011Miller's TaleSelf

2010Godard Made in USASelf

2010The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown Then and NowSelf

2010Raising Hell: Filming the ExorcistSelf

2009Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred HitchcockSelf

2009The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature StyleSelf

2009North by Northwest: One for the AgesSelf

2009Victor Fleming: Master CraftsmanSelf

2009Anatomy of a ChaseSelf

2008Breaking Barriers: The Sound of HitchcockSelf

2008Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of HitchcockSelf

2008In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's LegacySelf

2008The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn'tSelf

2007Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'Self

2007View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'Self

2007The Visions of Stanley KubrickSelf

2007Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001Self

2007Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001Self

2007The History of 'Cruising'Self

2007Exorcising 'Cruising'Self

2007Tatort Oper - Wie Filmemacher Oper machenSelf

2007The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. AlonzoSelf

2006Shadows of SuspenseSelf

2005Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

2004A Little SolitaireSelf

2004Leçon de CinémaSelf

2003Counterfeit World: Making 'To Live and Die in L.A.'Self

2003Filming “The Hunted”Self

2003Pursuing “The Hunted”Self

2003The Cutting EdgeSelf

2003Narc: The Friedkin ConnectionSelf

2003A Decade Under the InfluenceSelf

2002Through the Night with...Self

2001Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French ConnectionSelf

2000The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'Self

1998Without LimitsTV Director

1998The Fear of God: 25 Years of The ExorcistSelf - Director

1998Billy Wilder: The Human ComedySelf

1997Howard Hawks: American ArtistSelf

1997Hollywood HalloweenSelf

1991Fear in the DarkSelf

1989The SimpsonsDr. Kenneth Humphries (voice)

1986Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway AlbumSelf

1975Conversation with Fritz LangSelf

1974Oscars, Actors and The ExorcistSelf